Jamie Storr. John Grahame. Justin Peters.
The list of Carolina Hurricanes goaltenders who didn't pan out is a lengthy one.
Michael Leighton. Brian Boucher. Patrick DesRochers.
Not only is it lengthy, it's years-long.
Jean-Marc Pelletier. Tyler Moss. Dan Ellis.
It's a who's who of failure, of unrealized ambitions, of good ideas in theory that went spectacularly awry.
This year, so far, might represent a new nadir. Over his last nine games, Cam Ward sports an .880 save percentage - 25 shots on 209 shots - and a 3.