The Carolina Hurricanes have had a long and tenuous relationship with the goaltender position. Cam Ward was a divisive talent during his Carolina tenure, but developing a top tier contributor at that position has been a challenge to say the least.
Last offseason, General Manager Don Waddell foresaw the teams dilemma at the position and acted swiftly. He took a gamble on Petr Mrazek, a player in his mid-20’s who was on his third team, and had been all but dismissed by most front offices.
Mrazek had a very good year, but he didn’t do it alone.