It took a failed chapter for one man to start a new chapter for another man. Scott Darling, once heralded as the future of Hurricanes goaltending, was shipped off on June 30th to the Florida Panthers as un-valued baggage for former Maple Leafs castoff James Reimer.
For Darling, it ended a 2-year spell in Raleigh where he severely struggled, never able to build on what he did with the Chicago Blackhawks, where his success made him a coveted asset around the league. In hindsight, that may have been the move that doomed Ron Francis’ tenure as Hurricanes GM.