It’s funny the way things work out. A few years ago, current Carolina Hurricanes’ goalie Petr Mrazek seemed poised to pry the starter’s job in Detroit away from Jimmy Howard. Things didn’t go as planned, Mrazek’s play suffered, and he was eventually dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers a week before the 2018 trade deadline.
I was a little disappointed at the time, since I had hoped the Hurricanes would make a push to acquire the Czech netminder. Remember, the 2017-18 season was Year One of “The Scott Darling Experiment”, a season that saw Cam Ward reclaim the #1 spot due to Darling’s struggles.