Everyone seems to forget about Haydn Fleury. Once the cream of the Carolina Hurricanes defensive crop, Fleury has been overshadowed by the Slavin, Pesce, Hanifin, and even Jake Bean to some degree. While he may be the forgotten man, attention should be paid to him now as he could be the answer to Carolina’s problems.
Before last Saturday’s game against the Blue Jackets, Bill Peters benched three Canes starters to demonstrate the need for accountability. Whether or not it was justified is a different matter. Anyway, the fact he turned to guys like Ryan Murphy and Klas Dahlbeck signals a need for Peters to find more stability in the team’s bottom defensive pairing.