The Carolina Hurricanes shocked the rest of the NHL when they inked 29-year-old left defenseman, Jake Gardiner, to a 4-year, $4.050 million dollar contract. The logic was that he was available, and if he improved the team, why not?
Personally, I was partial to Gardiner as a player prior to the signing because he played three years at Wisconsin. So, I had always kept an eye on and rooted for him. His games against Buffalo and Minnesota could be described as pedestrian outings. He also has a team-worst -11 on the season. With those things in mind, it seems like a good time to remind people to “r-e-l-a-x.