For years, the conventional wisdom in hockey has been that a goaltending platoon cannot win the Stanley Cup. Teams needed to sink or swim with one goalie, with the other only seeing spot action in a blowout or in the event of an injury. Having two goalies really means having none, in some extreme interpretations of the maxim.
But the Carolina Hurricanes are doing their best to prove that assumption wrong.
In their qualifying round series win over the New York Rangers, both Petr Mrazek and James Reimer were outstanding.