Yesterday, the Carolina Hurricanes traded one of their 3rd round picks in this year’s draft to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for their backup goaltender Scott Darling. A pending unrestricted free agent come July 1st, Darling now has a few months to sign a new deal with his new team.
Assuming that happens, Scott Darling looks poised to be the day one starter for the Canes come October. It would be the first time he’d be the main man in the NHL. For Darling, it is about time. He made it clear that he wanted to go somewhere where he was the guy.