Here we are again, Caniacs. Not a very enviable situation to be in, although this time around it doesn’t seem to be as bleak. Last year, the Hurricanes gave Petr Mrazek a chance to be a starting goaltender after picking him up on a reasonable trial contract of $1.5M for a 1-year deal.
The Hurricanes also claimed Curtis McElhinney off of waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs completely free of charge back in October of 2018 as well. Both goaltenders were a huge reason in the Hurricanes meteoric rise in the latter half of the 2018-19 season, as well as the Hurricanes unexpectedly deep playoff run that ended just over a month ago.