There is a lot to be said about the Carolina Hurricanes and their goaltending from 2010 to 2018. Cam Ward remained a staple in the lineup, while the revolving door to be his backup kept turning year after year. The Canes thought they'd found their answer in Scott Darling when they traded for him in 2017. As we'll see, that's not how history remembers it.
Darling's is a story of massive trials and tribulations to reach the NHL. Suffering from social anxiety, his abuse of alcohol in college led to three suspensions in 16 months and his being kicked off the University of Maine's team in his sophomore year.