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McElhinney and Mrazek lifting Hurricanes into playoff race, but team’s future in net remains uncertain

Over the last nine seasons, goaltending has been a big question mark for the Carolina Hurricanes, and while the current goalie tandem is playing a huge role in the team’s rise into real playoff contention, the team’s future in net still appears to be uncertain.

“We’d look at maybe a goalie for down the road,” general manager Don Waddell told NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti last week in reference to what the Hurricanes could look for in the trade market. “I think this year both guys (Petr Mrazek and Curtis McElhinney) have done a good job for us to put us in our position, but they are both unrestricted at the end of the year.