Less than three months into his Carolina Hurricanes career, Scott Darling has done the impossible. He has made Hurricanes fans excited to hear Cam Ward announced as the starting goalie.
That was the case before Saturday night's 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, Ward making consecutive starts for only the second time this season – all in the past two weeks – and winning both after Darling was left in net for all eight goals in Tuesday's 8-1 loss in Toronto.
Ward was booed more than once in recent years, often bearing the brunt of fan frustration over the eight-year playoff drought.