Hurricanes Goaltending
Hurricanes' Scott Darling Needs Reset
January 25th, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Scott Darling needs a reset. More than a mulligan or a do-over, Darling needs a complete reset of his opportunity to be the starting goalie in the NHL. Like a golfer with the "yips," Darling has lost the fundamentals. He's needs a chance to...
Scott Darling: Pressure "No Different" as 'Canes Starter
November 28th, 2017 Scott Darling has gone from being the backup goaltender to the Chicago Blackhawks' Corey Crawford, to the starting goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes. As we venture into the second quarter of the NHL season, a candid evaluation of Darling would yield several...
Hurricanes' Ward Says There Was No Message
November 21st, 2017 Cam Ward, who recently moved to "backup" goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes, was in goal on Sunday night against the New York Islanders. As a writer, I cannot find the superlatives to describe his game. To say, "He stood on is head" would seem cliché. To say he was...Bobrovsky and Darling: Clash of Titans
October 12th, 2017 In a game where blinking may only be allowed once by a goaltender, Scott Darling of the Carolina Hurricanes blinked twice. His titanic opponent, Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets only blinked once, and the Jackets skated off the ice with a 2-1 overtime victory...Hurricanes & Darling Wrap Preseason
October 2nd, 2017 Friday night, the Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up their preseason with a home tilt versus the Washington Capitals. They won 3-1, and the team looks ready for the season to start as they look to make a another run at the playoffs. Scott Darling made his first appearance in...
Priorities Lead Hurricanes to Snag Mike Bales
June 20th, 2017 Ron Francis, general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, has been busy this offseason restructuring pieces of his coaching staff. Most recently, Francis snagged Mike Bales from the Pittsburgh Penguins to be his team's new goalie coach. In the team's announcement regarding...
Darling Confident in Hurricanes Young Defense
May 11th, 2017 Scott Darling met with the Carolina Hurricanes media today, in his first press conference as the team's newest goaltender. Fresh from signing a four-year, $16.6 million contract last Friday, Darling was ready to get acquainted. I took the opportunity to ask him about the...
Hurricanes Sign Scott Darling
May 5th, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes and goaltender Scott Darling have agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth $16.6 million, the team announced Friday. Darling was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 prior to inking this deal which will pay the 28-year-old...
Could Eddie Lack Come Back?
May 4th, 2017 Eddie Lack is one of the most amicable characters in all of hockey. Unfortunately for him, amicability-per-60 isn't a viable hockey statistic. One viable statistic is save percentage, an area where Lack finished 49th among 54 goaltenders who played more than 20...
Hurricanes Net Darling From Blackhawks
April 30th, 2017 Scott Darling is headed to the Carolina Hurricanes. That was the news that came out of Raleigh on Friday, April 28. Darling has been the Chicago Blackhawks' backup goaltender to Corey Crawford for the past three years. He has played extremely well as a backup, and now may...
Hurricanes' Net May Get New Guardian
April 23rd, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes may be looking toward the future with an eye toward having a new guardian of the net, a new keeper of the crease. After a decade of relying on Cam Ward to be their goalie, a new face may be behind the mask. After two seasons of backup goalie Eddie...
Peters Lays the Smack on Lack, Twice
March 4th, 2017 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters laid the smack on Eddie Lack after the team's Friday morning skate in advance of their tilt with the visiting Arizona Coyotes. Peters was meeting with the media in what is normally a cordial back and forth. This gathering, however,...Hurricanes Need 2 Things, at Least
February 12th, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes are sitting in ninth place in the NHL Wild Card standings with 55 points, albeit only six point away from the Toronto Maple Leafs who sit at 61 points. However, there are six teams between the 'Canes and the Leafs, and there is another factor facing...