Hurricanes’ Patience with Kochetkov is the Perfect Move Tommy Bennett | August 25, 2023 For the first time since Cam Ward was tending the crease, the Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltending position is stable. The start of Rod Brind’Amour’s stint behind the bench saw a goaltending…
Hurricanes’ Best Decision Was Bringing Goalie Tandem Back Tommy Bennett | August 2, 2023 The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the deepest teams in the entire league. This core group that general manager Don Waddell has put together has improved and grown, and he…
Hurricanes Should Re-Sign Raanta This Offseason, Not Andersen Caleb Kerney | May 23, 2023 The Carolina Hurricanes have a goaltending question to answer in the upcoming offseason. Both Antti Raanta and Frederik Andersen are on expiring two-year contracts. They also have Pyotr Kochetkov hungry…
NHL Goalie Report: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Wild, Oilers, More Shaun Filippelli | December 16, 2022 While the rest of the world anticipates an opportunity to slow down following the rush of the holiday season, activity around the NHL is full steam ahead. Fittingly, as their…
Hurricanes’ Kochetkov Making Case For Starter Job Brandon Stanley | November 29, 2022 As a somewhat tumultuous month of November comes to a close, the Carolina Hurricanes are hoping their recent win over the Calgary Flames was a righting of a ship that…
Hurricanes’ Kochetkov Extension Adds Piece to Goaltending Puzzle Jacob Billington | November 23, 2022 The Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday that they have extended goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov with a four-year contract worth $8 million, for an average annual value (AAV) of $2 million. Kochetkov, who…
Hurricanes Have Time to Solve Goaltending Issues Jacob Billington | November 9, 2022 The Carolina Hurricanes, who currently sit second in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, are off to a good start to the season. But there may be a bit of concern in…
NHL Goalie Report: 2022-23 Metropolitan Division Preview Shaun Filippelli | October 4, 2022 The NHL Goalie Report is back! Poised to be better than ever, this series will cover all that matters most throughout 2022-23. Expect these writeups to showcase league leaders, highlight-reel saves, backups…
Hurricanes’ Kochetkov: From KHL Goalie to Stanley Cup Playoffs Starter Justin Bott | May 14, 2022 Pyotr Kochetkov has burst onto the NHL scene in his very short career thus far. He established himself as a reliable goaltender at a very young age in Russia. From…
4 Goaltenders Who’ve Outperformed Expectations in 2021-22 Michael DeRosa | February 28, 2022 The 2021-22 season has been a very eventful one for the NHL. This is especially the case when focusing on goaltenders. Goalies like Igor Shesterkin, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and Juuse Saros…
Hurricanes Getting Vezina-Level Goaltending From Andersen Alex Ohari | November 16, 2021 Many eyebrows were raised over the summer when the Carolina Hurricanes opted to move forward without their 2020-21 trio of goaltenders in Petr Mrazek, Alex Nedeljkovic and James Reimer. The…
Hurricanes’ Goaltending Overhaul Is Worth the Risk Alex Ohari | August 25, 2021 Throughout the 2020-21 season, the Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltending was a major bright spot in the team’s success, and you could argue that they’d received some of the best performances in…
