NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes looking for defenseman, and their goaltending situation
B/R Open Ice Rink: Frank Seravalli looks at the trade market for defensemen with the Carolina Hurricanes. We’ll also need to keep an eye on what happens with them having three healthy goaltenders.
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“Yes, the Carolina Hurricanes are on the trade market. They are looking for a defenseman. Speaking of Ty Emerson, I mentioned stopgap defenseman. That’s exactly the style player the Carolina Hurricanes are looking for.
They were seriously injured. I can’t believe all the players on the Carolina Hurricanes roster have gone down so far, not just the players, but the impact players that have been out. Pay special attention to their blue line. Shane Gostisbehr, Kandre Miller, Jacob Slavin have been knocked out. I mean, you’re talking about half of your Defense Force. It can be said, it cannot be said, that Jacob Slaven is definitely their strongest defender and most important defender.
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So to get off to a seven-and-three start to the season without those guys and beat some of the teams that we’re talking about in the Inter Cup contender category is very impressive for Carolina.
There’s another thing to remember about Carolina. They have an interesting situation brewing with Brandon Bussi, who is really good. Speaking of injuries, the introduction of Peter Kochetkov was a relief. Of course, we know Freddie Anderson will go down with injuries at times. You can set your watch to this value at any specific point in the season.
Brandon Bussi came in and had some really good efforts for them. His numbers are pretty good. If I remember correctly, I think he had a .916 save percentage in four games. With Kochetkov activated, I don’t think Carolina wants to just give up on Bussey and let someone else claim a truly valuable third goaltender.
They will have to monitor the situation closely. So I think that’s something to watch as well as Carolina looks for defensemen. Also, what did they do to Brandon Busey?
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