Ben Shelley: Looking at the Hurricanes’ new goaltending tandem

Has Bernier in their hands and let him go .

Sign Tatar you cowards.

Reportedly Bernier did not want to sign with Carolina.

Sign Tatar you cowards.
- Feds91Stammer

please stay off our board, you contribute nothing, thank you

please stay off our board, you contribute nothing, thank you
- monty burns

Lol you done messed up

please stay off our board, you contribute nothing, thank you
- monty burns

Unfortunately he contributes about a third of the comments on this thread. It is normally a ghost town in here. Some ill-advised comments are better than nothing.

Sign Tatar you cowards.
- Feds91Stammer

No on Tatar. You can keep him.

Lol you done messed up
- Feds91Stammer

Ned>Fred

No on Tatar. You can keep him.
- Barbecued Hockey

Don't be ridiculous. Of course we want Tatar.

This was a downgrade.

Ned is younger and has a lot more upside. He gave the team solid quality starts in the playoffs.

Andersen is/was a great goalie playing in front of a dumpster-fire Leafs defense. He's not getting any younger and you know what you are getting with him. Ned still has room to get better.

I just don't understand most of Carolina's offseason moves. The goalie situation was a downgrade (IMO) and the other moves seemed to be lateral moves that didn't really improve any position.

Don't be ridiculous. Of course we want Tatar.
- BINGO!

He sucks now bro. Haven’t you heard?

This was a downgrade.

Ned is younger and has a lot more upside. He gave the team solid quality starts in the playoffs.

Andersen is/was a great goalie playing in front of a dumpster-fire Leafs defense. He's not getting any younger and you know what you are getting with him. Ned still has room to get better.

I just don't understand most of Carolina's offseason moves. The goalie situation was a downgrade (IMO) and the other moves seemed to be lateral moves that didn't really improve any position.
- GalacticStone

Meh I think they are just as good or better in goal. I’m glad to have Ned but he is far from guaranteed to be a legit NHL goalie. He let in some bad ones against Tampa.

Meh I think they are just as good or better in goal. I’m glad to have Ned but he is far from guaranteed to be a legit NHL goalie. He let in some bad ones against Tampa.
- Feds91Stammer

It just seems like a lateral move. To replace both parts of a tandem with different pieces that aren't clear upgrades. Yeah, Ned let in a couple of softies, but I know you've seen Andersen let in some weak ones. Swap Ned for Andersen in that series and I think you get the same result.

Raanta is better than Mzarek if he can stay healthy, IMO.

It just seems like a lateral move. To replace both parts of a tandem with different pieces that aren't clear upgrades. Yeah, Ned let in a couple of softies, but I know you've seen Andersen let in some weak ones. Swap Ned for Andersen in that series and I think you get the same result.

Raanta is better than Mzarek if he can stay healthy, IMO.
- GalacticStone

They went with the safer bet in Andersen and Ned wasn’t their goalie of the future anyways. Still they need to find more scoring to beat Tampa or the Islanders.

Meh I think they are just as good or better in goal. I’m glad to have Ned but he is far from guaranteed to be a legit NHL goalie. He let in some bad ones against Tampa.
- Feds91Stammer

I agree. Mrazek has his ups and downs, but he's got what the other 2 don't, if he stays healthy and focused.

I agree. Mrazek has his ups and downs, but he's got what the other 2 don't, if he stays healthy and focused.
- kastr99

Always been a Mrazek fan. When he’s on he’s elite. Wonder if Toronto could get him working with like a sports psychologist to help him with consistency.

Always been a Mrazek fan. When he’s on he’s elite. Wonder if Toronto could get him working with like a sports psychologist to help him with consistency.
- Feds91Stammer

Yeah. Or maybe he's older now and matured.
I think it's a good deal for the Leafs

Always been a Mrazek fan. When he’s on he’s elite. Wonder if Toronto could get him working with like a sports psychologist to help him with consistency.
- Feds91Stammer

i think the biggest thing for Petr is a consistent workload. Every time he gets banged up and has to sit he seems to have to build back up to being good again. It's like he gets bored in the middle of the season and falls asleep.

i think the biggest thing for Petr is a consistent workload. Every time he gets banged up and has to sit he seems to have to build back up to being good again. It's like he gets bored in the middle of the season and falls asleep.
- BINGO!

Well he won’t get bored playing behind that Toronto blue line

Getting rid of Alex N is a huge mistake that Canes will regret for the next 10 years.

Well he won’t get bored playing behind that Toronto blue line
- Feds91Stammer

It's hard to be bored when you are getting shelled with 40+ shots almost every night.

Getting rid of Alex N is a huge mistake that Canes will regret for the next 10 years.
- Crushers68

Lol no

They went with the safer bet in Andersen and Ned wasn’t their goalie of the future anyways. Still they need to find more scoring to beat Tampa or the Islanders.
- Feds91Stammer

I'd agree that Andersen behind the CAR skaters will be much better than his past few seasons. I don't know how much of an effect it could have, but he is also out of the Toronto media market, so there may be a bit less external pressure.