Hurricanes’ Goalie Gamble Looks Smarter by the Day

Carolina passed on a massive trade for a goaltender who had been piling up playoff heroics, and that kind of decision always looks a lot bigger once the games get tight. The Hurricanes were clearly betting on value, fit, and their own read of the market instead of chasing the loudest name in the room. That is the sort of front-office call that can define a spring, because one swing can change the whole conversation around a franchise.