{"id":458451,"date":"2024-12-14T07:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=458451"},"modified":"2024-12-14T07:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:56:02","slug":"nhl-rumours-carolina-hurricanes-eyeing-the-goalie-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/14\/nhl-rumours-carolina-hurricanes-eyeing-the-goalie-market\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Carolina Hurricanes Eyeing the Goalie Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are back with another round of NHL Rumours. The NHL is nearing its midpoint of the season where the contenders start separating from the teams eyeing the draft while the wild card hopefuls battle for those last few playoff spots. But there is a lot of the season left and teams are constantly looking at improving their rosters for the present and future. One of those teams are the Carolina Hurricanes. Starting hot out of the gate but having some <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/09\/three-observations-during-the-carolina-hurricanes-latest-slump\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">troubles of late<\/a> has management eyeing some improvements. Notably, the Hurricanes have had injury trouble in net and now may be seeking a goaltending solution on the trade market.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Hurricanes Looking to Improve Goaltending<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: Pierre LeBrun on TSN&#8217;s Insider Trading mentioned the Hurricanes have been looking at the goaltending market and specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=gibsojo02,gibsojo01&amp;search=John+Gibson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Gibson<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/ducks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">INSIDER TRADING\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ovechkin\u2019s road to recovery<br \/>\n&#8211; How Sabres plan to turn things around<br \/>\n&#8211; Avs\u2019 goalie shake-up<br \/>\n&#8211; Canes ready to move on goalie, but\u2026<br \/>\n&#8211; NHLers with ?? ancestry tabbed for 2026 Olympics?<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UUnZ04bVgq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UUnZ04bVgq<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qw9Y74PA7S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Qw9Y74PA7S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNHockey\/status\/1867345215360798757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis<\/em>:\u00a0 Goaltending has been a focal point for the Hurricanes for some time now. A few years ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> and Antti Raanta put together an impressive effort in winning the William M. Jennings Trophy. But then Raanta started to slow down, and Andersen has routinely suffered from injury trouble unfortunately. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kochepy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pyotr Kochetkov<\/a> is the goalie of the future and might be the goalie of the now even with Andersen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/06\/the-carolina-hurricanes-competitive-goaltending-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">fold<\/a>. The end of last season saw them take even rotations that worked well. But this season we saw a time where both Andersen and Kochetkov were out with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/28\/carolina-hurricanes-goalie-out-with-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">injury<\/a> and Spencer Martin had to step in. While he is decent as a number three goalie to step in here and there, he could not really hold the full-time starting position. The Hurricanes added some depth by signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tokardu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin Tokarski<\/a> but that is simply that.<\/p>\n<p>As Pierre suggests, the Hurricanes are looking for someone who can be there if Kochetkov goes down. Andersen should return but you can never be certain. And his injury history is a cause for concern. Pierre also noted that Carolina was in on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/blackma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mackenzie Blackwood<\/a> deal that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Colorado<\/a> ultimately swung but was not willing to pay the same price. But they are still looking. Some names mentioned include Daniel Vladar of the Calgary Flames, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsban01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton <\/a>Forsberg of the Ottawa Senators, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vejmeka01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karel Vejmelka<\/a> of the Utah Hockey Club (who the Hurricanes remember all too well). The problem is that these guys might not be available. This is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=gibsojo02,gibsojo01&amp;search=John+Gibson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Gibson<\/a> of Anaheim has risen to the surface as a possible option for Carolina. Pierre also provided that Carolina has had talks surrounding Gibson but that the price needs to come down.<\/p>\n<h3>Making the Pieces Fit<\/h3>\n<p>As with every trade, both parties need to be ready to make a move. As we previously <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/12\/anaheim-ducks-shopping-goaltender\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">discussed<\/a>, Anaheim seems to be ready to look at trading Gibson. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dostalu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-13_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukas Dostal<\/a> has shown them enough to prove he is ready for a starting role. Gibson at age 31 with an <a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/john-gibson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAV of $6.4 million<\/a> through the 2026-27 season seems like the guy the Ducks can recoup some assets for as they continue their rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>For Carolina, the Gibson trade could make a lot of sense. Carolina would be getting a good goalie signed through the next few years. At one point Gibson was seen as a potential elite netminder but then his numbers dipped a bit over the last few years. Of course, you have to keep in mind he has been on a rebuilding Ducks team for some time now. Coming to a team like Carolina would probably be a welcomed change. Over his career, he still has a solid .910 save percentage and 2.90 goals against average.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes should have a lot of cap room next season, but making it work this season will take some creativity given their current cap space. In a perfect world for Carolina, Anaheim retains salary on this deal but that too drives the trade price up. And if the price is already high, that might be a tough bargain for the Hurricanes. There&#8217;s also the question of what happens to Andersen this season. However, if Carolina could swing this deal, then they could have a very solid 1\/2 goaltending tandem of Kochetkov and Gibson for at least a few seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are back with another round of NHL Rumours. The NHL is nearing its midpoint of the season where the contenders start separating from the teams eyeing the draft while the wild card hopefuls battle for those last few playoff spots. But there is a lot of the season left and teams are constantly looking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4428,"featured_media":458454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4321,10,4547,4548],"tags":[123],"class_list":["post-458451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rumours","category-hurricanes","category-hockey","category-nhl","tag-john-gibson"],"modified_by":"Tommy Bennett","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4428"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458451"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458521,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458451\/revisions\/458521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}