Andersen and Raanta Sets Sights on Jennings & Possible Opening Night Roster
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In today’s edition, we have Andersen & Raanta setting sights on another Jennings trophy, the Hurricanes’ final preseason game points to possible opening night roster, and more.
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Hurricanes’ Andersen & Raanta Set Sights on Another Jennings
October 5, 2023 by Zach Martin
After the end of the 2022-23 season, it was unclear what the Carolina Hurricanes would do with their goaltender situation. The tandem that’s been the backbone of the Hurricanes the last couple of seasons, Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta, were both going to be unrestricted free agents (UFA). There were some uncertainties if either one or both would be back for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Carolina gave Pyotr Kochetkov a four-year extension in Dec. 2022 that starts this season at $2 million per year. It was assumed that one of them would be back with Kotchetkov’s new deal in place. However, on the first day of free agency, the Hurricanes made some moves that took fans and the league by surprise.
Hurricanes’ Final Preseason Game Points to Opening Night Roster
October 6, 2023 by Zach Martin
On Friday morning, Oct. 6 before the final preseason game for the Carolina Hurricanes, the lines were announced that could potentially be formed that night. The lines included a heavy NHL regular roster with the exception of one prospect in Yaniv Perets. Other than that, the lines look like the potential opening night roster that Carolina could go into opening night on Wednesday, Oct. 11. However, Andrei Svechnikov will not play in the final preseason game due to still being in the no-contact yellow jersey. Nonetheless, it begs the question, will this be the potential opening night roster going into the first game of the regular season?