The Carolina Hurricanes remained true to their offseason tendencies as the NHL free-agent market opened Friday afternoon.
It wasn't the thrilling day of transactions that many pundits had hoped for, but the moves made by the 'Canes and GM Jim Rutherford fortified both a pair of needy units on the team's roster as well as the off-ice persona the franchise has recently begun to develop.
Rutherford was nothing but cautious Friday, making two solid yet far from glamorous signings—defenseman Mike Komisarek and goaltender Anton Khudobin—and then calling it a day.
The two contracts are for merely one year each and total just $1.5 million ($700,000 for Komisarek and $800,000 for Khudobin) in cap hit.
After the series of headline-grabbing moves the team made a year ago, the 2013 offseason has signaled a change of attitude far more than drastic anyone could've ever imagined.
Suddenly, the 'Canes are entirely confident in the talent base the club has compiled. No longer are risky, game-changing additions (like Alexander Semin and Jordan Staal) nor impulsive retreads into the good ol' comfort zone of med ...
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Carolina Hurricanes Quietly Making Needed Improvements to Defense, Goaltending
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