[Cobra Mgr]

Canes update:

Team continues to play well, currently 2nd in the NHL in pts%. Necas pt streak finally ended in Philly @ 13 games. But Carolina still won 4-1 w/a 3 goal blitz in the 3rd period. Even better, Aho won the game w/a 5 on 5 goal that trickled through the Flyer goalie. So hopefully the puck luck for him is about to turn. In the meantime, SeaBass became the Canes franchise all time leader in GW goals passing the man that drafted him, HOF Ron Francis.

Bad news is that G Frederik Andersen is out 8-12 weeks w/knee surgery. On the plus side, it forces Brind'Amour to keep Kochetkov in the net. Hopefully, we will see him lock himself in as the number 1 netminder. On the negative, Pytor isn't the most durable player himself. So 3rd string Spencer Martin (very capable, he has the Canes only shutout) is going to need to be inserted frequently. And that means Carolina is one day away from having their entire season in ruins if one of those guys gets hurt.

I didn't want the Canes to bring back Andersen cause I felt he couldn't get it done during Stanley time. And he has now become injury prone. Canes are tight, super tight against the cap, so potential moves are limited @ the moment.