Carolina Hurricanes: Cardiac Mail- Goalies

What about Scott Darling?

McElhinney, Mrazek and Nedelkovic are not the only netminders that the Carolina Hurricanes will have to figure out after this season ends. There is one more than more than a few have forgotten about, but not David Scott:

This is up in the air really, Scott Darling is currently on a leave of absence to take care of personal issues. Are these the same issues that have plagued him in net over the last two seasons? Maybe, maybe not. Darling has crawled his way out from darker places and is the only Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) player to make it to the NHL, let alone win a Stanley Cup.

All that we know is that Scott Darling is currently being paid $4.15 Million per year for at least another two seasons. That is money and cap space that can be better used if the team decides to keep either Mrazek or McElhinney (perhaps both). But what would a buy out of the 30 year old Illinois native goaltender look like?

If the Carolina Hurricanes chose to buy out Scott Darling’s Contract at the end of this season, the cap hit and costs to the team would drop immensely. According to CapFriendly’s Buyout Calculator a Scott Darling buyout would cost the team only about $1.83 Million a year for the next four years. The cap hit would fluctuate over those four years with the first year being $1.23 Million for the first year, $2.33 Million the second year, and $1.83 Milion the final two years. That would bring some Cap breathing room to this team. Something they would need to pay guys like Ferland.

Once again, I want to thank all those who contributed to this week’s Cardiac Mail. For those who have asked questions that were not answered, come back next week where I will continue to answer more of these questions as well as any new questions that come up. Until then, let’s go CANES!