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Carolina Hurricanes: The Curious Case of Cam Ward’s Backups

By Jeb Bohn

SUNRISE, FL - APRIL 2: Goaltender Cam Ward #30 of the Carolina Hurricanes stretches on the ice during warm ups against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center on April 2, 2018 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Cam Ward
SUNRISE, FL - APRIL 2: Goaltender Cam Ward #30 of the Carolina Hurricanes stretches on the ice during warm ups against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center on April 2, 2018 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Cam Ward /
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TAMPA, FL – MARCH 23: Goaltender Manny Legace #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes defends the goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum on March 23, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – MARCH 23: Goaltender Manny Legace #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes defends the goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum on March 23, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Manny Legace

A veteran of 320 NHL games with Detroit and St. Louis, Manny Legace signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes in November of 2009.

Having established himself as a reliable goaltender in his time in St. Louis (including a selection to the 2008 All-Star Game), Legace was primed to provide stability to the Hurricanes goaltending rotation.

Legace held the backup role through the majority of the 2009-10 season and while his numbers weren’t spectacular, he provided the most solid relief that the Hurricanes had received up to that point:

2009-10: 28GP; 10W; 7L; 2.81 GAA; .907 SV%; 1 SO

With a young goaltender pushing for NHL playing time, the Carolina Hurricanes opted not to re-sign Legace, who finished his playing career in the AHL and a stint in Germany’s DEL.

Manny Legace is currently the goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Best Performance: Legace earned a 27 save shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on March 7th, 2010.

Overall Impression: I liked Manny Legace with the Carolina Hurricanes.  While I understood the desire to give an up-and-coming goalie a shot, I always thought that having Legace around for another year to serve as an insurance policy would have been favorable.

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