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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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RALEIGH, NC – DECEMBER 23: Justin Peters #35 of the Carolina Hurricanes reaches out to control the puck during an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena on December 23, 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – DECEMBER 23: Justin Peters #35 of the Carolina Hurricanes reaches out to control the puck during an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena on December 23, 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Justin Peters

Ah yes, Justin Peters.  The 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Hurricanes had a reasonably successful junior career before spending 3 years splitting time between the AHL and ECHL before getting a taste of the NHL.

Peters went on to spend parts of 5 seasons Raleigh, a roller coaster run that began in the 2009-10 season:

2009-10: 9GP; 6W; 3L; 2.83 GAA; .905 SV%; 0 SO

Decent enough numbers for a rookie, but he followed it up with this:

2010-11: 12GP; 3W; 5L; 3.98 GAA; .875 SV%; 0 SO

Yikes.  He did, however, manage a decent 2011-12:

2011-12: 7GP; 2W; 3L; 2.48 GAA; .931 SV%; 1 SO

Peters’ up and down play continued for 2 more seasons before he signed with the Washington Capitals before landing in Arizona and then Dallas.  This was followed by stints in the KHL and DEL.

Best Performance: While Peters did earn a few NHL shutouts, his strongest game was a 37 save effort in a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on December 14th, 2013.

Overall Impression: Peters was always an enigma to me.  He had some solid games for the Carolina Hurricanes but ultimately his inconsistency outlasted his welcome with the team.

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