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Rewind: Revisiting the 2001-2002 Carolina Hurricanes

By Jeb Bohn

30 Nov 2001: Center Rod Brind''Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates on the ice during the NHL game against the Washington Capitals at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The Capitals defeated the Hurricanes 6-2. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2001 NHLI Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /NHLI/Getty Images
30 Nov 2001: Center Rod Brind''Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates on the ice during the NHL game against the Washington Capitals at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The Capitals defeated the Hurricanes 6-2. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2001 NHLI Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /NHLI/Getty Images /
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Goaltender Kevin Weekes of the Carolina Hurricanes
24 Apr 2002: Goaltender Kevin Weekes #80 of the Carolina Hurricanes in goal against the New Jersey Devils during game five of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes won 3-2 in overtime. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones/Getty Images/NHLI /

The Goaltending

Arturs Irbe thankfully got some rest during the season, appearing in only 51 games (versus 77 in 2000-01).  His stats did take a small dip, though not enough to prevent the Hurricanes from returning to the postseason for the second consecutive year.

Barrasso got off to a slow start and while his play evened out, he was a bit inconsistent through his time with the Hurricanes.  That time proved short-lived, as Barrasso was shipped off to Toronto shortly after Kevin Weekes was acquired.

Speaking of Weekes, he didn’t see much action after his late-season arrival, though his numbers in the limited time he did see were impressive.

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