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Carolina Hurricanes: Exploring the Goalie Market

By Conor Power

RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 7: Petr Mrazek #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes participates in the Storm Surge with teammate James Reimer #47 after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers during an NHL game on January 7, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 7: Petr Mrazek #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes participates in the Storm Surge with teammate James Reimer #47 after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers during an NHL game on January 7, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – OCTOBER 07: Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers crouches in the crease to protect the net during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 7, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – OCTOBER 07: Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers crouches in the crease to protect the net during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 7, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Alexandar Georgiev

You’d better be appreciative of how many attempts it took me to spell the name of Alexandar Georgiev. Only 23 years of age, the young Bulgarian has put up a .914 save percentage in 64 career games with a rebuilding New York Rangers team. With Igor Shesterkin coming through, it seems like Georgiev is surplus to requirements.

Carolina should be sniffing around here because the Rangers have been actively shopping Georgiev to try and get full value for the young Bulgarian.

Teams understand the emergence of Shesterkin, and with Henrik Lundqvist still performing like the goaltender he’s always been, Georgiev is quickly becoming a spare piece.

This would be a nice move here, because of his age; Carolina could have cost controlled goaltending for the next 3 years while Georgiev is a restricted free agent. It leans perfectly in time for either Alex Nedeljkovic or Pytor Kochetkov to come in and take over. However, with the Rangers being in the division, I cannot see it happening.

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