from Luke DeCock of the News & Observer,

For all that is different for the Carolina Hurricanes from one year ago, and the changes over the past 12 months are multifold, everything still circles back to the same player.

Petr Mrazek.

Not to put it all on the goalie’s shoulders, but some of it’s unavoidable.

The difference between then and now is that the Hurricanes know Mrazek, who resurrected his career here after signing a one-year deal and carried the team into the playoffs, and aren’t going into the season wondering if he can handle the workload. They know he can. But he still has to do it.

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