Friday’s Daily Cup of Joe did a deep dive on Cam Ward and the Hurricanes’ goalie situation. You can find that HERE if you missed it.
Below is a related set of polls on the same topic.
Be sure to hit ‘vote’ after each poll answer.
Who do you think WILL start for the Hurricanes on Saturday night?
- Cam Ward (81%, 46 Votes)
- Michael Leighton (19%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 57
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Who do you think SHOULD start for the Hurricanes on Saturday night?
- Cam Ward (55%, 29 Votes)
- Michael Leighton (45%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 53
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When do you think Cam Ward next misses a start?
- In next weekend's back-to-back set. (34%, 20 Votes)
- When the schedule gets really busy in March. (24%, 14 Votes)
- Only when he collapses on the ice from exhaustion. (20%, 12 Votes)
- Saturday against the Islanders. (8%, 5 Votes)
- In the back-to-back set on February 3 & 4. (7%, 4 Votes)
- Not until later in February. (7%, 4 Votes)
- Other. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 59
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What do you think is the solution for goalie starts for the remainder of 2016-17?
- Just keep riding Cam Ward. There are no better options, and if he skips practice days just maybe it is possible. (38%, 20 Votes)
- Ron Francis makes a trade. (26%, 14 Votes)
- Michael Leighton seizes his next opportunity and becomes a serviceable backup down the stretch. (21%, 11 Votes)
- Eddie Lack returns from injury and does the job. (13%, 7 Votes)
- Other. (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 53
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Cam Ward's statistics are off slightly for January, and he did have a rough night against Columbus, but he has also had some strong efforts. Do you think?
- He is playing just a notch lower but it was just due to happen and is not at all due to work load. (41%, 22 Votes)
- We are starting to see early signs of fatigue. (35%, 19 Votes)
- He is playing fine. I see no difference in January relative to November and December. (22%, 12 Votes)
- Other. (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
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Go Canes!
A couple questions in the poll that need comments on…
My biggest concern THAT HASN’T BEEN MENTIONED…IS…
what happens if WARDO GETS INJURED?
AND …does anyone really believe he can play every game?
1st- if Peters tries to play him every game… THEN…it’s likely he gets hurt…AND near certain he is ineffective!
My best guess is Leighton would be the best option to play a few games…BUT if he sits and ROTS ON THE BENCH… then he (nor anyone else) will have a fair chance to perform well…?!!
I think Cam is still playing well, rough night in Columbus aside. He was great last night even allowing four goals – he had no chance on any of them and made multiple fantastic saves. I would like to see the Canes pick up a legitimate backup goalie that can give us strong play every 4 or 5 games and lighten Cam’s load in preparation for the PLAYOFFS 😀