[Hanna Sniper]

Well not quite, but it will have to do

Only hours after finding out that Semyon Varlamov is no longer good at hockey the Carolina Hurricanes have landed a starting goalie for the 2017-2018 season.

The canes have acquired 33 yearold James Howard from the Minnesota Wild. Obviously Howard isn't going to be able to own the net this season but the starts he does get the Canes can expect solid goaltending. It's just a matter of getting lucky with keeping him fresh. It's a stop gap measure but if the Canes are able to get over this problem Howard could make for a solid backup at a low 580K cap hit

In return for Howard the Canes have agreed to take on Niklas Kronwall and his 8 million dollar contract. Kronwall can still play on the bottom pairing and provides a large amount of leadership but his 1 way contract and cap hit makes him an anchor for any team. Thankfully the Canes had a surplus of cap so can somewhat contain it but due to the poor season by the Canes goaltending and lack of forward depth the Canes are scrabbling to ice a pro team and build from there

Although a bad team, with Kronwall cap, we look to be a cap team this year. We had a surplus of cap last season and traded much of it away for little rewards. Looking to use it a little more wisely even if it's taking on this guy to better our team elsewhere

Huge thanks for Grant, hopefully, that relief can help the Wild be solid contenders in the west