Tough break for the Hurricanes. 6-8 weeks is a long period of time, but that does not necessarily point towards them getting a new starter. Ward is only 29 and is going to be their starter for a while. They might be more interested in a rental goalie as opposed to a goalie who will demand/want the starting job.
In my mind that rules out Kiprusoff and Luongo/Schneider.
They probably try to make a play for Bishop from Ottawa. A young goalie who can potentially split time with Ward down the road when Ward heals up. Another option would be splitting time between Ellis and Peters till Ward comes back. Ellis has played decent so far sporting a 2.53 goals against and 0.923 save percentage in his 7 appearances this season. Peters has also had a decent season in the AHL so far this year.
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