Quoting: Caniac2000
Nedeljkovic only played 35 games. This is the Canes backing their defense over the goaltender. Remember, Nedeljkovic didn't even have the best goaltending stats on the team (Mrazek) It's a very very very bold bet, but if the Canes got this right, the return is justified.
Ned definitely played better than Mrazek this season -- but Mrazek also played well (at least during the regular season). Stats this season:
Mrazek
regular season: 12 games, 2.06 GAA, 0.923 SV%, 3 SO
playoffs: 2 games, 3.90 GAA, .873 SV%
Ned
regular season: 23 games, 1.90 GAA, .932 SV%, 3 SO
playoffs: 9 games, 2.17 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO