Canes are elite defensively. 2.44 GA/GP (#1 in NHL). Also, #1 in NHL w/ 88% PK.
Canes get elite goaltending , they are not elite defensively. I believe the isles were top 5 in GA/GP with a solid PK % and they sucked defensively this past season
We aren’t the Rangers lol, Andersen doesn’t have a career year without our defense, same with Markstrom in Calgary
Canes team defense is below average, Svechnikov , Aho, Teravainen, Necas are bad defensively at even strength. Andersen ranked top 3 in goals saved above expected, he was vezina caliber.