Ruslan Khazheyev has signed a new contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Good Russian goalie, surprised he signed this early

Greensboro 24/25 AHL Canes affiliate or bust

Bring back the Icecaps in a new location!

Not surprised that he wants out

Its so funny that people vote NO on entry level deals. It literally cannot hurt the team at all so why is it bad in their eyes?

Because it might ruin the development of a youngster. Not the contract but to bring him to NA to a ECHL team since they don’t have any AHL team

It's starts next year and he should start in AHL

Kind of a shocking signing, but I don't mind it at all, easily the best goalie prospect in the system (excluding Kochetkov of course). Believe his contract had expired with Traktor, so that could've been a reason he came over, incredible year in the MHL. Waddel said in the presser of the signing that he will play at a "pro level", and even though it sounds lately that we're getting an AHL team, he probably needs to start out with Norfolk anyways, which isn't a bad thing at all. Super young goalie still, and looks like he's committed to coming over to pursue his NHL dreams which can be difficult with Russians. Super big dude, and glad to have him in the system this early on.

Having the Wolves (Rumors are that Hurricanes are closing a deal for a 3-year deal) as an affiliate isn't great either considering they're a team looking to win, not to develop. For a goalie it might not be as detrimental than a skater but I wouldn't say it's an optimal place to grow.