Good news!

So, at least the '08-'09 Canes won't be without two of my favorite players: Yesterday Chad LaRose signed a one-year, $875k contract, avoiding his arbitration date.

And it looks like the Canes roster is mostly wrapped up for next year. Except for a rumored trade involving one of our defensemen. (Psst... Rutherford! Trade Kaberle! An offensive defenseman that scored no goals? And has a rather large contract ($2.2 mil) for that goose egg in the stats? Hello trade bait!)