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Across the league, there are players who give their respective teams huge boosts even though their efforts don't appear on stat sheets very often. Ward is no exception. When Carolina re-acquired him from Boston in the offseason, they gained a capable body on the penalty kill. Likewise, at 6-foot-2, 215, Ward fits the mold in accordance with GM Jim Rutherford's plans to beef up his defense. Unfortunately, this doesn't add up to much. In fact, his best offensive season was with the 2005-06 Hurricanes when he tallied 25 points (6G, 19A) in 71 games. Since he'll be paired with Pitkanen, we envision about that same level of offense from the blueliner this season, but there should be offensive-minded defensemen to opt for instead.