Ward gets start for Canes tonight vs Devils NHLcom NHL Insider Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME NHL WINTER CLASSIC HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES IN THE SPOTLIGHT ALL FEATURES FANTASY Ward gets start for Canes tonight vs DevilsWednesday 12092009 205 PM NHL Insider By Mike G Morreale NHLcom Staff Writer NEWARK NJ Paul Maurice said goalie Cam Ward is back in the saddle and the coachs words were music to the ears of all his teammatesWard declared himself ready to go following his teams practice on Wednesday and will be in net for the first time in a month or 14 games when the Hurricanes face the New Jersey Devils at Prudential CenterTo Ward it almost feels like a fresh start to a new seasonIt was a long four weeks for me Ward said This is the longest Ive ever been out because of an injury so I didnt know what hurt more my knee or the fact I had to be forced to the sidelines and watch hockey games on TV Its very difficult as a goalie to be pushed to the sidelines and watch the gamesWard activated Tuesday from the longterm injured reserve list was forced from a Nov 7 game against the Columbus Blue Jackets when he was cut near the left knee by the skate of Rick Nash in the first period He was finally able to resume light skating on his own Nov 29 before rejoining his team for practice four days laterItll ...