Right, because Takahashi took the shot that hit Bieksa on his foot, and slashed Alberts, breaking his wrist. That damned Takahashi also got tangled with Ballard and twisted his knee, and drove Hamhuis's head into the boards.
Right, because Takahashi took the shot that hit Bieksa on his foot, and slashed Alberts, breaking his wrist. That damned Takahashi also got tangled with Ballard and twisted his knee, and drove Hamhuis's head into the boards.
What a jerk!
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i thought Mark Flood didn't play enough pro games to be waiver eligible. isn't he better than Oberg and hes a righty
I used to think Emergency Recall worked like you described it, but I found out that it only applies to juniour players. So, it would work if we wanted Sawyer Hannay, but otherwise we're SOL.
No, it also applies to AHL players. The Oilers recalled Martin Gerber under Emergency Recall earlier this season when Khabibulin was injured. He'd normally be required to pass through waivers but didn't have to because he was brought as an emergency. The only thing is, the Oilers had no waiver ineligible goalie to call up (Deslauriers was the other goalie on their AHL affiliate and he's also subject to waivers), so I suspect you have to exhaust your healthy waiver ineligible players before it's classified as an emergency.
I used to think Emergency Recall worked like you described it, but I found out that it only applies to juniour players. So, it would work if we wanted Sawyer Hannay, but otherwise we're SOL.
I used to think Emergency Recall worked like you described it, but I found out that it only applies to juniour players. So, it would work if we wanted Sawyer Hannay, but otherwise we're SOL.
I seem to recall someone claiming that if all our D were injured he'd leave and never post on this board again. It was during one of the GDTs after I think Hamhuis or Ballard got hurt. I can't find it anymore if someone can post it just for kicks.
Maybe they're just geniuses. Maybe most teams let their players play through these things and downplay them but after the past couple of seasons Gillis is like any minor thing let's get you out so you're ready for playoffs. No tough guy BS. I don't know. Just lols.
Luongo's going to have to stand on his head for a week or two. The good thing is we won't likely have to go more than another 5 games or so before getting Ballard and hopefully Hamhuis back.
Maybe they're just geniuses. Maybe most teams let their players play through these things and downplay them but after the past couple of seasons Gillis is like any minor thing let's get you out so you're ready for playoffs. No tough guy BS. I don't know. Just lols.
Case in point - Burrows and Kesler last playoffs. Since they acquired all this depth they can afford to sit players out to fully heal.
I seem to recall someone claiming that if all our D were injured he'd leave and never post on this board again. It was during one of the GDTs after I think Hamhuis or Ballard got hurt. I can't find it anymore if someone can post it just for kicks.
Don't bother. we're still waiting on Jobu to eat his shirt on youtube..
Is Taylor Ellington so far down our depth chart that he isn't even being considered yet? We're down to our 14th defenseman (assuming that Parent and Baumgartner would be re-called but can't due to other circumstances).
Ellington is not on the Manitoba roster.
He is assigned to Victoria in the ECHL. I'm pretty sure that players cannot be recalled directly from the ECHL.
In any case, the last report on Ellington was that he was out indefinitely with a concussion !! I don't think he has returned yet.
On the bright side, now we have lots of spice added to the mix for what was threatening to be an otherwise-uneventful stretch run.
Not really. The only team with a legit shot at catching the Canucks is the Wings. We've all but locked up a top 2 seed.
Even if we only play .500 hockey straight through the end of the year it puts us at 107 points. Third place Phoenix would need to go 18-3-3 to pass us.
That's the beauty of all of these injuries is that they literally mean next to nothing. Barring the Canucks playing like the Devils did to start the year the rest of the season means next to nothing aside from first or second seed in the West. The Canucks play has afforded them the luxury of not panicking about this. There is no need for a stop gap reactionary move because there are no consequences to a losing streak at this point in time.
Everyone should be ready to go for the playoffs and no one should be burned out.
Assuming Ballard and Hamhuis are ready to go by March 1st (giving them two more weeks to get right) we only have 5 games to get through before we ice a respectable defense again...
