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Originally Posted by opendoor
Not having a signed player to replace the injured player definitely qualifies as an emergency. I can't see how a team could be compelled to use up a contract slot to fill in for an injury. Otherwise any team with an open contract spot would be barred from an emergency recall which obviously isn't the case.
There are probably a bunch of other reasons why the team went this route, but not qualifying for an emergency recall isn't one of them IMO.
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But if Feaster went to the NHL and used your explanation for an emergency recall, I'm 99% sure they'd say tough luck, you have three free contract spots.