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Originally Posted by transplant99
This is simple...they have contract positions available to be used to sign replacement players in an injury situation...that option did NOT exist last year when Baertschi was brought up...and the same reason he was sent down again even though he was on a roll with the big club.
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I get that... I just don't see the NHL naying "No, Sign someone" now and not saying "No, recall someone you already have on contract" then. The NHL doesn't seem that anal about the emergency recall rules... I can't think of a single instance where I've heard of them denying a team a recall (was LA at 50 contracts when they let Schenn play a game? I don't recall hearing anyone saying that they were).
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Originally Posted by transplant99
The Flames were able to recall Baertschi from junior based on an agreement between the NHL and CHL that states if a team is on its third emergency situation, the club can recall a player from major junior. .
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Okey, now this I can buy as an explanation. Not that the NHL would say "no sign someone" but that the Major Junior status doesn't permit it.