If I'm Treliving I'm moving on Hutchinson out of Winnipeg ASAP:
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Ken Wiebe @WiebeSunSports
Ondrej Pavelec will be activated off IR by #NHLJets today and Connor Hellebuyck will be assigned to #AHL for the short term
With this move, the 22-year-old netminder is a victim of the CBA. Despite the fact that Hellebuyck has been far and away the best Jets goaltender this season, he doesn't require waivers to be sent down, unlike his fellow goaltenders Michael Hutchinson and the recently activated Ondrej Pavelec (knee). Having said that, head coach Paul Maurice gave the impression that Hellebuyck's time in the minors would be brief.
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Sounds like the only reason they had to send down Hellebuyck was to protect Hutch from waivers in hopes of an actual return for him.
If I'm Treliving I'm making this deal now. Can't be too expensive to acquire and he's of the right age and aside from this season he's be a solid goalie of right age who might surprise with starter duties. At worst he's a solid backup next season:
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p....php?pid=96549