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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
they we both paper transactions yesterday as per the ahl's website and per sureloss in the Heat thread on the prospect board. so both are regular recalls after the deadline
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that's not how it works. Both were emergency recalls yesterday because the Flames wouldn't have been able to ice a full team yesterday - they only had 1 healthy goaltender and 5 healthy defensemen on the roster, so they were able to recall Wotherspoon and Ortio for the injured Smid and Ramo. Now Jokipakka joins the Flames, so Wotherspoon had to be made a regular recall or be sent down - he was sent down. If Backstrom is good to go, they have to make the same decision in regards to Ortio.
In contrast, Hathaway wasn't an emergency recall because the Flames don't have an injured forward at the moment.