Those calling for massive callups need to account for the 23 man roster, the few players who are waiver exempt, and what players you could expose to make room.
The team is at the 23 man maximum. To bring guys up, you need to send some down. Only Tkachuk, Bennett and Kulak are waiver exempt. I doubt any except maybe Kulak would be demotions.
So who would you expose to the waiver wire to experiment with Poirier, Klimchuk, Shinkaruk, Mangiapane, Jankowski, Rittich, etc? Who are we willing to lose for nothing in the hopes that those guys will pan out right away?
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