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Originally Posted by Beninho
Another game where Rasmus sits, not even trying to paint Bart as the whipping boy but he's made more than enough mistakes to warrant being sat. What's the point of having Rasmus here when he could be playing in Stockton? As for Johnson, hopefully he doesn't look as terrible as his last 2 starts, ducks gonna be going glove high all night.
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There's a value to being around NHLers, practicing with them, seeing their habits, the way they train, learning to defend against guys like Gaudreau and Tkachuk in practice. It's hard to measure but I think with Rasmus they're trying to give him a taste of the NHL in order that he works hard this summer on his much publicized fitness issues. If he is hungrier to succeed and this leads to greater discipline for him this summer in terms of nutrition and fitness then the recall was a big success I'd say.
You may not consider this a plus but Andersson not being in Stockton means more ice time for guys like Kylington, Mattson, Wotherspoon, Healey, etc.