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Originally Posted by Jay Random

True. But it's more common for the replacement player to come in and just do OK, in which case you definitely give the injured player his spot back.

These aren't the days when Glenn Hall played 502 consecutive complete games because he was terrified that some kid might steal his spot if he ever missed a game. It was a reasonable fear when the NHL had only six teams, and some independent minor-league teams had bigger payrolls than NHL clubs. Nowadays it's pretty surprising when a kid steals a veteran's spot in mid-season.

Wow! Really?