The Flames have a logjam on the blue line, but it's a nice problem to have. (via EricFrancis)
A veteran can miss four months with a blood clot, get some conditioning in the AHL and return to the team only to be on a standby list to return to the lineup.are now carrying nine defencemen.“That’s how you come into training camp every year – you have a lot of bodies and everybody wants to play at this level but there are only six spots a night,” shrugged Stone, 28, whose 436 NHL games don’t guarantee him anything upon his return.
“It’s going to create a little competition. It’s what we wanted to have because coming down the stretch we’re going to need bodies. Touch wood we haven’t run into injury issues.” Andersson’s emergence from minor-league call-up to first-pairing fill-in bodes well for his playing status, as long as he’s healthy. The righty can swap spots with Brodie on the top pairing seamlessly, opening up more possibilities for the third duo.
“We just want to keep him playing right now. It’s exciting because Rasmus is popping all over and the other guy is going to be a star. He’ll be back. He’s playing 24 to 25 minutes a night, in all situations and has been dominant the last 3 or 4 games.”
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