GDT: Canes @ Islanders 4/14 7:00
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In hindsight, no. But if Bussi were injured it would have.
StormChaserBH
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It didn't matter... but yeah, discussing things is kinda what we do around here, from big picture state of the business stuff, to successes and failures on the ice, to minutiae of the CBA.
If they were planning on KK with Bussi backing him up. Then they took the ice for the warmup and KK couldn’t go. They’d have to go with Bussi right? How would that be a mess up. I expect they REALLY wanted to get KK a start. Not having Freddie as the backup? I’m not seeing how this was a huge mess up.
StormChaserBH
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That was probably the plan (PK with Bussi backup), the screwup was the front office not knowing about whatever "technicality" meant PK couldn't play even though he took the warmups and allowing that to happen, or some miscommunication between the front office and coaching staff and the 20-man lineup was turned in without PK's name on it? Once he took the warmup (or the lineup was turned in, whatever it was), I guess they were stuck with the EBUG by rule (or Freddie had already been sent back to Raleigh to rest for Saturday or he just couldn't go on that short notice, and the EBUG has to be there anyway, so...) They obviously just don't want to throw someone under the bus for it, but it won't stop us from asking 
... it probably goes away a lot quicker though if they say what happened.
... it probably goes away a lot quicker though if they say what happened.
HeyKurtz
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Freddie was in the locker room in the post game video the Canes posted on the socials.
HeyKurtz
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Maybe that's the solution with KK...PLAY HIM IN GOAL!
StormChaserBH
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Ah, missed that, thanks! I didn't think that would have been the case but since they're not saying, it leaves us to guess with our incomplete info.
StormChaserBH
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I decided to go with the "Germans?" "Forget it, he's rolling" approach rather than call that out, but good one! I do hope he (KK) gets a fresh start somewhere next year, because I think it's over here for him.Maybe that's the solution with KK...PLAY HIM IN GOAL!
To clarify, I mean on that scale as well. Kooch probably isn’t actually ready to play in an NHL game right now so my position is that it’s better if he just stays in Chicago for right now and at least play out the schedule with the Wolves. They’ve still got three games left, so maybe let him play a couple of those while they play out the string and then let him join the playoff roster with the big club. By then he’ll have enough live action under his belt to be reasonably ready to play.
For me personally, I think it’s a good thing he couldn’t play at best and irrelevant at worst. Therefore … doesn’t matter.
dwind
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My humble opinion, there was no screwup. They wanted to give the bus another start but slipped up by announcing or whatever the Koochie was playing. Freddie??
koochie pulled for some minor slip up. So they had to use the ebug. This gives them a long look at the bus again. I like what I was his last 2 starts.
koochie pulled for some minor slip up. So they had to use the ebug. This gives them a long look at the bus again. I like what I was his last 2 starts.
StormChaserBH
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I suppose, though the people who should know deemed him ready, and wanted to see him handling an NHL game before the playoffs... Also noteworthy that he doesn't appear to have been sent back down to CHI (along with the rest of the Wolves) to play any more of their schedule, which may be a limitation of the "conditioning stint" rules, or the brass plain wants him here and prepping to play if needed.
The "technicality" definitely played out in Bussi's favor in that he showed he handled the back-to-back well and is playing well going into the second season.