The Ottawa Senators have recalled Driedger from Binghmaton in order to give Hammond time to deal with a personal matter.
The Ottawa Senators announced today that they will be bringing up Chris Driedger from their AHL affiliate in Binghamton.
The #Sens have recalled G @ChrisDriedger under emergency conditions from @BSens_Hockey while Andrew Hammond attends to a personal matter.
— Sens communications (@Media_Sens) January 11, 2016
A couple people had noticed earlier in the day that Andrew Hammond had been left off the Senators' roster, leaving the small possibility of an unlikely trade, but it was made clear by the organization that the 27-year-old will be taking some time off to deal with a personal matter.