An illness has forced the Vancouver Canucks to go deep into their goaltending charts today.
Ryan Miller is battling the flu like Jacob Markstrom was battling the puck last game. In other words, he’s not winning that battle.
Rookie ECHL goalie Michael Garteig has been recalled from the Alaska Aces, despite being third on the depth chart behind Utica Comets starter Richard Bachman and his rookie backup Thatcher Demko.
I made the case previously that the Canucks need an affiliate closer to home because of situations like this.