It's been a while since Cam Schilling experienced first-hand NHL action. But his number was finally called Thursday night to bolster the battered Winnipeg Jets' blue-line, with Dustin Byfuglien, Joe Morrow and Dmitry Kulikov all on the shelf with injuries.
It was his first taste of the big leagues in more than three-and-a-half years, and just the seventh NHL game of his career. No doubt March 11, 2015 — when Schilling got 9:21 of ice time for the Washington Capitals against the visiting New York Rangers — seems like a lifetime ago.
Since then he's toiled in the AHL, including an excellent debut year with the Manitoba Moose in 2017-18 (6 goals, 26 assists) and the start of 2018-19 (0 goals, 6 assists).