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Tom Timmerman St. Louis Post Dispatch

St. Louis Bruce’s GM Doug Armstrong describes the team’s cap situation and the delay in calling the goalkeeper to replace Jordan Binnington, who has landed on the team’s COVID list. Coach Craig Belve and player Torey Krug are also discussing Binnington’s benching. Video courtesy of Blue Note Productions.

Tampa, Florida — COVID is back in the blues. Goalkeeper Jordan Binnington took part in a positive test on Thursday after being on the COVID list at the beginning of the week with a positive Tyler Bossack test. Bruce summons Charlie Lindgren from an AHL affiliate in Springfield, but he won’t join the team until Friday.

All the other blues were on the ice for Thursday morning skating before the match against Lightning.

This will put backup Ville Husso in the limelight in the next 11 days while Binnington is away. Bruce will play in Tampa on Thursday, Florida on Saturday and Tuesday, Detroit on Thursday, Montreal on Saturday, and Anaheim on Sunday. Binnington will probably miss all those games.

“Obviously, I don’t want to hear the news like everyone else infected with COVID this year,” said Craig Belve. “It’s hard news to get, but Husso is playing well and you trust him and rely on him. Going forward, that’s all we can do. We’re this We talked about getting over it, it can last all year long, it’s just another obstacle, but we have to get over it. “

Husso is playing well with an ERA of 3-1 and an ERA of 1.76 and an ERA of .936. The last two numbers were both ranked 6th in the league.

“He did a really good job right from the training camp,” Belve said. “It was rewarded. He’s actually working hard and his practice was really good so I’ll continue from there. I’m just worried about tonight’s game. That’s it.”

Due to salary cap restrictions and league rules, Bruce will not be on the roster until Friday and will use Kyleconin for emergency backup tonight. 23-year-old Conin performed jointly at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.

“Craig and I talked to him 20 minutes ago and had a good conversation,” said Doug Armstrong, Bruce’s general manager. “He skated in the morning with the guys in the Beer League today. He said he was on fire and ready to go, so I’m excited to welcome him here. He’s excited. That’s just one of the things we have to roll with injuries and COVIDs and there’s no cap space … I hope he’s a 60 minute cheerleader. “

League rules allow a team to call an emergency goalkeeper if they need to use an emergency goalkeeper, minimizing the league and adding $ 100,000. This excluded Joel Hofer and forced Bruce to call Lindgren. In Springfield. With 24 NHL experiences and three more games than Fusso, Lindgren played 10 games in Springfield with an ERA of 8-1-1, an ERA of 2.16 and an ERA of .925. Bruce’s run of the game ended in a row against Montreal and Anaheim next weekend, and Lindgren was able to get one of them. The Anaheim match applies on the 11th day when Binnington could break out of the protocol, but it seems unlikely that he will return to the match so soon.

“Charlie is playing well. Now that we’re really choosing, we’re excited to give him an opportunity with our group,” Armstrong said.

But on Thursday night, Conin was the last to play organized hockey at Grand Valley State University in 2019-20. Waiting in case Fusso gets injured. Konin is from West Kingston, Rhode Island, near the University of Rhode Island.

Binnington puts eight blues on the COVID list at some point this season, but everything was quiet outside Bossack after Nico Micola and Torey Krug returned from the COVID case on November 15. ..

“It’s not new to us,” Krug said. “I hope he feels good and healthy and doesn’t have too many side effects. Just prepare as usual. Hass has played great this year, so he intervenes and works for us. We’re going to play well in front of him. Another situation we have to face. “

Binnington was the star of Bruce’s victory at Tampa Bay on Tuesday, shutting down Lightning after giving up three early goals with a 4-3 shootout victory. He has a record of 8-5-3, an ERA of 2.80 and an ERA of .912.

Bruce, as is known in the business, has passed the Emergency Backup Goalkeeper (EBUG). On December 7, 2017, Carter Hatton was injured in the morning skating and Bruce had to call Fusso from San Antonio, but he wasn’t there at the start of the game, so Bruce’s EBUG, Tyler Stewart, wore a suit and was on the ice for a pre-match warm-up, but he watched the match from the locker room and was in uniform until Fusso was ready to arrive (No. I stayed at 98). If teams cannot use both goalkeepers, each team must put EBUG on standby to play on either team.