So with the return of the NHL from the All-Star Break the Isles announced the recalls of Dylan Reese and Kevin Poulin (sent down before the break to get in 2 games of action before the AHL All-Star Break began. Also new to the recall list is Ty Wishart. Reese is what he is and having a bad season at the NHL level (however, he's a replacement level player, but Bruno some nights plays better, it sort of sucks).
This will be Ty's second go in the NHL, in 12 games since being acquired for Dwayne Roloson, Ty's gone 0/5/5 for points and only picked up 4 PIM and a -2. So he's an even handed D man that appears to play smart. However I feel that the Isles are just getting a sense of what Ty can do at the big level as in those 12 games he hasn't been the best scoring D man for Bridgeport (that distinction goes to Marc Katic who now holds a 3/16/19 line to go with 18 PIM and a -6 for the season, those 3 goals and a good number of assists in the last 5 or 6 games). This may be an expose him to life in the big leagues while the AHL is on a break until Thursday, so it may be a one game cameo for Ty. my fear in playing Wishart is he'll play on the third pairing with Gervais (which is scary) or he'll be a possible 7th man with sitting Gillies tomorrow in Atlanta.
Poulin's back, which makes me happy, he picked up a loss in his one game back with Bridgeport (giving up 3 goals on 48(!) shots). I've started the hashtag #KevinPoulinFacts making Chuck Norris type jokes concerning Kevin Poulin and hockey, I think they're sort of funny, but search the hashtag and add your own folks, I like starting Isles Twitter hashtags and need to get back on it.
In other news Kalamazoo has returned from its All-Star Break and played a few games (will write up a post on that in a bit) and Odessa plays 4 games in 5 days this week, So I will try to keep an eye on that for the week.
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