“Costly victories” may have been one of the themes of Saturday night, as some teams paired impressive wins with worrisome injuries.
The good news is that, in each case, it appears that the early word is optimistic about those players (Tyler Seguin got stitched up in the Stars’ win, for example).
The Anaheim Ducks are reportedly readying to recall Anton Khudobin on Sunday after John Gibson suffered an upper-body injury during a collision with Chicago Blackhawks forward Richard Panik.
Again, so far the hope/expectation is that this might not be a major issue:
From several indications, it doesn't look like anything serious regarding John Gibson. Still hanging around outside dressing room.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) February 14, 2016
Hearing that Ducks have had to call up Anton Khudobin from AHL San Diego. Move certainly in light of John Gibson injury last night.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) February 14, 2016
The pessimistic take would be to wonder “Uh oh, is the Ducks goalie carousel starting again?”
Frederik Andersen has seen some runs as Anaheim’s No. 1 guy, so maybe this issue is a reminder that the Ducks may be better off keeping both Gibson and Andersen around ... at least while they can.