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Are you a goalie? The Oilers need you.

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Devan Dubnyk, the Edmonton Oilers goaltender who has finally seemed to be the spark the team needed, will not be able to play tonight as he’s been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal disorder. He won’t even be able to be the backup to Jeff Deslauriers, since the disease is very infectious.

The only issue is the team is struggling to find a backup option on such short notice, according to Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal. Torrie Jung of the Edmonton Oil Kings isn’t an option since the team is on the West Coast, there isn’t enough time get Bryan Pitton up from the Springfield Falcons.

Another stumbling block is that any player stepping in would have to use NHL-sanctioned goalie pads, so it can’t just be some local men’s league player either. Unless he can fit into Dubnyk’s pads, which is something that Jung did earlier this season. Problem is, Dubnyk is 6-foot-5.


“We could throw him into Devan’s equipment but we’d have to look for him,” Quinn said. “I don’t know what the answer is yet. In the old days, the trainers would do it. (Equipment manager Barrie Stafford) didn’t want to do it but (medical trainer Ken Lowe) said he would.”

If one of the trainers steps into Dubnyk’s gear, I can only imagine what would happen if Deslauriers were hurt in the game. The Oilers would probably just forfeit.