I’m guessing it has to do with making the NHL look like a Mickey Mouse league when you pick up guys off the street and have them playing in NHL games. I don’t know what the alternative would be tho because you’re screwed without a goalie and it’s such a specialized position.I don't understand what the problem or goal is
Of all the things to worry about or improve on in the league, this shouldn't even be being talked about
Because the league is run by incompetent braindead dinosaursHaven't EBUGs made for some great stories and exposure for the league? Why eliminate them?
I thought I recall Dwayne Roloson being an EBUG at some point? Didn't play but I thought I recall that - but could beIf I'm recalling correctly, emergency backup goalies are required to have never played professionally, so the only way I can see them improving upon the current rules is getting rid of that requirement.
My recollection is that they only have to not have another current contractual obligation; I remember Arturs Irbe dressing as an EBUG at one point while he was a goalie coach in Buffalo, though they might have adjusted the rules since that happened.If I'm recalling correctly, emergency backup goalies are required to have never played professionally, so the only way I can see them improving upon the current rules is getting rid of that requirement.
I’m guessing it has to do with making the NHL look like a Mickey Mouse league when you pick up guys off the street and have them playing in NHL games. I don’t know what the alternative would be tho because you’re screwed without a goalie and it’s such a specialized position.
I’m guessing it has to do with making the NHL look like a Mickey Mouse league when you pick up guys off the street and have them playing in NHL games. I don’t know what the alternative would be tho because you’re screwed without a goalie and it’s such a specialized position.
So basically like this site with all the adds we suffer through.Can we keep them and get rid of the EBUG abbreviation? That just sounds like the virus you’d get from a sketchy website.