It’s not a top-of-the-list issue, but the Vancouver Canucks have made the call on who will be the backup-to-the-backup in goal.
Louis Domingue, picked up at the trade deadline after Jacob Markstrom was knocked from action by a meniscus tear, is going to Edmonton as the team’s third-string goalie, Postmedia confirmed Friday.
Domingue, 28, made a lone start for the Canucks this season, a 5-3 loss in Columbus to the Blue Jackets on March 1.
In training camp over the past two weeks, he’s worked almost exclusively with the Utica Comets-heavy second group.
Youngster Mike DiPietro, who carried the bulk of the playing load for the Comets this season, will remain in Vancouver and train with skills coach Glenn Carnegie. He’ll be available to be recalled by the Canucks should one of Domingue, Jacob Markstrom or Thatcher Demko be injured.
If he is recalled to Edmonton, he’ll have to quarantine and test negative for COVID-19 four times in four days before joining the Canucks’ bubble.
EBUG still TBD
If a goalie suffers an in-game injury, the NHL is still working out the procedure.
In normal times, there is an on-call goalie made available to both teams at every game, known as the emergency backup goalie (EBUG). Presumably Domingue would simply come to the rink in that capacity, though the league does want to keep as many bodies away from the arena as possible.
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