To clarify, I'm hearing Sven Bartschi could be up on emergency recall. It's not unprecedented if it were to happen. #Flames
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SVEN to the Rescue?
By Kent Wilson
Mar 7, 2012, 15:07 EST
Tim Jackman went down after one shift against the Habs last night, making the Flames injured list the longest it’s been in recent memory. That’s the bad news. The good news is the team may use their emergency recall to give Sven Baertschi an early and unexpected NHL debut.
Friend of the site Pat Steinberg hinted at such a possibility around noon. He followed up with this sort of confirmation:
With Bartschi's teammate in Portland Brendan Leipsic tweeting about him making #Flames debut Friday, all but confirmed now.
The Flames have yet to officially confirm, but it sounds like the WHL phenom (94 points in 47 games) will be skating Friday night versus the Jets.