Matt Halischuk returned from a healthy scratch on Saturday to score his 11th goal of the 2011-12 season. (Sarah Fuqua)
Until Saturday night, Matt Halischuk was the only Nashville Predator to play every game this season. However, after Nashville claimed Brandon Yip on waivers on Thursday, Halischuk found himself the odd man out as Predators coach Barry Trotz tried to integrate Yip into the lineup.
“That was a really tough thing,” Trotz said. “(Halischuk) was playing so well and I wanted to get (Yip) integrated with the team…I talked to him about not taking him out because of performance, that we were going to integrate a guy and he was right on board.”
“It happens,” Halischuk said. “It’s something that’s out of my control. The only thing I control is making sure that I’m working, getting my work in and being ready to go when I get the chance to go back in.”
On Tuesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Br...
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Brandon Yip,
Steve Mason,
Roberto Luongo,
Jason LaBarbera,
Jonathan Bernier,
Ben Scrivens,
Miikka Kiprusoff,
Richard Bachman,
Jaroslav Halak,
Kevin Poulin
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders
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