October 27, 2010 Roster Update: Souray Breaks Hand, Rechlicz’s Face Still Ailing

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It’s been a very busy three days for the Hershey Bears. The line-up we saw this past weekend is likely to be very different than the one Hershey will be dressing this weekend. Check out the news about lastest roster moves as well as the current injuries the team is dealing with.

Let’s start with the call-ups and demotions:

I have deemed this the month of the goalie shuffle. Our goalies can’t even unpack their suitcases these days. Recently, Semyon Varlamov re-injured his groin and Dany Sabourin, who had just been sent to Hershey, was recalled. On Monday, the Caps pulled the ol’ switcheroo and replaced Sabourin with Braden Holtby. Holtby is expected to get his first NHL start during the three-game road trip. Until he returns to Hershey, Todd Ford will back up Sabourin.

Jay Beagle has been returned from his one game call-up with the Caps. He played against the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday. He only logged about six a half minutes of play but did get to show off his penalty kill skills.

Brian Fahey got his second call-up of the season. His first came against the Nashville Predators where he played just under ten minutes, including some time on the power play unit. He was credited with one hit but ended the game with a -2 rating. With this call-up, he’ll be playing in just his second career NHL game.

And just to get confusing: Lawrence Nycholat was spotted practicing with the Caps this week, however Washington announced that he was just there for practice and that no official roster move had been made. You may remember that Nycholat has a one-way AHL contract and would only be able to play for the Caps if they signed him to an NHL contract. Maybe his practice was another audition for the Caps.

Back on the farm, there have been a couple of injuries. On Tuesday, it was announced that Sheldon Souray‘s hand was broken after his fight on Saturday night against Matt Clackson. You may remember that Souray did the exact same thing back in January after a fight against Jarome Iginla. Here’s the video of the fight:

His fight against Clackson may have seemed unnecessary to those who weren’t watching the game. The full story tells you that Clackson spent all night looking for someone to fight him. We needed someone to step up and take the kid down. I, for one, have to give him credit for not only taking on the fight, but also delivering a smackdown.

Mark French guesses he’ll be ready to play again in about two weeks.

Moving on from my two cents…

Eesh.

Joel Rechlicz‘s face is still recovering from the impact of Francis Lessard’s fists. And I say his face because there’s not one part of it that doesn’t look awful right now. Officially, he is sidelined with a broken nose. However recent pictures show that his face is still so swollen it looks like he had an allergic reaction. Zach Miskovic also suffered a broken nose but was able to return to the game after only missing a few minutes.

For the past few games, Hershey was rotating the line-up in order to abide by the veteran rule. The veteran rule only allows for five veteran players to dress for a team. Per the AHL Rule Book, a veteran is defined as a player who has played at at least 260 games in any professional league. Now that Fahey and Souray are temporarily out of the picture, the rest of the veterans can rest easy that they will likely retain spots in the line-up.

The disappearance of two defensemen leaves an open spot that needs to be filled. This time, Dylan Yeo got the call. Yeo played 6 games with the Bears last season, including two during playoffs.

If you made it through this story without feeling like your head is spinning, congratulations. Welcome to the AHL life.