The Penguins recalled Joona Koppanen on an emergency basis.
The Penguins had 12 healthy forwards prior to the recall (Emil Bemstrom wasn’t sent down after clearing waivers) so it’s not clear why Koppanen was needed. With the Penguins about to go on the road, if’s possible that Koppanen is being recalled as an “extra.” Emergency recalls can’t actually be used to create healthy scratches, so what the Penguins have been doing this season (like with Matt Nieto and Sebastian Aho earlier) is they emergency recall the player on off days, and paper him back on game days.
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Taylor Haase
2:15 pm - 04.02.2025DowntownKoppanen recalled
The Penguins recalled Joona Koppanen on an emergency basis.
The Penguins had 12 healthy forwards prior to the recall (Emil Bemstrom wasn’t sent down after clearing waivers) so it’s not clear why Koppanen was needed. With the Penguins about to go on the road, if’s possible that Koppanen is being recalled as an “extra.” Emergency recalls can’t actually be used to create healthy scratches, so what the Penguins have been doing this season (like with Matt Nieto and Sebastian Aho earlier) is they emergency recall the player on off days, and paper him back on game days.
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