Comrie on lowest rung of goalie ladder, but not to worry
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Eric Comrie, who started and finished the game for Winnipeg Tuesday night, said he’s not concerning himself with the three-man battle between Michael Hutchinson, Ondrej Pavelec and Connor Hellebuyck for the Jets’ No. 1 job.
“I’m not worried about that,” said Comrie, a 21-year-old who played 47 games for the Manitoba Moose last season after Pavelec’s injury and Hellebuyck’s recall to the NHL.
“I’m worried about myself. I can’t control what happens with those three guys. Those are three excellent goaltenders and I’m just excited to have the opportunity in front of me and play my game.”
Comrie’s stellar performance for the Jets’ AHL affiliate earned him a spot, replacing Hellebuyck, at last season’s AHL all-star game. He stopped 24 of 27 shots from the Calgary Flames Tuesday.
Hutchinson, meanwhile, had a scare during the pre-game skate when he was hobbled by a puck off his knee and was down on the ice for several minutes.
“I took a shot just below the knee,” he said. “My pad just shifted over and it hit me in a weird spot. My leg kinda seized up a little bit but it’s one of those things where it stings for a few minutes and it goes away. I’m completely fine and ready to go from here.”
What of Lowry?
Where does centre Adam Lowry fit in the grand scheme of things? We’re about to find out.
Lowry is only 23 but already has 154 regular-season NHL games under his belt. But he’s competing for ice time and a spot in the pecking order with perhaps the deepest group of forwards the Jets have had since the franchise relocated from Atlanta.
“Obviously the off-season was a little bit longer than we would’ve liked, said Lowry. “The season didn’t go as we planned last year, so, I was able to put in a lot of time in the gym and work on certain parts of my game. Do a lot of power skating, things like that.
“After four or five months, you really get anxious to play some games.”
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Updated on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 11:40 AM CDT: Tweaks headline.