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Jimmy Howard May Be In Goal The Next Few Games

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

When a goaltender is struggling like Jimmy Howard has this season, a team’s options ordinarily would include waivers and an AHL assignment.

But the Detroit Red Wings’ options are limited. Jonathan Bernier might be out another week or so due to a lower-body injury and there isn’t much goaltending depth in the organization.

So, the Red Wings might need to start Howard Tuesday at the New York Islanders and back home on the weekend....

But the long-time Red Wings goalie’s numbers show how sideways this season has gone: Howard is 2-15-1, with a 4.