The Edmonton Oilers have re-called Zack Kassian from the minor league Condors, and there is every indication that he will be in the lineup Thursday, in San Jose.
The call-up came as a surprise to many. Perhaps not so much that Kassian WAS summoned from the AHL (although a handful of detractors predicted he would never see the NHL, even though that was extremely unlikely), but how soon it transpired.
There are a number of reasons why the call to Bakersfield came as early as it did. I maintained from the moment that he was acquired from Montreal for Ben Scrivens, that it was only a matter of time that Peter Chiarelli would have him in the NHL.