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Domingue: 'You're supposed to be ready' when NHL call-up comes

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Louis Domingue broke into pro hockey in 2012.

Since then, he's played in 141 NHL games, and another 158 in the American Hockey League.

He's been around long enough to appreciate the differences between those leagues -- like how, in the NHL, lineups are deeper, players are more skilled and the game is more structured -- and to understand that goalies promoted from the minors rarely have the luxury of time to get acclimated to being in a less-forgiving environment.

"You're supposed to be ready as soon as you get called up," Domingue said after practice Tuesday.