Tampa Bay, at the time and still are the first placed team in the NHL. Steve Mason had just gone down with another concussion while Michael Hutchinson has been lights out in the AHL. It was finally a perfect combination for the Jets to bring him back up.
The Jets have struggled to mantain a reliable backup for Hellebuyck which is very scary. Bringing Hutch up was a test to see whether he could be their man. He’s accomplished a whole lot in the AHL this season, so it was quite exciting for me to see if he could make it.