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Tucker Poolman was just getting ready for a matinee game with the Manitoba Moose when his phone rang Sunday morning indicating a slight change of plans. And just like that, the rookie defenceman was back in the National Hockey League.
"You just got to be ready for a new chance, just be ready for the team," Poolman said a few hours later as he prepared to join the Winnipeg Jets (12-4-3) on a tough four-game road trip which begins tonight in Nashville.