Goalies, Facial Hair and Heroes –Cagle

For those unfamiliar with pro hockey, teams will, from time to time, sign an emergency goalie in case of an injury to the starter or backup netminder (NHL rules do not allow teams to sign players with pro experience). The Wild lost backup goalie Niklas Backstrom for the Thanksgiving Eve game and, since there was no guarantee that minor league recall Matt Hackett would make it to the arena in time, in stepped Deutsch.