Ottawa Senators Goalie Linus Ullmark a Late Scratch with Illness

Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark a late scratch with illness

James Reimer was to start in net against the Philadelphia Flyers, while Hunter Shepard was recalled from Belleville to serve as backup.

Senators' Linus Ullmark Out With Illness, Hunter Shepard Recalled

The Ottawa Senators will be without their star goaltender in their final game before the NHL’s break for the Winter Olympics. Linus Ullmark will sit out due to flu-like sympyoms, per TSN’s Bruce Garrioch. The news comes just under an hour before puck drop. James Reimer will assume the starting role in Ullmark’s absence, while Hunter Shepard has been recalled to the NHL to serve as backup. Reimer is back in the NHL after a mid-season professional…