NHL's EBUGs Facing End of an Era?

The NHL's beloved emergency backup goalies, those local legends ready to strap on the pads when disaster strikes both roster netminders, confront a seismic shift under the new CBA kicking in for 2026-27. Teams now must carry a full-time traveling third goalie who practices and travels but doesn't eat into the roster, sidelining the ad-hoc EBUGs who've delivered hockey's wildest fairy tales.