Komets

Port Huron is up 2-1 on a short-handed goal and a 5 on 3 power play. Komets have looked very sloppy, in part because the ice surface is horrible. The puck is bouncing and rolling all over the place, as bad as it's been all season. That's what happens when it's 75 and sunny yesterday and 65 and very, very humid today. There was fog on the ice in pregame. The defenseman couldn't pinch at the point because the pucks were rolling right over them.

Your referee is John Searle, Nick Boucher is starting in goal and Kevin Hansen is ready to go with some doctorization of his helmet by equipment manager extroidrinaire Mark Bradtmueller. Not sure who the referee is tomorrow night but Bob Langdon is sitting in the press box tonight.

You can read today's article here, and went to see Iron Man this afternoon. It is Invincible! Possibly the best comic book movie ever.

I also see Justin and I are picking the Komets to win in five games. Is that the kiss of death or what? LOL. Justin and I agreeing on something! Besides the Red Wings being great, of course.

Here's why I would tweak the rotation a little bit and go with Kevin Reiter in the first game even though it would be Nick Boucher's turn to start. Reiter is 11-10-2 on the road this season, and Boucher is 13-2-1. Reiter is also 21-4-2 at home with a 1.93 goals against average, better numbers than Boucher at Memorial Coliseum, though both have been excellent. Boucher is also half a goal per game better on the road, 2.34 to 2.84.

Here's another one: Whom would you say has been the playoff MVP for the Komets so far?

Will air Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m. on Comcast 55 and Verizon 25.

One story is here, and the other is here. I'm picking the Komets in five. 

Between the first and second periods on Sunday, a check for $6,500 is going to be presented from the fundraising efforts for the recent Komets Oldtimers-Fort Wayne Police and Fire Department charity game at McMillen Ice Arena. The game was held in part to benefit the family of former Komet Byron Lomow whose sone B.J. almost died from a staph infection. That's an amazing amount from a one-night event and everyone involved should be very proud. Way to go!

HELLO KOMET HOCKEY CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is SFC Ryan Bridgewater sending his “GO KOMETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!” all the way from Iraq. It has been awesome to get all of the news of this seasons run for the cup. Congratulations on such a phenomenal season. I wish the soldiers from the 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry could have been there to cheer on such a great hockey club, through such an outstanding season.

Nick Boucher was 6-0 against Port Huron. Kevin Reiter was 6-3, but actually had better numbers, including three shutouts. So whom would you go with?

Maybe the most amazing thing I saw today was that there was only one player wearing ice or getting worked on in the training room today and that was for something very minor. The Komets are remarkably healthy for this time of the season, and they really have been all season.