Thank You Komets
I'd just like to give a big thank you to Rick
Bireley, Coach Puhlaski, and the Komet players namely, Jonathan Goodwin,
Colin Chaulk, Troy Neumeier and Kevin St. Pierre, for taking time out of
thier pregame rituals and taking pictures with my son Jonathan. They don't
realize but they have touch the Shepler family in more ways than they think.
Thank You Komets you are guys are class acts.
Mark and Jonathan
Down 3-2 after two periods to a really bad team, out-shooting them by a wide, wide margin. What does that tell you? I haven't seen any of the game, but it leads me to believe there's no one in front of the goaltender screening him or getting to rebounds again. Man, do they miss Lance. Somebody has to step up.
Thought this was an interesting topic, so here goes:
I posted this on the other blog, but am interested in Blake's position on this idea... Interesting comment up about a 2-ref system... Perhaps this is something that the UHL should at least try? The only reason I am suggesting this is that there is often a lot of crap that goes on behind the play. I have noticed several times that bad things happen and people boo the ref, but he didn't see it. He can't call what he doesn't see. I think another ref would be an idea to at least try.
It's here:
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/14113032.htm
With a very special thank you to Scott Sproat of the Komets for setting up the interview with Icy. Hope you enjoyed it. It was fun to do.
He just got out of surgery at Fort Wayne Ortho and the news couldn't be better for him or the Komets. He had a torn meniscus but it didn't require extensive surgery so the doctor just trimmed it. He also had a torn Posterior Cruciate Ligament but that did not require surgery and will heal on its own. He's going to be out 2-3 weeks, and will begin his rehabilitation on Monday. He'll more than likely be at the games this weekend.
About the article with Guy the other day? I can't believe we didn't get more comments on that.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/sports/hockey/uhl/14095430.htm
I was kind of surprised at first by what he said but he kind of convinced me by the end. Where would all those players who would be in the IHL be playing now? With the veteran restrictions in the AHL and ECHL, there aren't that many options for them other than Europe. I thought it was pretty interesting.
What did you think?
I just wanted to make sure folks could find it without going through 50-some comments. And thanks for all the action by the way. I may not always agree with you but it's always very interesting. I say that in the best interest of not getting my porchlight shot out.
It's pretty good actually. He's going to be out 3-4 weeks and will need surgery. He has a torn meniscus in his knee which is the same injury Kevin St. Pierre suffered in December last season. Lance will be able to go in the playoffs, and there's a pretty good chance he will play few enough regular-season games that he won't qualify for veteran status next season.
Komets General Manager David Franke had this to say about potential trades: ``Nothing biting yet. There's not really a lot out there, but we are really not offering a lot in return. Right now I don't see the perfect deal out there.''
As for filling any potential holes, as with Lance Galbraith: ``If Galbraith is out we'll just go with what we've got and do the best we can. If our veteran players play up to their abilities and we get good goaltending, we'll be fine.''
