Komets

I just talked to him and he won't find out the results until tomorrow. He had the MRI at 1 p.m. today at Fort Wayne Ortho. As you can imagine, he's pretty apprehensive.

``I'm just a little nervous about the results, I guess,'' he said. ``You really don't know until you get the results back. I can sit here all day with my fingers crossed, but it's tough when you don't know.''

Galbraith injured his right knee when he crashed into the boards Friday night after a collision with Quad City's Joel Pullman.

A week ago, the Fort Wayne Komets were on a 26-9-2 tear and didn't want to change a thing. Following this weekend, they have to take another look at what's available before Tuesday's 3 p.m. trade deadline.

After Sunday's 3-2 defeat by Port Huron, the Komets have a losing streak for the first time in 2006. They lost Saturday despite out-shooting Quad City 48-31 and despite out-shooting Port Huron 49-14. Flags also blocked at least another 10 shots on goal.

Awesome effort by Scoop No. 3. I'll bet your arm feels like it's hanging from a thread. Very impressive. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that if you could have caught the right wind gust it would have made it.

Wow, is this game rough or what? Goody is out with a broken nose off a hit by the Flags' John Glavota.

We'll see if this is the first time all season the Komets come back after trailing after two periods.

Komets forward Lance Galbraith injured his right knee with 5:00 left Friday night. Galbraith banged with Quad City defenseman Joel Pullman on their way into the boards, lost his balance and landed awkwardly. With the help of teammates, he left the game.

No one knows the prognosis yet, not the coach, general manager, trainer, team doctor or even Galbraith himself.

``Wish I could tell you,'' he said in the locker room after the game, ``because I'd like to know myself.''

There are nine home games left in the season and I have yet to catch anything. C'mon, show me what you've got, though I thought the little guy tonight might have had the best arm. Definitely the most potential.

The Fort Wayne Freeze (police department team) will take on the Fort Wayne Fire (fire department team) at 4 p.m. Saturday at McMillen Park Ice Arena in a benefit game. The Fort Wayne Blacksnakes will also play both teams in two games after that.

The game is to benefit Alex Wilkins, age 1, who is diagnosed with Lissencephaly, a rare brain disorder. The family was originally from Fort Wayne and moved to New Jersey on a job transfer, but they are trying to move back to have family and friends help them in troubled times.

Regular blog poster Mark sent me this e-mail this afternoon:

``My son Jonathan was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy today, was wondering
if
you could post something about it on your blog to get some more awareness
out
for this disasese. Jonathan more than likely has Duchennes
Muscular
Dystrophy.''

Mark, would you please explain that particular kind of Muscular Dystrophy please?

Prayers are coming

What, because everything has been so positive lately, no one has anything to say?

C'mon, funniest thing you've seen or heard as a Komets fan?

Puhalski's plan made the Komets

contenders.http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/14038303.htm

You know how I've said for the last two weeks or so that I've gotten the sense that something really good could be happening with the Komets right now? There's more of a sense of purpose around the guys, an air of confidence that's building. It's just a feeling from having been around teams so long.

Well, I'm not the only one judging from conversations I've had with players recently.