New old-fashioned way

Steve Stirling in the house. Kevin Colley in the house. Felt like old times.

Mike Dunham was in to work with the goalies. He’ll be here tomorrow, too.

Got a sneak preview of tomorrow night’s opening video. Looks nice. I got a kick out of one guy who was included. You’ll know it when you see it.

Practice is nice and all, but it’s about time for some games. Some kind of rhythm.

Didn’t notice until yesterday, but Eric Manlow is on the back cover of the AHL’s Guide and Record Book.

Darren Haydar got called up. Ryan Shannon got sent down.

Jesse Boulerice cross-checked Ryan Kesler in the face last night, almost 10 years after he whacked future Beast of New Haven forward Andrew Long in the face with a stick. It’s bad enough when stuff like this happens. It’d be nice if it didn’t feel familiar.

Michael Fornabaio