Eight or nine?

How do you count shifts, for real? If it’s split by the TV timeout, is that two? How about even strength-turned-power play? These questions and more, prompted by no. 12 (and not Mapletoft).

Anyway, if all those situations count as one, I had Okposo for eight shifts, 8:16 give or take a coupla seconds, including two power-play shifts for 2:02 (note–these numbers are edited postgame.). He seems to be keeping it relatively simple; had more incidental collisions than actual ones. Had one rush where he took a Tambellini feed on the left and maybe passed up a shot to try to get it to Nielsen down low. He’s on the first power play with Tambellini and Walter, with Kohn and Nielsen at the points.

Decent period. Bridgeport came out and seemed really quick to the puck, sharp on the forecheck. The fights seemed to wake Binghamton up a bit.

Denis Hamel, incidentally, skated this morning and could play next week; he and Lee and Nycholat got their All-Star jerseys tonight. Meanwhile, pretty much all they’re playing here is Jimmy Buffett.

Michael Fornabaio