Time keeps on slippin'*

Bridgeport came out dazed. Philly came out possessed. (Ruzicka’s pretty good when he’s not flipping out.) Things settled down. Things got nuts. Morency got popped in the head. Bridgeport came back. Not enough, though.

Did a little point-counterpoint with Matt Keith for the gamer. Keith’s saying all the things you’d expect (and, really, I guess, want) a player to say in the face of all the things that can go wrong. Basically, it’s like: Hangover? “No excuse.” Tired? “No excuse.”

The magic number is three. Bridgeport’s is 12. Bridgeport wins all four, Hershey goes 1-2: Bridgeport’s in.

If not, well, no excuse.

BRIDGEPORT
F: Tambellini (A)-Walter-Jackman (A)
Comeau-Colliton-Okposo
MacArthur-Regier-Keith
Haskins/Morency
D: Fata-Ford
Kohn-Spiller
Fraser-Wotton (C)

PHILADELPHIA
F: Kane (C)-Ross (A)-Ruzicka
Grant (A)-Potulny-Reid
Greentree-Matsumoto-Powe
(Beaulieu-scratch)-Kalinski-Boulerice
D: Gauthier-Anderson
Grenier-Fitzpatrick
DeSantis-Guenin

Regier took a Fata slap shot off the arm and missed the last two periods.

Three Penguins power-play goals tie it, and a Dave Gove overtime goal beats Hershey and keeps Binghamton alive. The Pens and Phantoms remained tied, and still have dueling tiebreakers: The Penguins have more wins now, and will as long as they don’t lose two of their last three in overtime, but if they do, the Phantoms won the season series and could take the second tiebreaker. Philly’s off Wednesday while the Penguins play Bridgeport, and the Pens are off Sunday as Philly hosts Albany.

The order is set, 1-through-7, in the Atlantic. Manchester vs. Providence, Hartford vs. Portland. Out West, 50-50 for some old friends: Milwaukee’s in, but Peoria’s out.

Jonathan Bombulie interviews Dennis Bonvie about the PIM King’s future. Dennis got some time in the box on Bonvie Night in Hershey, though it was only for tripping.

And finally: Good on the Rangers.

*-Meant, like “we’re living in the future,” as a Futurama reference, not musical.

Michael Fornabaio

Time keeps on slippin'*

Bridgeport came out dazed. Philly came out possessed. (Ruzicka’s pretty good when he’s not flipping out.) Things settled down. Things got nuts. Morency got popped in the head. Bridgeport came back. Not enough, though.

Did a little point-counterpoint with Matt Keith for the gamer. Keith’s saying all the things you’d expect (and, really, I guess, want) a player to say in the face of all the things that can go wrong. Basically, it’s like: Hangover? “No excuse.” Tired? “No excuse.”

The magic number is three. Bridgeport’s is 12. Bridgeport wins all four, Hershey goes 1-2: Bridgeport’s in.

If not, well, no excuse.

BRIDGEPORT
F: Tambellini (A)-Walter-Jackman (A)
Comeau-Colliton-Okposo
MacArthur-Regier-Keith
Haskins/Morency
D: Fata-Ford
Kohn-Spiller
Fraser-Wotton (C)

PHILADELPHIA
F: Kane (C)-Ross (A)-Ruzicka
Grant (A)-Potulny-Reid
Greentree-Matsumoto-Powe
(Beaulieu-scratch)-Kalinski-Boulerice
D: Gauthier-Anderson
Grenier-Fitzpatrick
DeSantis-Guenin

Regier took a Fata slap shot off the arm and missed the last two periods.

Three Penguins power-play goals tie it, and a Dave Gove overtime goal beats Hershey and keeps Binghamton alive. The Pens and Phantoms remained tied, and still have dueling tiebreakers: The Penguins have more wins now, and will as long as they don’t lose two of their last three in overtime, but if they do, the Phantoms won the season series and could take the second tiebreaker. Philly’s off Wednesday while the Penguins play Bridgeport, and the Pens are off Sunday as Philly hosts Albany.

The order is set, 1-through-7, in the Atlantic. Manchester vs. Providence, Hartford vs. Portland. Out West, 50-50 for some old friends: Milwaukee’s in, but Peoria’s out.

Jonathan Bombulie interviews Dennis Bonvie about the PIM King’s future. Dennis got some time in the box on Bonvie Night in Hershey, though it was only for tripping.

And finally: Good on the Rangers.

*-Meant, like “we’re living in the future,” as a Futurama reference, not musical.

Michael Fornabaio