Things got a little crazy when @TheSoundTigers hung out at #JerryJerry! We hope you guys had fun & come back soon! pic.twitter.com/ehbmoItheQ
— Jerry Springer Show (@SpringerTV) February 10, 2015
Not a bad day off, I guess. “It was fun. I watched it as a kid,” said Kevin Czuczman. He said they were told the episode they saw will air in about two weeks.
Things looked generally similar to Sunday at today’s practice at Wonderland, except Czuczman was back to defense, and John Persson and Brett Gallant were back in full-contact spots. All three goalies practiced.
Ryan Pulock was not back in full contact yet, though he skated with the main group when they weren’t in contact drills. Afterward, he went across to the other rink with the coaches, Mike Halmo and Sebastian Collberg for a hard skate. Brent Thompson said not to expect any of the three this weekend. “One day at a time with those guys,” Thompson said. “They need practice. They need to be in contact practice. Before a game, that’s the next step.”
The most amazing thing had to be the end of it all. A row of pucks at I guess about the top of the circles: skate from there back to the blue line, back to the puck and shoot. Pulock, after skating hard for the better part of two hours, pushes himself through it.
Exhausted, coming back from injury: And each shot’s a bullet.
Crazy.
Anyway.
Milford’s Mark Arcobello is on waivers again today, Pierre LeBrun and others reported. (The “normal” contrasts LeBrun’s previous tweet, with Martin Brodeur on waivers to terminate his contract.) The Fairfield Prep product could be on to his fourth team this year, or he could be headed to the AHL. We’ll see tomorrow.
Hershey’s Dane Byers will need shoulder surgery and is out for the year, the team announced. The Bears are in town Sunday; they sent Steve Oleksy up to Washington today.
A tip of cap to Evgeni Nabokov on a fine career. For a guy who wasn’t thrilled about coming to the Islanders in the first place, he sure seemed to endear himself there. And outstanding that he’s retiring as a San Jose Shark.
Good read via Katie Strang on Henrik Lundqvist’s injury.
If you didn’t see the ESPN documentary “Of Miracles and Men” on Sunday night, it’s available online. Absolutely worth your time. (Hadn’t seen this short on Gatorade. Neat.)
A story on the last stop for former Yale (and 2004 Bridgeport training-camp) goalie Alex Westlund on the Elis’ site. (h/t: John Buccigross).
And RIP, Ed Sabol and Claude Ruel.