Aw, Rats: Albany pregame

Inevitable. Thanks, Christian.

Christopher Gibson is apparently well enough to back up, at least. He dresses behind Stephon Williams today. Graeme McCormack makes his pro debut, with Matt Carkner coming out; McCormack will be the first Sound Tiger to wear No. 50 since Dustin Kohn’s first real pro season, 2007-08 (and only the third in all: Evgeny Tunik). Appears Ross Johnston comes in for Carter Verhaeghe. Much shuffling ensues, changing three of four lines and two of three pairs. One to scratch.

The Devils called up Scott Wedgewood to make his NHL debut, sending Yann Danis down. He’s backing up Ken Appleby. Vojtech Mozik was also called up. They’ve got 11 forwards, seven defensemen.

BRIDGEPORT
F: Vaive-Kearns (A)-Wright
Halmo (A)-Quine-Fritz
Florek-B.Holmstrom (C)-Markison
Johnston-C.Jones-Gomes
(Verhaeghe-scratch)
D: Czuczman-Mayfield
Finn-Lafranchise
Cullity-McCormack
G: Williams
Gibson

ALBANY
F: Lorito-O’Brien-Lappin
Kujawinski-Pietila-Thompson
Johnson-Novak-Thomson
Leblond/Pelley (C)
D: Gragnani-Scarlett
Hrabarenka-Faust
Burlon-McPherson
Geiger
G: Appleby
Danis

R: Garon. L: Colby, Ernst.

This should be the box.

Bridgeport scratches (believed healthy unless noted): Burroughs (lower body), Graham, Carkner, Whitney (right leg), Rowe (lower body), Cliche (undisclosed), Collberg, looked like Verhaeghe

Michael Fornabaio