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Wrapping Sunday/state of the league Monday notes

Links, some delayed for technical reasons, from last night: Sean Backman credited Mike Stothers’ faith in his offensive game as a big factor in recapturing it. (Stothers was money.) Catching up,

Backman’s an all-star / D switch: Tuesday notes

The AHL announced its changes to the all-star rosters, and they add Sean Backman, ex-Sound Tiger, Greenwich’s own, to the Pacific Division crew. Backman’s leading Ontario at 10-21-31, a tiebreaker

Trial by judge

The line swap was just a little curious this morning, but it turns out there was a reason: Jack Combs was in Brandon DeFazio’s spot today because DeFazio’s suspended for the collision that injured

Faith Night

Scott Pellerin was a little concerned last night about something, what I think Greg Cronin used to call “believability.” They did the right things; they didn’t get rewarded for it. Would the message,

Back to the front

So the lineup looked fairly straightforward this morning around 11. But apparently that’s when they found out that they’d be without Brett Gallant. Shades of Jon Gleed going from Subway to standout,

Backman re-ups

The Sound Tigers announced that Greenwich’s Sean Backman has re-signed with the Islanders for one year. Backman was 7-11-18 for Bridgeport in 66 games this year and became a key piece of the penalty

Back on the road

The team was off to Glens Falls after Thursday’s practice at Wonderland, looking to tie the team record for consecutive road wins (the 2001-02 nine-game winning streak ended at home, as we mentioned

Second Backman

Greenwich’s Sean Backman, Son of Nighthawk, could be a Sound Tiger. He signed with the Islanders on Monday. Played with Texas last year on an AHL deal NHL deal (misremembered), out of Yale. He tweets: