The Express took one on the chin Friday night in a 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Bandits. On their first long road trip of the season, the Express came out flat-footed and the Bandits took a quick 3-0 lead. I give Coach Cullen and the guys credit for not packing it in at that point. They played the Bandits even from there on out, clawing to within 1 goal on two occasions, but just couldn't stay with them in the end. In a departure from normal, the Express took more penalties than their opponents did, and the Bandits capitalized with two powerplay goals. I look for Saturday's rematch to be a much better game, and would love to see the Express get at least one point out of the weekend.
- Cullen juggled both the forward lines and the defensive pairings going into the game.
- Defenseman David Starr is now officially a former Express player. His rights were traded to the Wenatchee Wild earlier in the week. The NAHL transaction log didn't mention what the Express got in return (future considerations/tender/draft pick??).
- Former Express forward Andy Inderieden is back in the NAHL with the Topeka Roadrunners. Motor City traded his rights to Marquette, but he never played a game with the Rangers. He is in the lineup for the Roadrunner's game against Kenai River in Alaska tonight.
See you at the rink.
--BK
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Hard to make an all night trip, lay around until game time, and then shift into another gear for a night game. Tonight should be different.
I stayed in the same motel as the Springfield team last weekend and saw the same thing happen to them. They came out flat on Friday and was a different team on Saturday.
Wake up call for reality! Good to see how good the other divisions can be.
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