Aeros v. Worcester Sharks - Game 36

This is one of those games where I feel guilty that I have such a strong bias toward Brust. Schaefer was a friggin' wall, stopping 40 of 41 shots, the only goal going in with less than :45 left in the closing period and a man advantage. Moreover, it was put in with a high stick and shouldn't have counted.

And to top that off, he even roughed up a player who was loitering in his paint a little too long for his liking. I don't care how you slice it or what the penalty is for doing it, a goalie defending his crease with a little rough stuff is just smoking hot. Rawr.

For his effort, Schaef got the #1 star, both of the game and the AHL.

Beyond that, there seemed to be more turnovers than usual and some similar odd-man rushes to the tsunami game Tuesday night that gave Brust such fits, but Schaef made the critical saves. Irmen got the GWG, though I've never seen an empty net goal that wasn't the last goal of the game, but the Sharks did indeed get their one goal :07 after Irms'.

Final notes:

• Scratches were Madsen, Stoner, Lammers, Rosa, and Smith.
• Alby, you can't say you have a resolution, you started early, and it's going well without saying what it is. Come on, man.
  
• And speaking of which, it drives me absolutely batshit crazy how the AHLLive audio feed skips words all the time. Sometimes big chunks of sentences. Augh.
  
• Mojzis is off my shit list. Dude is clutch. Sorry, man, I shoulda been more patient with you. And BTW, Reitz only played 3 shifts against San Jose, which leads me to wonder if he's in JL's doghouse and if Mosey might get another look if he's fallen out of favor.
  
• Aeros newbie Darryl Smith was announced to the starting line-up of the CHL All-Star game on Jan. 14. And they're mourning his loss in Laredo. That certainly speaks well for the kid.
• I just labeled this post as "novice league" to screw with Scott TCG. Doh!
  

That is all. Aeros hit the ice again in Binghamton Friday night.