Steve: Listened to third period..you get better each game unlike our boys, anyway I was bothered when you mentioned, several times, the team plays with no sense of urgency. Not good for us. Now we play Victoria, a team thats been getting better since their slow start.

Winthorpe: I know you're out there somewhere. 52 degrees in the Queen City today, hope you're enjoying real wings with bleu cheese, not the ranch stuff the give you in Vegas.

Steve: Hope you feel better.

Nice to see 9,000+ in Utah in "pack the house night". There have been some decent crowds around the ECHL the past week or so: Cincinnati and Gwinnett had around 10,000. We did OK ourselves last Friday also - considering all the entertainment we compete with in town.

If we make changes because of too many players, will that address the issue of lack of team speed?

Winthorpe: I know you're heading to Niagara County (or is it Grand Island which is in Erie County?), but that Lake Effect crap always hits this time of year - and the Airport borders the belt. Good luck with the white stuff.

Its good to see players called up to the AHL, whether its Vegas or Utah. I know this may upset some fans.

Although the call ups may be temporary, when they comeback they are more motivated and play harder. This a developmental league, and the ultimate goal is to prep players for higher level leagues.

I noticed in the transaction section of the ECHL the other day that Anaheim recalled MacGregor Sharp from Bakersfield. He made his NHL debut last night. In 2 games against us he had 1 goal and 2 assists. Congrats to him. Lets hope when we play Bakersfield next week he is still with Anaheim, or Toronto of the AHL were Bakersfield has been placing some players recently.

Steve: I could not listen last night. Was our defense that bad, or was Utah's offense that good??

Winthorpe: I could see you from 116 and you looked scary from that distance...and thats with the mask on..but not as scary as our boys were the first 10 min of the first period. Lets have a cold one next home stand..of course it will need to be after the game, for obvious reasons.

The 'D' still needs to tighten up, and Ouzas needs to control rebounds better if he is ever going to move up to a higher level.

I could not believe the announced attendance was only 6,200 and change...I thought we had at least 7,000.

Steve: I have a wedding to attend (as a guest!) tonight so I will not be able to listen, though I'm tempted to bring the laptop with me...but if I do my Mrs. will shoot me! I'll have to listen next week. Hope the equipment doesn't act up on you!

Nice to meet the 'Blog Group' last night. Sorry I couldn't spend more time chatting, but us Cheektowaga folks (14227, not 225) are working folks! Its a pain dragging my bowling ball to the game everynight too (Buffalo humor).

I agree with Winthorpe: it was the best overall game played this year. Nice to see the penalty kill go perfect last night. I wonder how much influence Primeau has had on our boys?

Vagman has it right regarding his analysis of the team. Lets hope the upcoming road games after this weekend helps the team gel. I wonder if all the early home games has not been in the best interest of the team coming together as a unit. And lets hope Lemieux is here for the long term, but I'm afraid he may not be.

Winthorpe: I was not able to stop by 106 last night, I'll try again Thursday. Do you normally where a Sabres shirt or something like that?

Steve: Great comeback!....I know, I know, wide right and B.I.L.L.S. (Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls)...keep the humor, see ya Tuesday at the game!

Speed: I agree with you about the season being young..its early days and the boys will gel as the season progresses...just got to tighen up the D. I think Bakersfield is the best team I've seen this young season, and thanks to Anaheim's AHL situation (or lack of one) they will be strong all season. They play as a unit. Alaska is good also, but I believe the travel will eventually take a toll on them.

Winthorpe: Us Buffalo people got to stick together! There are lots of Pittsbugh people like Steve and the bandwagon Pens fans that infest the Orleans on game night, so we got to keep the upper hand! (all in good fun PGH people!) Anyway, I'll try to stop by 106 on Tuesday so we can meet. I'm jealous you're heading back for Thanksgiving, but glad you are.

According to the 20 word blurp in the RJ (they were gracious to give our boys a small paragraph) the Wranglers lost 2-0, even though Mick Lawrence had 2. Its bad enough that they don't really care about their coverage of the team, but at least make sure the 20 words make sense...geez.

I missed your broadcast last night Steve, as I was a chaperone at a Home Coming Dance last night. Even if I brought the laptop to the dance the music was too loud anyway for me to hear the braodcast.

I been watching the ECHL since 93, when I used to drive to Erie from Buffalo for games, and I can never remember a 7 game set like this one upcoming with Utah. Its bizarre.

Winthorpe: 3:10 A.M.? - Wow! Maybe that was Buffalo time?