Hey everyone,
Well, we are down to last 29 games of the season and the standings couldn’t be any closer. The standings can change from one game to the next and not many points separate first place from not making the playoffs. We know this stretch of games here at home are really important and have had some pretty tough opponents. There has been such great support, even more than usual at the games lately and it’s been great to see and gives us that much more energy and excitement during the games.
Since the last time I wrote we had our All-Star break, which gave a lot of the guys the chance to either get home to see family and friends for a few days or just get away from the rink and relax for a bit. Everyone has come back rejuvanated and ready for a strong end to the season and a long playoff run.
Congrats to Johnny Boychuk, Marty Karsums and Marty St. Pierre for being selected as All-Stars and again to Karsums for helping Latvia gain a berth in the 2010 Olympics. Congrats also to Brad Marchand for winning the AHL’s Rookie of the Month honours for January and, finally, congrats to Byron Bitz who scored his first NHL goal last week.
Take care and talk to ya soon!
