For the second night in a row the Americans could not hold a lead and lost to the Arizona Sundogs 4-2. Three unanswered goals in the third period led to the first loss of the season by more than one goal. Even worse than the loss of the game was the loss of two key players to injury. Here are some of the comments Coach Martinson made at the post game press conference.
- Scotty Howes took an elbow to the head which the referee said he did not see thus no penalty was called. The video will be reviewed by the league and a suspension is possible
- Brett Skinner suffered a leg injury (possible high ankle sprain) and will be out a couple of weeks
- These injuries will put Drew Daniels & Nino Musitelli in the line up for today's game against Fort Worth
- The team doesn't seem to have the "jump" they had earlier in the year. The long road trip to Arizona, the trip to Tulsa and back to back games may be a factor but all teams are dealing with this
- We gave up too many pucks especially in the third period
- Hopefully Musitelli, with his speed and fresh legs will will give us a spark against the Brahmas
- With the NHL lockout showing little progress look for more players to move into minor league hockey
- The biggest issue for the Americans signing NHL players is the CHL veteran rule which limits the numbers of veterans (over 300 games in any level of pro hockey) on the team to five. We only have on slot available.
- With that said it is very likely a NHL player (Dallas Stars) will be signed in the next week
- The best thing about the 4:05 PM start on Sunday is we will not have much time to dwell on the loss
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