I want to see brooks out there so he can lay some big hits and bring up that intensity everyone says were lacking. If a fight happens. great entertainment. If not. The team is more intense with one player on the ice that finishes every hit. To their credit strayer and koich finish every check... however their size is not nearly what brooks is and its just not the same thing. They need to play brooksy a bit more not just for fights but to bring up the intensity.

With that being said~it was a great game tonight. The team played very very well for making so many changes in such a short period of time. Esposito played great. Croteau showed flashes of greatness. I was particularly impressed with Dorman. I am surprised no one has said anything yet. Dorman kept the icemen in it. A bad game or even mediocre game tonight from Dorman would have left the icemen in a pretty big hole and then Collins would of been sending Brooks out after someone to gain the momentum. I was also impressed with Naphan's quick switch to defense. You could tell he was still figuring the position out but he made a handful of very nice plays. Coy also played pretty well filling in on D. Although this isn't the first time we've seen him do that. All in all it was a great hard fought win by the icemen tonight. The boys played good and Im sure they will continue the success thru the weekend.