dlbalr Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 The Bulldogs (9-11-1-1) look to get back in the victory column tonight as they travel to Rockford to take on the IceHogs (13-11-1-1), affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hogs played last night in Milwaukee, falling 4-3 in OT to the Admirals (who happen to be tomorrow's opponent for the Bulldogs).Projected Hamilton Lines: Blunden - Holland - Gallagher Bournival - Chaput - Leblanc Quailer - Nattinen - Dumont Hagel - Fortier - Stortini Beaulieu - EllisTinordi - CommodoreNash - St-DenisMayer Projected Rockford Lines:(based on +/- data from last game) Morin - Kruger - Saad Shaw - Flick - Hayes Brookbank - Pirri - Smith Bollig - St. Pierre - Beach Clendening - Leddy Lalonde - Olsen Stanton - Dahlbeck Hutton Puck drop is at 8:05 PM, Funny820 as always will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Tinordi - Commodore. Sounds like a wrecking ball combo on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbp Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Tinordi - Commodore. Sounds like a wrecking ball combo on paper. Yikes indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Per Bulldogs home site: Boyce has been released. Hope to see Fortier in the line-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Per Bulldogs home site: Boyce has been released. Hope to see Fortier in the line-up. I get that Boyce hasn't played all that well but considering the team is already missing two key pieces in Palushaj and Geoffrion, that one of their reserves bolted for Switzerland, and that they have very little left in the ECHL (Lefebvre, Leveille - who is on the reserve list with an injury, and Schultz), this decision surprises me somewhat. Even if they were to flip his spot with Nattinen's in the lineup (swapping 3rd and 4th line C), it would be worth keeping him around. I have to imagine this may have been something that Boyce asked for, it doesn't make sense to weaken the depth any further voluntarily. On the other hand, Avtsin might have a shot at playing once in a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Gallagher is at Center? or should that be Holland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Gallagher is at Center? or should that be Holland? Probably - that's a copy/paste from Derek's twitter for last games' lines. I'll change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I get that Boyce hasn't played all that well but considering the team is already missing two key pieces in Palushaj and Geoffrion, that one of their reserves bolted for Switzerland, and that they have very little left in the ECHL (Lefebvre, Leveille - who is on the reserve list with an injury, and Schultz), this decision surprises me somewhat. Even if they were to flip his spot with Nattinen's in the lineup (swapping 3rd and 4th line C), it would be worth keeping him around. I have to imagine this may have been something that Boyce asked for, it doesn't make sense to weaken the depth any further voluntarily. On the other hand, Avtsin might have a shot at playing once in a while now. I agree, it is premature and probably Boyce's request. Maybe however the bulldogs got somebody else lined up? A guy like Darche may be having second thoughts given the combatants in the CBA have the deadly game of chicken going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hagel and Bollig get into a fight before a faceoff (give Bollig the unanimous decision but Hagel hung on for quite a while). Nattinen scores! Hamilton scored first, alert the presses! The Bulldogs scored first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Stortini and Lalonde go so now both useless fighters are in the box for a bit. Rockford plays quite the annoying siren noise when there's a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hamilton struggled to get the puck out and they paid for it Rockford ties it up. Mayer made the initial save but couldn't control the rebound. By the way, Commodore isn't in tonight, Corbin takes his place. And as I type this, Hamilton restores the lead. Blunden popped home a rebound. And as I type that, Rockford scores again. 2-2 if you're following along. And as that was typed...Gallagher hit the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 That's it, I'm starting a new post. On the same shift Gallagher hit the post, he scored. Can anyone stop anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Lots of line changes for the Bulldogs with Fortier being added to the lineup for Boyce: Blunden - Holland - Gallagher Bournival - Chaput - Nattinen Quailer - Fortier - Leblanc Hagel - Dumont - Stortini Beaulieu - EllisTinordi - St-DenisNash - Corbin Stortini gets into his second fight of the period (and I don't think he won again). What a weird game - 3 fights and 5 goals (4 of which came in 1:40) in the first 17 minutes of the opening stanza. And as I type that, make it 6 goals as the IceHogs score on the PP (Stortini got the extra 2 in the fight), 3-3 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 New period but the scoring continues as Ellis blasts one home to give them their fourth lead of the game...let's see if this one lasts longer than 2 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Blunden scores a beauty to make it 5-3 Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Rockford has switched goalies...boy it would be nice if Hamilton did the same. St. Pierre scores to make it 5-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 It's the 2nd intermission (5-4 still), Avtsin is the guest interview. His English skills are pretty good compared to a couple of years ago. Something I didn't know though, he's a vegan (started out last year as a vegetarian). Something else I didn't know, TJ Fast, who played with Hamilton last year, also is a vegan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Dumont gets the empty netter, Bulldogs win 6-4. They're in Milwaukee tomorrow. http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1010245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 showed Fortier had 7 shots which is nice to see, while Gallagher only had 2 which is low for him great to see bunch of young guys producing with Palushaj and Geoffrion gone. surprised Leblanc is not adding more offense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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