Moving right along

The real Soundin' Off has moved, thanks to a new blogging system that brings us more in line with the rest of our chain. The new URL is http://blog.connpost.com/fornabaio/; the old one will not be maintained much longer, if at all.

Thanks for your continued readership.

Posting for fun

Nothin' swinging here; things are hunky-dory at the real site still, except that I can't get the links changed. Oh well: The links are good over here, and that's why I'm posting: A plug for EastWatch '09, this year's version of the graphical playoff race, as brazenly stolen from the Hockey Rodent in 2007. Complete with box score links and everything.

See you back home.

Soundin' Off, Movin' Out

Who needs a house out in Hackensack? (Though the shopping's good.)

The original Soundin' Off appears to be back in working order. And best of all, I don't have access to the templates. If I was doing something to mess it up, it won't get messed up again.

Thanks much to ace online editor Jeff Bustraan for putting the pieces back together again amid a busy schedule of his own.

If you have any problems with the new blog, or if you at some point need something off the Lifeboat and can't find it (not planning, at this time, to index the posts since February, the way I did in winter), please e-mail me at mfornabaio@ctpost.com and I'll get on it.

Thanks as always for your patience. The Lifeboat is stowed... again.

Trying to return home...

Back from a few days away with the little brother and the folks...

The release is out: former Nighthawk Chris Kotsopoulos will be the Sound Tigers' color analyst this year. A radio deal appears to be coming soon.

Former Sound Tiger Wyatt Smith and former future Sound Tiger Wes O'Neill signed with Colorado. Former Sound Tiger Brandon Nolan had trouble at the border.

An anonymous commenter points here to a possible Gordie Dwyer tryout with the Islanders. No confirmation on that; as one Isles person said, "I'm not sure we'd have room." Commenter also asked about the toughness that's been added. Bootland scored 27 two years ago while spending six and a half* of his 77 games in the penalty box. Jackman scored 23 a few years ago with Syracuse, and his 19 last year would have tied him with Regier for fourth on the Sound Tigers. Spiller has played in the NHL, though he hasn't stuck there. They're counting on these guys to be productive, not just protective.

As to whether the toughness makeover will pay off? It's the AHL. You always need more scoring and fewer injuries. The one thing for sure: It'll be interesting around here. Maybe especially against Hartford again.

*--OK, he didn't serve them all, surely, but...

Moving north/south/up

(This thing didn't post? Oh well -- some updates, anyway)

The Islanders add Josef Vasicek, which should finish things for them, barring a trade. It could well push Frans Nielsen to here full-time until injuries.

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Greg Ireland lands on his feet with the Stampede Rampage.

 

TEAM	Old	New
HOU	Rob Daum (4/18)	Kevin Constantine (5/29)
BPT	Dan Marshall (4/30)	Jack Capuano (4/30)
BIN	Dave Cameron (St. Mike's 5/1)	Cory Clouston (7/19)
PHI	Kjell Samuelsson (6/6)	Craig Berube (6/6)
GR	Greg Ireland (6/15)	Mike Stothers (7/18)
MIL	Claude Noel (Columbus 6/28)	Lane Lambert (7/11)
SA	Pat Conacher (<7/18)	Greg Ireland (8/14)
HFD	Jim Schoenfeld (7/23)	Ken Gernander (7/23)
SPR	Steve Stirling-s	Geoff Ward (5/15)
SPR	Geoff Ward (8/1)	Kelly Buchberger (8/3)
NOR	Mike Haviland-n	Steve Stirling-s
RCK	---	Mike Haviland-n
CLE	---	Joe Sacco (5/7)

n-from Norfolk to Rockford with Chicago's affiliation; s-from Springfield to Norfolk with Tampa Bay's affiliation

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RIP, Scooter, a guy I appreciated more when I got older. May there be a cannoli waiting on the other side of the bridge...

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And if you're on all the RSS feeds, you may have noticed something different. Will probably give it a dry run the next few days and "relaunch," if you will, next week... And hopefully for good.

Extra exhibition...

...and like last year at Glens Falls, I guess we won't be there to see it. Bridgeport at Lowell, Sept. 29, 5:05 p.m., on opposite Devils vs. Islanders at Harbor Yard.