One more

Not a lot of intensity. Not a ton to write home about. Good little performance by the goalie, which at least gave me something to write about. They were of course stoked downstairs to see the end of the Islanders game, because there's at least something going in the organization.

Just 24 hours from now, it'll be over. Norfolk has something to play for, so it could be interesting for a while at least.

LINEUPS
BRIDGEPORT
F: Marjamaki-Ogorodnikov-Nokelainen
Pitton-Smith-Regier
J.Johnson-Desharnais-Nolan
Magowan/Rank
D: Fata-Berry (A)
Fraser-Wotton (C)
Malec-MacDonald

PHILADELPHIA
F: Kane (A)-Cullen (A)-Giroux
Ruzicka-Potulny-Reid
Greentree-Matsumoto-Ross
Zingoni/Cote/(Powe-scratch?)
D: Parent-Slaney (C)
Timonen-Guenin
Printz-Davis

Wasn't looking too closely but didn't notice Cote and thought I saw Powe in warmups.

Here's the Hershey-Albany schedule.

Elmira moved from the UHL to the Coast yesterday.

Peter Ferraro had a goal as Peoria stayed alive with a shootout loss. If the Rivermen win Sunday and Grand Rapids loses in any way, Peoria gets the spot. If Peoria loses in overtime/shootout and Grand Rapids loses to Toronto in regulation, Peoria -- if I have this added right -- gets in on season series, 9-8. But the Griffins still walk in with a win.

So Wilkes-Barre takes second with a win, or an overtime loss and a Norfolk loss -- basically, finish tied or better. Providence just needs a point, gained by the Bruins or lost by Worcester, to take third in the Atlantic; Lowell lost to fall out and clinch a berth for the Sharks and Bruins.

Rochester and Hamilton play for second place in the North; Rochester just has to get it to overtime. Omaha can win the West Division just by getting its game with Chicago to overtime.

None of this has anything to do with the Icebreaker at Thompson International Speedway, which is gonna take up most of my agate time in the near future.