Blake practices -- Friday notes
In a surprise, Rob Blake practiced fully. He will not play tomorrow but he said he thinks he'll be ready for Edmonton on Thursday, or where ever he is playing at that point. I'll post an interview with Blake soon.
Other happenings:
--They think Armstrong has a left knee sprain, though there hasn't been an official prognosis. He is out tomorrow and day-to-day after that.
--Matt Ellis arrived and practiced. He played on a line with Jeff Giuliano and Raitis Ivanans. He is likely to be on the ice tomorrow. I'll have an interview with him to come.
--Crawford said he plans to keep the line of Cammalleri, O'Sullivan and Frolov together. The first line could have some flux as to who plays left wing.
--If anyone ever wondered if Jack Johnson could play some forward, he said that in college he played right wing in the third period whenever the team was down by a goal.
Gosh Darn, does this mean that Armstrong will no longer be on the trading block.
I'm sure Cammi & Frolov are looking forward to having him center their line again. In lieu of O'Sullivan.
I am very happy that Crow will keep the trio together. Hell, I would be thrilled if they let Jack Johnson just play a winger for a game for the hell of it :P The kid is very fast, handles the puck extremely well, has alot of flair, and has a good shot. I think he could probably fit in nicely, but not as a permanent thing. Even though it will never happen it is an interesting thing to ponder :P