Manchester/Ontario updates

I have a hard time understanding why Moller wasn't sent down last week when he became eligible, given his status as a frequent healthy scratch.

moller might be getting a press box education, similar to what steve stamkos got earlier this season in tampa bay...that might go a longer way than have him at manchester right now, despite the team's playoff chances...

it might be an attempt to have him advance his learning curve come next season...plus he needs to get bigger and stronger...

too bad for the monarchs...i know it's not official just yet, but i was hopeful they would get a chance to play for the calder cup...

I bet the monarchs would of made it in if boyle, purcell, and drewiske were there. But they are getting the NHL experience which is good. It is to bad though that the young guys cant get some playoff experience

Moller was not on the Monarch's clear day roster and it's unclear whether he would still retain his eligibility to join an AHL team once his junior team was eliminated, given that he didn't actually play in juniors this year. It is quite possible he is not eligible to go to Man.

Suggestion: Go to B2 Networks and watch the Ontario Reign in the playoffs/ they have Zatkoff and Teubert, both looking great...

I expected Teubert to be edgy and found him calm and alert, but young...

Ontario ought to take out the Storm in the first round/ hope my Condors see them in the second round.

In talking about the Monarchs, it seemed for awhile that Bernier had figured it out: He was going to have to get his team in the playoffs by himself. There was that 6 game winning streak, the Monarchs got as high as third in the division.

Then, it all came apart again in a series of one goal losses. Having not seen the games, it's hard to critique Bernier, but the best goalies just seem to be able to do what's necessary to win, especially in the Juniors and the Minors. Bernier is just poor enough to lose, night after night down the stretch when it really counts. It may be his defensemen, no doubt, and it definitely is in part because Manchester scores about as often as the Kings do.

But that's the point. In the NHL Bernier would do no better than Quick--about .500 or .550, no better. If Bernier is the Wunderkind, he should be able to steal the necessary games to get Manchester in the playoffs--even if it's by a series of 1-0 games.

Just my distant observations.

One more thing about the Ontario Reign...

They just lost a good player. Chris Curran, who just recovered from a wrist fracture, suffered a season-ending femur fracture on Saturday. From what I've heard, Curran was taken to surgery immediately after the injury and will be fine next year as long as the transverse fracture heals with pinning (likely).

If the Monarchs don't make the playoffs, perhaps Ontario will get reinforcements from the Manchester roster.

I take ECHL pics from close range available free at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameraguy105c10/sets/

More pictures from the two Condors-Reign games last weekend will be uploaded by tomorrow PM.

Monarchs lost again tonight. Piskula scored on his own goalie to tie the game; 4th Hartford goal was short handed, with Preissing doing a half___ job again trying to get to the guy.

Currenty, at best I'd on a good night, Bernier is an average ahl goalie.

Ontario has the following AHL players on their post-season roster:

Kellen Briggs, G#; PJ Atherton, D#; Andrew Martens, D#.