{"id":789,"date":"2008-11-07T09:09:50","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T09:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=789"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:21:13","slug":"hershey-albany-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/11\/07\/hershey-albany-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Hershey-Albany preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Bob Woods\u2019 Hershey Bears enter the weekend facing a tough <span style=\"red;\">task: <\/span>facing three quality opponents in three nights, and starting the stretch without three key players. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">When the Bears departed Chocolatetown on Thursday, they did so without Dean Arsene, Graham Mink and Tyler Sloan.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Arsene, expected to miss at least the next couple of weeks after being prescribed total rest, is still feeling the <span style=\"red;\">effects<\/span> of the sports-hernia surgery he underwent last season. The Hershey alternate captain has not played since Oct. 29 in Hamilton. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Mink, who also underwent sports-hernia surgery earlier in his career, played in the Bears last game in Philadelphia on Sunday, before departing early from the game with a \u201clower body injury\u201d.\u00a0Mink&#8217;s prognosis is much brighter than that of Arsene, with a possible return to the Hershey lineup later in the weekend.<\/span><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Sloan,\u00a0appearing last\u00a0Sunday in his second game with the Bears after <span style=\"red;\">being<\/span> reassigned from the Washington Capitals, also suffered his\u00a0\u201cupper body injury\u201d in the game in Philadelphia.\u00a0Sloan, like Mink, could also return later in the weekend.\u00a0The 27-year-old defenseman\u00a0made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals in late October, scoring the game-winning goal against the Dallas Stars during his NHL stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Simeon Varlamov, Hershey\u2019s rookie net minder, who has been sidelined since suffering a groin injury in Philadelphia on Oct. 17, is expected to get his third start of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Albany, 2-5-1-1 on the season under head coach Jeff Daniels, defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday, in <span style=\"red;\">a<\/span> come-from-behind fashion in their last outing. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">In that victory, the River Rats were down 3-0 late in the second period, before getting a goal from Brett Carson at 18:17 to cut the deficit to 3-1. Still trailing 3-1 entering the third period, the River Rats score three unanswered goals and received some outstanding goaltending from Daniel Manzato (12 saves in the period, including a breakaway snuffing of Blake Comeau) to leave Harbor Yard with two points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Albany\u2019s lineup <span style=\"red;\">should be <\/span>significantly improved from the 18 skaters that took the ice in last Friday\u2019s 4-3 shootout loss to the Bears, with the possible addition of three players who were not in the lineup on that occasion at Times Union Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">The expected additions <span style=\"red;\">are: <\/span>Michael Ryan, Dan LaCouture and Joe <span style=\"red;\">Jensen, all of whom <\/span>have NHL experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Ryan, who spent all of last season with the Buffalo Sabres, tallying 8 points (4+4) in 46 games, has a total of 65 games on his NHL r\u00e9sum\u00e9. After being held scoreless in his Albany debut on Saturday in Hartford, Ryan exploded for three points (1+2) against Bridgeport on Sunday, including the game-winning-goal with 2:41 to go in regulation time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">LaCouture, a veteran of 337 NHL games, cleared waivers earlier this week. Attending the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 training camp on a tryout basis, he was a surprising member of their opening night roster. The 12-year pro scored two goals in 11 games with <span style=\"red;\">Carolina<\/span> before being assigned to Albany. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Jensen, a teammate of <span style=\"red;\">Hershey\u2019s <\/span>Andrew Gordon at St. Cloud State, was obtained in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season for Dave Gove. The third-year pro has yet to play this season, after sustaining a hip injury during training camp. Appearing in six contests with the Hurricanes last season, Jensen scored his first NHL goal against the Atlanta Thrashers.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hershey Bears schedule wallpaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Woods\u2019 Hershey Bears enter the weekend facing a tough task: facing three quality opponents in three nights, and starting the stretch without three key players. 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