Here’s the Silvertips news of the day:
– There was a Logan Aasman sighting on the ice at practice this afternoon. The 19-year-old winger hasn’t played since Nov. 30 because of a concussion, and he remained at home for more than a month following the Christmas break to recover. However, he returned to Everett last week, and today he was took part in practice for the first time since suffering the injury. He was wearing a no-contact jersey and didn’t participate in every drill, but he was still part of the proceedings.
The Tips are understandably taking it slow with Aasman, with coach Kevin Constantine saying that if Aasman’s recovery continues to go as planned he might return within a couple weeks. If Aasman can return, it will be very helpful for the Tips. Aasman isn’t a game changer, but he’s a veteran player with a big body who is defensively responsible. Most importantly, he would help a paper-thin roster (just 21 players without Aasman) be not quite so thin.
– For those wondering about Carson Stadnyk’s sprint to the locker room during the first period of Sunday’s game against Portland, I’ve got the scoop.
The Tips winger delivered a hit, then immediately dropped his stick and gloves and raced straight to the bench and down the tunnel to the locker room, holding his arm awkwardly the whole way. Watching from above it looked as if Stadnyk has done in his shoulder. But a couple minutes later Stadnyk re-emerged on the bench looking none the worse for wear.
Well, it turned out it had nothing to do with his shoulder. What happened was Stadnyk felt a skate slice across his forearm, and he raced to the locker room to try and stop the bleeding as quickly as possible. But when he and trainer Wayne Duncan took a look under his jersey there was no blood. It turned out he hadn’t been cut — even his jersey wasn’t slit. So it was a scary situation that turned out benign.
Stadnyk ended up with a four-point night, including scoring the overtime winner, so it seems he shook off the scare just fine.
– Wednesday night Everett and Tri-City play for the third time in six nights. Over the weekend Everett won 4-1 at home, then lost 4-3 on the road.
Taking a look at the numbers, it’s astounding how different the games are between these two teams depending on where the game is being played. The full story will be in tomorrow’s paper, but here’s a quick preview. This season when the teams play in Everett the Tips are 3-0, winning every game by two-plus goals and doubling up the Americans in shots. When the teams play in Kennewick the Tips are 1-3, with every game being decided a single goal and the shot totals being essentially even. It’s by far the biggest home-road discrepancy Everett has.
You’ll have to read the story in the morning to see if anyone knows why this happens, but you can bet the Tips are hoping the pattern holds for at least one more night.
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