Tuesday Practice

The Soviets laced up their skates this morning for a mandatory practice at the YHRAC in front of a larger-than-usual crowd. The main focus of the hour long session that Trotz-Stalin had the players focus on was the power play, which has gone 0 for it's last 7.

"We need to convert when we get the extra man," Pat King, who alternated between the point and the front of the net in drills. "We get one, maybe two cracks at it a game. We can't keep coming up short on those opportunities."

Mark Hendricks stressed puck movement and body movement.

"We tend to set up all in the perimeter, and pass on the outside. We need to hustle, keep our skates moving and change the angles and seams. We have the skill to exploit teams, we just aren't working hard enough right now."

Some players, like Mike D'Ignazio, believe the problem is easily correctable.

"I just have to be out there. I'm a goal scoring machine."

Continued D'Ignazio, "Commend me."

We'll have an injury update on Tony Horton later today, and keep an eye out for a Trailside vs. Red Army primer article either Wednesday or Thursday.