When the Brooklyn Aces and Danbury Mad Hatters square off, you can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to be a physical affair.
This time around, it’ll be extra physical.
In the prior three games with Danbury, Brooklyn, despite winning all three, were roughed up physically and were dealing with injuries, which made it even tougher for them in battle in the corners and in front of the net. However, with newly acquired 6′5 D-man Gabe Yeung in the lineup for the first time against Danbury, the Aces just got a whole lot tougher. That’s not to say that Yeung is a talentless goon either. It’s actually quite the opposite, as he’s the stay at home D-man the team was in desperate need of with various injuries to their blueline over the past few weeks. With Yeung’s presence in the neutral zone and the rambunctious play of Chad Wilcox, the days of Brooklyn being pushed around by Danbury may be over.
Brooklyn will also have a different look offensively, with a healthy Tony Resendes back in the lineup for the first time since December 18, giving the Aces have another top six forward that can score a point a game. Considering the fact that B.J. Kuper, Jesse Felten, Eric Frank and Mike Christensen are all playing their best hockey of the season as well, the Brooklyn offense is as dangerous as ever.
If they can continue to produce the way that they have been, Brooklyn will not only be able to defeat Danbury tonight, they should be able to pad their first place lead even more over the next few weeks.
Getting a two-goal game from Obi Aduba in their last game, Danbury’s offense beginning to take shape a bit more with star forward Igor Karlov and young speedster Duane Whitehead starting to get the help and support that they need from the rest of the team. Add in tough guy Hank Carrisio, whose 119 PIM are second only to Brooklyn’s Wilcox and solid netminder Derek MacIntyre and there’s a reason why the Mad Hatters play the Aces tough every game- they’re a good team.
The question remains however how good they can be against a Brooklyn team that has a healthy and tougher blueline. With the infusion of speed and spunk a player the likes of Resendes gives the Aces as well, Danbury may be in over their heads.
Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.
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