6-5-1 through their past 12 games, the Brooklyn Aces have been anything but a pillar of consistency.
However, against a team with only three wins this season in the Hudson Valley Bears, the last thing the Aces are thinking about is playing consistently. Instead, if the Aces have their way today, they’d like to make a statement, scoring 10 goals and then reverting their focus towards Thursday, when defenseman Rob Miller should rejoin the lineup and the team can begin to prepare itself for the playoffs.
Aces head coach Chris Firriolo especially is looking forward to next week.
“No other team in this league has had to deal with the amount of injuries we’ve had to,” he said on Friday. “Having Rob Miller back is going to be huge for us. By then, we should be as healthy as we’ve been all season and I expect us to continue where we left off.”
While Miller should be ready this Thursday, when the Aces take on the Bears yet again, Mike Christensen, who was medically cleared to play a few games ago, should be ready to go today as well, giving the Aces back arguably the best two-way player in the league.
That’s obviously not good news for the Bears and the rest of the league. Christensen’s return also has serious long-term ramifications as well, as it should go a long way in fortifying the Aces inconsistent offense the rest of the season.
However, after scoring just one goal last night against Danbury, the Aces need more than just a sharp Christensen. Scoring five points the last time the Aces took on the Bears, Eric Frank hasn’t registered a point in two games. Tony Resendes, who scored the game winning goal on Friday against New Jersey, was conveniently absent from the box score last night. If Frank and Resendes can get back on the scoresheet and the dependable C.J. Tozzo and Kyle McCullough can continue to produce at the breakneck pace they have been all season, the Aces should be in great shape tomorrow against the Bears.
If not, someone else is going to have to step up and make sure the Aces can find the back of the net enough to induce a victory.
Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.
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