Lycksell was injured, just came back this weekend.
And I don't think he's long for Allentown.
Like many SHL players, he needed a little time to adjust to NA ice and angles. The windows are a little tighter.
Anisimov centered Lycksell and Foerster and that line was dominant, Foerster looked much better than the last time I saw him, and Lycksell was a tier above the rest all night, but Anisimov was smooth, and having a competent veteran center certainly helped young forwards find their game.
Desnoyers also had a great game, he's both a defensive maven and a goal scorer.
Wisdom played well, but his defensive game is ahead of his offensive game right now, but late birthday, doesn't turn 21 until July.
York was solid, but the player who surprised me was Ginning, from the way he's trashed around here I expected some lunkhead, but he's actually a smooth skater, makes nice passes, seemed to be in the right place all game - not going to be a dynamic play driver at the NHL level, but has real potential as a defensive D-man with enough skill to start the rush up ice.
The Phantoms overwhelmed Rochester, best game I've seen from them in a few years, and that was with Meier in goal.
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