Injury Updates and Practice Notes

I have update galore now that I've finally talked with coach Joe Marsh this evening.

Injury Updates

Marsh said nine players were out with injuries from Monday's practice. Some have the flu, some are dealing with injuries. Here are the players you need to know:

Jacob Drewiske — He has missed consecutive games with a contusion on his right knee. Marsh said Drewiske is riding the stationary bike in practice daily and should return by the weekend, but is day-to-day.

Matt Raley — He is battling a shoulder and knee injury and will likely miss this weekend's games against Sacred Heart.

Jeremiah Cunningham — He is suffering from bruised ribs and took a slash to the wrist. He is probably for Friday, but did not practice on Monday.

Alex Petizian

The starting goalie was pulled after a period against Clarkson, and Robby Moss was inserted. The obvious question: Is Robby Moss now the starter?

“We're not going to rush into things,” Marsh said. “(Petizian) had been sick. The decision was based on the fact he wasn't quite up to it. Maybe he was thinking, ‘Oh God, I'm a senior...' A lot of other things were going on in his mind. It's just like a pitcher in baseball. If an ace comes in and gets rocked a little bit, you don't let him stay in and bleed to death.”

My guess is Petizian is still the start, and is technically more sound than Moss. But Moss has played brilliantly in the early going. He is saving nearly 95 percent of the shots he's faced. Petizian has allowed six goals in four periods of play, and has an 0-2 record. Moss is 2-0.

“(Moss) is a little unorthodox, but he made some good stops,” Marsh said. “The only goal was on a 5-on-3.”

Practice

It's a little early to tell what exactly the Saints are working on. With nine players out, Marsh said they can't do a whole lot of anything.

“We can't really do much until we get those guys back,” he said. “We want to learn from the game on Saturday.”

Special teams — which was so good last season — has struggled to start the season. Clarkson scored three power-play goals on Saturday, and St. Lawrence endured nine penalties.

“What we're focussing on is some execution,” Marsh said. “We have to find ways to be more resilient and stay out of the box.”