Greetings from the Glens Falls Civic Center, where the Adirondack Phantoms (18-24-2-1) and Syracuse Crunch (26-13-2-4) are on the ice warming up for a rematch from Friday night's 4-2 Syracuse win at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Both of theses teams are in slides as of late, the Crunch win was one of two in their past nine games. Adirondack has lost six of its last seven.

Couple of line-up changes to report. Noted Ghostbuster Alex Killorn, the rookie Crunch center with seven points in seven games against the Phantoms, is bound for the Tampa Bay Lighting and poised to make his National Hockey League debut tonight against the New York Rangers. Crunch coach Jon Cooper notes it's the latest in an impressive shortlist of accomplishments. But Brett Connolly, also a point-per-game player against the Phantoms, is still here. Center Dana Tyrell, having cleared waivers, has joined the Crunch here in Glens Falls and looks to be in the line-up, based on pre-game rushes.

Brian Boucher is not here. The Phantoms goalie is bound for Philadelphia while Michael Leighton nurses an upper-body injury. Seems the trade for an insurance policy at goalie was wise, although Luke Pither is having himself a nice start to his career in the Carolina organization. He has 12 points in nine games with the Charlotte Checkers, after posting nine in 39 with Adirondack last year. Cal Heeter has been called up from Trenton and is backing up Scott Munroe. Riku Helenius for Syracuse.

Speaking of former Phantoms, Bakersfield Condors goalie Brian Stewart had a day for the birds.

SYRACUSE:
F: Namestnikov-Johnson-Connolly
Hutchings-Devos-Tyrell
Panik-Angelidis-Wyman
Jacques-Wilson-Neilson
D: Cote-Barberio
Korobov-Gudas
Oberg-Nightingale
G: Helenius
Tokarski

ADIRONDACK
F:  Laliberte-Noebels-Akeson
Sim-Mangene-Wellwood
Zolnierczyk-Bordson-Harper
FitzGerald-Slater-Johnston
D: Gustafsson-Dimmen
Manning-Eddy
Syvret-Lauridsen
G: Munroe
Heeter

Referee: Chris Brown. Linesmen: Mike Emanatian, Steeve Lemay.