Quoteth from the BDN summary story on the Florida weekend tournament: "Maine, which had nine players miss Friday's only practice after being stranded by weather in Philadelphia, will face Vermont Sunday at 2 p.m. in Portland." Granted, it was in the final paragraph of the story, but I seriously hope the team is NOT using this circumstance as some sort of excuse (even partially) for the caliber of play which led to two weekend losses. I mean, what WAS the effect ? Bad body mechanics on the ice, caused by poor posture induced from non-ergonomic seats found in the airport departure lounge ? What's next -- blaming a weekend away series loss on the Cyr bus company ? Happy (and over .500) New Year !! Dan