Friday's Providence Journal had an interesting story (which, of course, I dumped before sending this message -nice job, eh?) on Brown headed into this weekend's pasting by Colgate and narrow win over Cornell. Bob Gaudet mentioned that his team was playing very tired and he was looking to get some fresh legs into the lineup. Ryan Mulhern was not scheduled to play against Colgate (took a slapshot off the knee against Princetonj), the same for Mike Flynn (injured against Princeton). The story noted that Brown relies on a physical style and counts on outworking its opponents to win, but that fatigue had seen several teams turn the table on the Bears recently. It reminded me of Gaudet's preseason comments regarding last year's inauspicious finish (losing 5-1 to Harvard and 6-2 to Clarkson at Lake Placid. Among other things, Gaudet told me "I've got to find a way to rectify how hard the end of the season is; we have to make sure guys are in shape." Any comments from those who saw Brown play this weekend? Does it look like they are out of gas or on the way there? Did Mulhern/Flynn play against Colgate? Personally, I'd like to see Brown get going again. I love watching Gaudet's team work its butt off and drive other coaches crazy with its intensity. Never mind the fact that at some point Gaudet has to win ECAC coach of the year - the guy's been doing it with mirrors for a couple of years now. -Geoff Howell The Trenton Times Drop the Puck