Several thoughts on this from me: One, I feel bad for Chris because I know how hard he worked to get there, and I really feel for Lainger because he got such a good taste of things last year during an incredible season. Alzner, much like Mike Green and Jeff Schultz before him, will spend time in a BEARS uniform, which served the previous two very well. My biggest thought: Wow, is this team stacked right now. This is the best group of left wings I've ever seen one AHL team in my 11 years in the league. Plus a defensive corps loaded like I've never seen either. Wednesday night cannot get here soon enough.