Checking In With John Curry and Brian Strait

It's been a while since we went down to the farm in Scranton to see how two of our favorite alums are handling pro hockey. 

John Curry continues to play well for the Baby Pens, and he's going to have to in order to fend off Brad Thiessen from taking his job.

Thiessen made his AHL debut on October 24 at Bridgeport in a 2-1 overtime loss.  Thiessen also got a start on November 1 at Toronto, where the Pens lost 4-2.  He made 51 saves while surrendering 5 goals in those games.

Since Thiessen made that start, Curry has played well, but has also fallen on some hard luck.  He earned a shutout win on October 29 atManitoba, but lost the next night in Manitoba, 2-1.  Most recently, last night, John and the Baby Pens fell on their home ice to Norfolk, 2-1.  More or less, Curry needs to toss a shutout to win on this damn team.

Checking in on Brian Strait shows a typical, solid season for Strait to this point.  In 11 games, Brian has 2 assists with a plus/minus of 3 and just 8 penalty minutes.

Scranton has another chance to right the ship tonight at 7 PM in Worcester.  If you're bored, drive on up there and watch these guys do work.