A tense feeling filled the Brandt Centre air yesterday afternoon as 'the Boss' laced up his skates and went for a twirl. Pats GM Brent Parker observed his floundering team from the trenches. The General Manager says its something he likes to do a couple times a season and its a good way for "a fat GM" to get some exercise.
The small media horde that was there to witness Parker's participation weren't buying his exercise routine, seeing as though he didn't take part in the skating drills when we were there.
Head Coach Dale Derkatch welcomed having the top man on the ice. Derkatch was all smiles, saying that the staff is willing to try anything if it means getting some wins. Only a day earlier Derkatch seemed extremely tired and at wits end after another loss, a 6-2 drubbing at the hands of the Blades.
Another fresh face on the ice yesterday was Midget Pat C's goalie Derek Tendler. His appearance seemed to come as a bit of a surprise to veteran goaltender Linden Rowat, who would only say that he didn't know anything about that situation but that it was going to motivate him to work harder. Rowat is generally an upbeat kid who is good for a clip, but yesterday he seemed visibly annoyed.
So what do these two guest appearances mean? Maybe Parker just wanted to shoot some pucks. And maybe Tendler was brought out to just stop a couple pucks. But I don't think its a stretch to read between the lines and see that the GM and Coaches are trying everything they can to motivate their team in front of a huge weekend.
With Edmonton in town tonight and PA tomorrow, both teams the Pats are tied with for the 8th and final playoff spot, the Queen City kids better grow up fast or they'll find themselves in the express lane, out of the post season.
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