Aeros Roster Update

For those of you who don't get out Twitter feed -- Forecheck, I'm talking to you -- here's some roster news. Clayton Stoner is on his way to Minnesota. Anton Khudobin and Jaime Sifers are on their way back here. What this means for Barry Brust I have no idea. Maybe Heather can give us some info about that later.

Roster changes

Just to provide a quick update, as the Wild has made some moves that will affect the Aeros (though I make no claims as to the degree of effect).

As you might have heard, the Wild traded Craig Weller, a (college) prospect, and pick for Boston's Chuck Kobasew. This gets the Wild some help up front and drops Weller's $600k+ salary from the Aeros budget.

The Aeros don't get anything in return, but frankly, I don't feel like they lost a lot either. Weller was sent directly to Providence to play for the Bruins AHL team.

However, part of adding Kobasew is that they had to clear a roster spot for him, so they waived Jaime Sifers and he cleared waivers today. They can send him down to Houston any time now, and as you could see on Saturday night, another proven guy on defense for the Aeros wouldn't hurt matters one bit. (UPDATE: The team has sent Sifers down to Houston, per Russo.)

Also, to add to Andrew's post below about the Wolves, they fired their coaches yesterday, too. After not making the playoffs and starting the season with a string of losses, the organization felt like a fresh perspective behind the bench was warranted. Nobody's been hired yet.

A Little Pronunciation Guide

I was out Aeros camp earlier today, and spent some time speaking with the coaches and some of the players and Joe O'Donnell. And I picked up an important little tidbit that I hope all of you -- especially the Toyota Center PA guy -- will remember. Defensemen Jamie Fraser pronounces his name Frazer, not Frasier like this guy does.

As for us here at T3I, we need to remember that it's Jamie Fraser and Jaime Sifers.