More bad news on the injury front for the Thunder. Rookie Chris Shudo, who has five goals and seven points in 13 games, is out for about a month with an undisclosed injury. (It’s coach Brent Bilodeau’s policy to avoid specifics when discussing injured players.)
The Thunder played with 12 skaters most of Saturday’s loss.
“Obviously, playing shorthanded like we are is tough,” Bilodeau said. “Hopefully, we can get a few bodies back this week.”
Defenseman Greg Cassista is expected back when the Thunder plays host to Bossier-Shreveport on Saturday.
All Clayton, all the time: The blog this week will focus on the much-anticipated return of Travis Clayton, who makes his first Kansas Coliseum appearance in a Bossier-Shreveport jersey on Saturday night.
To kick off TC Week, I asked Bilodeau about his thoughts on Clayton’s return, and the answer was predictable. “No thoughts, really. He’s just another player on another team. Best of luck to him. That’s about it.”
So no Travis Clayton Night, we take it: Thunder GM Joel Lomurno, decidedly unsentimental, says the franchise won’t honor or recognize Clayton on Saturday. “Travis will be here like any other former Thunder player in another uniform. It’s nothing special. There will be no special mention, no welcome back. He’ll be just another body in another jersey. He’s gone. It’s not like we want to draw attention to him, or honor him, when he’s playing for one of our rivals.”