Friday, November 14, 2008

Changes on the back end

Randy Murphy's taking steps in the right direction in terms of overhauling the Scorpions' defense core, adding ECHL defenseman Michael Beynon to the mix. Beynon doesn't have a wealth of experience under his belt, but a guy with a minor ECHL pedigree and a bit of time at AHL camp definitely can't hurt what has been a very inexperienced back end.

To make room for Beynon, Murphy waived Russell Smith. Smith was another genuinely nice guy and a character, to boot. Best of luck wherever he ends up.

Murphy also placed Tyler Fuller on the 14-day IR, while Mike MacDonald came off and is expected to suit up tonight. I expect that "Mini Mac" will take shifts as the 4th man on the checking line, while my guess is that we'll see Beynon maybe paired with Dylan Row.

Full team press release can be found here

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