To answer your questions...

Some loyal listeners were nice enough to send along some questions and comments via AIM during Sunday night's Laker game. Now I'll take this opportunity try to respond:

aimguest2711779 (8:32:38 PM): I have only caught two games in person this season...one being last night (Saturday v. Amherst) and the first being the home game vs. Elmira ..... Their seems to be a huge difference in style of play between now and then in terms of checking and emotion . What are your feelings about this?

Ryan Maloney: I thought the Lakers were really out-muscled in that season-opener with Elmira. They were stood up at the blue line all night long and didn't get many scoring chances. As for Saturday night, I noticed the Derrell Levy line bringing a sense of urgency to the ice. Levy is fun to watch on the forecheck, he's extremely fast and physical.

Ryan Ellis was on that checking line with Levy against Elmira, which felt odd since Ellis has always been a huge scoring threat. Saturday night, Ellis was out of the lineup altogether with an illness. I think his presence was greatly missed.

That scoring line of Ellis, Brendan McLaughlin and Peter Magagna has been together for three years now and is very productive (four goals last night v. Curry). They haven't played together this season as much as in year's past due to injury (McLaughlin, Magagna) and illness (Ellis). Now they're back as a dangerous unit and hopefully can stay that way all the way to Lake Placid. As for you, listener, the Lakers are now 0-2 when you attend the games. Stay home and listen to WNYO.

aimguest53892777 (8:50:45 PM): what effect does this game have for oswego?

RM: I'm not sure what you mean. Effect in terms of what? Playoff chances? Physical well-being? Mental well-being? The win doesn't mean anything as far as SUNYAC standings. But it is a win, and those are always nice. The game also saw the return of the aforementioned Ellis-McLaughlin-Magagna line. That line was stellar in the first and third periods.

aimguest51110312 (8:59:36 PM): great job with the classic games guys sorry I and Andy (whiteboard) could not be there today, we left due to heavy snow coming in for our town, glad you guys did the game though

RM: You and Andy did not miss Sunday night's game due to poor weather. You and Andy missed Sunday's games because you are a couple of huge...well, I can't say here...but it starts with "p" and ends with "ussies."

aimguest52784374 (9:10:46 PM): what was the score

RM: Thanks for listening to the broadcast.

Thank you to those of you who listened and sent us messages. Remember you can always message us via the AIM widget on the right panel of the site. Also, we're trying to come up with a nickname for the Ellis-McLaughlin-Maganga line. Any ideas? E-mail us.