Komets have got some problems

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The Komets announced Tuesday that forward Matt Firman and defenseman Mathieu Gagnon have become the first players to be named to the 2013-14 roster.Today 12:16 pm 6 comments

What today meant

The Komets have submitted their "season-ending roster" to the ECHL – the list was made public by the league Monday – and from it we can discern players that the Komets are likely parting ways with this offseason.Monday 1 comment

ECHL distributes season-ending rosters

The ECHL on Monday announced the season-ending rosters as submitted by each of its member teams:Monday 3 comments

This photo by Swikar Patel probably sums up how many Komets fans were feeling this weekend, after the Komets lost 2-1 to Toledo on Saturday and 5-0 to Evansville tonight.

The Komets' biggest problem has been their special-teams play. Tonight, they gave up three power-play goals (I know, one of them came a split second after the power play ended) and two short-handed goals.

The Komets' power play is 0 for its last 20 through 13 periods.

That's just awful for a team that was on a five-game winning streak not long ago, and is now on a three-game losing streak.

And the Komets got awsome goaltending this weekend from Kenny Reiter and Charlie Effinger; what if that hadn't happened?

I know the Komets are missing a lot of guys, but it doesn't explain this, necessarily. Having Matt Kennedy and Eric Giosa wouldn't solve all of the problems with the skilled forwards.

"It was a frustrating game for us," Komets coach Al Sims said, "and an embarrassing loss, obviously."

There's not a whole lot that can be said.

If you want to see the rest of Patel's photos, click here.