4-26-10

Lawrence Nycholat was in Los Angeles as a member of the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night, but a little piece of him was back in Hamilton where his former Manitoba Moose teammates were fighting in vain for their AHL playoff lives.

Nycholat was recalled after Nolan Baumgartner, another former longtime member of the Moose, was injured in Game 4 of the series. And as much as Nycholat appreciated the opportunity to join the Canucks for their playoff run, he felt badly having to leave his AHL team at such a critical point.