WBS Weekly: WBS’s losing streak reaches 7

Penguins forward Nathan Legare fights out of a scrum against the Utica Comets Friday night.Friday, January 7: WBS 5 @ Utica 6 (SO)

On Wednesday, January 5, the Pittsburgh Penguins sent forward Sam Lafferty to the Chicago organization in exchange for forward Alex Nylander. Nylander was promptly sent to the WBS Penguins, who opened this past weekend traveling to Utica to take on the new top affiliate of the New Jersey Devils, the Utica Comets.

It was the first game for WBS against an opponent not named the Hershey Bears since December 12, on account of various postponements. Unfortunately, it just so happened to be against the AHL’s best team by points percentage, as well as the holders of the…