Solar Bears Den: The Road is Not Kind

Photo by Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesAfter winning 8 of their first 9 games on home ice, the Orlando Solar Bears hoped to bring that success on the road, as they began a six-game pre-Christmas road trip that will take them through five different states.

The first half of the trip started within the South Division, where for a brief moment the team had held on to first place. After this week—an 0-3 stretch where the team was outscored 15-4—it’s back to the middle of the pack.

Tuesday: With Maxime Legace returning to the lineup and rookie Amir Miftakhnov emerging as a solid AHL goaltender, the other rookie goaltender on the depth chart became the odd one out, as Hugo Alnefelt…