ALLENTOWN — Alex Lyon, the chatty goalie who is coming off a 49-save performance that carried the Phantoms to a series-clinching, 4-3 overtime win over Providence, is ready for the next challenge in the AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs: high-scoring Charlotte.
The Phantoms host the Checkers on Friday in the opener of their best-of-seven series. Charlotte has won 10 straight, including a three-game sweep over Scranton/Wilkes Barre in Round 1.
“Honestly, I don’t like to put much stock in the other team,” Lyon said after practice at the PPL Center on Thursday. “I think everybody in this room knows that if we play the way we’re capable of, we’re going to be just fine.