I chatted with Phantoms p-b-p announcer Bob Rotruck about Matt Read…here’s what he had to say:

“Matt Read is absolutely tearing it up and looks very good for making the jump from NCAA to AHL. Had a 3 game goal streak snapped last night…”only” had 3 assists in that game to make up for it. He is paired with Denis Hamel who has 300+ AHL goals. The two of them look like they’ve been playing together for years. Some people are beginning to wonder if we are even going to get Read back next year (i.e. is he going to push for a spot with Philly in camp in Sept?)”