RATS' SKRLAC ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES.(SPORTS)

Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY Staff writer

ALBANY -- Rob Skrlac made the most of his reprieve.

Skrlac, a forward for the Albany River Rats, was assessed a game misconduct Sunday, but it was rescinded a day later by the American Hockey League.

Had the misconduct stood, Skrlac would have faced a four-game suspension because of an accumulation of six aggressor/instigator penalties during the season.

Instead, Skrlac registered his first point of the season Wednesday night in a victory over Hartford, and will be with Albany for a three-game weekend series that begins tonight in Syracuse.

``It's the first kind thing the American Hockey League …