OK, here's where we stand: The Wolves played the first two games of this series in Grand Rapids. On Monday, they lost 4-3 in overtime. Tuesday, they lost 3-1. Grand Rapids is the Number 1 seed (48-22-8-2), and we knew this was going to be hard. I just wanted the guys to take one of the games. It seems like this team just wants to dig a hole and then claw their way out of it.
Which brings us to tonight.
Ten minutes into the game and we're losing 2-0, one of which is a shorthanded goal only 1:11 after the first goal. They're not playing well at all. A lot of weird calls by Craig Spada (one each side for diving). We get a power play goal toward the end of the first. The second period starts and the boys have more energy and are much more aggressive, outshooting them 14-6. OK, we can still pull this out. Third period rolls around, and the energy and aggressiveness is there, but wanes. It looks like they "don't want it." A bunch of players aren't seeing what's going on and actually look like they're not participating. Toward the end, it's a bunch of passing and no shooting. We go 6-on-5 - nothing happens. In fact, we can't keep the puck in their zone. Last 30 seconds - the crowd (3,110) is booing.
We lose, we're down 0-3 in the series. This team cannot win 4 games in a row against Grand Rapids. The next game is tomorrow - will it be the last one for us this season?
(Boxscore)
2008- *nose wiggle* *nose wiggle*
2006- Mag-stripe readers
- *nose wiggle* x 2 . . . *cough*?
2005- White Sox 8 - Tigers 0
- *nose wiggle* x 2
2004- White Sox 4 - Blue Jays 3 (Game 1) - White Sox 6 - Blue Jays 10 (Game 2)
- Doubleheader???
- *nose wiggle*
2002- Wolves 3 - Crunch 1
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