Last night it seemed a different team had slipped in to the Marlies dressing room. Yes, there were the undisciplined penalties but they were playing like there was no tomorrow and for them it was true. A loss last night would have sent the boys from The Golden Horseshoe home to the links. Looking back at the series against Syracuse their win should come as no surprise, they have battled back before. Still the question remains was this a last rally for pride to avoid a sweep? Or was it the start of the momentum needed to turn the series around. For the Marlies to progress on to the Calder they will need to win all three remaining games in the series. It has been done twice in living memory,both by Northern Division teams, the Rochester Amerks and the Adirondack Frostbite. The third time could be a charm for the Marlies, however, they will have to crank up the discipline and cut the breaks in the bin to do it.
Basic stats for the game, Toronto Coach Gilbert finally game Justiin Pogge a chance last night starting him in goal. Pogge turned away 30 of 31 SOG. Chicago's workhorse Pavalec started the game and was pulled for Robert Gherson in the third frame, Paves stopped 33 of 38 Gherson 2/1 SOG. Dean Morton thought by some to be the "best referee in the AHL" at this time called 26 PIM for 9 infractions on the Marlies, 18 PIMs and 9 infractions on the Wolves.
The teams next meet at 7:30 in Rosemont on Friday, a new arena, 48 hours rest, we will see what happens. Rally or route, in the end somebody always goes home.
The following images are from Game 2 05/18/2008.
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