Tonight the Chicago BlackHawks come out from the locker room needing to breathe fire and ready to win. No mistakes tonight, if they lose this one it will be tough to unseat the Nucks just one win away from the next round. Not many expected the baby faced Hawks to make it to the second round fewer still thought they would make it to the third. Just do it guys prove them all wrong if only for the fact it will feel darn good.
Meanwhile in the AHL, things have been moving right along in the playoff race. In the East mythical land where players and coaches sleep in their own beds each night. The Bridgeport Soundtigers and Philly Phantoms have fallen by the wayside and the Hershey Bears and WB/Scranton Penguins are locked in a grudge match. These teams truly do not like each other and it will prove to be a heart pounding series. Lucky the fans who will get to see this one, presently Hershey leads the series 2:1 next start tomorrow night.
The Atlantic Division now has narrowed down to the Providence P-Bruins and Wooster Sharks this series is tied at 1:1 each. These teams defeated The Hartford Wolfpack and Portland Pirates to make it this far. Their next meeting is tomorrow night in Providence.
In the two divisions of local interest the North and West, first the North. The Manitoba Moose look like the real deal this year. Not only have they defeated the Marlies in round one they defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins in round two. Grand Rapids fought a hard series against the Hamilton Bull Dogs in the first round then went down in four quick and deadly games in the second to the Moose. Yes indeed squirrel, Bullwinkle has a real attitude this season! The addition of Jason Krog and Gui Desbiens seems to of been the magic the Manitoba needed to take it to the next level. A friend from Winnipeg wrote me and asked"just what were the Wolves thinking" when they let Desbiens slip through there grasp. Well Mike, your guess is as good as mine, but I bet you are glad they did.
Mean while in the West Milwaukee seems to of stumbled. The series against Houston is now Houston 2, Milwaukee 1. The next meeting of these teams is tonight at 7:05 in Milwaukee. There are probably still good seats available, my guess is that it's going to be a great game. If you don't stop for dinner you just might make it by the middle of first period.
It's a great night for local hockey no matter who you follow, play nice you kids!
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