thanks 4 the info...........
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TheRiderman63
and good on you 4 waving the canes flag and adding well needed support 2 an arena that is a tad quite to say the least.....one of these days i will stop down and say hello....great job canes, keep up the hard work and good play as of late........GO CANES GO....................:thumb:
Tonights game in Chilliwack is huge for the Canes.
I guess tonight is the start of the stretch run for the Canes. As mentioned many times here and elsewhere, P.A. has an easier schedule to finish the year then Lethbridge does, and as such, the Raiders have the inside track on the 8th and final playoff spot. The Raiders won one of their "easy games" last night against the Pats so the Raiders are currently 2 points up on Lethbridge. Since the Canes and Raiders to not play each other again this year, we can't do anything about P.A. so we just need to worry about winning as many as we can and see what happens. The Hurricanes next 3 games are on a B.C Division swing and we can't be expected to win em all, but 2 or 3 points is almost mandatory to keep pace with P.A. The Raiders have a couple of difficult opponents this weekend so they will hopefully not gain any more ground on the Canes in the next few days. The Raiders are on the road in Moose Jaw on Friday and then host the Ice Saturday.
Tonight's game against the Bruins is probably our best chance at getting a couple of points in the next 3 games. Our second game on this trip is against a highly depleted, yet suddenly improved lineup in Kamloops. Taking any points off the Blazers is not going to be easy. The last of Lethbridge's 3 games on their BC swing is in Kelowna, and as usual the Rockets are playing good hockey come the end of the year. Getting any points from Kamloops and/or Kelowna in the next 2 games is not very likely. The difficulty in stealing any points in the 2 games the Canes play after tonight makes the game in Chilliwack a crucial game to win. A regulation time loss against the Bruins tonight will make a serious dent in the Canes playoff hopes.
On a side note. Why the Canes are scheduled on a BC division swing instead of playing against our Eastern rivals at this time of year is beyond me, but whatever I guess.