Just a reminder: Amerks @ Laval Game 3 of the Calder Cup quarterfinals/North division championship. Best of 5 series tied 1-1. Radio stream TV stream (subscription needed)
If you were thinking of getting tickets for Saturday, the game is essentially sold out, but for a handful of single seats and resale. Don't forget the game will be on ESPN2 at 4:30pm.
I think pressure gets to them. The combo of the playoff losing streak and being Toronto, it has got to get inside everyone's heads. That little voice. I think the Sabres deal with that too with the prolonged drought.
And faceoff wins are huge in lacrosse, even more important then hockey. If you can't win then you are just handing extra possessions to your opponent after every goal. The Bandits managed to overcome that in game 1.
Connor Farrell, the Bandits faceoff specialist, lost almost every faceoff last night. That's a lot of extra possessions for Saskatchewan. They better figure out what was going wrong by next week.
We'll there's going to be one more game this Saturday at 4:30. It will be on ESPN2. But if you live close enough you ought to go. How often do you get to see a championship final? Bandits fans are a trip.