Some midweek musings before the Otters play a solo affair this Friday against the team that occupies the bottom of the Division of 15 standings...hey, not to pick on Milton, but its the Icehawks turn to have a complete rebuilding season.
The farmers used to have a saying - they probably still do - to "make hay while the sun still shines". Thats exactly what the Otters will need to do if you take a look at the schedule over the next two weeks. Between now and December 18, three of Huntsville's next five games come against opponents either below them currently in the standings, or against the team occupying the 8th and final playoff spot.
After Milton, its Mississauga and Vaughan twice. These next five games will be an indication of how well this team appears to be gelling. Using a huge win against Couchching as a springboard can't hurt. Can they make up 10 points in the standings, leapfrog over four teams to capture a playoff spot? Well, first off, lets not get carried away. But in the same breath, let's not sell them short either.
If Brian O'Leary can somehow electronically plant a DVD of the Couchching game into each players head, to reinforce just how defensively sound they can play when they want to, while getting Charlie Millen and Thomas Shelley to steal a game here and there, this could be an interesting last half of the 09/10 season.
Let's compare notes in two weeks, shall we?
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