Game Day vs. Vancouver

Coming off a 3-1 loss in Spokane last night, the boys are in Vancouver tonight for a 5 pm game. I honestly can't be upset about the game last night, they played well, kept it close. They didn't get deflated when they were down and kept fighting through to the end. Driedger had one of his best games ever in an Americans jersey, the behbehs Fluter and Nickles did well filling in for guys out with injury. David Conrad got the Americans' lone goal, love it when he scores against his former team.

"We had some puck luck on the defensive end," said Tri-City coach Jim Hiller. "And we had chances at the end of the game to draw even. We just couldn't put them away."

"Dreidger played real well," Hiller said. "And for their (Fluter and Nickles) first road game, that's a tough thing to do, and they did a good job. They're playing a lot, certainly more than they expected to play." (Examiner)

Now they faceoff against the Giants after riding a bus all night and an early game.  If the Ams win they could clinch a playoff spot.  It's also a potential preview of the first round of playoffs.  As I said on Friday, with the travel and the injuries, I'll take whatever points they can earn this weekend.  So here's hoping for a good effort, hopefully getting the win at the end.

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