WINDSOR — Kris Knoblauch has put out the call.
It’s on the shoulders of the marquee players of the Erie Otters to respond to their coach on Friday in the semifinal of the 2017 Memorial Cup.
“You win when your best players are your best players,” Knoblauch said on Thursday, a day before his club meets the Saint John Sea Dogs at the WFCU Centre with a berth in the Cup final on the line.
“So that goes from (goaltender) Troy Timpano to (defenceman) Darren Raddysh to (forwards) Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat. It’s good contributions when we can get our fourth line playing well, but rarely do you win hockey games when your fourth line is your best line or your best players.