Heading into yesterday afternoon’s game the Cleveland Monsters were unsure of their playoff fate. The Belleville Senators needed to lose their game which was two hours before the Monsters took on the Toronto Marlies. Then, the Monsters needed to either push the game to overtime or win in regulation to hop into the final playoff spot in the North.
The results of the Senators game were not finalized until the Monsters were halfway through the second period. As luck would have it, the Senators lost, 4-2. At this point the fate of playoffs fell in the Monsters hands.