The Cleveland Monsters were slated to open their season on Friday February 5th and Saturday February 6th against the Rockford IceHogs. Unfortunately, on February 4th, the AHL announced the postponement of those games due to Covid Protocols.
Since the announcement, the postponed games have been rescheduled for February 22nd and 23rd. Which means opening weekend for the Monsters will now kick off this weekend at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse against the Rochester Americans and Grand Rapids Griffins.
The other five teams in the Central Division were able to play at least one game this past weekend. After watching all their games, a few things stuck out to me that Cleveland will need to master right off the bat to put them on the path towards a successful season.