The Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate) and the Manchester Monarchs (obviously the Los Angeles Kings farm team) spent most of the season duking it out for the #1 overall spot in the league.
Saturday will actually be the first time these two teams see each other! They don't usually play intra-conference due to travel limitations... the AHL being a low budget league, it does everything possible to minimize travel expenses.
We'll break down some important things related to the Calder Cup Final and how it may affect both teams.
Let's start in net.