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“Heavy Sticks” - The Crunch need to play to their identity

The Syracuse Crunch will wrap up their five-game road trip On Friday night back where it started as they head into Rochester to take on the North Division-leading Americans. The road trip which began on such a high note with a 2-1 shootout win against the Amerks has taken a bit of a turn for the worse with back-to-back shutout losses. Still, the Crunch can overtake Rochester for the division lead with a regulation win.

In order to win, the Crunch are going to have to reignite their suddenly stagnant offense. How do they do that? By sticking to what coach Ben Groulx refers to as their “identity.