Everything that the Syracuse Crunch did to climb their way out of last place and into a second seed in the division is now in the past. The winning streaks, the shut-outs, the overtime goals - all that is history. It’s playoff time. Their record is 0-0. With a roster that has a distinct lack of AHL post season experience, and such a short series at hand (the first round is best of five), it’s hard to predict what is going to happen.
Are they going to keep rolling along, grinding out wins by overwhelming the Rochester Americans by pinning them back in their own zone and forcing them to cough up the puck time and time again?