Tonight the Syracuse Crunch defeated the Toronto Marlies 3-1 in front of a rollicking hometown crowd to give them a series lead. The last time the Syracuse Crunch played a playoff game beyond the first round, Mike Angelidis still had the “C” on his sweater, Eric Neilson was “woo’ing” over the War Memorial speakers, and Rob Zettler was the man behind the bench. Translation? A lot has changed, and as difficult as it is to admit, it’s for the better.
‘The Crunch skated in front of a near capacity arena on Friday night and they did not disappoint.