The Syracuse Crunch only had two games this week, which based on how the second game went, was probably a good thing. After losing a well-played, but ultimately disappointing, 2-1 shootout to Binghamton, the Crunch ventured up to Canada and were thoroughly embarrassed by the Belleville Senators, 8-2.
Prior to the Binghamton game, Coach Ben Groulx had talked about needing the ability to win games in bunches. He had for the most part liked the way the team was playing. The Crunch jumped back on the ice after Christmas with the perfect stretch of games to start putting those wins together as they are in the middle of a 10-game stretch against AHL North Division teams.