It was a pretty bad beating in yesterday’s match-up as the 2013-14 team thoroughly dominated the the 2008-09 Melrose-led squad. I don’t expect much difference in today’s contest. Sometimes there is little drama in opening round showcases.
Today’s match-up features the 1997-98 Bolts versus the 2019-20 squad in what should be an absolute bloodbath in the polls. It features a team that excelled only in its on-ice ineptitude versus a team whose main flaw would be that it existed in a sports world that was placed on pause due to a worldwide pandemic. Lets face it, the 1997-98 team is just happy to be playing in the tournament while this year’s team is not happy to be getting a bye and is insulted by it’s 8th-place seeding.