It’s a question that the Syracuse Crunch must be asking themselves after letting a two-goal lead slip in the third period.
Back at Ricoh Coliseum after a long road trip, Toronto had dug themselves a hole. The Marlies were arguably the better team for large parts of the game, but it may well have been Ryan Rupert who sparked his teammates to life shortly after they had conceded two quick goals and were trailing 4-2.
Scrapping like hell in front of the net with Daniel Walcott, Rupert drew the ire of Henri Ikonen. Though both were called for roughing, it was basically a fight in which the Toronto forward prevailed, taking down his opponent.