The Marlies spent last weekend on one of those long AHL bus ride road trips. It started with a tour of Upstate New York (but not steamed ham country), with a 5-1 win Friday night against the Binghamton Devils, and then a 5-2 win Saturday night against the Syracuse Crunch.
It was a great start to a three-in-three weekend. Unfortunately it all ended on a sour note. On Sunday the Marlies faced the top team in the whole AHL, the Charlotte Checkers, and they lost 5-0. It was a felt like a blow after Friday and Saturday, but winning those four points in the first two games was still a victory.