Those were the post-game words from head coach Sheldon Keefe after the Marlies stole a point their performance didn’t warrant in Syracuse on Sunday night.
It’s no exaggeration to say this game could have been over as a contest inside the opening ten minutes after Syracuse totally dominated the run of play, out-shooting the Marlies by a count of 10-2, which doesn’t even fully encapsulate the number of scoring chances the Crunch generated early on.
First Period
Syracuse struck the post just 99 seconds in and looked destined to score on the game’s first power play shortly thereafter.