That being, win a championship. And it could happen tonight.
Holding a 3-2 series lead, the Marlies can firmly place their hard-fought series with the Texas Stars in the books with a victory. And, in the process, etch their place in history.
By all accounts, that’s exactly what they should do. Which should say nothing to the detriment of their opponent.
The Stars have admirably countered the Marlies for large portions of this series. Particularly in its early stages. Holding Toronto’s top line of Andreas Johnsson, Miro Aaltonen and Carl Grundstrom to just two points through the first three games, the Marlies had simply no answer for a suffocating Texas defence.