Aces Flying High After Round 1 Win For the second season in a row, the 8th seed Aces have managed to upset the #1 seed Bobcats in round 1 of the TFHL playoffs. In an interview with team GM Dave Walter, he admitted that even he didn’t believe that his beloved Aces would get out of the first round. “To be honest, after a disappointing regular season we were shocked that we even made the playoffs!”
The Aces will need to get over their shock quickly however, as round 2 against the always dangerous Saints begins on Sunday. GM Walter commented that we shouldn’t expect too much tinkering with the lines for game 1. “We’re going with the same line combinations as we rolled with in games 6 & 7 against the Cats – why mess with a successful formula?”. The only question mark will be in net, and look for 19 year old Bryan Pitton to have a short leash. He will start game 1, but veteran Tomas Vokoun is waiting in the wings to pick up the pieces should Pitton falter. Last season it was Vokoun that relieved Barry Brust after some shaky starts to beat the Bobcats in their first playoff go around.
- Walkerton Times
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