Happy Thursday everyone! I meant to get to this post earlier in the week but boring household stuff like cleaning and laundry got in the way. Not the snowstorm, though. I come from Pennsylvania so I'm used to that stuff. And for those of you who might have been worried, the games this weekend will not be canceled. Florida is already in town so things will go on according to planned with three games in three days. And what a huge set it is for the Road Warriors, especially after dropping all three last week. Two games against division rivals (Florida and Gwinnett) and one against a North Division foe that they have beaten twice already (Kalamazoo) make up this weekend's busy schedule. Here's how I view each opponent coming in and what might swing the outcome.
Florida: In much the same boat as the Road Warriors right now. Many players out due to injury and call-ups and playing .500 hockey over their last 10. These are still the top two teams in the South Division and I expect a tight, well-played game. Ultimately, though, I think the loss of Mitch Fadden to a blood clot in his leg is too much for the Everblades to overcome this night and a solid defensive outing by the Road Warriors leads to a win.
Gwinnett: Revenge will be the word of the day on Friday. Greenville has lost three straight against Gwinnett and is now 5-6-0 against the Gladiators this season. Aaron Bendickson was placed on the 3-day IR earlier this week and if he isn't back that puts even more pressure on the Road Warriors to shut down the line of Tim Miller, Pat Galivan, and Michael Forney - a line which torched them last weekend. Greenville has won three of five against the Gladiators at the BI-LO Center this season so home ice should be in their favor. This is a close one to call and I'm going to rule a push for right now.
Kalamazoo: The Wings are a tricky team to figure out, and probably to play against. They can score a ton and have skill up front and on the back end. In goal, Ryan Nie is a perennial 25-game winner in the ECHL and Riley Gill was the Goalie of the Month in October, and stellar in the Kelly Cup playoffs last year. Despite the goaltending, Kalamazoo's defense is one of the worst in the league. I think on Saturday Greenville's offense will have an awakening and help the team roll to a comfortable win.
So now that the serious matter of this weekend's games is out of the way, let's have some fun. My song of the week this week is something totally off the wall, and that's why I love it. It was suggested to me by Sheila Denard, but I have to confess that I almost didn't listen to it. The title is "Dirty Night Clowns" by Chris Garneau. Now the reason I almost just ignored it is because I am terribly afraid of clowns. If I see one at a street festival or fair you can be pretty sure I'm going to bolt the other way. My natural reaction when I saw the title of the song was, "Nope. No chance. I'm going to watch this video and have nightmares for weeks." But Sheila took the time to send it to me so I owed it to her to give it a chance.
And wouldn't you know that the song has been stuck in my head for days now. No nightmares, either, which is nice. The dancing skeletons and Grateful Dead-looking bears actually crack me up a good bit. I know for sure that a lot of people won't like this song as much as me, but that's too bad because it's my blog and I get to say what goes in it. Haha! So here's "Dirty Night Clowns," this week's song of the week.
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