It All Comes Down to This

This is for all the marbles. This team has a chance to do something special. They're in the driver's seat. They have to do the things they've been doing all season. Oh the cliches.

After Staving off elimination tonight in Lethbridge, the Saskatoon Blades will return home on Wednesday night for the ever, over-cliched game 7. It was do or die tonight. Their backs were against the wall. It was win or go home and win they did. Rookie Josh Nicholls paced Saskatoon with 2 goals. Milan Kytnar, Teghan Zahn and Adam Chorneyko also tallied for the Blades.

The Hurricanes had a chance to wrap up the series at home after wrestling away home ice advantage from Saskatoon with a win on Saturday night. For any other team, a road win in Lethbridge tonight might have been a little much to ask for. However, after setting a new team record for road wins this year with 29, the Blades have felt comfortable playing away from Credit Union Center.

Zach Boychuk had single-handedly beat the Blades by scoring 6 goals in the last 3 games. Tonight, the Blades kept him off the score sheet. They'll need to do that again in Game 7 to improve their chances of winning.

So, it all comes down to this.....they need to get a win in their building.....they've battled back from the brink of elimination.....there's no tomorrow.....they have to remember what got them here.

There's no reason there can't be close to 10,000 fans at Credit Union Center on Wednesday night. It's playoff hockey. This is what hockey fans live for. Ahhhh game 7's.

See you Wednesday night at Credit Union Center.