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Originally Posted by FallingMeTook
I don't really know that they are really that far beyond Kootenay. They are both in the middle of their respective conferences, Seattle 5th and Kootenay 6th. However the Ice have 66 points to the Thunderbirds 64, and hold a game in hand. Looking at the statistics, other than the top three scorers for Seattle, there really isn't much seperation between the two teams.
While Seattle may have the more talented team, and does hold a victory over Kootenay, I really don't think the difference between the two teams is that great, and certainly is not great enough to suggest that Seattle is a better team to struggle against due to their vast superiority over Kootenay.
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Seattle really struggled at the beginning of the season, having to deal with disinterested overagers, the emergence of a 16 year-old starting goalie, the absence of Thomas Hickey and Greg Scott and the new building not being ready.
Even though I live in Vancouver now, I have followed the ICE since they moved to Cranbrook, and despite their ability to win close games (like last night in Prince Albert), they are too young to make any noise this season. They REALLY miss Dustin Sylvester too, and Andrew Bailey hasn't put up the numbers since DaSilva graduated. They do have a bright future though, hopefully Nathan Lieuwen's concussion issues don't hurt his chances in the draft.
Seattle on the other hand, are settled in their new building, they have a bunch of home games to finish the year, and are a dark horse in the West (unless they draw Kelowna in the first round). And if they do end up getting Oscar Moller back (which still is in the realm of possibility), look out.