Once again the Hitmen's biggest rival handed them a loss on Thursday night, the loss makes it 3 straight for the Hitmen.
The Ice have to be one the league's best team since probably November or so. They are really rolling along and I sure wouldn't want to face them in the playoffs. They really play well against the Hitmen.
The more the Hitmen play the more I realize that despite the good record, this team is probably more of a middle of the road team. They lack scoring depth, they can run around in their own zone, they are lacking work ethic and 60 minute efforts. In saying that, they are probably one or two players from being able to compete in a 7 game series with the big boys (Brandon, Saskatoon, Med. Hat). I think there somewhat of a chemistry issue as well, not in terms of players not getting along with each other, but when the Hitmen are having 4 or 5 healthy scratches a night, the players don't know from one game to another who is going to go to battle with them.
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