Rockets Have Hitmen on the Ropes

Well, after a few days off and holiday in Las Vegas the past week it's nice to be back home and back to reality again! That's one crazy and wild city. For those who've been to Vegas you know exactly what I mean! Lots of walking and little sleep.

While I was away I kept one eye on the sights and sounds of Sin City and the other eye on the WHL final between the Rockets and Hitmen. I can truly say a lot of people sure didn't expect to see Calgary in this position facing elimination from the league final, especially after the season they've had steamrolling pretty much every team they've played. It appears though Kelowna has taken a page right out of the Hitmen playbook in this series. Calgary has won and dominated teams all year with it's defence and goaltending. The Rockets are doing that same thing to the Hitmen right now and Calgary doesn't seem to have answer and time is running out.

Give Kelowna credit. They've so far played a stifling series and I think they have frustrated the Hitmen. The Rockets have a chance to sweep this series with a game 4 win tomorrow night in Kelowna. For Calgary, this is really the first adversity they've faced all season.

Is Kelowna being up 3 games to nothing a surprise? Yes and No.
Yes, Because of Calgary's dominance and seemingly easy run throughout the regular season and first 3 rounds of the playoffs.
No, Because of how the Rockets have adjusted their game to find ways to get the job done.

If Kelowna pulls this series off, which is looking more and more like that's going to happen there's no doubt it would be considered an upset. Only one team in the history of the WHL has come back from a 3-0 series deficit to win and I suppose if it's happened once it can happen again. The odds though are not in Calgary's favour.

Have a great day!
Pat