![]() ![]() “I think we play pretty similar, they’re pretty tight-checking, they’re really good with their sticks and tracking and pretty good off the rush,” said Wranglers captain Brett Sutter. They’ve been battling with them long enough to know better. Photo by Azin Ghaffari / Postmediaīut the Wranglers aren’t expecting anything to come easy against the Firebirds. The Wranglers still have the advantage in net with Dustin Wolf, but Daccord doesn’t allow many easy goals.Ĭalgary Wranglers goaltender Dustin Wolf enters the ice for a game against the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Scotiabank Saddledome on Oct. In Joey Daccord, the Firebirds have one of the top goalies in the league. The Wranglers led that category with 174. The Firebirds can score - they were third in the AHL in goals this season with 257 in 72 games, one more than the Wranglers - and finished fourth in fewest goals allowed, with 194. Nothing about this series is going to be easy. So what are the keys for the Wranglers to secure safe passage to the next round? Expect a fight, for one thing. Adam Klapka coming up big for Wranglers in Calder Cup playoffs.Wranglers look to come out firing at home against Firebirds.No different from last series, it just gets elevated.” Our challenge will be sticking to our game plan and being mature and managing the games. “They’re a really good team, everyone in the whole league knows that and we know that. “We had some meaningful affairs in their building down the stretch, I think that’s a little bit more of the makeup of each team in terms of having their team and team play,” said Wranglers head coach Mitch Love. The margin between these two teams is paper-thin and it has been all season, even if the Wranglers won three of the final four games they played against the Firebirds. The Wranglers and Firebirds faced off eight times in the regular season this year, each team coming away with four wins and four losses. Those are the games that are really fun to play in.”ĭuehr isn’t wrong about the teams’ head-to-head record. “It’s meaningful hockey against a really quality opponent. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]() ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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