For the curious, I thought the group would like to know what Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton have the rest of the way as the Bears look to hold off the Pens and pass the Tigers.
Bridgeport:
Tuesday-Worcester Saturday-at Hershey Sunday-at Lowell (wow, that's a hike!) March 31-at Albany April 3-Hershey April 5-Albany April 10-Springfield April 11-Lowell
Opinion: Not a real tough sked the rest of the way, save the games against the Bears. The River Rats and Sharks might be Hershey's best hope.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday: Grand Rapids Saturday: Toronto Sunday: at Hershey April 1: at Binghamton April 4: Hershey April 8: Norfolk April 10: Albany April 11: Norfolk April 12: at Hershey
Opinion: Tougher games for the Pens than the Tigers, but four of the last five are at home. Given the current games in hand, Hershey just needs to take care of business head to head with the flightless birds, and the WB would likely finish third in the division. Lose the games head to head, and things could go south quickly for the boys from Chocolatetown.
With the Pens and Tigers both in town again this weekend, the time is now for the Bears to grab the division lead. A big week this week, and the number one seed will nearly be in reach I believe. |