Who Will Topple the Aces?

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Who Will Topple the Aces?

VHL.com // by J.S. Augusta

 

A glance at the recently-dominant Las Vegas Aces' schedule shows that their next opponents are scheduled to be the Saskatoon Wild, followed by a double header against the Ottawa Lynx, before going on to face the Oslo Storm. The Wild were the first victim to fall in the Ace’s streak, and have been blown out by scores such as 8-2 and 5-0 in their match-ups. The Lynx and the Aces have played a few times this season already, with the last meeting being a 7-1 blowout. The Oslo Storm have met a similar fate, but came close to matching the Aces two games ago, when they lost a narrow 4-3 game.

 

This hot streak the Aces are on surely can’t go on forever, and many are wondering who might claim the distinction of being the first to beat them - something practically deserving of an award all on its own at this point. While the Wild have made moves to patch their holes in recent days, some questions linger over whether signees such as Jake Scheel and Daring Do will make it to the line-up in time.

 

So, who will ‘topple’ the Aces’ record? Our prediction is that it will be either the Wild, boosted by recent signings and a desire to prove their team’s ability to compete, or the Storm -- trying to replicate the success that saw them compete hard against the Aces, prior to being shut-down in a spectacularly defensive (and perhaps boring) third period that saw each team register a meager three shots each. The Lynx have the unenviable position of playing them twice in a row, something that has historically gone quite poorly for any team involved. For this reason, it probably isn’t in the cards for them.

 

Regardless of who finally defeats them, if indeed they even can be defeated, one thing is certain: it will be high drama in each game they play, as the stakes grow higher and higher, and they continue to whittle away at the pride of each team they quash in their destructive path.

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It will be interesting to see who will it be. I get a feeling it will be within the next 10-14 games. Shaky wins today, teams clearly are going all out defensive against us. Hell our first loss might be sooner than I thought. I'll be switching some strategies tonight.