Latvian Fans Confused By Playoffs

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Riga, Latvia - Stunned Latvian viewers watched their beloved Riga Reign get swept by Davos in last week's playoffs.

 

After all of the talk about a great regular-season record against the Dynamo and several predictions of a Riga series win, the Swiss put on three convincing victories in Games 1, 2, and 4, and a close-but-no-cigar Game 3 overtime win. The Reign players seemed similarly distraught.

 

"We had their number in the regular season, that's not a question in my mind," said Reign rookie Apollo Hackett after an overtime loss, "but the lights get a little brighter in the playoffs, and not all of us on Riga have been here before. It takes a little getting used to. We'll just have to come back better next season, and you can bet that we will."

 

The Reign have over a half-dozen rookies on their roster last season, a result of carefully-curated trades. Though this season's team was young, GM Benjamin Zeptenbergs in fact has another player or two likely to be called up next season, to say nothing of Season 67's upcoming draft class. With Preencarnacion, Cast, and Saint all getting older, there seems to be a short- and long-term window for championship aspirations - but with this regular vs. playoff season dichotomy, some fans aren't sure what to expect.

 

One upset fan was heard shouting from the stands at the end of game 4, "Ryuu and Rylan basically dad-dicked us. The hell's up with that?"