THE PERFECT SENARIO

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

SEASON TEN FOR THE LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS ECHL TEAM AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS.

HOME OPENER FRIDAY.... LAS VEGAS 3 STOCKTON 2....SCOT CAMPBELL SCORES ON A REBOUND 30 SECONDS INTO OVERTIME SENDING THE HOME FANS HAPPILY TO THE EXITS !

THE WRANGLERS NEVER LED AND.... SORT OF THE SECOND BEST TEAM THRU OUT...BUT THEY MUCKED ALONG IN A SUPER COMPETITIVE CONTEST TO WIN  THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT....STOCKTON'S DEFENSE SUPER THRU OUT AND HAD GIVEN UP ONLY TWO GOALS IN THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES.

SAME TWO TEAMS TONIGHT AT 707ISH.

GREAT CROWD 5634....GREAT NEW RED AND WHITE UNIFORMS...SAME WAY TOO LOUD RAP MUSIC THRU OUT.....VIDEO REPLAYS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED......CROWDS CONTINUE TO IGNORANT AND IMPOLITE....GREAT VENUE FOR THIS ONGOING LAS VEGAS PROFESSIONAL TEAM.

THE WRANGLERS WON THE ECHL WEST LAST YEAR AND HAVE  RETURNED 13 PLAYERS FROM LAST SEASON AND WOULD EXPECT TO BE AMONG THE TOP TEAMS FOR THE 12-13 SEASON.....NHL LOCKOUT WHICH WE ALL HOPE WILL CONTINUE FOR DECADES HAS A DROPDOWN EFFECT ON PLAYERS AVAILABLE TO THE AHL AND ECHL....COMPETITION LAST NIGHT EXTREMELY KEEN AS ALWAYS....THEY JUST CHASE THE PUCK NON STOP.

WHAT A HOOT.

THIS CONTINUES AS ONE OF THE TREASURES OF LAS VEGAS...WHAT A WINNER...GREAT PROMOTION !

8 MINUTES LATE.

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