Thanks a lot sarnia..
11/12 overall now.
No games right this past round.
SSM over Kitchener in 5
Hamilton over Kingston in 6
13/14 now
I’ll go Hamilton in 6
I’ve said all year that while SSM is a very good team, they aren’t this historic team that some make them out to be. They just don’t have the same makeup. They are a good team but I’m not surprised to see them struggling at times. Like many have mentioned, they benefited from a soft division and overall a softer conference than the western has seen in a few years. Kitchener was the best team in the Midwest this year and I don’t think they come close to the last 4 Western Champs that were represented by the Midwest
Will come down to defense and who can win on the road. SSM is an unimpressive 3-5 on the road this playoffs. And 2 of those wins vs the 8th see Saginaw..
I went way back to 1998 and I could not find one team that won an OHL title with a sub .500 home record. SSM could turn it around this series and go 2-1 or better on the road. But that would just bring them to .500.. something no OHL title team has done recently either. Only 1 OHL title team has lost 5 or more on the road since 1998 and that was OS in 2011 who went 6-5 on the road.
The outline for Hamilton.. split the first 2. Do that and imo you should guarantee yourself 6/7 game series. The longer it goes the more it should benefit Hamilton