Seattle Kraken AHL Farm Team Saturday Makes 2nd Try To Close Out Conf. Final
The Coachella Valley Firebirds are still leading their AHL playoff series with Milwaukee three games to one, right?
This is the same Admirals team which the Firebirds beat 4-2 to get to the Calder Cup Final last year, right?
Just checking, because for a team which has been dominated the last two years, Admirals players sure are talking a good game.
After Milwaukee had stayed alive in the Western Conference Final Thursday with a 7-2 victory in Game 4, winger Joakim Kemmel addressed a radio audience and the crowd at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. "We're going to beat them," Kimmel promised for Game 5 on Saturday.
Earlier in the series, Ads defenseman Spencer Stastney had engaged in some bizarre trash-talking. "The word around the league is, these guys were maybe born with a silver spoon in their mouth." Suggesting, apparently, that it's easier for an expansion franchise like Coachella Valley to build a roster.
"We put our foot in the door," added Stastney, who might have mistaken the door for his own mouth. After his comments, the Firebirds won Game 2, 3-1 at Acrisure Arena on Friday. Look what showed up after the game on the home interview room table (lower photo).
Game 5 puck drop is just after 4 pm Pacific time on Saturday. We'll provide our usual postgame highlights & analysis on the site after it's done.