Aberdeen vs. the Bobcats. Bismarck, ND, for immediate release. The Bobcats are looking up at the Wings, and this means war! South Dakota vs. North Dakota. We don’t give a bleep about the Wings, nor do they about us. So you have two combatants that can be a ticking time bomb. In Layne’s case, if the Cats are not playing right, you can expect a fiery head coach. Because I have heard it myself, and it was only practice. Imagine being a fly on the wall of the Bismarck locker room when Sedevie cusses at a nineteen year old for no reason, other than to light a fire under him. The regular season record shows they cannot hold a match to Langer and the Wings, because the Wings beat them 11 of 12 times during the regular season. But the regular season does not mean a darned thing right now. It’s all about who can perform their best and earn a Chuck Robertson Cup ring, like I have from 2010 former Bobcat captain Jason Fabian. It always comes down to who is playing their best hockey at the time, so I think this matchup will favor the Bobcats, because of their 3-0 sweep of the Wilderness, which took no time at all. Meanwhile, the Wings were in a tooth and nail battle with the Minot Minotauros, who they beat in five. It didn’t surprise me how long that series went, because when former bench boss Marty Murray was at the helm of the Tauros, you could see the making of a good team. The Wings have a lot that reminds me of the 2010 Bobcats. The Wings used to be the nemesis of the Bobcats, and still are.
