A rally was not in the cards for the Bucks, as they scored one goal but then allowed two more en route to a 4-1 loss to the Allen Americans in what will now stand as their final game of the 2009-10 season.
Pier-Olivier Pelletier did not appear to have his best night, allowing four goals on 34 shots, but the team needed to be doing a lot more in front of him if they wanted to win this series.
The Americans are now in the Southern Conference Finals during their first year of existence and will face the top-seeded Odessa Jackalopes in a series set to begin Friday night.
Todd Griffith had the Bucks' only goal tonight to finish the postseason with a team-leading six tallies and nine points.
The Bucks' other leading point getter in the series was Sylvain Deschatelets, who had one goal and seven assists for eight points.
You can see complete individual stats for the playoffs here.
I think it's safe to say that the Bucks did a lot more than everyone expected of them by taking this series to a Game 7, but I'm sure that's not of much comfort to them as they make the long bus ride home.
Considering the time they'll arrive back in Laredo, I doubt the Bucks will be available to the media tomorrow, but I'll be sure to follow up on the end of this series, and the season as a whole, soon.
You can read more about tonight's game in Bryan Benway's press release.
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U said u started covering the team since 07-08 right? In ur opinion who do you think wasnt helping the team or was a bad person while on practice(this year)? Last year you said it was Eric Lizon and Rick Kozak. Who would u point to this year? Now that the season has ended can you tell us why Ryan Salvis was cut? (him and that other foward that started the season in the ahl. Can we know?
Yes, I have been here since right after training camp ended in 2007.
I would say that earlier this season, Robin Richards was a problem in that area, but after being yelled at about it enough, he started taking things a bit more seriously.
I asked about the release of Josef Fojtik and Ryan Salvis today, and the team still will not go on the record as saying anything other than that it was an off-ice issue that led to their release, so that is all I can really tell you.
The Salvis and Fojtik problem is one that has been long forgotten. I mean, does it really mean anything anyway at this point? The Bucks had other issues to deal with throughout the season, i.e., injuries, players leaving, etc. The biggest issue was injuries. As was mentioned before in the old CHL forums, Salvis and Fojtik were released due to a drug related incident. I'm sure you can figure it out from there. Give credit to coach for parting ways with them and not announcing to the world what kind of persons/players they really are. That allowed them to go play elsewhere.
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