The road to the Calder Cup playoffs just got a lot rockier for the Belleville Senators.
In their biggest game of the season, the B-Sens came out flat, losing 5-2 to Syracuse, dropping them four points behind Cleveland in the chase for the final post season spot in the AHL North.
Belleville was never in the game, falling behind 4-0 before mounting any offence.
Head coach David Bell summed up his team’s problem with one word.
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Jan Jenik (11th) and Philippe Daoust (5th) scored for Belleville.
The numbers tell the story.
Belleville has eight games left. Five are on the road. Six are against the top two teams in the division, Laval and Rochester. The Amerks are in Belleville Friday and Saturday.
