Every time the Fire have a bad season there comes a point where we start clutching at anything that could give some measure of hope. A depth/fringe player scores a goal and we say yes, this young man can carry us through. A substitute keeper has a good game and we say yes, this guy can be our rock. We string a couple games together where late goals salvage a result and we say, yeah, sure, this is a good base to rebuild on.
In the past few days we’ve looked at a few positive results on the road— the win against RBNY, the draw with Toronto, and this past Saturday’s win in Orlando— and thought maybe this could work for us.