Syracuse Crunch vs. Toronto Marlies preview: AHL North Division final Game 7

Bottom line:

It’s a game 7.

What you may have missed:

• Game recaps from Brandon Curtis: game 1, game 2 recap, game 3, game 4, game 5, game 6
• Photo gallery of games 1 and 2 and game 5 from our amazing photographer Scott Thomas.
• The Crunch’s SoundCloud is a great place to go for player interviews and tidbits.
• Be sure to check out Syracuse’s YouTube channel if you’re looking for highlights and recaps from this round and the last round.
• You can find coverage from the team’s beat writer and others, including our friend Brent Axe, over at Syracuse.com.
• Speaking of Brent, Crunch assistant coach Trent Cull, who played in the last game 7 in the Onondaga County War Memorial, joined him on the radio yesterday./

Game night essentials:

• The pre-game radio broadcast with Dan D’Uva will start at 6:45 EST on ESPN Syracuse. You can listen to the game in its entirety for free.
• AHL Live has special playoff pricing deals for every game of the AHL playoffs, as well as team-specific packages. There’s also a pay-per-view option.
• Be sure to follow the team on Twitter for updates if you’re away from other options./

Potential lines and pairings:

Starting netminder for Syracuse:

Mike McKenna

Line rushes during warm ups Saturday:

Michael Bournival - Yanni Gourde - Cory Conacher

Adam Erne - Byron Froese - Joel Vermin

Tye McGinn - Matthew Peca - Erik Condra

Daniel Walcott - Gabriel Dumont - Kevin Lynch

Defensive pairings during warm ups Saturday:

Matt Taormina - Dominik Masin

Slater Koekkoek - Ben Thomas

Jonathan Racine - Mathieu Brodeur

(Jake Dotchin)*

*Note: The Crunch scratched Kevin Lynch Monday night and went with 7 defensemen (well, 8 if you count Walcott, but he played as a forward, so....).