There are so many reasons the Aeros won't win Game 7 they just might do do it.

I am eternally pessimistic when it comes to this hockey team. 

Long ago was the time when I tried to figure it out and long ago was the time when I had any sense of what would come or go from one game to the next. 

But what is for sure these days is the Aeros have so many things stacked against them ahead of their Game 7 Wednesday night, they just might get it done. 

Injuries are staring to pile up. First it was the two goalies. Then it was Schultz and the Albers. The latest soap opera features the Kolanos injury in Game 6. (UPDATE - Kolanos' has a lower body injury and should be able to go tonight in Milwaukee.)

Add to that the goaltending issues. What a difference a week makes, eh? Thursday night all was giddy and bring as the Toyota Center faithful sang to Anton at center ice. Now, the guy some of the Aeros, including Benoit Pouliot, called their MVP of the playoffs has been pulled in two straight games. 

I don't know about you, but I don't want to be Kevin Constantine right about now. He has to choose between a guy that can't finish a 60-minute hockey game and a rusty former No. 1 that allowed FIVE goals when he was supposed to be the guy to swing the momentum. 

Ouch. 

Milwaukee is relatively healthy and will be playing its 11th game of the playoffs. The Aeros have played 13 already and only had two days off between series. Milwaukee had nine, and it looks like (as someone pointed out on this blog earlier) that rest is starting to benefit the hosts. 

I can't think of one reason why the Aeros might pull this thing out other than they might do it only because it does not make sense. They have won games they weren't supposed to and they pulled out that Game 7 win over Peoria in what seemed now like eons ago. 

I publicly picked the Admirals to win this series in 7 games, and I am sticking to that. I have them winning Game 7 by a score of 3-1. 

Here are some leftover quotes to get you through tomorrow when T3I's very own John Royal will be in Milwaukee covering Game 7. Now when you get to the end of these quotes, you tell me if this sounds like a team that thinks it can win tomorrow night. 

AEROS HEAD COACH KEVIN CONSTANTINE:

Were you surprised at being blown out in Game 6?

"(Defensively) We thought we had at least some areas we felt we could be better in from Game 5 to Game 6. The scoreboard would indicate we got worse, not better. We'll have to go back to the drawing board, watch some video and see if we can work something out."

Can you win in Milwaukee?

"That is why it is called a seven-game series. One team has to win four and one of our little themes in this playoffs has been to keep going until one of the teams has won four. And then we'll move on. We'll keep following that credo and live to play Game 7 and see what happens."

Seems like the Admirals just keep getting better ... Your thoughts?

"Milwaukee's been pretty good. We've won three, but I think they have shown why they are the division champs. They've been pretty good in all the games except the “rust game” in Game 1. It's going to take a good game by us to beat them."

AEROS FORWARD COREY LOCKE:

I guess you are not surprised at Milwaukee's resurgence. Are they that good?

"We know they are a good team. We knew they were going to come out when they got their backs against the wall and they were going to come even harder. We haven't matched it. There's a reason why they're the best team in our division. We just haven't responded in the last few games."

"There's a reason why they finished 20 points ahead of us in the standings. They're a good team so we'll just leave it at that."

Do you think it might be time to change the lines up a bit?

"I don't think either team is going to change anything at all. What's going to come down in Game 7 is who wants it more ... who sticks to their game plan and details will win the hockey game. "