Another way to look at it is that your beloved Pack blew out subpar opponents then, when playing a real A team, they blew a lead and lost in OT - enough said, move on. Instead you need to make excuses and say they other team was between 1 and 2 years older. Do you really think there were '04s and '03s on that team? You've already admitted the Pack added young ninth graders this year (05s) - so they really weren't "one and two years older": months, maybe, not years. Give it a rest Pack Mommy - the team your little golden child is riding the bench on isn't nearly as good as you thought it was - so glad Denver is paid for though, it's going to be such a once-in-a-lifetime experience (YAWN!)....