{"id":77920,"date":"2026-03-16T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=77920"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:48:55","slug":"this-seasons-a-grind-steelers-react-to-a-weekend-of-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/this-seasons-a-grind-steelers-react-to-a-weekend-of-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This season&#8217;s a grind&#8221;: Steelers react to a weekend of losses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>IMAGE: Cerys Heslop<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steelers&#8217; Head Coach said the team &#8220;lost the will&#8221; to beat the Giants on Sunday night after two losses in the double header this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The double loss means that the title is out of reach for the Steelers, whose focus now becomes the play-offs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a 16-point swing between the Giants and the Steelers, Aaron Fox admitted this weekend&#8217;s games were going to be a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This season&#8217;s a grind,&#8221; he said after the game on Sunday, before giving credit to the Giants for their performance on the rink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There should have been a fight to put us into the position to claw back into that hockey game. 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