Well, there's no way to sugarcoat it, that was ugly.

The Firebirds were outplayed from start to finish in Friday night's season opener at Acrisure Arena, falling to the San Diego Gulls 5-0.

The shots on goal were 44-26 in favor of the Gulls and that told the story of the game. The Gulls controlled the puck and dominated the time of possession.

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