▁▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season ▁Form ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁for ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁though . ▁Despite ▁scoring ▁significant ▁numbers ▁of ▁goals , ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁defence ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁anything ▁but ▁wat ert ight ▁and ▁high ▁scoring ▁games ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁occurrence . ▁Manchester ▁closed ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 2 ▁away ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁H ull ▁St ing ray s , ▁finishing ▁ 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁E I HL . ▁This ▁was ▁perce ived ▁by ▁many ▁fans ▁to ▁be ▁somewhat ▁of ▁an ▁under ach iev ement ▁by ▁the ▁organisation . ▁ ▁The ▁Phoenix ' s ▁sevent h - pla ced ▁finish ▁ens ured ▁a ▁post - season ▁match up ▁with ▁their ▁fier c est ▁riv als , ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Ste el ers . ▁Again ▁two ▁high ▁scoring ▁games ▁would ▁follow ; ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁lost ▁ 5 – 4 ▁in ▁She ff ield , ▁ens uring ▁a ▁t ense ▁return ▁leg ▁at ▁the ▁Ice ▁D ome . ▁Despite ▁scoring ▁four ▁goals , ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁defence ▁again ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁problem , ▁with ▁the ▁game ▁ending ▁ 4 – 4 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁sell ▁out ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 1 5 0 . ▁The ▁draw ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁ex ited ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁For ▁Game - By - Game ▁Log ▁see ▁ 2 0