I’m apparently still on the hook. I thought I was playing my cards right. I have been very quiet on the board, haven’t made any references to a “recap” of any kind, and I have (relatively) stayed out of any controversy. I even stayed away from rebutting Lenny’s comment this afternoon. Believe me; I wanted to respond to Lenny. But that’s how determined I was to make the recap a once and a while type of thing-I kept my mouth shut. I was doing my best to lay low. I failed. Thanks TPJ.
So, now I have no reason to hold back on Lenny. I’m sort of disappointed that Brett did a great job at making our point. I have nothing else to add. But this leaves me with no one to “rip” this week. Dale had no back-handed shots, Brad decided not to show again and Brendon was Brendon. So what (or who) does that leave me with? It’s not a good recap without controversy.
Week 3: “Like I always say, there is no 'I' in TEAM... there's a 'ME' though, if you jumble it up.”
Any guesses on where the quote is from? I haven’t had one of those in a long time. Enjoy?
Moving on…New Recap template added to the resume. Let me know what you guys think.
Week 3: A sit down with the “scout”
Nick: Where did game one leave you?
Scout: This was the best game of the night, despite the fact that one goalie tried to give away the game.
Nick: Tony?
Scout: Nope. But you were close.
Nick: It seems that playing any position, whether you are playing up or back, it is extremely difficult to play well when you don’t have help from your teammates. Is that a fair assessment?
Scout: Oh, I agree 100%. You are a hockey genius. You definitely know hockey better than Dale. I know he went to PEA, but wow! You are amazing.
Nick: I’m humble too.
Scout: Not one of your better qualities.
Nick: What were your thoughts on Brett’s play this week?
Scout: Well, it goes back to the help factor. He was only number three on my WPR but he could have easily been number one. Brett played defense, hustled, and made an innumerable amount of great passes. But, time and time again they were botched, miss handled or missed completely by his teammates. Even Johnny missed a few this week. He really disappointed me.
Nick: Before we “rip” Johnny, I have to ask, what did you mean when you said ‘my WPR’?
Scout: Perhaps I have said too much.
Nick: Are the scout and WPR one in the same?
Scout: Like I said, Johnny was not himself. I know he had 4 goals but he clearly could have capitalized more. His team needed him and he didn’t seem to step up.
Nick: Ok, so you were not a fan of John’s play, we get it. Back to the more important issue here…are you WPR?
Scout: Ranked number one in this weeks WPR was Jared, he had 8 goals, but only one assist. Jared doesn’t seem to do well in spreading the points. But it works this week I guess.
Nick: Do you see continued success for Jared at this magnitude?
Scout: Who is the goalie going to be?
Nick: I’m sure Jimmy is doing his signature laugh somewhere.
Scout: Perhaps he is at the never ending “Quick” build in Malden.
Lenny: SHUT-UP!!!!
Scout: What was that?
Nick: Didn’t you hear? Lenny yells at people when they make an astute and wise observation. It’s his thing.
Scout: What’s your thing?
Nick: Recaps, I guess.
Scout: You’re not very good at those.
Nick: I didn’t say I was “good” at my thing. (insert a comment that says this is a bad joke to automatically make this into a funny joke. This is Big Board’s thing)
Nick: Your thoughts on Reggie’s appearance?
Scout: He looked ok, I guess. He was surprisingly solid with his stick handling but at soon as he got past the defenseman he seemed to lose the ball. Hopefully he will play more consistently to get his shot “back”
Nick: Did you like my break-away?
Scout: I know I was shocked when you shot it right into the goalie.
Nick: Shall I move on?
Scout: I would.
Nick: Of the missing last night who did you miss the most? Dane or Brad?
Scout: Who’s Brad? Dane all the way, baby!
Nick: Don’t be using my “babies” now.
Nick: What was meaner, what Ariel did to Brendon or what Nick did to Ronnie?
Scout: It was mean that you put yourself in the same category as Brendon.
Nick: An oversight on my part.
Scout: I wish Brendon would post a comment. It makes your job so much easier.
Nick: Yeah, creating controversies is Brendon’s thing.
Nick: Prediction for next week?
Scout: Dave will yell the word “SCREAN!” several times.
Nick: That’s a given.
Scout: Well, it is his thing.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
PPP's Quick Hits
1st Week Set Teams: Advantage White
Are you guys happy with the teams as they were constituted this week? Will they stay as they were for the next month? I thought there was some good sustained pressure on both sides. Both teams had there chances and capitalized on a bunch of others.
Contact Crusher
There were a three nice take downs during week 3. Nick was in the middle of all them. He let Ron go by him in the far side and the ol man's feet came out from underneath and wham. That hurt. Nick played some offense and tried to slide by Ron on D only to take a nice spill himself from some convenient stick placement that might have been called a penalty. On the 3rd incident. Here comes Nick again, welcoming Ron Lite to the big leagues with some nice body positioning. The contact crusher of the nite.
Blocked shot that hurt alot
Blocked shot or a wild shot? Either way, Brendon took it on the hand or wrist. That had to hurt. Give the guy credit, he never missed a shift. The trainer taped it up and sent right back out there.
Bing Bang Boom
The combination of Brett and Johnny clicked most of the night. They definitely scored the nicest goals of the evening. Unfortunately the two of them needed more answers and they couldn't find them down the stretch.
White team was offensive
All of the white team offensive players contributed to the teams success tonight. Even Ron Lite notched his 2nd career assist. TPJ was tough down low with plenty of support from Joel, Mike and Dale. After last week's lull from scoring from outside Ron blasted a bunch in from outside.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Hockey is at 5:45 this Sunday, outside rink
Just a reminder, especially since the other thread was too long. Everyone seemed to be in favor of the first set of teams that were posted; you can continue that discussion here.
Oh, and since we're making fun of Mike D for being #200, I think we should nickname him the Hulk: he look's like he's on the juice, and he's much better when he's angry!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Riley Rocks when Opportunity Knocks
The teams were slightly weighed in Riley’s favor at the beginning of the night. However, Riley opened the door and welcomed Dale to his fold and from then on the balance of power proved too much to overcome for TPJ’s mix of old and young talent.
TPJ’s team notched the victory in the first game, but it was all downhill after that. From my vantage point, Johnny had the deck stacked. If they didn’t dominate, there would have been some serious crying going on.
Way to go Johnny. Enjoy your shallow victories.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Do you qualify as a "substantial" player?
Possibly. But it depends on when the question is asked. I sure Chris changed the perception of his skills after his performance last night. Perhaps even to the extent where he is drafted higher this coming week. In contrast, Nick may go down in the "draft" after his performance. And here lies the underlying problem. Every week it’s the same thing. It’s like clockwork. Brett, Johnny and Jared do their thing. And we have no idea what to expect from everyone else. (Well, we know Brendon will “butt check”, Dale will try backhanded shots rather than pass and Brad will have a blue mouth guard…but I think you know what I mean). “We” are unpredictable in performance.
It’s time someone else steps up. I’m calling us all out-including myself. We are inconsistent. We like to make the same mistakes over and over again. I guess you can say it’s our forte. How about we change that? Ok…my rant is over…I’ll ramble later…but first a short recap.
*Has anyone else ever noticed that the typical first game in Saugus is always very long? Too long. It happens every week. The first game is just as long as the final few games combined. Well, game one of the night, of the season, was no different. The game started off with a 4-2 lead for the Dark team. It looked like Johnny's team was going to start the year with a win. The Dark Team managed to get goals from John, Brendon and two goals from PPP. (Where did that nickname come from anyway?). The first two goals from the white team were from Brett (assisted by Matt S and Nick). Brett was keeping his team in the game. He gave his team the chance for a comeback. "He must have been on an emotion roller coaster with everything going on around him...but it didn't show, he was clutch", said one teammate. But it didn't end there for Brett, he also had the third goal for the white team bringing his team within one. Soon there after a goal from Jared (assisted by Brett) put the game at a 4-4 tie. Johnny's team was about to blow the game. Minutes went by, each team was playing solid defense. But eventually one team had to crack...it was a pass by Joel to Jared for the goal that ended it. Game 1 of the 2009 season was epic.
*Game 2-the baby is still not here. In game two the tables were turned against Brett's team or the white team...whatever we were called. The white team had a 4-1 lead with goals from Brett(!), Dale, Jared and Joel. The dark team countered with a goal from John Riley. This game should have been in the bag. But for whatever the white team collapsed. But after goals from John, Brendon and Ron, the momentum had already turned. When a team blows a 3 goal lead confidence is never high. But no one expected what was about to happen to actually happen. "Look, when i watch him play I have no idea what he is going to do with the ball...I'm not sure he knows what he is going to do. But sometimes that can work to your advantage", said one scout of Shane H. Shane had the game winner (assisted by Griff). Wow...Shinning moment in a short career.
*Game 3- Brett started to be overcome with the feeling of fatherhood upon him. Yep, Brett left and Joel followed. So a trade was needed. Well it was more of a take I guess. Jared took Mike D away from Johnny and game 3 was to begin. But game 3 was the Chris Young show. "Man, he was great. Gritty on defense. He fought hard for the puck. He even came up and played a little offense", said one player. It was highlighted by a great give and go to Jared for a goal. But Chris's play was overshadowed by another win by the Dark team. The final score was 5-2 Dark despite the white team, at one point, having a 2-1 lead (remember that impossible shot by Jared?). Game 3's star was Ron with 3 goals...
*Game 4-You got to see the baby! Sorry about that...i watching Seinfeld on Leno...i needed to put a reference in here somewhere. Before game 4 we had yet another trade. Nick was traded from the white team to the dark side for Griff (though Griff didnt realize it until 10 mins into the 4th game) Griff made an impact while he was on the other side. Creating offensive plays for his new team. On the other side of the coin, Nick played 5 mins and never played again. I blame Jimmy. Jimmy how many times are you going to get the ball and play with it? Just stop it! you're playing with fire and may have cost you a win in the last game. The final score was 5-3 Dark (yes! I stole a win!). The last goal was scored by Brendon after a bobble by Jimmy.
Nick’s Ramblings
Brad and Matt S: I’m sorry that you were getting ripped publicly about getting the ball out of zone. No Dale, I didn’t forget to say sorry to you. Btw, I was reading the archives last night, and I noticed that Dale made a post…was that really him? LINKY. If you notice in that post was another blow up by Brendon. It certainly doesn’t take much prodding to get him going. Do you think he is reading the blog again? No posts in a while…Is it pathetic that I had to look up my last recap to figure the format? I forgot how to set one up. Hey Jimmy, no slap shots from the net…just cover the ball! Almost gave me a heart attack. Reggie! Are you alive??? Where did you go? We put you on a team (per your request) and you didn’t show…are you still in the fetal position? Maybe next year? Lenny we missed you! It would have been nice to have Chris’s brother here….come on that was clever. Griff, how is the knee, the thigh, and the balls? Again, sorry about that. I honestly have no idea where my shot is going. I did this really quick...hope the spell check caught my mistakes...no re-reading on this post!
It’s time someone else steps up. I’m calling us all out-including myself. We are inconsistent. We like to make the same mistakes over and over again. I guess you can say it’s our forte. How about we change that? Ok…my rant is over…I’ll ramble later…but first a short recap.
*Has anyone else ever noticed that the typical first game in Saugus is always very long? Too long. It happens every week. The first game is just as long as the final few games combined. Well, game one of the night, of the season, was no different. The game started off with a 4-2 lead for the Dark team. It looked like Johnny's team was going to start the year with a win. The Dark Team managed to get goals from John, Brendon and two goals from PPP. (Where did that nickname come from anyway?). The first two goals from the white team were from Brett (assisted by Matt S and Nick). Brett was keeping his team in the game. He gave his team the chance for a comeback. "He must have been on an emotion roller coaster with everything going on around him...but it didn't show, he was clutch", said one teammate. But it didn't end there for Brett, he also had the third goal for the white team bringing his team within one. Soon there after a goal from Jared (assisted by Brett) put the game at a 4-4 tie. Johnny's team was about to blow the game. Minutes went by, each team was playing solid defense. But eventually one team had to crack...it was a pass by Joel to Jared for the goal that ended it. Game 1 of the 2009 season was epic.
*Game 2-the baby is still not here. In game two the tables were turned against Brett's team or the white team...whatever we were called. The white team had a 4-1 lead with goals from Brett(!), Dale, Jared and Joel. The dark team countered with a goal from John Riley. This game should have been in the bag. But for whatever the white team collapsed. But after goals from John, Brendon and Ron, the momentum had already turned. When a team blows a 3 goal lead confidence is never high. But no one expected what was about to happen to actually happen. "Look, when i watch him play I have no idea what he is going to do with the ball...I'm not sure he knows what he is going to do. But sometimes that can work to your advantage", said one scout of Shane H. Shane had the game winner (assisted by Griff). Wow...Shinning moment in a short career.
*Game 3- Brett started to be overcome with the feeling of fatherhood upon him. Yep, Brett left and Joel followed. So a trade was needed. Well it was more of a take I guess. Jared took Mike D away from Johnny and game 3 was to begin. But game 3 was the Chris Young show. "Man, he was great. Gritty on defense. He fought hard for the puck. He even came up and played a little offense", said one player. It was highlighted by a great give and go to Jared for a goal. But Chris's play was overshadowed by another win by the Dark team. The final score was 5-2 Dark despite the white team, at one point, having a 2-1 lead (remember that impossible shot by Jared?). Game 3's star was Ron with 3 goals...
*Game 4-You got to see the baby! Sorry about that...i watching Seinfeld on Leno...i needed to put a reference in here somewhere. Before game 4 we had yet another trade. Nick was traded from the white team to the dark side for Griff (though Griff didnt realize it until 10 mins into the 4th game) Griff made an impact while he was on the other side. Creating offensive plays for his new team. On the other side of the coin, Nick played 5 mins and never played again. I blame Jimmy. Jimmy how many times are you going to get the ball and play with it? Just stop it! you're playing with fire and may have cost you a win in the last game. The final score was 5-3 Dark (yes! I stole a win!). The last goal was scored by Brendon after a bobble by Jimmy.
Nick’s Ramblings
Brad and Matt S: I’m sorry that you were getting ripped publicly about getting the ball out of zone. No Dale, I didn’t forget to say sorry to you. Btw, I was reading the archives last night, and I noticed that Dale made a post…was that really him? LINKY. If you notice in that post was another blow up by Brendon. It certainly doesn’t take much prodding to get him going. Do you think he is reading the blog again? No posts in a while…Is it pathetic that I had to look up my last recap to figure the format? I forgot how to set one up. Hey Jimmy, no slap shots from the net…just cover the ball! Almost gave me a heart attack. Reggie! Are you alive??? Where did you go? We put you on a team (per your request) and you didn’t show…are you still in the fetal position? Maybe next year? Lenny we missed you! It would have been nice to have Chris’s brother here….come on that was clever. Griff, how is the knee, the thigh, and the balls? Again, sorry about that. I honestly have no idea where my shot is going. I did this really quick...hope the spell check caught my mistakes...no re-reading on this post!
Recap and Stats (part 2)
The stats are up. Same drill as always...look for the links on the side bar. Obviously new pages/databases needed to be created for the new season so mistakes were possible (though unlikely...lol). Let us know if you see any.
The recap will be up tonight.
That is all.
The recap will be up tonight.
That is all.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Recap and Stats
Recap and stats should be up around 8 pm Monday Night.
Great first week everyone.
Anyone else enjoying the instant updates? Its like twitter...
(I'm now out of characters)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Season 4 predictions...
This thread is pretty self-explanatory...in preparation for our game this Sunday (6:30 outside rink) we can put in our predictions for the upcoming year. I'll be adding some polls around lunch time today as well. Also, let me know if anyone has ideas for any new stats they want to track this year. Sorry Steve, save % is way too hard to keep track of!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Thinking about this game still makes me excited...
To this point I have focused much of my frustration of our loss in the tournament last week on one player. Furthermore it’s very clear who “we” have made the scapegoat of “our” struggles to be. And to a certain extent, perhaps I have been too harsh on Brendon (and not harsh enough on “others”). But to sit there and defend anyone’s mistakes with the adage “no one is perfect” is a joke. I’m sick of hearing it. It’s a pathetic display. It’s a feeling that has no association with a heart of a champion.
But for a few moments I will go along with this “wise” excuse. If this adage has any credence at all, then I’m right to surmise that someone other than Brendon made many plays that deserve harsh criticism. Am I right in that assumption? Of course I am. None of us are perfect. But I’m stating the obvious.
It seems that when someone makes a great shot, they get all of the praise. And this praise is certainly well deserved. But, the great pass that set his shot up, from his teammate, is often overlooked. The truth is, though, you can’t have one without the other. The pass gets no praise because someone else made a better play. The same can be said about a bad performance. When one player continues to make questionable play after questionable play, the poor performance of another teammate is evident but often ignored. It goes uncriticized because someone else managed to make a more noticeable mistake.
Just like you, I made awful plays. We all did.
Mike was right when he said: “we all made mistakes and bad plays” but I’m sick of the generalization. I’m sick of having all of us lumped into one mass of terribleness because feelings are being spared. We are supposed to learn from criticism, not become defensive.
Oh yes…I’m finally going to recap game 4:
Game 4: Sweat fancy Moses…how’d we do that?
Game 4 was game one of the play-offs. It was our first game on Sunday. And it could have been, potentially, our last game of the tournament. The play-offs were do or die. And the game started at 8:00 am.
8:00 am. Think about. We had played 3 long hard fought games on Saturday and we needed a quick turn around for Sunday. We were certainly tired. We were out of energy. We were exhausted. And our play showed that we were.
When we got to the park (field? Is there a better term? Brendon, want to help me out? Or is the site part of your “ban” too?) we saw our opponent, the Wolf Pack practicing for the game. We, on the other hand, chose not to practice but complain. Nick was mad that Jared didn’t get him breakfast. Though, Brendon was clutch when he gave me a power bar!! (Hey Brendon look! A compliment!!!!!) And Jared was complaining about how our team looks unprepared in contrast to our adversary. We were standing around…they were practicing. We are the epitome of a team.
Remember the Wolf Pack? You know, it was that team that we shared a mutual respect for. (magic v.s bird style)
Well, they were more prepared than we were. They were a better than we were. And we were tired. Does that sound like a recipe for a win? Never mind a win, how about a competitive game? I had my doubts.
Game 4 started off slow (for us). We were down 2-0 quick. And I’ll be honest, it didn’t look good. Every time we scored-they answered. Jared started off our scoring, making the game 2-1. We gained hope. Then they scored. 3-1 Wolf Pack. We thought the game was over. Then Johnny scored making the game 3-2. We began to believe again. And guess what happened next? Yep, they scored. 4-2 wolf pack. Next, we made it 4-3 with another clutch goal from Jared (were you thinking it was a clutch goal from Brendon?). Suddenly, we felt we could come back and win.
And then they scored. Again.
After that goal we began to believe that we had no chance. We were hoping for time to run out.
Instead, time stood still; because Jared decided to call a time-out.
What a tactic.
During our time-out we chose not to work on a game plan or strategy but we sat there in what was almost a dead silence. The one minute timeout flew by. We were soon told to get up off the ground and play (on!).
But before we started up again Jared softly said to his team “let’s score two”
Wow.
What a motivator.
When play resumed there was a little more then 3 minutes left of the clock. We couldn’t afford to waste time. We needed to strike quickly. We did just that. In the blink of an eye John Riley came up with a clutch goal. To this moment, I still can not believe how Johnny got this ball to go in. He couldn’t do it again if he wanted. This ball seemed to pause in mid and Johnny somehow managed to time the slap perfectly for a goal. 5-4 game.
Despite the momentum changing sides yet again, the wolf pack managed to keep the pressure on us. In fact, they even managed to catch Brett out of net in one instance…Hold ON! Glad I caught myself. I don’t want to say anything negative about Brett! Brendon claims that I’m biased; I don’t want to deviate from my reputation.
Our 5th goal is as Griff would say was “debatable”. It was yet another goal by Jared and this time the ball was almost “willed” in. The ball apparently “trickled” past the goal line. As soon as Jared saw this he began to yell “it’s in! It’s a goal”. The reff blew the whistle. Tie Game.
Somehow we managed to hold down the fort the rest of the way. We were about to have a shoot out.
For a shootout the “team” got to decide who would take the shots. Only three players could go. Johnny and Jared were locks, but who would be our third guy? Luckily (sort of a backhanded thing to you Mike) we never got to that point.
Jared was the first one to take a shot. He scored on a forehand. 1-0 Alliance…it was our first lead. (sort of)
Then the wolf pack's representative took a crack at scoring. Brett wanted no part in that. He was shut down immediately.
And now it was Johnny’s turn to give us a commanding lead. Not noted earlier in this recap was a missed penalty shot by John…maybe John would take something out of that missed shot? Of course he did. He scored on back hand.
It was all up to Brett. Could he finish the improbable win? He is the better Driscoll…what do you think happend?
Game Over. he shut them down. The best game any of us had ever been a part of. And we played awful.
Coming “Soon”: Game 5-Am I done writing recaps?????
But for a few moments I will go along with this “wise” excuse. If this adage has any credence at all, then I’m right to surmise that someone other than Brendon made many plays that deserve harsh criticism. Am I right in that assumption? Of course I am. None of us are perfect. But I’m stating the obvious.
It seems that when someone makes a great shot, they get all of the praise. And this praise is certainly well deserved. But, the great pass that set his shot up, from his teammate, is often overlooked. The truth is, though, you can’t have one without the other. The pass gets no praise because someone else made a better play. The same can be said about a bad performance. When one player continues to make questionable play after questionable play, the poor performance of another teammate is evident but often ignored. It goes uncriticized because someone else managed to make a more noticeable mistake.
Just like you, I made awful plays. We all did.
Mike was right when he said: “we all made mistakes and bad plays” but I’m sick of the generalization. I’m sick of having all of us lumped into one mass of terribleness because feelings are being spared. We are supposed to learn from criticism, not become defensive.
Oh yes…I’m finally going to recap game 4:
Game 4: Sweat fancy Moses…how’d we do that?
Game 4 was game one of the play-offs. It was our first game on Sunday. And it could have been, potentially, our last game of the tournament. The play-offs were do or die. And the game started at 8:00 am.
8:00 am. Think about. We had played 3 long hard fought games on Saturday and we needed a quick turn around for Sunday. We were certainly tired. We were out of energy. We were exhausted. And our play showed that we were.
When we got to the park (field? Is there a better term? Brendon, want to help me out? Or is the site part of your “ban” too?) we saw our opponent, the Wolf Pack practicing for the game. We, on the other hand, chose not to practice but complain. Nick was mad that Jared didn’t get him breakfast. Though, Brendon was clutch when he gave me a power bar!! (Hey Brendon look! A compliment!!!!!) And Jared was complaining about how our team looks unprepared in contrast to our adversary. We were standing around…they were practicing. We are the epitome of a team.
Remember the Wolf Pack? You know, it was that team that we shared a mutual respect for. (magic v.s bird style)
Well, they were more prepared than we were. They were a better than we were. And we were tired. Does that sound like a recipe for a win? Never mind a win, how about a competitive game? I had my doubts.
Game 4 started off slow (for us). We were down 2-0 quick. And I’ll be honest, it didn’t look good. Every time we scored-they answered. Jared started off our scoring, making the game 2-1. We gained hope. Then they scored. 3-1 Wolf Pack. We thought the game was over. Then Johnny scored making the game 3-2. We began to believe again. And guess what happened next? Yep, they scored. 4-2 wolf pack. Next, we made it 4-3 with another clutch goal from Jared (were you thinking it was a clutch goal from Brendon?). Suddenly, we felt we could come back and win.
And then they scored. Again.
After that goal we began to believe that we had no chance. We were hoping for time to run out.
Instead, time stood still; because Jared decided to call a time-out.
What a tactic.
During our time-out we chose not to work on a game plan or strategy but we sat there in what was almost a dead silence. The one minute timeout flew by. We were soon told to get up off the ground and play (on!).
But before we started up again Jared softly said to his team “let’s score two”
Wow.
What a motivator.
When play resumed there was a little more then 3 minutes left of the clock. We couldn’t afford to waste time. We needed to strike quickly. We did just that. In the blink of an eye John Riley came up with a clutch goal. To this moment, I still can not believe how Johnny got this ball to go in. He couldn’t do it again if he wanted. This ball seemed to pause in mid and Johnny somehow managed to time the slap perfectly for a goal. 5-4 game.
Despite the momentum changing sides yet again, the wolf pack managed to keep the pressure on us. In fact, they even managed to catch Brett out of net in one instance…Hold ON! Glad I caught myself. I don’t want to say anything negative about Brett! Brendon claims that I’m biased; I don’t want to deviate from my reputation.
Our 5th goal is as Griff would say was “debatable”. It was yet another goal by Jared and this time the ball was almost “willed” in. The ball apparently “trickled” past the goal line. As soon as Jared saw this he began to yell “it’s in! It’s a goal”. The reff blew the whistle. Tie Game.
Somehow we managed to hold down the fort the rest of the way. We were about to have a shoot out.
For a shootout the “team” got to decide who would take the shots. Only three players could go. Johnny and Jared were locks, but who would be our third guy? Luckily (sort of a backhanded thing to you Mike) we never got to that point.
Jared was the first one to take a shot. He scored on a forehand. 1-0 Alliance…it was our first lead. (sort of)
Then the wolf pack's representative took a crack at scoring. Brett wanted no part in that. He was shut down immediately.
And now it was Johnny’s turn to give us a commanding lead. Not noted earlier in this recap was a missed penalty shot by John…maybe John would take something out of that missed shot? Of course he did. He scored on back hand.
It was all up to Brett. Could he finish the improbable win? He is the better Driscoll…what do you think happend?
Game Over. he shut them down. The best game any of us had ever been a part of. And we played awful.
Coming “Soon”: Game 5-Am I done writing recaps?????
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Recap of Game 4
Sorry guys. I'm already at 2 1/2 pages. (and im still not done!) It was an intense game I guess. This recap is taking a long time to finish. I'm hoping for sometime soon.
It will be up by the end of the day tomorrow at the latest. I promise.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
A new season begins! Sunday, September 13th @ 6:30 pm.
The fall has always been one of my least favorite times of year since it marks the end of summer, but there's at least 2 good things about the fall. One is hockey, the other is football.
For us Pats fans, hockey will actually start first. The Pats start the season on Monday the 14th, we are playing the day before on Sunday September 13th at 6:30 on the outside rink. This looks like it will be the best season we've had since we've started doing the stats and this site.
Next week we'll start throwing some polls and questions out about the upcoming season, by which point maybe Nick will be done his recaps of Montreal. In the meantime, let me know who is planning on playing on the 13th.
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