I am going to see if the rink is available at 1:00. Who can make it for sure?
In: John, Jared, Brett, nick, griff, Billy, Jaz, brad
Out: jb, frendon, Steve, Lenny, darrin
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Slow, soft, lackadaisical and above all Disappointing.
I remember the things that were being said going into Montreal last season. "Has he ever had a good tournament?"; Will he ever score the'big' goal?"; And my favorite: "Will he be focusing on offense or defense this year?".And truth be told, he answered all of those questions. It was by far his best tournament he ever had. He scored when we really needed the goals, he created some turnovers in the offensive zone and even had a big shootout goal. With Griff, he was probably our most productive player in that tournament. The Saugus success had finally translated.
But sadly in just a few short months the perception has changed. He has become the man 'running' around with cement bricks on his feet. The one time sniper has lost his edge. Its official. Saying he has lost a step is underselling it.
But to me, the scariest part of what we have witnessed is the lack of results we have seen with his right hand man. They used to be the most dominant pair we had. The chemistry was unmatched. But the combination has combined for what, a couple goals all year?
Its time for a shakeup. Saugus' Toast is better than this. He has more in the tank than this.
I think.
Call it rust, call it lack of confidence or even call it competition. It doesn't matter. We all know you should be able to carry our scoring, at least a little. We have all seen you be better than this. The last two weeks should be your wakeup call. If not, this is it! (Micheal Jackson style)
No more excuses. Excuses are weak. We know you have better to offer than what you've given. Prove me right.
"3 and 7. And its the best looking 3 and 7 I have ever seen!"
Ok, on to more positive things. Maybe..
Last night was a fantastic win. A win that, quite frankly, we needed badly. Winning really is a great feeling isnt it?
We were short handed. The only thing we had going for us is that we had Brett's moral support from the sideline. And we still came through. Hats off to Borges for lasting for almost the entire game without subbing. And Jared, I loved that block, how WPR didnt mention that is disgraceful. But instead of rehashing yesterday's win, I'd rather look ahead to what needs to be fixed. Despite all of our faults, we can play with anyone in this league. Let's play to win something baby!
We got the win, but we have to admit we were somewhat fortunate. We scored 3 quick goals and did nothing else for the rest of the day except sit on the lead. Guys, Icing has its value, especially when we lack subs. But, I think all of us fall into this trap of "lets ice it and we will be ok". Icing it just gives the other team a free entry into our zone, and lets face it we have times where we couldn't get the ball out of our zone to save our lives. The truth is the best way to protect the lead is to make plays. Making Passes. Taking shots. Playing smart hockey. Thats how you protect leads. And I know we cant do any of those things and it's easier said than done, but icing it isn't the only option. Though, it's better than forcing something. My point is if you give teams enough "free" entries into our zone they will score eventually. Especially when you consider the way our defense and goalies have played.
Passing, grrhh. Not to sound like Ron but we need to shoot more. And it does sound like a funny thing to say when we out shoot every team we play, but we need to be more aggressive with our shots. Now, Im not saying we should take the Nick Burton slapshot happy way of shooting, but we seem to burn ourselves with that extra pass at least a few times a week. In the long run, aggressive play is not the quality that will hurt us. Its the indecisiveness.
Is Borges coming back on d?
Bye week coming up. Let's clean up our game and kick some butt in 2 weeks.
But sadly in just a few short months the perception has changed. He has become the man 'running' around with cement bricks on his feet. The one time sniper has lost his edge. Its official. Saying he has lost a step is underselling it.
But to me, the scariest part of what we have witnessed is the lack of results we have seen with his right hand man. They used to be the most dominant pair we had. The chemistry was unmatched. But the combination has combined for what, a couple goals all year?
Its time for a shakeup. Saugus' Toast is better than this. He has more in the tank than this.
I think.
Call it rust, call it lack of confidence or even call it competition. It doesn't matter. We all know you should be able to carry our scoring, at least a little. We have all seen you be better than this. The last two weeks should be your wakeup call. If not, this is it! (Micheal Jackson style)
No more excuses. Excuses are weak. We know you have better to offer than what you've given. Prove me right.
"3 and 7. And its the best looking 3 and 7 I have ever seen!"
Ok, on to more positive things. Maybe..
Last night was a fantastic win. A win that, quite frankly, we needed badly. Winning really is a great feeling isnt it?
We were short handed. The only thing we had going for us is that we had Brett's moral support from the sideline. And we still came through. Hats off to Borges for lasting for almost the entire game without subbing. And Jared, I loved that block, how WPR didnt mention that is disgraceful. But instead of rehashing yesterday's win, I'd rather look ahead to what needs to be fixed. Despite all of our faults, we can play with anyone in this league. Let's play to win something baby!
We got the win, but we have to admit we were somewhat fortunate. We scored 3 quick goals and did nothing else for the rest of the day except sit on the lead. Guys, Icing has its value, especially when we lack subs. But, I think all of us fall into this trap of "lets ice it and we will be ok". Icing it just gives the other team a free entry into our zone, and lets face it we have times where we couldn't get the ball out of our zone to save our lives. The truth is the best way to protect the lead is to make plays. Making Passes. Taking shots. Playing smart hockey. Thats how you protect leads. And I know we cant do any of those things and it's easier said than done, but icing it isn't the only option. Though, it's better than forcing something. My point is if you give teams enough "free" entries into our zone they will score eventually. Especially when you consider the way our defense and goalies have played.
Passing, grrhh. Not to sound like Ron but we need to shoot more. And it does sound like a funny thing to say when we out shoot every team we play, but we need to be more aggressive with our shots. Now, Im not saying we should take the Nick Burton slapshot happy way of shooting, but we seem to burn ourselves with that extra pass at least a few times a week. In the long run, aggressive play is not the quality that will hurt us. Its the indecisiveness.
Is Borges coming back on d?
Bye week coming up. Let's clean up our game and kick some butt in 2 weeks.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!
Great Win, this week guys! I think that Team meeting was the difference.
Recap Tomorrow, Hopefully Wpr to follow.
Recap Tomorrow, Hopefully Wpr to follow.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Who can play this Sunday?
I know Steve and Lenny are away but Joe can play. Who else can definitely play? They will be closed the two Sundays afterwards due to the two holidays, so if we don't play this Sunday we'll wait until January.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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