Recap

The words "slippery when wet" can have so many different meanings. It's the signs we ignore as we walk into a public bathroom. It was the title of one the most successful albums of all time. The "slipperiness" factor led to a night of pain, uncertainty, and terrible play transition...Not that we transition the ball well when the conditions are just right.

*What is that old saying?: You don't know what you got till it's gone. In the dark team's 5-3 Victory, The "Newbies" managed to pass up the middle numerous times, usually to no avail. "Everyone knows Nick is going up the boards, but it's the best way to do things.", said one scout. Big Board and Power Rankings, are you paying attention? Despite Game 1 starting with two quick goals by Brendon and Jared the white team managed to keep the game close. Ricardo and Mike also played solid, physical games as Riley's wingers.

*I'm not going to beat around the bush, they were dropping like flies. Some of us bit off more than we could chew. For those of you not at hockey, don't get bent out of shape, everyone is fine. Not to add insult to injury but, the bottom line was, some us looked really funny out there. "I have never seen the floor so slippery", said one player. "It was [almost] impossible to get proper footing" The floor conditions certainly had effect on every game. Game 2 consisted of another 5-3 loss for Johnny's white team. And the frustration continued to mount for John.

*Game three was the game of the night. "It had everything you wanted in game. It had surprises, disappointments, great plays and questionable decisions", said one scout. Because of the white team's 0-4 week, the play of the 'iron man' Mike De Maio will be over looked by many. Mike did a solid job on defense, especially against the guy at the point, and did a great job at getting opened. He had Jimmy and Brian running around in circles all night. As usual Ward ran around in circles aimlessly, and yet was still very effective.

*The frustration boiled over. Johnny, I absolutely loved that you wanted to get the game going. I loved it! But would you have started playing before everyone was ready (to get a quick cheap goal) if your team had won the first 3 games and you had just scored a goal? Yeah, that's what I thought. The fourth and final game of the night was over quickly, resulting in a 5-1 win for the dark team. "Jack was solid, but Steve was again fantastic last night" said one player. "He took a hit in the boyz and had to deal with sketchy defense at times. He belongs high on the power rankings."

Nick's Ramblings:

So Lenny, which elbow is worse? Lewis take a page out of Ward's book and use your speed as an advantage. What is the proper way to haze a rookie? Matt Davis, how many sticks did you break? By the way, I still love the shin pads. How many idioms were in this post? Reggie we miss you. Griff was supposed to be on the dark team. How ugly would these games have been if he showed like he said? Jared and Brett, never complain about me going up the boards ever again...BB and PR I want to be high this week. Can you guys tell im running out of material for these recaps? Everyone loves the professor more anyway.

What is the quote from?:

Oh, the shame of the polar bear who fears the water. No wonder we are shunned by our fellow bear. Woe is us! [Pause] It's what he said. Kind of pathetic, really.