Weekly Power Rankings

11-5-12

Not Bad At All

12 Zack (E) – One of his better games. Fore-checking has to remain a huge part of his performance every week.

11 Mike D (-1) – Again a solid performance, but one glaring pass up the middle right in the slot to the other team and he was texting a lot during the game.

10 Griff (-2) – I think when he texts “out” his phone autocorrects it to “in” for some reason.

9 Mike W (+2) – Better than I expected and hoped for. Winning battles and carrying the ball was actually impressive.

8 Ron (+1) – Hung around the blue line a lot which you don’t really mind. Having him completes a line and gives the Gamewinners at least 1 legit forward line.

7 Nick (-1) – Just be happy it was only 1 spot this week.

6 Darrin (-1) – He was pretty good game 1 on Saturday.

5 Billy (+2) – Broke up a couple odd man rushes and did a great job keeping everything to the outside. Question. Who honestly thought Billy would be top five? Not even Billy did.

4 Johnny (E) – In danger of being forgotten. Actually thought his defensive play was better than his offensive play this week. But gotta cut him some slack in a week with only 2 goals for the team.

3 Brett (E) – Netted what eventually turned out to be the game winner on a breakaway goal but didn’t carry the ball as much as usual.

2 Borges (E) – His goal keeps him from losing this spot to Brett, but it’s not enough to vault him into first. Has anyone else noticed his faceoff percentage dropping? Not that anyone else could do better. Just saying.

1 Jared (E) – Had five goals last week. That should hold him for a good long time.

The Choir Showed Up...As always

"How can you be preaching to the choir when the choir doesn't come to the church anymore? Not buying it."

I never responded to this anonymous comment because it was just so off base. It was so out of touch. It was so asinine that it didn't deserve a modicum of my time or consideration. The rose colored glasses have to go. What a complete moron you must be. But keep hiding behind that anonymous tag. 

Today, Im responding to you. Belated, but Im completely on point. I wish I was speaking in my usual hyperbole and exaggeration, but Im just stating the facts:

Saugus hockey disappeared not because of Johnny, Nick, Billy,Jared, Brett, Jb, Griff, Frendon, or Mike but because of all of you "maybes" out there. The ones that could only play on a certain Saturday in a obscure window of time on some random afternoon. Saugus ended because of all of those guys that didn't respond to inquiring text messages or blog posts. And who doesn't love the "ill be there" line, to only be bailed on at the last moment? Weak.

That was the case yet again last night. "The choir" not only showed but orchestrated everything. We fought tooth and nail to try and get a game on. We put forth all the effort to get Saugus started up again and not one person that said they wanted Saugus back showed up. Awesome.

Some would say It was a one week, last minute example. Give it another shot. Im just failing to see the point anymore. I've seen this before.

Lenny, we came back, but it was back to what we left in the first place. The same 8 guys looking at each other wondering why they even bothered.

I wanted Saugus back, but not like this.

Long Live the King.

Montreal 2012 Tournament Stats

Only 5 games were captured on film out of the 7. That's what theses stats are based on. Game 1 on Saturday and Game 1 of the Playoffs weren't captured on film.


Name.....Goals.....Assists.....Points.....+/-

Brett.........11............11..............22........+27


Jared.........11.............8..............19........+24


Borges.......10.............5..............15........+23


Eric............4..............3...............7..........+4


Griff..........6..............2...............8............E


Nick..........1..............1...............2...........+4



Name........Shots........Goals Against........Save %........GAA


Darrin...........122..................17........................86...............3.4

Sunday night hockey - November 11th

Hi guys,

Going to schedule a Sunday night game on the 14th if there is enough people to play.  Let me know who can make it.  I'd probably make it for 5 or 6 pm.

Weekly Power Ranings

10-22-12

What Is Going On

12 Zack (-1) – I was wrong. Zack has moved from the 11th spot.

11 Mike W (-2) – Would have been less of a drop if he just stayed home probably. But it looks worse than it is because now there’s one more spot on the rankings. Hitting the crossbar counts for nothing.

10 Mike D (E) – Was probably the best defensemen out there last night. Some nice board work and got it out almost every time.

9 Ron (-3) – Maybe next week.

8 Griff (-1) – We miss you Griff. The Sportszone just isn’t the same without you.

7 Billy (+1) – Our first positive mover up the list. Mainly because of others not showing, but slightly because of some nice keep ins and looked a bit more confident with the ball.

6 Nick (-2) – Sorry Nick. Rules is Rules.

5 Darrin – A less than impressive showing from Darrin. Got a little too bold with playing the ball and it cost us the tying goal and almost the game.

4 Johnny (+1) – Johnny had a “Mike Ward-esque” type of game. Go ahead and try to recount a nice series of plays from Johnny last night…………..I’m waiting. And yet he still moves up a spot.

3 Brett (E) – It’s a good thing they don’t keep track of plus minus in the league. Carrying the ball was fine but I’m starting to think that it doesn’t happen enough in a game to make it worth it. Defensive play was nowhere near what it needs to be. This experiment might be coming to an end.

2 Borges (-1) – Out of all his plays last night, which one sticks out in your mind? That whole series of events was just messed up. Never to be repeated again.

1 Jared (+1) – All five goals in the game?! That kind of game use to get your name etched into the Sunday Night Saugus Hockey Leagues record books. A flat out great game from Jared. Just make sure you keep working on that defensive awareness of yours.