Weekly Power Rankings

11-10-12

Re-Do

5 Jared – His ingenuity and innovation is second to none. Combine that with pocket presence and an incredibly strong throwing arm and you got yourself quite a weapon at your disposal. But a drop on a perfect pass that hit him right in the chest was devastating. I know someone else who never would’ve dropped that.

4 Brett – With the build of a WR and the heart of a lineman, Brett was willing to do anything, like drive 2 hours to play a crappy game of flag football, or even willing to disregard the play call and run around doing whatever he wanted to. It’s called the “Get open” play. It worked.

3 Polomalu – A man among boys when it comes to catching the ball. A talent that defines our generation. This kid knows how to get open and the desire to be sent out for a pass burns within him every play. Jared was able to recognize that and connected with him on the team’s first TD of the game.

2 Caleb – With a heart of gold, this cheerful young lad never gave up, even when he had men 3 times his size and age covering him and tackling him and smashing his face into the mud. Caleb was always the first one back to the huddle and getting ready for the next play.

1 Borges – I’d want no one else to be my QB when in the 2 minute drill. With the sun descending and the game inching ever closer to it’s end, Borges led the red flags down the field and scored on a pass to Brett. Then stopped the other team on 4th and 2. And finally ended the game on a perfect pass to Jared for the go ahead TD and the win. A real pleasure to watch play the game.

Honorable Mention: Josh Maas - Never stops smiling and blew up the pocket more than a few times.

Hockey this weekend in Saugus

So far, this is what we have for today:

John, Nick, Billy, Brett, Jared, Mike W, Lenny, Joe, JB (23%), Tony (G), Rick (G)

I am waiting to hear from at least two or three more guys before booking the rink.  Lenny said that both Chris Y's are probable, so if they were to definitely play then we could probably book the rink.

I am going out in service this morning, and if we get at least 2 or 3 definites by the time I get home then I will book the rink.  So I should have an update on this site as to whether we can play by noon.

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