November 10, 2003

Roadsters prefer scoreboard to clock: poll

Last Sunday's 19-19 tie may have been one of the most competitive, exciting games in recent Sunday Morning history, but most roadsters aren't happy with the time constriction that denied the match a proper victor, according to early results in this week's roadhockey.net online poll.

Seventy percent of the roadsters polled so far say they prefer the traditional way of determining a game's winner, the first team to reach 20 goals, with a two-goal margin over their opponent. Sunday's game was cut short of that usual decision when Lak Attack announced he would have to leave his team's netminding duties so he could service the onerous demands of his exploitative employer.

"I don't know how many people are happy with the game ending in a tie," says Paul One, who's side was clinging to a narrow 19-18 lead, before Rudy tied it up with 30 seconds remaining to Lak Attack's imposed deadline. "That was a bit of a heartbreak, a couple of more minutes and I think we probably would have won it."

But knowing the clock was ticking may have given him impetus to gamble for the tying goal, says Rudy. "I knew we only had time for one more chance, and I had to keep myself open for it."

It definitely changed the way the teams played in the game's waning moments. Having fought back from an early 5-1 defecit to steal an 18-16 lead, Rudy and his mates seemed content to rag the evil orange plastic ball and trap their opponents on every upcourt rush.

"It was just a matter of time," says Rudy of his side's late-game stalling. "We weren't too worried."

But as the clock ran out, Paul One and his mates began playing with increasing desperation, penetrating the trap with aggressive forechecking, flooding the offensive zone to leave their goaltender, Gump, to his own defense.

"It seemed like we were playing out of more fear than them," says One. "We just kinda picked up the pace, we were running a bit more."

"We knew the clock was running," says New Guy. "We had to bear down and try to get what we could, try to get a couple to even the game up."

They did just that, and more, as Elvis scored twice and assisted on another to regain the lead they'd held for most of the game, 19-18, and setting the stage for Rudy's last-minute heroics.

"It was a great game, back and forth all day long," says Rudy. "You couldn't really chose between the two teams."

Posted by jaysuburb at November 10, 2003 08:54 PM
Comments

Hilarious! Didn't realize what all the slander was about until now.
This is the real Colonel. Nice post whoever put that up there. I admit, it kind of sounds like me but unless I was so drunk that I lost my memory, I never made it. Would be my guess that Bulldog wandered in from a far to have a little fun and games with you all. And fun and games he seems to have had. Cheers Buldog! A nice one indeed, but I will have the last laugh ... a maple-laugh! All roadsters should watch their inboxes for more to come.

Posted by: colonel at November 23, 2003 12:17 AM

Hey don't bring me into this....what the f**k.

Posted by: Beetle Boy at November 18, 2003 12:06 AM

wow -I wasn't gonna get involved with this one but hell...

With such delusions of granduer...and that big mouth spoutin' all that crap...polluting the roadhocky site something needs to be said. Besides, It seems that the Colonel has made the grevious error of thinking that his opinion actually matters.

So in response to his last message...I was 'watching' Sunday for him to show us who ruled the courts - what a surprise when he never showed up!

Too rainy I guess...maybe a bit cold outside...?

He was probably at home, snuggled up with his close friend beatle-girl, keeping warm and talking about how much better he is than everyone else...or how he cant wait to play his second game of the year so he can unload his slapshot from behind his own net again....yeah that'll show us all...

Maybe he can do us all the curtousey of showing up on Sunday the next time he comes home drunk Saturday night with whiskey-lipped bravado.

Elvis

Posted by: elvis at November 17, 2003 04:43 PM

I guess for the Colonel, offense is the best strategy when you have no defence.

Posted by: Bulldog at November 15, 2003 07:46 AM

I'll kick all of your asses next game, every single one of you, even my own team mates. Elvis is going down soon to be followed by his bum buddy and has been Billy Idol, not to mention Wassup with the Freaking Hair do Unibomber and Oh my poor little cheek bone Rudy. the only one who merits any of my respect and fear is PFG, and he's not even going to be playing, what with his bum knee. so if you think it's only Living Legend In His Own Mind who is over the hill, you just watch........

Posted by: colonel at November 15, 2003 03:23 AM

Not as far as you, though.

Posted by: Wink at November 14, 2003 09:40 AM

How about "over the hill?"

Posted by: Living Legend at November 13, 2003 07:08 PM

That was OK. Slow is a given and I think you can do better than "outdated," but the kicking ass part is a nice way to end it...

Posted by: Wink at November 13, 2003 03:41 PM

Wink is slow and outdated, and i'm going to kick his ass when i come back to the game...
how's that for trash talk?

Posted by: colonel at November 13, 2003 12:30 PM

Ties are what you wear to office. Roadhockey not office. Is battleground. No ties allowed!

Posted by: pfg at November 13, 2003 12:29 PM

games should never end in a tie, what are we the MLB allstar game?

Posted by: lobsterboy at November 13, 2003 09:36 AM

Yeah, but the Colonel's only played one game so far;-)

Posted by: Living Legend at November 11, 2003 10:46 PM

There's much love this year. Trash talk is down 950 per cent. That's nice.

Posted by: Wink at November 11, 2003 01:56 PM