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No maas for PFG

For Pig Farming Goalie, the day went from bad to worse to "no maas."

Already disappointed by the poor turnout in perfect playing conditions, and feeling the pressure from a season about to be truncated by impending fatherhood, the fiery shotstopper stormed off the court when his side of spry speedsters were no match for the passing and playmaking of their veteran opposition, who romped to a 10-3 rout in Sunday's first of two games.

The agrarian goaltender's sudden departure left both sides reeling.

"Obviously he was a little upset," said Elvis. "He's a pretty competitive guy, and for him to get blown out like that pretty quickly, he's gonna react."

"We shut him down, we made him quit, we made him say 'no maas, no maas,'" said Lak Attack, who earned the victory despite taking his position between the pipes with a hodgepodge of protective equipment when most of the other regular goalies failed to show.

With a number of roadsters apparently caught off guard by the change to Daylight Saving Time, Sunday's match was a showdown between the Mystery Machine lineup of Scooby, Doo and Scrappy against a roster of oldsters who relied on pinpoint passing and hard-nosed forechecking to stake an early advantage.

"The veterans really know how to position themselves well, press the forecheck hard," said LakAttack. "It shows you the young guys still have something to learn from the old guys."

"I think we had the advantage of experience and chemistry, because obviously we've been playing together for a long time," said Elvis.

The late addition of Kid hastened the youngsters' demise, who continued to struggle in the offensive zone despite the addition of Nibs' powerful point shot.

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Coming off last week's marathon barnburner, Sunday's poor turnout was especially discouraging.
"I don't think disappointing is a strong enough word," said Pig Farming Goalie, before his day went completely awry. "You're ready to go but there's not enough guys and you're sitting there thinking what is this game going to be like. It's hard to get up for a game when you realize it's not going to be much of a game."
"It's frustrating because you get that great momentum going," said Smith. It's almost as if the guys just want the desert, they don't want to put in the hard work."
"it takes the wind out of the sails a little bit, " said Cowboy Bill.
But Sunday's slump may have been little more than a perfect storm of unfortunate circumstances, as a number of players seemed oblivious to the switch to Daylight Saving Time.
"I don't know if you can take it too seriously," said Elvis of the lackluster attendance. "You just have to look at it as more of a fun day."

The youngsters atoned for their dismal performance in Sunday's opener by taking advantage of their speed and stamina to run circles around depleted defenders. With a virtually identical lineup, plus the addition of Cowboy Bill's defensive prowess, they stormed to an easy 15-6 win in the consolation mini game.

The two-game Stanley Stick will open May 4 and conclude the following week, May 11. Players who are unavailable for the first game, will be placed on teams for the finale.

Posted by jaysuburb at March 9, 2008 02:49 PM