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Wild threes

Bad things come in threes. So do bad leads.

Sunday, each team squandered a pair of three-goal leads and countless two-goal margins before Doo was able to finally put the adage to rest, scoring on a breakaway to win the game for his side, ironically by three goals, 20-17.

It was the final exclamation point to a seesaw game in which his team had stormed back from a three goal deficit in its earliest moments with six straight goals, then blew their own advantage at least twice.

"It was definitely a momentum game today," said Elvis, as his team of power forwards reclaimed their three goal advantage midway through Sunday's game, only to lose it again at 16-15. "It wasn't uncommon to see three, four, five goals in a row being scored. I guess it was just a matter of time before somebody swung the game in their favor."

Unfortunately, it wasn't his squad, as Billy Idol recovered from his early difficulties to make some huge stops, including a larcenous snag with his trapper that denied Elvis of a sure goal.

"I let three in early, so I knew from then on in I just had to keep my head down and not let in any more bad goals," said Idol.

"It was just one of those games where it was tough to get a lead and hold it," said Paul One. "There was no dying on either side, both teams just kept going no matter what the score was."

But it was the team with the younger, speedier legs of Scooby, Doo and Kid that went the distance.

"Maybe at the end of the game, they have a bit more gas in the tanks than the old guys," said Idol. "We had some speed."

"They had pretty good fire power on their team," said Paul One.

And more than a little ball luck.

"It was just a matter of a couple of bounces going this way or that way, that was the difference," said Elvis.

"It's so close and if your goaltender lets in a couple of lousy goals, that sucks the life out of you," said Paul One.

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Posted by jaysuburb at March 16, 2008 04:53 PM