March 23, 2008

Easter lull

When the roadsters decide to take the day off, there's no rest for Billy Idol.

So many players stayed away from Sunday's game, the stalwart backup was forced to strap on the big protective pads for both teams, blocking a deluge of shots in a spirited three-on-three battle.

His gain is the absent roadsters' loss, said the creaseminding curmudgeon. Especially in the critical weeks leading up to the Stanley Stick championship series.

"These guys should be out getting their practice before the Stick," said Idol, who won, and lost, both of Sunday's game, 10-6 and 5-2. "If you're only showing up three times a year, you're gonna look like you only show up three times a year."

And that's not a pretty sight, said Elvis. "You miss a few games, you're gonna be a step behind mentally and physically. It's a pretty competitive, fast-paced game out here and if you miss a few games, you can sure tell when you come back."

Sunday's attendance lull stalled the momentum the season had been gaining from a string of brisk, hard-fought games in recent weeks.

"it's a bit of a letdown, for sure," said Scrappy, who's gearing up for his first Stanley Stick.

"Today is just a big down," said Idol. "It seemed like we had some nice momentum going, we had some nice games."

"These are the critical last few weeks," said Elvis. "The games were more competitive than they've ever been all season, and then you get a dry patch like this; I think a lot of guys take for granted what they have here."

But for the players who persevered, the rewards of their Sunday sacrifice could be reaped in the weeks to come.

"Going down the stretch here to the Stick, it's prime time to be getting into game shape," said Elvis.

"We're still out here getting some exercise, honing our skills," said Scrappy. "We'll see when the Stanley Stick come around who's got their skills together."

FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THIS WEEK'S GAME,, CLICK HERE

Posted by jaysuburb at March 23, 2008 07:24 PM
Comments

wow, fake postings. about as funny as crank calls. whoever the comedian is, let us know when you get out elementary school.

Posted by: the real pfg at March 29, 2008 09:17 PM

Yes, we're playing.

Posted by: The Living Colonel at March 29, 2008 04:12 PM

hey mario, ru guys playing tomorrow ,i wanna come play goalie.

Posted by: ottoman at March 29, 2008 02:40 PM

double you-tee-eff?

Posted by: the real kid at March 26, 2008 07:57 PM

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Posted by: kid at March 26, 2008 06:34 PM

to all, sorry guys i woun,t be playing sunday hockey anymore. u guy,s all just...........

Posted by: pfg at March 26, 2008 06:28 PM

The game may have sucked but the photo's are awesome!

Posted by: Billy Idol at March 26, 2008 05:10 PM

I'll give you credit Elvis, masquerading as me on this online forum was pretty clever.

But as you may have noticed I always capitalize the "s" in Scrappy. And surely you could have come up with something better than "the colonel and the tolonel"

And, no Colonel, I didn't confuse Nibs and Lak Attack. Nibs did make a comment with the username "bindy" right after Lak's comment, but it was deleted (likely because it made no sense).

Posted by: Scrappy at March 26, 2008 11:33 AM

???

I think Scrappy's been smokin' something fierce.

Posted by: The Colonel at March 26, 2008 10:59 AM

the colonel and the tolonel

Posted by: scrappy at March 25, 2008 08:55 PM

So I'm guessing that Scrappy accidently called Lak "Nibs" last Sunday?

Sorry to miss the spirited affair but it looked like it might rain on my easter egg hunt so I had to weight options and go with the one that was more likely to ensure my status as a power forward. Mmmm those egges were gooooooood!

Posted by: The Colonel at March 25, 2008 04:17 PM

So inventive Elvis... I marvel at your ability to remove letters from names in order to create new and inspiring insults.

I await your next zinger with great anticipation.

Posted by: Scrappy at March 24, 2008 09:42 PM

bla bla scrappy ,crappy.

Posted by: elvis at March 24, 2008 08:46 PM

That's an epic first post Nibs...

Posted by: Scrappy at March 24, 2008 11:41 AM

Hey,
Sorry boys, I was busy moving today. I should be there next week. I saw you all playin as I was moving, so good on all of you. Question! Where is wink? Are you comin out for the stick and where was GUMP today.

Posted by: lakattack at March 23, 2008 07:45 PM