April 13, 2008Old flames burn brightThe old flames of Sunday Morning Road Hockey are far from extinguished. Sunday, Lak Attack, Paul One and the Living Legend sparked their team with a ferocious first shift that netted them three goals and launched their mates to an easy 20-11 rout of their stunned opponents. With a dry court and mild temperatures, the wily veterans stormed deep into the offensive zone with aggressive forechecking that flummoxed bewildered defenders into coughing up the evil orange plastic ball, creating scoring opportunities that were too easy for even the Legend to miss. He scored twice, while Lak Attack added another, and the game was pretty much over before it even began. The other 17 goals were just padding. "I think it put them on their heels right off the bat," said Paul One of his line's stunning success. "We had some jump and I think that's what we needed to do; it got them turned around to play defense more than they were thinking offense." "The older guys went out and showed 'em who was boss," said Smith, who anchored the squad's second line, with young snipers Scooby and Doo. "It's a huge mental advantage for us right off the bat." "Unfortunately, they set the tone right from the start, and we put ourselves in a hole with no chance of getting back out," said Beetle Boy, who's own four-goal effort was swallowed by his team's ineptitude. "We just let ourelves get down way too fast." Cowboy Bill was less charitable. "We can't let the old line score like that," said the veteran defender who witnessed the carnage from the sideline as he awaited his first shift. "We were just standing around letting those guys run around us. What are we, three toed sloths out there?" Or maybe armadillos. Because once they got down, they seemed to just curl up in a ball and let the game get away from them as the margin mounted to as much as 10-4. Energized by the example set by their veteran teammates, Smith and his young linemates contributed a solid two-way effort, shutting down opposing snipers like Elvis and the Colonel. "We threw in a couple more goals, a couple more daggers," said Smith. Meanwhile, their opponents panicked. After trading away the late-arriving Scrappy so they could maintain two set lines, they started to juggle combinations looking for any formula that could stem the slaughter. But that strategy only seemed to brew a toxic stew of discord. "We just couldn't put anything together," said Beetle Boy. "You couldn't have got six guys to play worse together," said Cowboy Bill. "We never played well together, we didn't communicate together and that's what cost us the game." "I think the damage was done in the first shift," said Paul One. FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THIS WEEK'S GAME, CLICK HERE Posted by jaysuburb at April 13, 2008 03:58 PMComments
Colonel, We bring another goalie..Harley or Jeff, as discussed with you. I personally want to play outl, so I am all for another goalie such as Jeff or Harley to fill in. What does the rest of the peanut gallery think? Posted by: lakattack at April 24, 2008 01:09 PMHey Lak - have you recovered yet from the beating you took last week? What's the deal with the goaltenders for the Stanley Stick? Who is committed to being there and on what day. Posted by: The Colonel at April 23, 2008 01:52 PMThat's it? One, you can do better than that. Posted by: The Colonel at April 18, 2008 08:19 PMColonel, are you forgeting to take your meds again? Posted by: PaulOne at April 18, 2008 03:25 PMIf you want to see an absolute disaster in goaltending, I'll strap them on. I think I'm the only goaltender in roadhockey history to be scored on by the opposing goaltender. How's that for a claim to fame? Gump, this offer is only good if I can also wear your jock ... and as long as Unabearder isn't playing. The rest of you have whimpy shots so I'm not worried - especially PaulOne who's so limp wristed his stick hangs flacid. Posted by: The Colonel at April 17, 2008 04:27 PMI think Nibs let in a few questionable goals, but that's standard for most games from any of our goalies, including myself. Overall, I thought Nibs made some huge saves, and he really didn't have much to play for as the game went on as his teammates left him high and dry. Perhaps Colonel, you should strap the pads on next week...we could have the Nibs/Colonel showdown. I'll offer up my pads and play out. Hey, I might even score a goal. Looking forward to the stick! Posted by: Gump at April 14, 2008 12:58 PMGood game gents! All those folks looking to donate to the KidStart Golf Challenge can contact me at 604-629-3353 or email lgill@plea.bc.ca. Thanks for your help! Clearly Cowboy and I were at different games. It was an all-round lack luster performance from our side. Every player included. The mini on the other hand was an example of we'll played, hard fought, incredibly intense hockey! Posted by: The Colonel at April 14, 2008 08:50 AMI mentioned that Nibs did a great job behind us. That part wasn't quoted. It was us 6 jerk offs in front of him that played awful. My apologies to Nibs for an awful game by his teammates. And Kudos to Beetle for a game well played. You were a scoring machine. Posted by: Cowboy at April 13, 2008 09:53 PMThat's a great picture of me Legend! Think I may bring a bib for the game next week. Posted by: Gump at April 13, 2008 07:43 PM"You couldn't have got six guys to play worse together," said Cowboy Bill" Uhh ... if memory serves, the team was made up of 7 players - lest we forget the lights-out tending of the net at our end. Posted by: The Colonel at April 13, 2008 06:40 PM |