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Nibs can't stop own team

It's hard enough being a road hockey goalie. But when your own teammates are the biggest offensive threat against you, it's almost impossible.

Nibs made huge acrobatic stops against Kid and Smith, but he couldn't stop his own defenders who beat him twice with inopportune deflections en route to a 20-9 thumping in Sunday's game. He also didn't help his own cause when he steered one cross-crease pass into his own net.

NIbs' quest for a second win against his arch-rival, Twizzler, went off the rails early, and often as his own mates struggled in the offensive zone. Time and again passes skipped over sticks and shots bounced harmlessly into Twizzler's padding.

"The twins (Scrappy and Doo) weren't playing very well today, Elvis was off his game, and Lak Attack was obviously off his game," said Billy Idol.

"We were getting lots of chances, lots of two-on-ones, but we missed the net a lot," said Elvis.

Except when they were in their own end. Three times Nibs was beaten by shots banking off his own players.

"We had a few unlucky bounces and shots off legs and gloves and that certainly makes it a little harder to come back," said Elvis.

With the bounces going their way, Billy Idol and his mates were quick to exploit their luck, peppering Nibs with shots from every angle.

"We just kept throwing it at the net and working for the rebounds," said Idol. "When everything seems to go your way, you can't help but win."

Posted by jaysuburb at December 7, 2008 02:52 PM