Still Moosetified
Well, it's good news, bad news for the Moose.
The bad news first: we dropped a very close game last night, probably our best chance to get a win, with a 2-3 loss. The team we were playing had 6 guys, we had 8, which meant we should have been able to put at least some pressure on them by the end of the game. We did, but not enough. They scored a couple in the first on screen shots, one in the second on a great individual effort and shot, and then sat back for the third. I only faced two shots from below the hash marks in the third period; otherwise they sat back and dumped in or took the slap shot from the point. They were basically playing 2/3 of the ice, and forcing us to play all of it. They also moved their best players from forward to D, allowing them to both save on skating and to be there to face our best forward when he tried to break through. It was, almost, like being trapped: 3-4 skaters accross, maybe 1 forechecker (and maybe none at all), getting the puck from us in the neutral zone, dumping it in, repeating.
The first two goals I let in weren't great, but they weren't bad either. Both were shot through the legs of my D, and I picked up on them too late. The third was a perfect top corner shot, made while one of my D was hauling the guy down. The shooter only had a few square inches to hit over my shoulder, and he did. Every once in a while, you just have to give the other guy credit for a good shot.
There was good news for the Moose, however. We have a sponsor of sorts. A local business person has agreed to pick up the cost of our new jerseys in return for a little advertising. He will get his logo accross the bottom back of the new sweaters, and we'll get the new sweaters. Not a bad deal for either of us, really. Once the whole thing is done, and we have sweaters in hand, I'll mention who it was that bought them, just so folks know.
The new numbers:
my GAA 4.625
team GAA 4.66
team GFA 2.11
and a record of 0-8-1
At some point, we will win one by luck. Or maybe forfeit. It's just a matter of time.
The bad news first: we dropped a very close game last night, probably our best chance to get a win, with a 2-3 loss. The team we were playing had 6 guys, we had 8, which meant we should have been able to put at least some pressure on them by the end of the game. We did, but not enough. They scored a couple in the first on screen shots, one in the second on a great individual effort and shot, and then sat back for the third. I only faced two shots from below the hash marks in the third period; otherwise they sat back and dumped in or took the slap shot from the point. They were basically playing 2/3 of the ice, and forcing us to play all of it. They also moved their best players from forward to D, allowing them to both save on skating and to be there to face our best forward when he tried to break through. It was, almost, like being trapped: 3-4 skaters accross, maybe 1 forechecker (and maybe none at all), getting the puck from us in the neutral zone, dumping it in, repeating.
The first two goals I let in weren't great, but they weren't bad either. Both were shot through the legs of my D, and I picked up on them too late. The third was a perfect top corner shot, made while one of my D was hauling the guy down. The shooter only had a few square inches to hit over my shoulder, and he did. Every once in a while, you just have to give the other guy credit for a good shot.
There was good news for the Moose, however. We have a sponsor of sorts. A local business person has agreed to pick up the cost of our new jerseys in return for a little advertising. He will get his logo accross the bottom back of the new sweaters, and we'll get the new sweaters. Not a bad deal for either of us, really. Once the whole thing is done, and we have sweaters in hand, I'll mention who it was that bought them, just so folks know.
The new numbers:
my GAA 4.625
team GAA 4.66
team GFA 2.11
and a record of 0-8-1
At some point, we will win one by luck. Or maybe forfeit. It's just a matter of time.
posted by Micah at 2:20 AM
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