Stars continue unbeaten streak; Demons still winless in last 3
The Ice Demons mustered a tie against the Stars this past Saturday, battling back in the 3rd period to overcome the odds.
In a game full of penalty minutes for the Ice Demons (thanks to Bip and Babs lack of self-discipline mostly, both getting 14 minutes, iirc), the Ice Demons top line knocked in 3 and the other lines did their jobs holding the Stars to just 3 as well. And of course we can't forget the super saves that Bip made to hold us in there. He's usually always good for that, reminding everyone in the MDL that he's definitely one of the top goaltenders in the league.
Bip did something in the 1st to get his 2+2+10, and Babs had had enough of the one ref's awful calls in the 3rd period, getting his final 2+10 letting the ref know how terrible his calls had been all game, adding to his first penalty in the opening play of the game.
I think we have many regrets from that game, and for me, I do wish that I had been more subtle on my displeasure with the officiating as well as wishing that I had gotten my monies worth on Stephenson before being booted. ;-) Next time, my friend...next time. Not to mention that I didn't get the chance to see if Aaron Johnson's warning of gaining 5 extra pounds since our last meeting would have made a difference when we collided (which we usually do). ;-) I do like playing against Johnson and Stars. Very good competitive play. Makes for an exciting 3 periods of intense hockey. Mitton and the new guy--Mullier--are guys that make defensemen want to raise their game and shut them down. I look forward to the re-match!
This coming week we play the Phantoms, and I'll bet that will be a feisty game as well. Hopefully the officiating will be better, as we've had the same poor-excuse-of-a-ref for the last 3 weeks. I'll take Harry and Steve any day compared to these other guys. Where's the young lad who was arguably one of the best we ever had to ref these past years? He called a good game. But these recent guys....they just plain suck. I thought we were supposed to get a minimum of Level 4 referees? For most of the dudes we've had these past few weeks, I wouldn't even want them reffing the older kids games. Pathetic.
As for the Ice Demons dismal record, there's an easy reason why: we're short one quality player. We had Mikael Krotil for 2 games but that was it. We need another Krotil or Pincus to help make us a real threat. Without that player, the rest of us have to work that much harder. But, as Freddy likes to say, "if you're not puking, you're not skating...and if you're puking...get off the ice."
Send the fines for my comments to the team captain: Steve Zimmerman. ;-)
In a game full of penalty minutes for the Ice Demons (thanks to Bip and Babs lack of self-discipline mostly, both getting 14 minutes, iirc), the Ice Demons top line knocked in 3 and the other lines did their jobs holding the Stars to just 3 as well. And of course we can't forget the super saves that Bip made to hold us in there. He's usually always good for that, reminding everyone in the MDL that he's definitely one of the top goaltenders in the league.
Bip did something in the 1st to get his 2+2+10, and Babs had had enough of the one ref's awful calls in the 3rd period, getting his final 2+10 letting the ref know how terrible his calls had been all game, adding to his first penalty in the opening play of the game.
I think we have many regrets from that game, and for me, I do wish that I had been more subtle on my displeasure with the officiating as well as wishing that I had gotten my monies worth on Stephenson before being booted. ;-) Next time, my friend...next time. Not to mention that I didn't get the chance to see if Aaron Johnson's warning of gaining 5 extra pounds since our last meeting would have made a difference when we collided (which we usually do). ;-) I do like playing against Johnson and Stars. Very good competitive play. Makes for an exciting 3 periods of intense hockey. Mitton and the new guy--Mullier--are guys that make defensemen want to raise their game and shut them down. I look forward to the re-match!
This coming week we play the Phantoms, and I'll bet that will be a feisty game as well. Hopefully the officiating will be better, as we've had the same poor-excuse-of-a-ref for the last 3 weeks. I'll take Harry and Steve any day compared to these other guys. Where's the young lad who was arguably one of the best we ever had to ref these past years? He called a good game. But these recent guys....they just plain suck. I thought we were supposed to get a minimum of Level 4 referees? For most of the dudes we've had these past few weeks, I wouldn't even want them reffing the older kids games. Pathetic.
As for the Ice Demons dismal record, there's an easy reason why: we're short one quality player. We had Mikael Krotil for 2 games but that was it. We need another Krotil or Pincus to help make us a real threat. Without that player, the rest of us have to work that much harder. But, as Freddy likes to say, "if you're not puking, you're not skating...and if you're puking...get off the ice."
Send the fines for my comments to the team captain: Steve Zimmerman. ;-)
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