Harry Ballsonue in his blog, ‘High Tension Lead to a Suspension”. has already broken down the teams that recently dueled it out, and he was the first out of the gate to point out that the games despite a non tournament format, featured the use of Sparky’s clock. The Buckeyes, who for the most part wound up on the short end of Beep’s and every other White Knights stick, adamantly are wishing for the return of games ending at a score of 7. During the first game shellacking the Buckeyes lost 10-4, there were many a player wishing the game had ended at 7. If it had, the score would have been much more respectable, even with the loss. The Buckeyes also learned the old hockey rule of NOT passing it up the middle still holds true. Virtually every pass sent up the middle by any Buckeye player was picked off, and was followed with a quick goal.
With a timed game element, it was truly a interesting game from the goal keepers perspective, as each game had the feel of a tournament. Had this been a tourny, Falcon would have been the clear winning goalie, posting a 2-0-1 record with a 2.6G.A.A. Despite the non tourny, my recent blog regarding “Tournament Two’s” still holds true. I did a little more digging regarding the classic one-two punch of Razor and the Falcon, and to date I have Razor just edging out the Falcon for the win-loss on the season. That being said, stats in general are very difficult to figure out from a goalies perspective, considering the amount of mini tournaments played to date, and the bevy of ‘fill in’ goalies including Skippy, Bearcat and Chico. Sources have already whispered both Skippy and Falcon will be out next week, which has left management calling up Chico to play.
Lastly, I must comment on the “Suspension” to Stevo. While every Tomcat knows to “Play the ball”, hockey fans also know any game played on the Kapusta brings out the competitiveness of all the players. Never before in Tomcat history, that I know of, has a member been suspended. Typically there may be fines imposed, and I think that’s the better course here. Whispers have been heard in the dressing room of Stevo speaking of retirement and needing other players to step up and lead the organization. Could that have anything to do with a lengthy suspension? Maybe the reasoning was a suspension would allow management and stakeholders to see if the Tomcats could indeed survive without their franchise player. I say Stevo will not retire until the completion and celebration of the upcoming 25th year anniversary. And since Stevo is a fan and player favourite, I’m hoping the suspension is reversed into some drinking fine….he can also appeal his suspension, if he appeals his suspension, the league would have to let him play games until the appeal is heard, at the time of writing this blog I was told that no appeal had been launched. So, levy a fine of beer, and a bottle of Rye, because every Tomcat knows it’s better to drink one’s sorrow away as opposed to simply erasing a player for a few games.
That’s what I think, and any decision which is different will cause me to have management remove their HANDZONMECAC.
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