Stache Gets the OT Winner
The Grinders faced a younger, faster, better looking team on the weekend, but in this day-and-age its the old time smarts and work ethic that will always get the job done. It was those 2nd and 3rd efforts to keep the puck in our possession, and a mobile defense working hard on the breakouts that eventually paid off. That and the performance of a few notables such as Guy whose effort and speed (yes, speed) on the wing proved beneficial and was worth a couple of helpers to his stats. Jay, again, skated miles to create several high quality chances, and Andy took his usual beating, getting hacked down often during his crazy-legged, egg-beater sprints down the wing.
And although Peter tweaked a knee and struggled to go down….. nevermind….. he held his own and kept the score to only a two-goal deficit allowing the Grinders to work and claw their way back to a 2-2 tie.
But when all was looking rosy, it was Goats who it seemed was destined to be the goat, taking a 4-minute roughing penalty at the end of the 3rd period for being a bully in front of our net. But, thankfully it was PSP who, although at first looking for a line change, was told to hoof it, and hoof it he did; end to end, with handlebars flapping on his cheeks, PSP nets the short-handed OT winner sealing a sweet victory for the team.
Date: September 21st, 2009 @ 10:06
Categories: Rant
Guy
Its a good thing we live in THIS day-and-age rather than THAT day-and-age. Old time smarts and work ethic never got the job done in THAT day-and-age. THAT day-and-age sucks!