Punching Dance Tickets
This season's playoffs magic number is 14
With Shark Attack "attacking" nothing but themselves and almost "floating" dead at the top of the shark tank exhibit and only 5-games left to play the most those "nurse" sharks can only eat is only ten more points (but only if);
A) They win out the season and earn 13-point max
B) Their Captain starts scoring
C) Hell freezes over
So look for Yellow Submarine to punch their ticket to the playoffs this weekend.., and the “Battle to stay out of the basement” is officially underway as we come down the stretch of the 2017 Spring Season... Or as Mark Stickney likes to equate it to his favorite Christmas movie "A year without the Playoffs"
Turtle Defense
Pylon Captain John Kelleher might want to rethink his "Plan B" for when he's missing have his defense.
Putting Joe "Turtle" Mancinelli back on defense might have looked good on paper.., but unfortunately it's on the same paper that suggested that John Colucciello should be drafted as a top line defenseman.
In "Turtles Defense" he's having the same depressing season as Jim Barber with just 1-goal and 2-assists... But it was hard to watch "Turtle" cough of the ball.., whiff on passes and have shot after shot blocked. Wait, Shark Attack had the BYE last week... Are we sure that wasn't "Cooch" filling in for the Pylons? Cause we all know how that experiment turned out.
Smurf Assault
Never in a million years would you think that Umberto "Papa Smurf" Biancardi would get a penalty for "Roughing" of all things... While Pat Pirone was given 2-minutes for "Smurf Assault"
Though it wasn't a pay-per-view MMA bout... But it was real weird seeing Papa and Pat nose-to-nose as Umberto was protecting his goalie from Pat's infamous digging at the ball (after) it's been tied up... then claiming he was playing till "the whistle".
In the spotlight
If you going to have your new “Player Spotlight” posted on the big board... You might as well back it up but scoring the first goal of the game before the ink even dries on your printout.
That's exactly what Ray Dow did last week less than 2-minutes into his game when he buried a PPG from the point. Ray then followed that up with a trip to the penalty box.
Scoring a goal and getting a penalty was his own way of paying tribute to his idol(s) and the "Real #5's" Dan Broderick and the dirtier #5 Bill Abcunas.
One and done
Perhaps it was an over simplified challenge of just (6) measly goals for Angelo "Kato" Deluca to beat his pink stick bag challenge... Or perhaps the bookie calculating the spread miscalculated.
Whatever the reason "Kato" needs just one more goal to put his challenge to rest and earn his "PASSED" patch for next season.., leaving Mike Naczas literally holding the bag for one more season.
Could the "last one" be the hardest for the Green Hornet? ~Stay tuned....
Long Shot Prevention (Optional)
Looks like when Jeff Deharo was filling out the order form for his brand-new custom pads he checked the box marked "Custom Embroidered Name" instead of checking the box labeled "Long-shot Prevention (Optional)"
Jeff spent all his money on his pads “looking good” instead of “functioning good” by not purchasing the "long-shot prevention option"
What kryptonite and Lex Lutherto are to Superman... It's no secret that Jeff's weakness and arch enemy is the "long-shot", which all stems back to the Revere days and Rick Vancampen's seemingly harmless (dump and change) shot on goal (from his own bench) somehow trickled by Jeff for the game-winning goal.
Last week it wasn't a (dump and change) throw the ball at the net... It was (3) BOMBS from almost center ice that found their way past Jeff. (2) from Tony Medeiros and (1) from newly spotlighted defenseman Ray Dow.
15th Year Anniversary
Speaking of Rick Vancampen... This season marks the 15th year anniversary of Jeff Deharo's Hindenburg tragedy moment. A goal that will live on in infamy as Rick's feeble little dump in attempt.., turned out to be the game-winning goal and the Championship for Mission 3W.
Spring 2002 was the year that “Oh the humanity” happened as Rick’s (Dump and Change) turned into a Championship Game Winning Goal. Let’s look back and see who was on that team: Bill Abcunas, Tony Bono, Ray Nickerson, Mike Naczas and Mark Stickney
This story does have a happy ending for Jeff. Ironically the very next season Jeff Deharo went on to win the 2002 Winter Championship with a team called “Not My Fault” and that team had fellow Sour Grape Dave Costa on it
Lightning Strike(s)
Whoever said lightning doesn't strike the same place twice was dead wrong.
Last week we witness Tony Medeiros score the same goal from almost the exact same spot, not once but twice!!
Tony took just two steps into the offensive zone and a blasted lower left pad side shot that left Jeff Deharo shaking his head and sipping water.
Woman's Team USA Prospect
Congratulations to Yellow Submarine defenseman Jay Carrien and the birth on his new daughter Kelsey.
Stats
Born 12:27
Weight: 4 lb 8 oz
Length: 17-1/2 inches long
Shoots: TBD
Postion: TBD
Father’s Note: “A little early so she's got some work ahead of her but everything is overall great!”
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