Post by Old Bucks Admin on Feb 4, 2010 22:26:55 GMT -5
After a one week stint on the DL, Kenny was back for Week 19, but with his entire posterior swathed in an ace bandage. Turnout was good as many players, anticipating taking Super Bowl Sunday off, determined not to miss two weeks in a row. We were late and so missed the game’s opening action, which was brisk, and netted a 2-2 tie. As for the rest, Red dominated, and Blue was constantly at pains to catch up. Red pulled ahead with goals by Tim White and John Lupisella, both set up by Craig “My Niche is Assists” Allen. Jim Heffern, who’s beginning to emerge as a closet redophile, also scored. But Blue was able to tie the game at fives mainly on the superb effort of Rich Devlin, who had multiple goals on the night. After tying the game, Rich got tangled up with Hughie, who hit the ice so hard it was like a hunter falling out of his tree stand. He lay there, writhing in pain, and appeared to need a stretcher, until Kenny popped his shoulder back into place and he was like a new man, ready to exact revenge, which he did two shifts later, blindsiding Rich at center ice. Red pulled ahead 8-5 on goals by Larry Johnson, a no-look backhand by Greg Wright, and a Tim White slapshot from just inside the blue line that reminded us of Claude Lemeiux beating Ron Hextall in the 1995 ECF’s. Marty looked like an old Roger Clemens with his pitch count in the triple digits.
Blue closed the gap to 8-7 mainly on the play of Alex Cerbone, who, in the latter stages of the game, used the Red goal as his own personal puck depository. This was mainly Jamie’s fault for not having child-proofed his goal before the game. But Red pulled ahead again with more goals by Greg Wright, Jim Heffern, and Jonathan Millen. Blue countered and got as close as 11-10, with Brian Urban adding a couple goals to Alex’s five. But Red was playing at too keen a pitch to let a couple of unlicked cubs steal this one from them. They held on to win 11-10.
On this date (2009): Rich Corbett, having traveled to Egypt, climbs to the top of the Great Pyramid of Cheops and scratches “Red’s got nothing” on the topmost stone. Hours later Kenny pulls a hammy and is never the same for the rest of the season. Nor is Red, who go on to lose 6 of the last 8 games, seemingly cursed by Rich’s prank. Red is still looking for a volunteer to go to Egypt and erase the inscription.
Blue closed the gap to 8-7 mainly on the play of Alex Cerbone, who, in the latter stages of the game, used the Red goal as his own personal puck depository. This was mainly Jamie’s fault for not having child-proofed his goal before the game. But Red pulled ahead again with more goals by Greg Wright, Jim Heffern, and Jonathan Millen. Blue countered and got as close as 11-10, with Brian Urban adding a couple goals to Alex’s five. But Red was playing at too keen a pitch to let a couple of unlicked cubs steal this one from them. They held on to win 11-10.
On this date (2009): Rich Corbett, having traveled to Egypt, climbs to the top of the Great Pyramid of Cheops and scratches “Red’s got nothing” on the topmost stone. Hours later Kenny pulls a hammy and is never the same for the rest of the season. Nor is Red, who go on to lose 6 of the last 8 games, seemingly cursed by Rich’s prank. Red is still looking for a volunteer to go to Egypt and erase the inscription.