Blue Fins Get Muzzled by BullDogs (10/21/07)
Last Sunday night, the Blue Fins skated in a parochial match-up against the ‘Competition Bulldogs’. For those who like tight defensive battles, it was an early Halloween treat.
The BullDogs lit the lamp in the first period when their one-man-band - Heinz Cat-Soup tricked Fin’s minder Joe ‘I didn’t know she was your daughter’ Durant.
The Blue Fins skated hard and tried to pressure the BullDogs goalie, who appeared pretty weak - and was leaking rebounds faster than oil from an old Ford with an aluminum block.
Finally, in the 2nd period - Dave ‘The Godfather’ Berent scored. Despite the goalie’s pads jammed against the left post, Berent flap-jacked the puck over the left shoulder - landing it just inside the line from an impossible angle.
This goal tied the game, but insensed the BullDogs: they no longer saw the flashy blue jerseys they were skating against - they just saw Mailmen - dressed in their best USPS blues, and trying to stick an electric bill through the mail slot. The BullDogs barked and growled and ended up populating the sin-bin throughout the 2nd period.
Even with man-advantages throughout the 2nd period, the Blue Fins could not score. McGee manhandled the ‘Dogs, Pusateri pinched in, and Hoover hurried down the ice - but the only other scoring in the period was a BullDogs goal.
The 3rd period was more of the same - the Fins had more shots on goal - but also more shots wide of the goal. Although the final score favored the BullDogs - the Blue Fins skated and worked harder. It was a disappointing 1 goal loss for the good-guys.
Next up, the Jackals and their often questionable tactics……