Close But No Cigar

Sorry this post is going up a bit late but I finally have collected all my thoughts about our last outing. To give a quick update Paul broke his fibula just below the knee. He is in a cast now and will have to stay off his leg for 4 to 6 weeks. Looks like he can start skating again in 3 months. He also suffered a high ankle sprain but as of right now no surgery will be required to repair anything, which is good news.

As far as the game goes, although we lost in the shootout, I felt like this was our best game. As much as I enjoyed how we reacted in the Jets game by staying positive and clawing our way back into that game. This game was even better. Granted the majority of the Mud Ducks team plays at our level we dominated play most of the game. We skated well, passed well, and played as a team. Their goalie is the only reason we didn't win. He was very good. Their first goal tipped off my stick and probably fouled up David. Their second goal was our only mistake the entire game. We sank down and screened our own goalie.

Zee and Kent played great at center. Kent set up our first goal by getting the puck on net and Paul banged in the rebound. The second goal was a "great" deflection off Mike for his first goal as a Joe. We had several other chances to score but just couldn't put the puck in the net.

Bruce played his best game thus far, obviously spurred on by the return of his son Scott. Collectively we did a much better job of keeping the puck by the boards and cleared the crease repeatedly. Even using the boards to pass to one another and joining the rush to try and score.

I know some people wanted Paul to get the game puck for what happened on the ice but I wanted to reward David for his great play in net. He did a great job in net.

Looking forward to everyone else's thoughts. Next game this Saturday at 10:40 against the Keller Indians. I also lost a lot of phone numbers due to my phone resetting to September of last year so if you haven't already done so, please send me a text or call me so I can contact you again. Also tomorrow, Thursday, John's band will be in Dallas for a show. Contact me if your going, I'll be there for sure.