Is the grass greener on the other side? Well that all depends on your point of view.
After being picked up off the waiver wire on the eve of the season, Jack Doyle found a home on the Tent's blue line. After playing 8 games, the verdict was in. Jack Doyle is not a flashy player. Jack Doyle is just a solid player and teammate who brings his lunch pale to work every game. With such a low cap hit, the Tents were eager to pick up a player with so much upside.
After being granted 2 weeks off to go on Safari's and Climb mountains in South Africa (no the toilets do not flush in the opposite direction) Jack Doyle came back refreshed and ready for action.
Jack Doyle netted a Hat Trick. Three well placed slap shots from the point bested Elks goaltender and GPD Officer Peter Sutera. Sutera has the Doyle brothers taking slap shots at him in his dreams. Jack Doyle was so effective, in fact, that Tent fowards actively blew off a wide open Todd at the point to make sure they got the puck to Jack Doyle instead.
After a lengthy delay where exactly ZERO hats littered the ice, play resumed.
Two weeks eating Ostrich, Zebra, Kudu, Warthog and other various, nay adventurous, entrees must have been some sore of elixr.
Jagr and Andrew Fulford netted the other Tent's goals.
Here are a few realities that I must acknowledge:
The Tents are 10-0-1 and have clinched a playoff birth. No champagne celebration. All business.
My younger brother has more goals than I do this season. Serious blow to the ego.
Todd played a rather uninspiring, but somewhat effective game. My active stick deflected about a dozen shots out of harms way. No points but a +3 rating. Totally taking advantage of the excuse that my son was awake for half the night.
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In the first game, The Kings bested the Masons 7-2.
In the finale, The Gulls led the Mugs 3-2 after one. I would have stayed for complete coverage but a bucket of popcorn and "The Martian" seemed to be a more lucrative offer at the time.
Go Broncos!
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