Last week's 6-2 blowout should have taught Dale one very important lesson.., Your team is most often your worst enemy, so you need to be prepared at all times to defend against the enemy within.
So remember Dale.., It’s only your fault when they go in.
Blowout Save
Wow... someone from the Justice League must have pissed in the Vulcan Grip collective bowl of Cheerios as they came out with a vengeance last week and didn't let up until it was running time.
The 7-2 blowout could have been an 8-2 blowout if it wasn't for one highlight save by Goalie Dave Giusti to rob Pedro Fontes of a breakaway (which would have amounted to five goals if he buried that one too).
Dave had the “Lucky of the Week” (if that was still a thing and still an award).., but since it's not we'll recognize his effort here.
2-for-5
Uh-oh Scotty Rosato... Don’t look now but Dave Costa scored another goal last week towards his "Pink Shirt Challenge".., that was #2 of his 5-goals he needs this season. You might be wearing that pink warm-up jersey this fall too for the 2023 Winter Season.
Dave's goal was a nice highlight reel... and like the expression goes "If it's meant to be... it's up to me" and that's just what Dave did by assisting on his own goal.
Dave started a breakout play from his own defensive zone.., carried it into the offensive zone and sent a pass over to a streaking Mike Cresta who carried it another 20-feet deeper into the offensive zone before dropping a pass back to Dave for a quick one-timer.
We still think Dave should have shot more in that game since Goaltender Dave Giusti was having a “BOGO Sale” on goals last week.
Malpractice Goal
Looks like we have a "Malpractice Goal" complaint against Rob Sheridan's and his 6th goal of the season.
According to the complainant (Brian "Cappy" Capodilupo).., Rob clearly smoked the defense on his way to a partial breakaway, but that's not the "Malpractice" part.., the complaint to the Referee comes in the way that Rob's goal crossed the line.
According to the “Cappy” who knows a little about the courtroom law and motions..., Rob had a "Distinct Sliding Motion".., followed by a "Distinct Kneeing Motion" which is part of the leg and a first cousin to a "Distinct Kicking Motion" except from your knees.., and everyone knows those types of goals a disallowed in hockey.
Judge Jon Picard listened to "Cappy's" vocal complaints and overruled him allowing Rob's goal to stand... which at the time of the goal (it mattered) as it was a game tying goal.., but in the end it really didn't matter as Pedro Fontes went on to lite Dave Giusti up for 4-goals.
Mere Mortals
If was nice to see "Dr Rob" rubbing elbows and having a beer the leagues mere mortals.., since he was having a beer with "Cappy" he was probably trying to convince him that per Article "21", Chapter "R" Section "S" of the USA Masters Rulebook that his “Sliding, Kneeing, Goal”.., was actually a "Good Goal."
Or... "Dr Rob" stuck around to see Lee Nogler's return and was scouting him for their next match up this weekend.
Lee Return
Speaking of Lee Nogler.., it was nice to see him return to action last week. Like all long-term stints on the IR list, Lee came back a little heavier.., a little slower.., but eager to get back to action. He didn’t have many shots last week, but he did manage to record an assist just 3:09 into his return.
Welcome back Lee.., We need you to stay healthy for the playoffs and knock those damn birds off the wire like last season. Otherwise, they are "Road-running" away with this season’s championship (Beep Beep!!)
Standing Tall
Another what would have been the "Lucky save of the Week" candidate was the awesome stop Scotty Rosato made on Gino Tamarro.
Every goalie in the league (except Steve Taddonio) knows there is a high probability of Gino scoring on them when he is streaking in at top speed on a breakaway. Unlike teammate Nick Romano who's lifetime scoring on a breakaway is less than 25%... Gino hovers around 75%... but last week Scotty (and with use this term lightly).., "Stood Tall" against Gino and robbed him with a beautiful highlight save.
99.66%
Scotty Rosato still managed to earn himself the "Lucky Goalie of the Week".., mostly for his outstanding performance for 99.66% (1,794 seconds of perfection) for the game... but he could have been the Dunkin Donuts “Player of the Week” if he didn't have a relapse in the 3rd at the 3:24 mark when Angelo De Luca who was sucking all game finally buried one... and then just 6-seconds later at 3:18 Gino Tamarro scored on him and thus his "FREE" coffee went to Pedro Fontes 4-goal performance.
Better luck next time Scotty… but good luck on the scratch ticket.
Kato's Weakness
Wow.., we have officially identified the secret to Angelo "Kato" De Luca’s game... It's fellow Paisano Ricky Cassano.
Last week Ricky was on his annual Florida pilgrimage leaving Jimmy Clarke to fill his spot on the left wing.., and boy did Angelo stink it up (especially at shooting) without Ricky in the lineup.
I know the game sheet shows Angelo scoring a goal in the third and he was credited with 2-2-3-1 shots on goal... but those are the ones that hit the net (or came close enough to the net to count).., because there was like another "Italian Bakers" Dozen that missed the net entirely.
Road Hazard
Where was that former pylon of a defenseman Mike Naczas when we needed him.., Last week Jimmy Clarke blew a tire on his the way into the offensive zone and we could have used Naz and his orange jersey to stand next to Jimmy's blown tire to warn other speeding players like Gino Tamarro of the road hazard in the middle of the rink.
Jimmy tie those sneakers tight will ya... we don't want the next blown tire to look like this;
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