Speaking about Toto’s recent celebratory marriage/birthday/sweet 16/circumcision party in Vegas this past weekend would be easier than recapping the Red Liners’ most recent penalty filled game. But true to their on-ice reputation of getting penali
zed, the Helmet Heads (AKA Stugots) came out prepared for the post-hungover Red Liners. But it would be the penalties that would be the theme for this game.
With Mixy placed on injured reserved, the Red Liners culled through their minor league affiliates and sent up Millhouse. Things were looking good during their first powerplay. The Red Liners’ new defensemen Jimmy would pop in a backhand wrist shot just behind the Heads’ goalie after receiving a pass from Teddy via Davy. But the Helmeters would response 3 minutes later with a goal after picking up a loose puck from pressuring Toto deep in the defensive corner. The first period alone would have
6 penalties.
The second period would carry on the gushing of penalties, 2 on both sides. No goals would be scored. Neither team could sustain any decent offensive pressure. The two penalty kills by the Red Liners seemed to have scrambled the flow of the offense and defense.
The third period would be all Helmet Heads and penalties. They would score 3 more times while the Red Liners had trouble keeping the puck after crossing the offensive blue line. A microcosm of the game for the Red Liners would have been their 4 minute powerplay where they failed to score. During the first two minutes, the boys in red could not even each the top of the offensive circles with the puck. In the second two minutes, there was a bit more sustained offensive pressure with a few shots on goal. The Heads counteracted by dumping the puck deep into the Red Liners’ corner for their cherrypickers who sped past the Liners defense to pick up the lose puck and generate multiple scoring chances.
An independent observer in the stands at Johnny’s Ice House commented that “too many penalties were taken” which altered discombobulated the bench. In total, 16 penalties would be called in the generic viagra canadian game. Some called appeared questionable. One fan wondered if Johnny’s Ice House was also using replacement refs like the NFL. The Red Liners will move on and try to pickup a few tips from the game: Stronger forechecking deep into the offensive zone, take more shots on the opposing net, and backcheck/stay back against teams with cherrypickers.