Beavers Hope To Rebound

The Oakville Beavers hope to bounce back from a demoralizing 4-3 overtime loss to the cellar dwelling Wild Cats last week. Although the Beavers controlled the play for most of the game and had a plethora of scoring chances, the team paid for their defensive lapses late in the second period when the Wild Cats scored three straight goals to go ahead 3-2.

The Beavers started the game strongly with a tick – tack – goal play after Rat, filling in for always late and rookie sensation Poky Nam, brought the puck in the offensive zone and got it into K-Lo in the corner who threaded a pass on to the stick of Fieldmouse. Making no mistake and he quickly shot it under the Cats goalie.  Fieldmouse, disbelieving as anyone, was fishing for a rebound that wasn’t there and had to be told the puck was already in the net.  It was Fieldmouse’s second goal in as many games. “I want to switch to your line.” a delighted Rat said after the Beaver text book play.

The Turkish Delight, whose scoring touch has seemed come around again, potted the Beavers second goal just over a minute later to put the Beavers up 2-0, set up by the always dependable Paddy and the metro Corsky.  Are Depends sold along with tampons and maxi-pads?  Paddy only knows.

Like a rabid Beaver, Van Wilder wasn’t about to give up, showing uncharacteristic speed getting back on D after he got caught pinching like Corsky had snuck up behind him in the shower.  The Beavers pulled their goalie quicker than a reverse backhand with a minute to go.  Van Wilder, more eager than any Beaver, jumped over the boards with the Beer Burglar to take the final shift, hoping to knot things up.  Van Wilder held the puck inside the Cats blue line and rifled a shot from the point, actually getting some momentary air on it.  With the Turkish Delight and Poddy drawing the attention of every Wild Pussy on the ice, the puck found the back of the next and tied the score with 26 seconds to go.  The goal seemed to be Van Wilder’s, but the Turkish Delight was credited it.  He was robbed many a time on this night, so… who cares.

However, the overtime period would not go the Beavers way this night despite peppering the Wild Cats goalie with more shots than you can shake a stick at.  With 1:03 left in 3 on 3 overtime, the Cat’s Sakic shook off K-Lo in the corner like some soggy old Beaver pelt and put the puck past Guy the old git goalie (he’s not on the mailing list, right?) who was trying to poke check him.  Man that sucks.

I hold it true, whatever befall,
I feel it when I sorrow most,
‘tis better to have played and lost,
Than to never have played at all.

Alfred Lord Tennyson is full of shit, but nothing makes you feel worse than being on the ice in an overtime loss.

Game Notes:
Smiles still out
Poddy 8 game scoring streak brought to an end
Fieldmouse 2 game scoring streak begun

Next Up
Oakville Beavers (5-10-0-1) vs The Kings (6-9-0-1)

Must do’s:
Play team defense
Keep shooting
Win