Game On! March 15, 2008: 08:30pm ISNB

THE GUARD

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Game 24: The Guard v. Blacksheep

Where
Saturday looks something like this: The Canucks v. Dallas @ 4:00pm on HNIC, then the Blacksheep v. the Guard @ 8:30pm on the North Shore, then Lindy's Birthday dinner downtown @ Kobe Steakhouse and then Lindy's after party. Wow! Now that's a Saturday.

Wear
The Blacksheep wear white. The Guard come at us in blue. Do not pass the puck to guys wearing blue, especially if it is Rob Allen and he is tapping his stick calling for the puck.

Us & Them
They playoffs start NOW. Let's treat these last two games like it is a two game playoff series. At most we have 7 games left. If we are still standing in 7 games (April 13) then we have won the whole damn thing. Who loves playoff hockey?

The Sheep have won 2 of the last 3 games scoring 10 goals while surrendering 8. As a team we have committed to strong defensive play and forwards have played hard quick shifts. Last game our fore checking and back checking slowed down the highest scoring team in the land, one who was in first place until we laid the beatdown on them. Playing this system we can beat any team we line up against.

Hat tip to Joe Post for his role last game keeping the lines in order and the shifts short. For my part I don't think I was on the ice for more that 45 seconds in a shift and had at least three shifts that were 10 seconds long. Butterflies create hurricanes. When we all agree to play the same way you know that you get to jump back over the boards before you can catch your breath. That's winning Sheep hockey. I like winning.

If we a going to win the Division 7 title we are going to meet the first place Guard somewhere along the way. By the numbers we match up like this:

Goals Against Average
US 2.95 THEM 3.33 edge: Sheep
Save Percentage
US .889 THEM.883 edge: Sheep
Goals For
US 82 THEM 67 edge: Sheep
Goals Against
US 70 THEM 77 edge: Sheep
Powerplay %
US 24% THEM 14% edge: Sheep
Penalty Kill %
US 86% THEM 75% edge: Sheep
Penalty Minutes
US 268 THEM 306 edge: Sheep
Shorthanded Goals
US 10 THEM 6 edge: Sheep

Is there any reason why we can't beat this team?

Are you playing in this game?

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