So, its the first home game of the season. The game is balanced 4-4 at the end of the 2nd period.
Then we have an hours delay whilst the Vipers bitch and moan about the state of the ice at the end they have to defend for the 3rd period. Now, I’m not insinuating that the Vipers were after getting the game abandoned, but……….
Yes, the ice was poor, but allegedly, one of the Vipers players claims it was ‘down to the sand’ in the patch which was in question. Right. It was rough for sure, but nowhere near the sand.
Personally, the Vipers looked like their hearts were not in the game after we levelled it at 4-4, and seemed to be looking for the cheap ways to get something (anything) from the game from that point onwards. Given how the Vipers players were twatting about on the ice after being asked by the announcer to leave for re-surfacing (ie not leavbing and acting like idiots), they can’t have been that fussed. But, c’est la vie.
We had penalty shots instead. And we took the win.
Big credit to Adam Walker, who took his 2 shots calmly and efficiently. Adam is the recipient of this weeks ‘Balls of Steel’ award.
And don’t get me started on the reffing….Darnell was shocking tonight, missing blatant infringements left, right and centre. I shall refrain for posting more for fear of descending into a shower of expletives.