We have a Cause

Captain Skids came into the locker room and caused some confusion among the team. It turns out that he has a rare affliction that has no cause and no cure. Captain Skids is one of only 8% of people afflicted with Bell's Palsy in which the dormant virus returns. IB Matt who has be hobbled by bronchitis and Captain Skids braved the snow and made it to Johnny's for the 11:00 game against the first place Flyers, in spite of their ailments. With 9 skaters to the Flyers full bench it looked bleak for CG. Canadian Goose rolled up their sleeves and dug in for a hard fought game. The team played a very disciplined game, defensive minded. There were spurts of offensive pressure by the Flyers which were weathered by the team which was back stopped by Pinkie. The Flyers took a 1-0 lead in the first period. CG came back and took a 2-1 lead in the second with goals by Mitch and IB Travis. CG kept the shifts short and made sure to have their forwards back to clog up the neutral zone. With all of their defensive efforts they could not keep the Flyers from taking the 3-2 lead after Pinkie received a slash from a former CG member on the Flyers. With less that 3 minutes left, IB Robbie took a penalty as tensions mounted. As the players on the bench were looking for the right time to pull the goalie, Mitch intercepted a pass in the crease and drove a goal home to send the game into a shoot-out. IB Robbie and Silent both faked themselves out in the shoot-out. Pinkie let in the first shoot-out attempt but stopped the next 2. IB Matt retained the tie with a snapshot goal on the blocker side. The hard fought tie put CG into 6th place at the end of the regular season. CG first play off game is on Monday March 12 at 11:10 against the Beached Whalers.

For more information on Captain Skids illness:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_palsy