The Canucks, realizing that backup goaltender Alfie Michaud was in no way capable of garnering them a victory in such an important game, sent out Donald Brashear as their emergency goaltender in the third period. Bob, as he so often does, let out a sigh of relief. He never liked Alfie, as he found himself far inferior in the looks department.
The game was neck and neck. Donald Brashear proved to be an excellent goaltender, making unbelieveable saves on Stu Barnes and Miro Satan. The line that was throwing him fits, though, was the powerhouse scoring line of Taylor Pyatt, Rob Ray and Eric Boulton. As they swarmed the net late in the game, Bob relaxed in his own net. He knew Taylor had another goal in him, and thought the game was as good as won. Suddenly, Bob's attention was diverted by a shout from the Sabre bench.
"Il mio scrotum arde col desiderio!" Erik Rasmussen's voice echoed over the playing surface. "Il mio scrotum arde col desiderio!"
Bob being fluent in Italian, shouted back, "Mama mia! Pizzeria!" Erik shouted out the same lament, "Il mio scrotum arde col desiderio!"
Donald Brashear pounced on the puck and got a stoppage of play. The clock read 4.7 seconds. Taylor shouted back to Bob, "Dammit, Bob! He says his
scrotum is flaming with desire!"
Bob was disgusted, but Donald Brashear was strangely aroused. As Bob's stomach churned at Erik's advances, the puck was dropped in the Canuck zone. Donald Brashear, still thinking about Erik Rasmussen's scrotum, barely noticed as Pyatt deflected a Richard Smehlik blast from the point into the corner of the net.
"YES! YES! I WON!" Bob danced in the goal crease as the horn blasted throughout the arena. Taylor sped down the ice to help with the celebration, and the two met with a great high-five.
Meanwhile, Donald Brashear met up with Erik Rasmussen near center ice and the two shared a great hug. As the Sabres skated off the ice victorious, Erik was shouting "Darcy! Trade me to the Canucks!"
Chapter 13 - Lunch Time