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| Empty net goals are for... October 20, 2009 by Moe Diggity After a narrow victory in 1994, Boston Bruins defenseman Al Iafrate fired the puck around the boards rather than firing it into the opposing team's empty. When he was asked why he chose to do this, he responded with a derogatory statement about players who choose to score empty net goals. You'll have to Google it 'cos I'm not posting filth like that on this site. This site is reserved for our very own filth... The Moes have no worries about that statement applying to them. In past seasons, Moe Signeur was notorious for dumping the puck in the corner in the dying seconds of a game, rather than burying one into an empty net to cap a hattrick. Other teams would even comment on how it was a classy act on his part. But last night The Moes took the whole not-scoring-into-an-empty-net thing to a new level... Despite the Local Heroes playing all but 59 seconds of the first period without a netminder, they found themselves ahead of the Moes by a score of 1-0 going into the second period. This was due to a few factors including (a) our extremely short bench, (b) our reluctance to shoot whenever we had a chance, and (c) a smart move by the Local Heroes which involved placing their fattest player between the pipes in lieu of a real goaltender. Honestly, he didn't leave us much room to shoot at. The highlight of the game came with 1 second left in the game when Big Erik tipped in a point shot from Quiet Steve to break the other team's shutout. Other than that, there was no scoring... Although, Moe Bailey did tell me that he did some scoring of his own, after the game, with a certain waitress from The Thirsty Penguin. Quote of the week: "At least it wasn't seven..." - Moe Bailey commenting on the Moes fourth consecutive loss. The first loss involving less than seven goals against. |
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