So WTF is going on?
There are several areas of major concern...
The first is the goaltending situation. Scouting for a goalie 1 hour before game time in locations even Hardeep (D-tour) Toor wouldn't go is not very irresponsible. While goaltending is certainly not the only problem, it is a serious issue that needs to be addressed ASAP. Management was hoping to go with Bob (Nintendo Thumbs) Sidhu, but he was busy on the last level of Zelda.
Speaking of the team in front of them, the defensive coverage has been absolutely terrible. While the spotlight has always been on the goaltending, or lack thereof, defensive coverage has been the true achilles heal of this team. The Jigga Boos give up way too many quality scoring chances and it has become an epidemic. The lack of depth on the blueline has taken it's toll on the top guy Smitter (Don't Call me Shitter) Kaila. It also seems that De-tour is not a reliable defenceman, giving pucks away like a cheap hooker. Going into this next month there are a lot of red-flags where the blueline was concerned and the defense needs to be addressed.
While the defense core is not playing well, a lot of the blame needs to be placed on the forwards. There are 5 guys on the ice who need to be responsible in their own zone. On too many shifts there are only 3 or 4 guys getting it done. The forwards need to put a lot more effort into backchecking, but more importantly they have to work harder along the boards and they need to support the defense when breaking out of the zone. Until the forwards start playing better defense, the lack of depth on the blueline and in net, will continue to be exposed.
Goaltending and defensive play are two of the obvious areas of concern, but there is one more area that is probably the most concerning of all - intangibles.
This team is lacking in heart, work-ethic, grit, chemistry and leadership. They simply don't have "IT" and it's painfully evident when they play team WHITE. It starts with the top guy, Ryan (Bottle Rocket) Bala. While the Rocket had his best games when he was playing with Paul (Missing) Gill (working hard, hitting, backchecking and putting up huge numbers) he has gone back to being the pouty, depressing cherry-picker of old. Scoring goals is not leading by example. Leading by example entails working hard on every shift, not lamenting in post game comments that the team isn't working hard enough. Leading by example means backchecking all the time. Leading by example means taking the body when it's there and not turning away.
Okay enough with the leadership, let's look at the grit and heart of this team. The best post game comment must have come from defenceman on Team Jungle Bunnies Deep (Snake 2) Sandhu, "we traded our grit for shit". Well it's hard to look at something that isn't there. There is no grit on the scoring lines, which you can get by with because of the offense they hope to provide.
Finally I come to team chemistry. This group of players has grown stale. First let's put things in perspective. There are low points in every season and the Niggers are currently at a low point. It's not time to push the panic button, just for the sake of doing "something." What Shitter does now will affect this franchise for the next several games. So with that out of the way let's get to it...
It's time for Shitter to make his mark.
TEAM BLACK
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