Whooooo! Back at the Dome!

So, after a 2 week abscence, I returned to my 3rd 'home', the Ice Dome, and what a game it was!

We took a solid, 3 goal lead, only for the Phantoms to claw back to 3-2 in the 3rd period, giving more than a few fans a bit of a 'squeeky bum' feeling. Thankfully Big Ed was on hand to slot home a cracking winner towards the end of the game, making it a bit more relaxing.

Personally, I thought we played well as a team this week, possibly the best whole team performance I have seen yet this season. There were definatley fewer errors in the defensive zone, thankfully, but Fone still came out of his crease to play the puck behind the redline far to often for me. So Mr Fone, if you are reading this, a little message: STAY IN THE FUCKING CREASE FOR FUCKS SAKE!

Seriously, I have kittens almost everytime he does it. (on a side note, it seems to be a thing with Phoenix netminders. Platt did it, so did Wolfe, and Smurph. Must be something about playing in the Phoenix jersey). Oh yeah, and he is still coughing up too many rebounds for my liking, although the D seem to have the measure of this now.

Was quite a clean game too, with the ref (Wardell, IIRC), allowing the game to flow, and only calling when absolutely required to do so.

Other stuff:

Apaprently, Mags has had some signed player photos stolen from her over the past few weeks. Bastards. Just what the club needs. More money lost.

And now a moan about the Dome.

The ice maintainance is becoming, in the opinion of myself and others, worse and worse each week. The quality of the ice cuts is mostly piss poor, usually with far too much water laid down behind the zamboni. Added to this is the fact that it feels far too warm down at ice level. Seriously, the ice was as wet at the end of the 2nd and 3rd periods as it was immediately after the cut during the intervals.

I sincerely wish that the team at the Dome would get their shit together, but sadly, the management seem to be happy with the state of the ice as it is, so unless we complain en masse, I doubt anything will change anytime soon.

And thats it for now.