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Yeah, I looked up the recent games this morning, looks like you guys kept the streak rolling.

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And, this happened a while ago, but thought I'd share
 
Ahahaha...nice! I see you dared to try the cinnamon roll kind. You'll have to share your thoughts on it during our next Pudding Cast.

As for the locker room pic, I love how I just happen to be sitting there on the bench too. As though my presence would have ANYTHING to do with communication privileges being restricted, hahaha. That's about as good as the practice picture I took when we got the "No opponents could be found. Please try again later." message.
"Every moment is a wow moment!" :)
 
The wife picked me up Butterscotch, It's not as bad s I thought. Still looking for Ice Cream Sandwich. Wl-Mart had an over abundnce of Cinnamon Roll and Blueberry how ever.
 
Gordon Bombay should be returning tonight...if you guys are on. Be forewarned I have only played the game for about an hour or so since I got it.
 
Seriously, the strangest memes/trends (depending on whether it's internet or people I hang out with in person) are started based on things I say or do, often offhand comments. The fact that 2/3 of the team is posting pictures of their Snack Pack purchases and discussing flavors is just the sort of thing I needed to see to brighten up my day.
 
[quote name='Flyersfan']Gordon Bombay should be returning tonight...if you guys are on. Be forewarned I have only played the game for about an hour or so since I got it.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, you've got a long road ahead of you. Word to the wise, put a lot of your points (around 80) into passing and hand-eye. Otherwise, you won't be able to send or receive a pass from any of us.

[quote name='Matt Young']The fact that 2/3 of the team is posting pictures of their Snack Pack purchases and discussing flavors is just the sort of thing I needed to see to brighten up my day.[/QUOTE]

Well, who doesn't enjoy posting pictures of their Snack Pack?

Also, what times are people planning on getting on tonight? I'm about to eat and spend some time with the wife, but I should be able to get on around 9ish if anyone is on.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Yeah, you've got a long road ahead of you. Word to the wise, put a lot of your points (around 80) into passing and hand-eye. Otherwise, you won't be able to send or receive a pass from any of us.[/QUOTE]


Ok, I did that. I was just on, but I'll be on again around 930, gotta run to the store real fast.
 
I don't know if I'll be able to get on tonight or not. If I'm not on the Xbox, I may have the PS3 on so it can download some things since that seems to take forever on that system.
 
Good games tonight, had to leave early since I have to shovel out my block in Philly in a few hours. Nice 5 goal game Dark btw.

It sucks not being able to talk. it really sucks being on amateur level or whatever the beginning is, I couldn't pass well and I kept getting destroyed on checks because of how slow I am.


Oh well, I can only go up.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']I don't know if I'll be able to get on tonight or not. If I'm not on the Xbox, I may have the PS3 on so it can download some things since that seems to take forever on that system.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the update.

[quote name='Flyersfan']It sucks not being able to talk. it really sucks being on amateur level or whatever the beginning is, I couldn't pass well and I kept getting destroyed on checks because of how slow I am.


Oh well, I can only go up.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's one of the things EA actually got right this year. You can really tell the difference between guys with a lot of experience and guys who are just starting out. The passing thing is a little ridiculous though. It kinda sucks to waste points on it just so the puck doesn't bounce off your stick all the time, but you gotta start somewhere, I guess.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Thanks for the update.[/QUOTE]

Well, I saw that you or your wife was on the PS3 earlier, and Destro (or Mrs. Destro) ended up signing on later in the evening, so I didn't want people to see me set as online there and think I was choosing to play another game instead of joining you guys after all I've said about wanting to play (I did play several hours a couple days ago). I simply allowed the PS3 to perform its 3 hour download while I started packing my stuff for the upcoming move, since I found out on very short notice that the house became available.

Why the fuck did it take me 5 lines to explain all that? I'm going to make a great rambling old man.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']Well, I saw that you or your wife was on the PS3 earlier, and Destro (or Mrs. Destro) ended up signing on later in the evening, so I didn't want people to see me set as online there and think I was choosing to play another game instead of joining you guys after all I've said about wanting to play (I did play several hours a couple days ago). I simply allowed the PS3 to perform its 3 hour download while I started packing my stuff for the upcoming move, since I found out on very short notice that the house became available.

Why the fuck did it take me 5 lines to explain all that? I'm going to make a great rambling old man.[/QUOTE]

It's cool, Matt. I think we're past the point of wondering why you're not playing. If you show up, you show up. No expectations.
 
Still, even without expectations, I wouldn't want to look like an asshole.

... More of an asshole.

On the off chance that anyone is around to play now or soon, I'm game. I just played a Madden league game, and I have a little bit of time. If anyone wants to jump on (practice or game, even HUT or versus), cool. If not, no big deal, obviously.
 
Great day of hockey yesterday for the CAG team. After splitting a pair of games earlier in the evening, several of us played 3 more late last night and ended the day 4-1, putting us 12 games over .500 on the season and back into the Elite division. There's 14 days and 8 hours until the season ends and we're just scraping the bottom of Elite. So we've gotta keep the pedal down if we want to get that trophy for finishing in the Elite division. Great job getting back to it though, guys. This is easily the latest in a season that we've been Elite.

Oh, also, Matt, sorry I didn't respond to your message on Live. I had already turned my headset off and plugged it in to charge when you sent it. Couldn't even really hear it until I got back on later. Good to see you playing again though.
 
Anybody up for tonight? I shall be, considering this

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Yeah, I'll be there. I just went out for a few drinks though, so I don't know how effective my play will be until I come down a bit, haha. Are we looking at 8 PM EST or are people not getting on until later?
 
Really good night of hockey last night, with one of our largest groups showing up in months. We played several private lobby games and still managed to get some club games in as the numbers started dwindling down. We went 5-2 on the night, pushing us further into the Elite division, with a rank of 2056. 12 days, 8 hours left on the season.
 
We've really hit our stride this month, the defense has just been stifling as of late. That game where we only allowed four shots on goal, and none in the first and third periods was a prime example.
 
[quote name='jza1218']We've really hit our stride this month, the defense has just been stifling as of late. That game where we only allowed four shots on goal, and none in the first and third periods was a prime example.[/QUOTE]

Against an Elite team, no less. That final loss last night kinda bothered me because while we weren't as suffocating as we had been most of the night, we did still outplay them. But I think we were all pretty tired by that point too. So, hopefully that was just an abberation.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Against an Elite team, no less. That final loss last night kinda bothered me because while we weren't as suffocating as we had been most of the night, we did still outplay them. But I think we were all pretty tired by that point too. So, hopefully that was just an abberation.[/QUOTE]

Just a couple of bad goals in that game, but yeah I was dragging at that point and I'm thinking everyone else was beat as well.
 
Dang, I missed out on a few games. Was busy sleeping early cause of a Hockey game. My buddies got a league formed and now it's pretty much Sunday Mornings at 5 am. Hopefully later tonight, I can get a few games in.
 
[quote name='SeanAmI']I started doing drop in games and dropping out of them so i can get my legend card faster. Im at 100 games now.[/QUOTE]

i need to do the same, how long do you have to stay in the game for for it to count?
 
[quote name='DestroVega']i need to do the same, how long do you have to stay in the game for for it to count?[/QUOTE]

Pretty sure it counts from the second the game loads up. I don't think there's a 2 minute rule for drop-in games. But you won't see it on your stats until the game finishes though.
 
Ready for some hockey tonight! I haven't been able to play since Friday, so I'm looking forward to continuing our upward trend. I see you guys played a bit last night, and it looks like you didn't do too bad. Every loss was only by one goal...so maybe a few OT losses thrown in. Hopefully we can get on another winning streak tonight.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Ready for some hockey tonight! I haven't been able to play since Friday, so I'm looking forward to continuing our upward trend. I see you guys played a bit last night, and it looks like you didn't do too bad. Every loss was only by one goal...so maybe a few OT losses thrown in. Hopefully we can get on another winning streak tonight.[/QUOTE]

I think every loss but 1 was an ot affair. I might be able to make it tonight, only 3 games I gotta write about.
 
Ugh...not a great night of hockey last night. I don't know why, but we just seemed flat most of the night. We ended up finishing 6-3-1, but we were fortunate to play some really bad teams (though I think we only won one or two games by more than one goal). Part of it was crappy goaltending. There were several times when we'd score, then the other team would come back down the ice, take a shot, and the goalie would just miss it.

But we fell back into some bad habits as well. Alan mentioned some of it, but this is what I noticed.

1. Forcing plays that aren't there
This means both cross crease attempts and just charging the puck in. If either of these are going to result in a turnover that gets us caught moving the wrong direction, get more creative. In the end, a bad shot is always better than a bad turnover.

2. Passing
Passing in general was mostly terrible all night. We struggled to stay at 60%. This also has largely nothing to do with how many points you have in this area. Think about what you're doing and make sure your aim is right. This goes for both forwards and defensemen, but a lot of the time, the reason we have trouble getting a rush going is because a bad outlet pass is made. It really sucks to make a great defensive play only to erase it by making a shitty pass.

3. Holding onto the puck too long
This can be forwards in the offensive zone just skating the puck around looking for a pass, defensemen at the point taking too long to shoot, or skaters in our own zone letting opposing players get too close before getting rid of the puck. We need to do a better job of seeing what the right play is and making it. Again, anything is better than a turnover...even icing.

One more thought I had about passing that everybody needs to remember is just because a teammate is doing something that WOULD be a good play doesn't mean it IS a good play. If the other team knows what they're doing on defense, there's a good chance they're covering it (cross crease, long pass up the boards, etc). If I'm crashing the net for what could be a cross crease (or streaking up the boards) and there are two guys on me, don't give it to me. But having two guys on me is great because it means someone else is wide open. We just gotta be less predictable and make the smart play.
 
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Yeah, we were in steamroller mode last night and ran into a few bad teams as well. We definitely played sharp though, and had one stretch where we didn't give up a goal for 3 straight games (holding a few teams to under 10 shots). We went 6-1 on the night and have won 9 of our last 10. We're right up near the top of the Elite division now, with a rank of 1430 and a season record of 64-39-11. Definitely the best we've ever done. 6 days 8 hours until the playoffs.
 
Dang, sorry I missed it. Was going to message those that were online last night to play, but decided I needed a night off from playing before tonight. I haven't played as well as I usually do as of late, and it's frustrated me, so I'm hoping that not playing last night might help.
 
i'll try to get on late-night, have a friend visiting from florida and dinner is at 8:30, have no clue when it will be over. good luck! not as you guys need it right now...

STEAMROLLER
 
jesus, you guys are unbeatable right now.

12 game winning streak, where you have outscored opponents 51-5

7 straight shutouts

currently up 2-0 in the 1st
 
Sorry we didn't pick you up, we were just trucking and didn't want to break it up.

These pics pretty much summed up our night (the pic including our last game got corrupted somehow, but we capped it off with a 3-1 win, unfortunately ending our shutout streak)
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^ I definitely didn't want to break up the squad anyway, I did wait in the lobby at after the first drop-in I played because only 3 people were playing, but then Vulcan signed back on and statnut came back into the lobby and I was only good for one more so I played another drop in.

Honestly, at this point you 5 are the best core group to get real damage done in a playoff run, winning one banner before the game get's tired is the major goal.

I just hope a few people stop playing while a few continue right before '12 comes out and I can get in a playoff game that way to get the achievements. lol.

With the time I can commit to it, I know I can't earn a spot over anybody, last year I was able to play every Friday night. I just hope you guys can blast through 4 teams this playoff run.
 
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