Blazer Drive (2007)
“From the beginning of the game, I skated until I thought my legs would drop off. It didn’t seem to make any difference. Whenever I got the puck, Luke was out of position to take a pass.
That meant I had no one to pass to. At left wing, I was usually too far away to make a pass to Gordie Penn, my right winger. His position was on the other side of the ice. Passing cross ice is hardly ever smart. Too many other players can step in and take the puck.
Luke, at center, was skating as if someone had ...strapped a bag of potatoes to his back. I would go into the boards with one of the Medicine Hat Tigers and fight for the puck. I’d come out, lift my head to look for Luke and see him two steps behind their center. Not two steps ahead where I could pass.
Time and again, while I delayed and waited to make a play, one or two of the Tigers would jump all over me. It was driving me crazy.
With five minutes left in the third period, the score was tied at three. The right defense for the Tigers—the guy on my side of the ice—had the puck in the center ice area.MoreLess
That meant I had no one to pass to. At left wing, I was usually too far away to make a pass to Gordie Penn, my right winger. His position was on the other side of the ice. Passing cross ice is hardly ever smart. Too many other players can step in and take the puck.
Luke, at center, was skating as if someone had ...strapped a bag of potatoes to his back. I would go into the boards with one of the Medicine Hat Tigers and fight for the puck. I’d come out, lift my head to look for Luke and see him two steps behind their center. Not two steps ahead where I could pass.
Time and again, while I delayed and waited to make a play, one or two of the Tigers would jump all over me. It was driving me crazy.
With five minutes left in the third period, the score was tied at three. The right defense for the Tigers—the guy on my side of the ice—had the puck in the center ice area.MoreLess
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