We are in uncharted territory as week 7 is upon us. Through 6 weeks, we’ve seen mostly even games with an outlier here and there. Though the Bounty Hunters are leading the pack, they rarely win by more than 1 and even suffered their first loss to the last place Jar Jars last week. As much as we’ve discussed trades, it looks like there might not be a need for this season. Everyone is safe from being traded to the Tusken Raiders… for now.
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The opening matchup will feature two teams coming off of big wins last week. Big meaning different things to both teams, though. Regardless, we should see an interesting matchup which, as evidence suggests, may see these two teams meeting in round 1 of the playoffs.
The Jar Jars earned the first victory over the Bounty Hunters last week. A second period collapse almost gave the game to the Hunters, but the JJs held on
This week, they’ll be looking to build on that momentum. Not knowing who’s in net will certainly play into the mind games as we could see Adam Winemiller, Anthony Smith, or the new confident Anthony Smith. Sporting three goalies keeps things fresh for this team. Look for captain David Penn to try to spark back-to-back wins for the first time this season. “We’ve got a great team,” Penn said. “When I’m here.”
The R2D2s big game came by the way of a 14-5 whooping of the Tusken Raiders. No excuses will be made, but Gary Burdge’s 37:26 of ice time was duly noted.
The R2s should have a longer bench this week which will keep Burdge a little more limited. Captain Andrew Minerd may just continue to payy off some of his teammates to keep them out of action if it continues to lead to such heavy victories. “Whatever it takes,” Minerd was heard mumbling. “I want that f—–g trophy.”
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The second game features two teams looking to erase the memories of last week. That may be easier said than done for one of these two, those.
After an embarassing loss last week, the Tusken Raiders have a lot to play for this week. Unsure who is going to show up isn’t going to make things any easier, though.
If the entire team shows up, expect the Raiders to push the Hunters to the limit. The Raiders have all the pieces to pace the Hunters atop the standings, but attendance woes and a high draft pick no-show has been hurting this team since game one. “(Chris) Read’s not playing this week,” noted Raiders’ captain Mike Mallery. “Smart move. Anytime I’m out there, he just racks up the penalty minutes while I rack up the bruises.”
The Bounty Hunters are looking to avoid back-to-back losses as this is not the time of year to start picking up those “L”s. Without forward Chris Read, the Hunters are going to look to rookie Ryan Rose to both goon it up a little and be the heart of the team.
Hunters’ captain Nicholas McMahon always has a trick up his sleeve, and we expect more of the same this week. Being down goalie Taylor Newton and Read, we heard he has calls out to former NHL goalie Ed Belfour and former NHL enforcer Claude Lemieux. “It’s completely fair,” stated McMahon. “They’re old, so it’s not like they’ll be in their primes.”