Half a Hat Trick
My body is very tired today. Not sore. Just tired.
I had a good game last night. It's funny how the nights where I feel like
everything is going to go wrong, the nights where I nearly fall while skating
in the warmup, are the nights when I play my best.
I had some good breakaways, my passing was nearly always on, I had a race to
the puck (which I lost, but wherein I managed to slide myself to a stop before
joining a scramble in front of the net), I had a few nice assists, and I
scored. Twice. The first shot was to a wide open net while I was standing
just outside the crease, so if I'd missed it, I would have been very
embarrassed. The second one was five-hole on a second rebound during a
scramble. I like those ones, because everyone is working so hard and yelling
and then suddenly it's over and the goalie is pissed off. I would have had a
hat trick, but Shelly tipped my shot at the last second before it went in. So
it was a nice assist, at least. I haven't scored since November, so it was
pretty good. Now I have five goals. I think I had seven by the end of last
year, so I have two more weeks to get two more (I'm missing next week's game
for my trip). Although, I have missed more games this season than last, and
I've become a much better skater. It's also nice to note that I'm not the
worst person on the team anymore. There's this woman who was there last year
with me, and we were both beginners, but she was more sure on her feet than I
was. But she doesn't come very often, and so I'm on a steeper learning
curve. I see her now standing off to the side like I used to. She doesn't
understand the trick of getting in everyone's way. Not only do you interrupt
their shots, their passess, and their breakaways by interfering with them, but
they have to avoid running into you and you have to avoid running into them
and so it makes you a better skater. I think that collision I had last year
with Carol where I bruised my skull was a good lesson in that.
Anyway, enough of the rambling. I have to get myself in gear. There's a lot
that needs doing.
Posted by Ally at March 4, 2006 11:36 AM