SHUT OUT BITCHES!

Well, got me a shutty tonight! We won 4-0, and brought our record to 10-3.
Didn't see that many shots, but did see enough to break a sweat. For some reason, our best dman had something going on with his neck, and consequently had no power in his lower (left) hand on his stick which caused him to give the puck to one of their forwards no more then 10 feet in front of my net. That was a shocker. Usually he launches it or makes a great pass or just ices it, but when he turned it over, i think i sprained my eyes in shock. But i made the save and we continued on.
Two saves really sticking in my mind right now. First one, i made the save with my right pad, since a different dman decided to turn it over right in front of the net, and since i kicked it out with the pad, the forward was crashing the net, as he should have, and got a weak wrister on it, lifting it. Lucky for me, it was going slow, so i reached up with my blocker hand, and knocked it down, and we cleared it. Pretty neat i thought.
Second one, i made a save, dumped it in the corner, and their guy grabbed it and was trying to lift it since for whatever reason, i was on my ass, legs spread (hoping he didn't crush it into the cup) and lucky for me being 6'4, i was able to kick it away with the blade of my skate and take it off his stick.
Overall, its such a fun group to play with and i ain't gonna lie and say i wasn't watching the clock wind down so i could celebrate. I know, its beer league, but i will tell you that i did the Lundqvist celebration and pump my fist once or twice.
On a Hank note, i got my Winter Classic Jersey today, with Lundqvist name and number on it. Its the cream color and all. What a steal for $32 huh? Maybe tomorrow or so I'll post a pic of it.
Gonna be a little while for me to calm down and sleep. LOL
Man, a shut out feels good.

and season is beginning

OK, well, the break was a helluva lot shorter then i thought it was gonna be. At least for one team anyway. 8 days. From one session to another. Eh, guess its OK, but sure thought we were going to get a break at least until after Christmas.
I decided to do the quiet goalie thing, walked in with head phones in, music blaring in my ears, go dressed from the waist down, and with about 5 minutes left, i finished dressing, went out to the ice, stretched by myself, warmed up the entire time, and then the game started. Did accept a beer before the game in the locker room.
First period i think i had 2 shots on me, and both were more of a shortstop style stop. Did break a damn thumbnail (bent it back and it was bleeding). At the first break, i didn't talk to anyone at the bench, although i damn sure wanted to remind them to NOT throw the puck back up the middle blindly. Seems as if they like doing that. Second period was mostly uneventful, although i was proud of the wrap-around attempt that i stopped. I cant remember why, but i was down on my knees, and i knew he was going to try and do the wrap-around so i just dove back across the crease, laid my stick tight with the post, and sure enough, whack, right into the stick. Shockingly (to me) my bench didn't even make a noise when i did it.
Third period was kinda boring, although i almost blew the shutty when i left the crease and tried to play the puck. Good thing for me, the guy missed the net.
Thinking a shut-out is a great way to start the new season. We play again next week, 2 days after Christmas, so maybe I'll having something more to write about then too.

Job interview went well. Hoping to hear more this week. I'll keep y'all updated.

Have a wonderful Merry Christmas!!