Series Two, Game Three: 4/19/07: Bugs 5, Riverkings 2

I saw a very welcome sight in the second period of last night's game. A barrel full of monkeys scampered off the backs of the Mudbugs and ran for the exit doors. What a relief.

Even at the end of the first period, the Bugs down 2-1, there was a different feel to the effort the team was putting together on the ice. Their patience (and ours) paid off in the second with three goals on seven shots. When the Bugs went ahead 3-2, there was a palpable change in the atmosphere at the DCC. Mudbugs'-style hockey was back, and the fans who'd made the six hour trip were very happy--and we let everyone in the arena know it.

Ryan Campbell getting the elbowing major and game misconduct was poetic justice as I watched him harrass, curse, and push around the Abbott brothers as they came off the ice after pre-game warm-ups. And Sheldon Wenzel, I hope you worry and lose sleep these next two days. There's a word for players like you: marked. (Well, there are other words, but I can't put them here.)

Hard work in the corners, good passing, and great defense won this game for the Bugs. Good defense creates good scoring opportunities. Congratulations to the team for their TEAM effort. I think those monkeys have gone back to the zoo for good.