Friday, November 7, 2008

Rusty Blades Report

RUSTY BLADES REPORT
By
TURD FERGUSON

ST. STEPHEN – The St. Stephen Mehan's Funeral Home Blues continue to pull away from the pack after securing their league-best eighth win of the season on Sunday – a 6-3 victory over the St. Stephen Alpines at the Border Arena.

Blues player/coach Peter McCormick was not happy, despite the win.
"We weren't at our best. We came out flat but I guess it was kind of a typical early November sleeper," he said. "We can be better and we're going to have to be but sometimes good teams have to win ugly."
The Blues are next in action Wednesday night in St. Andrews for a tilt with the Quoddy Bay Fish Market Brass Bull Moosehead Senators. The teams have met just once this season, a Blues win against a depleted St. Andrews lineup that was patched up with call-ups from what looked to be middle school. The Blues are planning to start back-up goaltender Charlie Estey, giving workhorse Chuck Brown a much-needed rest after playing the first nine games of the season.
At 8-1-0-0 the Blues have now mathematically secured a playoff berth and are now looking to lock up home ice through to the final. Their sole loss this year was a 4-3 decision to the Waweig Warriors.

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