![\"Demons](\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/demonsrehabs.jpg\" "\\"Demons")
<\/a><\/p>\nEditors’ Note: We have heard your suggestions loud and clear, so this week, we are proud to debut a new component to our weekly game previews. In addition to the game notes and our picks, we will also include a “watchability” rating to help you decide which games will be the most interesting. Games will be judged on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “unwatchable” and 5 being “can’t miss.”<\/em><\/p>\n GAME OF THE WEEK<\/strong> <\/p>\n Happy Little Elves (5-6-1) vs. Fresh Kills (5-6-0-1)<\/strong> Mega Touch (3-8-1) vs. LBS, Inc. (9-3)<\/strong> Mexican Standoff (0-11-0-1) vs. Tuques (3-9)<\/strong> Mighty Squirrels (4-7-1) vs. Unicorns (8-4)<\/strong> Dark Rainbows (10-1-0-1) vs. Sky Fighters (7-5)<\/strong> Gouging Anklebiters (4-7-1) vs. Cobra Kai (2-8-1-1)<\/strong> Mathematics (3-5-1-3) vs. Corlears Hookers (8-2-1-1)<\/strong>
\nDenim Demons (8-0-2-2) vs. Rehabs (6-4-0-2)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Rehabs lead 6-5-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The media are not above embellishing the intensity of a rivalry to promote a storyline.\u00a0 However, it isn’t hyperbole to say that these teams legitimately do hate each other, and the rift between them\u00a0continues to grow each time they play.\u00a0 In their 2008 matchup, the Demons outlasted the Rehabs 3-2 in a bitter week 12\u00a0struggle that took both teams to the limits.\u00a0\u00a0Down, but not out, the Rehabs struck the last blow that day by showering the Demons with a barrage of water balloons.\u00a0 Although the Demons were ready to seek\u00a0revenge in week 5, forces beyond their control cancelled the game, making this week’s affair their only shot at the Rehabs in 2009.\u00a0 With all this pent up aggression and frustration ready to be released, someone may leave this game in a body bag.
\nKeys To The Game:<\/strong>
\n1. The Rehabs have allowed just 23 goals this season, tying them for second in BTSH.\u00a0 Despite their struggles over the last few weeks, the defense has remained one of the top shot blocking units in the league.
\n2. To counter the returns of Jon “Dinner Plate” Feldman and Stacy Kehoe to the Rehabs, Denim Demons captain Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens\u00a0is reportedly\u00a0bringing back one of the Demons’ greatest forwards from the past, “Hacksaw” Jim Dandeneau.
\n3. In a possible sign of a thaw in relations between these two teams, Mike Pereira of the Demons and Rob Blandi of the Rehabs were spotted having lunch together at an undisclosed (though supposedly trendy) upscale Manhattan eatery.\u00a0 The bill was split 50-50.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Rehabs.\u00a0 They’ve lost each of their last five games by one goal\u00a0and\u00a0are due for a huge win.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Denim Demons.\u00a0 They have promised to bring Rubens Rock to this game, so you know they’ll be giving 110%.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 5 Hacketts<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Tied 1-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Buoyed by their Barnacle Bowl win, the Happy Little Elves look to sweep their season series with Fresh Kills in this Rubens Division matchup.\u00a0 As Fresh Kills looks to recapture\u00a0its championship glory from last season, the team will need to avoid falling too low in the standings.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Happy Little Elves.\u00a0 Now that I’ve picked them, they’ll probably lose.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Fresh Kills.\u00a0 This is still mostly the same team that made the miracle playoff run last season and are primed to make another one now.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3 Hacketts<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> LBS, Inc. leads 8-4
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Beginning with the team’s week\u00a08 victory over the Mathematics, LBS, Inc. has reeled off six consecutive wins.\u00a0 They are now fourth in the overall standings with the second highest goal total.\u00a0 Mega Touch also enters on a high note, as the team\u00a0has won\u00a0its last two games.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> LBS, Inc.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> LBS, Inc.\u00a0 This should be a good chance for league scoring leader Karsten Pichon to increase his lead in goals.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 1.5 Hacketts<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Tuques lead 9-3
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Despite Standoff’s goose egg in the win column, the team is still\u00a0playing competitive hockey.\u00a0 Of their 12 losses, four have been by only one goal and three have been by two goals.\u00a0 The Tuques have won two of their last three games and are looking to regain their rightful place in the middle of the standings.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Mexican Standoff.\u00a0 They have to win at some point, right?
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Tuques
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 1 Hackett.\u00a0 Rehabs-Demons is on at the same time.\u00a0 Watch that.<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Unicorns lead 5-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> This game will feature a lot of brown, yellow, and orange…kind of like the late 1970s Padres<\/a>.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Unicorns.\u00a0 Mustard yellow > chocolate brown.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Unicorns
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3 Hacketts<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Dark Rainbows lead 4-2
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> When these Schloeder Division rivals last met in week 6, John Nielsen scored all of his team’s goals to lead the Rainbows to a 5-3 victory.\u00a0 The Rainbows have not lost in regulation since opening day.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Dark Rainbows
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Dark Rainbows
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3.5 Hacketts.\u00a0 This rating will drop to 2.5 if Ocho Cinco does not show up.<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 5:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Gouging Anklebiters lead 4-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Both of these teams enter this game with a sour taste in their mouths.\u00a0 Last week, Cobra Kai was 10 seconds away from winning the coveted Barnacle Bowl from the Happy Little Elves before allowing a late goal and ultimately, losing the series on points.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the Anklebiters were upset by\u00a0a scrappy Mega Touch team\u00a0and worse yet, yielded an empty net goal to league hairball, Alex “Coop” Eben Meyer.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Gouging Anklebiters
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Cobra Kai.\u00a0 Rich Glanzer claims that Dojo forward Colleen Reid may be the best ball handler in BTSH.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 1.5 Hacketts<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 5:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Corlears Hookers lead 2-0
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Mathematics captain Derek Tagliarino has concocted a fool-proof plan for victory on Sunday.\u00a0 He has assigned team goon Georgine “Mulva” Paulin with the task of taking the Corlears Hookers out “for a good time” on Saturday night with explicit instructions to keep them up and drinking as late as possible.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 2 Hacketts<\/p>\n