{"id":3499,"date":"2010-09-29T22:45:04","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T02:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2010-09-29T22:45:04","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T02:45:04","slug":"playoff-preview-opening-round-part-i-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/playoff-preview-opening-round-part-i-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff Preview: Opening Round (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Larry Likes Gut Rot’s T-Shirts<\/h4>\n

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#20 Gut Rot (4-10-0-2) at #13 What The Puck (8-7)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> First Meeting
\n2010 Result:<\/strong> Did Not Play
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Yes, you read that correctly.\u00a0 What The Puck is the #13 seed.\u00a0 After a promising 7-0 start to the season, Larry’s Orange Juggernaut made a sharp u-turn, dropping seven of its last eight games.\u00a0 However, despite this freefall, What The Puck’s offense still ranks sixth in BTSH.\u00a0 Grizzled veteran Tom MacDonald leads the team with 10 goals, and also provides a gritty counterbalance to Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer’s sheepish leadership style.\u00a0 Gut Rot has also stumbled down the stretch, losing its last six games.\u00a0 The team also holds the distinction of being the only squad in BTSH that failed to win a divisional game this season.\u00a0 However, Gut Rot has had several bright spots in its inaugural season, including the play of Scott, who has notched an impressive 11 goals in his rookie season.\u00a0 In addition, the team has proven capable of playing with some of the league’s top teams, as it upset the defending champion Sky Fighters in Week 11.\u00a0 Gut Rot will need to pull another rabbit out of its hat in order to take down What The Puck.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> What The Puck.\u00a0 They should be able to take advantage of Gut Rot’s defense, which allowed the fifth most goals in BTSH.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> What The Puck. Their players tend to mysteriously reappear come playoff time.
\nWatchability: <\/strong>3 Tommys<\/p>\n

Joe Better Protect His Beer<\/h4>\n

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#19 Gouging Anklebiters (5-11) at #14 Unicorns (7-8-0-1)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Unicorns lead 7-4-1
\n2010 Result:<\/strong> Week 17 – Unicorns 5, Gouging Anklebiters 1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Once again, the Unicorns ranked among the top teams in defensive prowess this season, as goaltender Craig “Ug” LaCombe led the unit that allowed the second fewest goals in BTSH.\u00a0 Conversely, their offense has been mediocre, which has contributed to their sub-.500 record and last place finish in the Hackett Division.\u00a0 However, the Unicorns did conclude the season on a high note, as they won three of their last four games and earned a point in the other.\u00a0 The Gouging Anklebiters also finished at the bottom of their respective division, which happens to be named after team captain Phil “Sandy” Donohue.\u00a0 After a 4-1 start, the Anklebiters wilted in the summer heat, losing 10 of their final 11 games, with the only win coming via a What The Puck forfeit.\u00a0 Included in this losing streak was their only meeting of the season against the Unicorns, a 5-1 loss in Week 17.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Unicorns.\u00a0 LaCombe has been on fire of late, as he has allowed just two goals in his last four starts.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Unicorns.\u00a0 With most of the Anklebiters attending a wedding on Saturday, I question how focused they’ll be on Sunday.
\nWatchability: <\/strong>3.5 Feet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Larry Likes Gut Rot’s T-Shirts #20 Gut Rot (4-10-0-2) at #13 What The Puck (8-7) Location: Tompkins West, 2:00 PM All-Time Series: First Meeting 2010 Result: Did Not Play Game Notes: Yes, you read that correctly.\u00a0 What The Puck is the #13 seed.\u00a0 After a promising 7-0 start to the season, Larry’s Orange Juggernaut made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[132,115],"class_list":["post-3499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-previews","tag-2010-season","tag-playoff-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3499"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3511,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions\/3511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}