{"id":450,"date":"2008-09-18T22:44:40","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T03:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=450"},"modified":"2008-09-18T22:44:40","modified_gmt":"2008-09-19T03:44:40","slug":"week-16-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-16-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 16 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Least One Member Of What The Puck Is Pumped<\/h4>\n

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GAME OF THE WEEK<\/strong>
\nDenim Demons (10-1-2-1) vs. What The Puck (12-2-0-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Moffo, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>What The Puck leads 8-2
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>These teams waged a classic battle in the quarterfinals of the 2007 playoffs, where What The Puck emerged with a one goal victory. The Demons currnelty trail What The Puck by two points in the standings, but with a game scheduled prior to this one, they could enter this matchup in a first place tie. This has all the makings of an intense and heated matchup, as the victor will have the inside track to the top seed in the rapidly approaching playoffs. With these two teams so evenly matched, victory will hinge on the the motivation and strategy of two the league’s most cunning captains: the Demons’ Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens and What the Puck’s Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer.
\nKeys To The Game:<\/strong>
\n1. The Demons will have a 2:00 game at Moffo, which gives Zimmer the perfect opportunity to scout his opponent.
\n2. With the returns of grizzled veteran Tom MacDonald and spunky forward Jen Hale from Canada to What The Puck’s already potent offense, the Demons will have to go over even more footage in the film room.
\n3. Known as the utility player of the Denim Demons, Zack Tinkelman can play any position on the court, including goalie, where he has already registered two shutouts on the season.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>What The Puck.\u00a0 The Demons get caught up in a “Hale Storm”.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>What The Puck.\u00a0 The Orange and Blue will be the first seed in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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Mighty Squirrels (7-4-3) vs. Denim Demons (10-1-2-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Moffo, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Denim Demons lead 3-0
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>After an outstanding start to the season, the Mighty Squirrels have now lost their last four games in a row.\u00a0 Things do not get any easier for them as they begin a two-game day against\u00a0the third place Denim Demons.\u00a0 Although the Demons suffered their first regulation loss of the season last weekend, they responded immediately with a solid victory against the Gouging Anklebiters later that afternoon.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Denim Demons
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Denim Demons<\/p>\n

Gouging Anklebiters (4-11) vs. Mathematics (4-11)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Corlears North, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Mathematics lead 2-1
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>As “Hawk Fever” sweeps over the Mathematics with Jeff “The Hawk” Hawkins’s spectacular play in the last few weeks, it is only fitting that team icon Soulja Boy debuted a new dance known as the Bird Walk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Corlears Hookers (11-3) vs. Dark Rainbows (10-4-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Corlears South, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Tied 1-1
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>The last time these two teams faced off, it was in the finals of the 2007 BTSH playoffs.\u00a0 Behind Trevor “White Jesus” Tyrrell’s stellar goaltending, the Dark Rainbows blanked the favored Corlears Hookers with an impressive 4-0 victory.\u00a0 The Hookers have had this game circled on their calendars all year long, but enter with a laundry list of injured players.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Dark Rainbows.\u00a0 The Corlears Hookers have too many injuries.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Corlears Hookers.\u00a0 They have appeared a little less machine-like this season, but will still make a statement with this game.<\/p>\n

Filthy Gorgeous (10-4-1) vs. Tuques (6-8)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Moffo, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Filthy Gorgeous leads 3-1
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>After a late night last Saturday, Filthy Gorgeous barely escaped from their game against the Bad Touch with a win.\u00a0 To avoid a recurrence, captain Monica Russo has issued a curfew and secured a wing at the local Holiday Inn, where she will perform bed checks every hour.\u00a0 The Tuques have upset the Sky Fighters and Denim Demons in the past two weeks, and they would love to add Filthy Gorgeous to that list.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Filthy Gorgeous.\u00a0 Monica is the sternest disciplinarian in the league.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Filthy Gorgeous.\u00a0 No, Monica isn’t a real hockey coach…but she did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.<\/p>\n

Mighty Squirrels (7-4-3) vs. Fresh Kills (7-7-0-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Corlears North, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Fresh Kills leads 3-1
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>With Fresh Kills sniper Bob “Olmec” Weyersberg out this week, team shooting accuracy promises to improve exponentially.\u00a0 This does not bode well for the Mighty Squirrels as they play their second game of the day.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Mighty Squirrels.\u00a0 Chocolate brown and powder blue…I feel like I’m back at Tufts.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Mighty Squirrels.\u00a0 They need this win desperately.<\/p>\n

LBS, Inc. (11-3-1) vs. Bad Touch (1-13-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Corlears South, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>LBS, Inc. leads 7-4
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>With a huge matchup against the Denim Demons next week, LBS, Inc. may be overlooking their uppity opponents.\u00a0 As the Bad Touch proved last week, they are a much better team than their record indicates.\u00a0 However, it would still help them greatly if LBS, Inc. stays out until four in the morning.\u00a0
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>LBS, Inc.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>LBS, Inc.<\/p>\n

Happy Little Elves (1-13-1) vs. Cobra Kai (4-9-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Corlears North, 5:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>First Meeting
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>This would be a good candidate for the Game Of The Week…if it were opposite day.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Happy Little Elves.\u00a0 They’ve actually looked like, you know, a real team in the past few weeks.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Cobra Kai.\u00a0 The Dojo still has some dangerous weapons and will improve as new captain Enayet “Retail” Rasul continues to organize the squad.<\/p>\n

Sky Fighters (8-6) vs. Unicorns (9-6)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Corlears South, 5:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Unicorns lead 5-2-1
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>With the Sky Fighters’ game plan now unveiled to the masses, the Unicorns have been working furiously around the clock to figure out a way to stop this complex strategy<\/a>.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Sky Fighters.\u00a0 The Unicorns will look stupid once they realize that Amy isn’t even going to be around for this game.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Unicorns.\u00a0 They’ve been hot lately, and they came through for me last week against the Mighty Squirrels.<\/p>\n

Rehabs (9-4-1-1) vs. Mexican Standoff (1-11-2-1)
\nLocation: <\/strong>Moffo, 5:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series: <\/strong>Rehabs lead 4-2
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>The challenge has been issued.\u00a0 If the Rehabs win, Mexican Standoff’s Ellery “The Nature Boy Gillette” must shave his “Puerto Rican goatee”.\u00a0 However, should Standoff pull off the upset, Hector “$howT!m3” Melendez will have to shave his.\u00a0 Alex “Villano VI” Zabala may be involved, but we’re not sure how…and neither is $howT!m3.
\nEli\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Rehabs.\u00a0 To add insult to injury, $howT!m3 plans to use a Gillette razor.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Rehabs.\u00a0 Gillette may be smart in withholding his official response to this one.<\/p>\n

Media Records:
\nEli: <\/strong>81-37
\nDerek: <\/strong>80-38<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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