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<\/a><\/p>\nGAME OF THE WEEK<\/strong> <\/p>\n LBS, Inc. (8-3-0-1) at Fresh Kills (8-3-1)<\/strong> What The Puck (8-3-0-1) at Sky Fighters (7-2-2-1)<\/strong> Filthy Gorgeous (7-5) at Cobra Kai (4-6-1-1)<\/strong> Tompkins Square Riots (2-10) at Gut Rot (1-11)<\/strong> Mega Touch (3-8-1) at La Famiglia (8-1-1-2)<\/strong> Gouging Anklebiters (4-8) at Dark Rainbows (5-6-0-1)<\/strong> Butchers (7-4-1) at Unicorns (6-4-0-2)<\/strong> HOCKEY NIGHT IN TOMPKINS (National Telecast)<\/strong> HOCKEY NIGHT IN TOMPKINS (Regional Telecast)<\/strong> Where’s Lateef’s Left Hand? GAME OF THE WEEK Poutine Machine (8-2-1-1) at Rehabs (3-6-1-2) Location: Tompkins West, 1:00 PM All-Time Series: First Meeting Game Notes: Two of the league’s top goalies face off in this inter-conference showdown.\u00a0 Poutine Machine’s Tim Brown has dominated the competition in his first full season.\u00a0 He leads the league in […]<\/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":[153,137,29,308],"class_list":["post-4576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-previews","tag-2011-season","tag-poutine-machine","tag-rehabs","tag-weekly-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576"}],"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=4576"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4626,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions\/4626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPoutine Machine (8-2-1-1) at Rehabs (3-6-1-2)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 1:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> First Meeting
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Two of the league’s top goalies face off in this inter-conference showdown.\u00a0 Poutine Machine’s Tim Brown has dominated the competition in his first full season.\u00a0 He leads the league in shutouts with five, and has been the backbone of the league’s top defense.\u00a0 In addition, his goals against average of 1.17 ranks second in BTSH.\u00a0 However, this game goes beyond just the stats for Brown, as he began his career with a two-game cup of coffee with the Rehabs last season.\u00a0 Undoubtedly, he will want to put on a stellar showing against his former squad.\u00a0 Unfortunately, winning will not come easily, as the Rehabs new goalie, Hilary Meyer, has picked up where Brown (and Anthony Romeo) left off.\u00a0 Her solid goaltending has been the lone constant for the Rehabs this season, and her goals against average of 1.57 ranks fourth in the league.\u00a0 After a slow start to the season, her team has finally picked up its offense as well, and has now earned points in six of its last seven games, including wins over the Corlears Hookers and defending champion Happy Little Elves.\u00a0 With both goaltenders playing at such a high level, a low-scoring game is almost a certainty.
\nKeys To The Game:<\/strong>
\n1. Poutine Machine rookie Brodie St. John has led the team’s offense in recent weeks, tallying four goals in Poutine’s last four games.\u00a0 He is part of a virtually unknown offense that is loaded with hidden talent and a man named Mike Haas.
\n2. Some of the lesser known players on the Rehabs have also gotten hot lately.\u00a0 Mike Nagin led the team in their upset win against the Corlears Hookers in Week 12 with a hat trick, and notched another goal in the team’s tie against the Elves last week.
\n3. With interim Rehabs captain Stacy S. Kehoe scheduled to miss this Sunday’s game, the team has turned to BTSH veteran Mike “Cupcake” Bartlett for leadership.\u00a0 When told of this, Cupcake simply shrugged his shoulders.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Rehabs.\u00a0 With 16 goals in the past three games, their offense is finally clicking.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Rehabs.\u00a0 They (Gina) threatened me with violence when I didn’t pick them last week.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 4 Caruanas.\u00a0 Both goalies should keep this game tight until the end.<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 1:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Fresh Kills leads 12-5
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> These two teams face off for the first time this season in the first of two games on the day to feature teams tied for first place in the Hackett Division.\u00a0 LBS, Inc. comes in with some momentum, having won its last two games, including last week’s 3-1 victory against division rival What The Puck.\u00a0 However, Fresh Kills also enters on a high note, after the team disposed of the Dark Rainbows 7-3 in its last game.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Fresh Kills.\u00a0 Will Nick Hobbs be able to make the early game?
\nDerek’s Pick:<\/strong> LBS, Inc. Their white t-shirts should keep them cool under the July sun.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 4 Caruanas<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Sky Fighters lead 7-3
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> This is the other Hackett Division game featuring two teams in first place.\u00a0 Unlike LBS, Inc. and Fresh Kills, neither of these two teams won last week.\u00a0 What The Puck lost to the Corporation 3-1, and the Sky Fighters played to a scoreless tie with the Mathematics.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> What The Puck
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> What The Puck
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3.5 Caruanas.\u00a0 We’re expecting skeleton squads for these two powerhouses.<\/p>\n
\nWritten by Rubens Division correspondent Abby “Tayne” Meisterman<\/em>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Filthy Gorgeous leads 4-0
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> To me, writing about Filthy Gorgeous is like writing about your honor student<\/a>. For those new to the league or for those who just never cared, Filthy Gorgeous was spawned years ago from the loins of the Denim Demons<\/a>. So, when this team wins, a certain amount of pride wells up in its progenitors. This is a strong team that, despite a rocky start to the season, generally plays well, gets good grades, participates in after-school activities, and drinks its milk. (Said pride exists until they try to overcome their parents, like all children attempt, and then they must be beaten back into submission.) The Dojo, on the other hand, is \u201centirely peopled with criminals<\/a>,\u201d despite William Zabka<\/a>\u2019s \u201credemption\u201d at the end of the first movie. They have some strong players but their dogma of pain, fear, and defeat not existing<\/a> makes them seem like the kind of people who would try to beat up on a kid who wears glasses.
\nAbby’s Pick:<\/strong> Filthy Gorgeous
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 2 cooling stations<\/p>\n
\nWritten by Donohue Division correspondent Monica Russo<\/em>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Tompkins Square Riots lead 2-0
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> This week, Haanwa and Gut Rot take on TSR for the third time…oh wait. No. Not Haanwa, that’s right. Peaches. Peaches and Gut Rot…actually, I’ve not seen Peaches around lately, either. Okay, so I mean Tommy. Tommy and Gut Rot…oh right. Broken leg. Vicky. She’s on that team. We’ll go with Vicky. So this week, Vicky and some other people on Gut Rot take on the Tompkins Square Riots for the third time. Both teams are coming off losing streaks, and with the crippling gross heat that we’ll be undoubtedly facing on Sunday, it could really be anyone’s game.
\nMonica\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> TSR. The Riots’ talent needs to be given a kick in the pants, but it’s definitely there.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 0.5. It’s cute that you guys even think anyone will be watching anyone else’s game in two hundred degree weather.<\/p>\n
\nWritten by Tuques beat reporter Rich Glanzer<\/em>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> La Famiglia leads 8-5
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The Tuques are going to win this game 6-4. It’s going to be pretty exciting and possibly the game of the week. But if Julie Katz stands by the slot, waits for Adriano to shoot, and then crashes the net right when he shoots, she will score this week. And since she rightfully voted me as a face in Derek’s heel\/face vote, I’m rooting for that to happen!
\nRich\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Pick hasn’t changed since I wrote the game recap 2 seconds ago: Tuques 6, Mega Touch 4.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 4 Tskeetballs<\/p>\n
\nWritten by MacNeil Division correspondent Sven Larsen<\/em>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 4:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Dark Rainbows lead 6-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> For the low-down on this game we turned to longtime DR observer Violet Hartle-Tyrrell, a fan so hardcore she has been known to camp out before Rainbows games. When we asked V what the keys to the game were she said, “We come to hockey on Sundays and Daddy scores and our team wins. Except last week, because we weren’t here and Uncle Sean had to be goalie and it was hot.” If DR captain Sean has to fill in between the pipes again this week, it will be a double blow to the Rainbows since he is both an offensive threat and a key shutdown man on D. The Anklebiters will also be buoyed by the return of their captain, Phil Donahue, from the land of deep-fried Mars bars. But if the Rainbows get their regular goalie back, or the Second Coming of Trevor “White Jesus” Tyrell then it’s a different story. As V has told this reporter on many occasions, “I know how to take care of dogs.”
\nSven\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Rainbows return to their early season form but Anklebiters give them a game.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> Three Smiley Faces<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 4:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Butchers lead 1-0
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> When these two Donohue Division teams faced off in Week 5, the Unicorns entered with a perfect 4-0 record, having allowed just one goal on the season.\u00a0 The Butchers proved up to the challenge, however, and handed the Unicorns their first lost of the season, with Ben Bloom (two goals) and Eric Ramirez (shutout) leading the way.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Butchers.\u00a0 The Unicorns have just two wins since that loss in Week 5.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Butchers
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3.5 Caruanas<\/p>\n
\nWritten by Hockey Night in Tompkins Correspondent Jesse Kalb<\/em>
\nDenim Demons (8-3-0-1) at Happy Little Elves (5-4-1-2)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 5:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Happy Little Elves lead 3-2
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The Elves are the unruly flies in the BTSH ointment. You would be too, if you were them. They are the defending champs, and as such, are determined to motor through the season with their (metaphorical) pants around their ankles, clowning the man and freaking the squares. A true throwback to the BTSH of 2002, when the game was played between a highway and an old folks home, people drank in public, and only half the league even knew what a crease was. George Clinton once described funk as “like a ham hock in your corn flakes.” That is your 2011 Happy Little Elves. I have no idea what to make of the Demons. Their 17 points put them in a 5-way tie for 3rd place overall (!), yet their plus-4 goal differential is decidedly mediocre, despite a current 3-game win streak.
\nVegas Line:<\/strong> Demons minus 1.5
\nJesse the Greek says:<\/strong> Take the points and bet the Elves. They might not win, but I like them to cover.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 4 News of the World<\/em> voicemails<\/p>\n
\nWritten by Hockey Night in Tompkins Correspondent Jesse Kalb<\/em>
\nCorlears Hookers (8-4) at Mathematics (4-5-2-1)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 5:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Corlears Hookers lead 3-0
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> Once again, the Hookers are plowing through the season on the way to a top-5 finish, imposing their calm-assertive energy over the league like a band of purple Dog Whisperers<\/a>. They are relentlessly above-average. This should serve them well this week, since the league is learning that it’s dangerous to sleep on the Mathematics, who, despite a second-division record and goal differential, recently knocked off the Rainbows and played the Sky Fighters to a scoreless tie.
\nVegas Line:<\/strong> Hookers minus 1.5
\nJesse the Greek says:<\/strong> Give the points. Mathematics will keep it tight in the first half, but the Hookers pull away late.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3.5 Michelle Bachmann speeches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"