Rough day in the playoffs

After losing the preliminary game to a team that finished just one spot above us in the final regular season standings on Tuesday night, today was the first half of the round-robin playoffs. Our first game was against the statistically weakest team in the division (they ended up in 10th place during the regular season, while we were sixth).

Something was working very well for them, as they recovered from an early deficit to win the game 7-6. Victor, René, Tom, Ian, Jake, and Ben all scored — spreading the wealth around pretty evenly, but we still came up a bit short at the end of the game.

The second game looked much better matched, as we moved into a 2-1 lead by half-time. The roof caved in during the second half, as we allowed four un-answered goals by full time. The injury bug bit us badly, as four players missed some or all of the game with sprains, bruises, and strains.

Our chances of making the consolation final are almost nil, but we still have two more games to play tomorrow morning, so we'll have to do our best, but even two wins won't be enough to reserve us a place in the final game.