FRIDAY NIGHT HOCKEY NEWS

Friday January 7th, 2011

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FIRST GAME OF 2011 A BLOWOUT

Score - Blue Team A Lot, White Team Not Much

The much anticipated first game for the Friday Night Leafs White Team under the leadership of Jeff Bugden was, to say the least, somewhat of a disappointment.   The Commish was quoted as saying “there was a lot of hype following the draft but not much there to back it up”.   Following the game there has been some question as to the cause of this defeat with all fingers pointing back to leadership and the Captain and GM of the White Team’s organization.    The fan 590 had a common theme on the after game show that pointed fingers at Jeff Bugden who was unable to bring his unit together to produce any sort of results that should have been realized by the talent that was drafted to this team.  One caller summed it up by saying “there is no shortage of talent on the White Team, it all points back to poor leadership and strategic vision”.

On the other side the Blue Team, under the direction of Captain Bill Carr, was a shining example of what can happen when you have quality leadership combined with seasoned players with a strong desire to win.   Following the draft there was a lot of discussion centred on Bill’s decisions and draft choices but the naysayers were quickly silenced by the Friday nights decisive win.   “We have a vision and strategy that we were able to successfully execute,  our team came through with every player contributing to our domination for all 60 minutes of this game”, commented Captain Bill Carr.  “I am proud of the team and looking forward to continued success through the remainder of the 2011 season”.   The general opinion is that Bill is definitely on the right track and if he continues to employ the “family member clause” in the draft agreement, he will continue to see domination on Friday nights.   This was well proven with the addition of young Miles to the line up this past game.   This Captain is headed for Captain and GM of the year, a true example of quality leadership and a solid strategic vision.

In the after game press conference, Jeff’s comments were centered on the rebuilding process that needs to take place before the White Team will realize success.  “I played on the White Team for 14 years and after a brief hiatus of a year and a half have been placed in charge of what was a floundering team.   We are in the process of rebuilding and will require time to successfully develop the players and the team to reach their full potential”.   Critics are sceptical of this and have been quoted as saying “we have heard this many times before from Jeff, we are not convinced he can pull this off.   There is a lot of talk with not much walk, but time will tell”. 

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