WEEK 19 (FINAL)

Nomad Roberto Lunongo helped keep his Bluliner team on top, rejecting all 25 shots he faced on Friday.

Ice Hogs: 93.4
Boulder Flyers: 73.4
Dream Team: 46.0
• The Ice Hogs put and end to the Boulder Flyers six-match winning streak as GM Henry’s perky pigs posted the highest score of the week. With the gaudy point total the Hogs have scooted to within 78.6 of a money finish; their H2H2H record now 5-14.
• Despite the fact that their streak was snapped, the Boulder Flyers are still smiling. A respectable week coupled with the Bluliners struggles has placed Morgan’s birds just 13.9 back in the race for the FHL Cup. The Flyers also remain on top of the H2H2H standings as both the Misconducts and Bluliners were fed a large helping of defeat.
• The Dream Team were the Week 19 caboose, their 46.0 showing placing them at the bottom of the deck. Reinforcements have arrived in the form of elite sniper Steven Stamkos. When Stamkos walked onto the Dream Team battlefield he was immediately discouraged, seeing only lifeless bodies, unused weapons and a white flag planted firmly in the ground.

Ice Cats: 80.4
Polar Bears: 74.8
Bluliners: 63.1
• Week 19 was treated to a round of Cat Scratch Fever as GM Cutshall’s Ice Cats potted 80.4; good for their 8th $3.00 win of the season. In the race for the hard stuff - a Top 3 finish - Cutshall’s felines are ready to pounce, trailing the third place Polar Bears by just 55.4.
• The Polar Bears lost again; their 15th such defeat of the season. That's the bad news. Plenty of good news however as GM Elya’s squad gained 11.7 on the front-running Bluliners and now sit just 17.7 rows behind what would be their first ever FHL championship.
• The Bluliners aren’t firing on all cylinders - a disappointing 63.1 effort resulting in their 10th loss - but the Bluliners are moving just fast enough to keep the competition at bay; getting key performances (reference: Luongo) from key players at key times. Can they keep it up until the finish line? The answer will be revealed in five weeks.

Wild Ducks: 84.1
Redliners: 60.3
Misconducts: 55.6
• “Can we start over?” is what GM Collard is mumbling to himself after his 7th place Ducks posted the second highest score of the week. While the Wild Ducks remain far removed from the money (143.4) their much-improved play could leave GM Collard with a smile on his face at the end of the season (okay, not a smile, maybe a somewhat pleasant grimace).
• After finishing in second place last year big things were expected from the Redliners. Big things have turned into "big disappointment" as GM Megan’s last place squad lost again, their 60.3 output leaving them with a league-low H2H2H record of 2-17.
• All year long the Misconducts have been in position to make a run. To date their promise remains unfulfilled, another sub-par week dropping GM Smalley’s squad farther behind the leaders. There is still plenty of money to be had however as the Misconducts are only 62.4 behind first place ($350), 48.5 shy of 2nd ($200) and just 44.7 short of a crisp $100 payday (3rd place).

LINK: Standings

WEEK 20
Bluliners v. Misconducts v. Redliners
Boulder Flyers v. Dream Team v. Ice Cats
Ice Hogs v. Polar Bears v. Wild Ducks