WEEK 21 (thru Saturday)

With the Boulder Flyers skating toward a win, GM Collard’s acquisition of a first round playoff bye will be postponed if his team fumbles Week 21 - an occurrence that remains possible after Badger Bob matched the numbers posted by the Wild Ducks on Saturday; Tuukka Rask keeping the battling Bobs relevant by backstopping a clutch 20 save, 4.0 point shutout.

Wild Ducks: 52.3
Badger Bob: 54.0­
The Wild Ducks were buoyed when Mikko Koskinen posted an afternoon shutout, but the team was eventually reeled-in by Rask and Victor Hedman (1g, 1a) - both the Ducks and Badger Bob finishing with the same 12.0 points. The Bobs will attempt to put a lid on the monumental upset-in-the-making when they bring no less than 8 players to Sunday; the Wild Ducks will counter with 6 players - possibly only 5 if influenza keeps Brent Burns on the sidelines.

Vegas Vipers: 38.8
Polar Bears: 51.6­
GM Miller wasn’t happy to learn that a priest had been summoned to perform last rites on his team - the Vegas Vipers just a day from playoff extinction after getting waxed by the Polar Bears on Saturday, the Vipers deficit now 12.8 points with only an 8-game Sunday left to be played.

SC Cobras: 30.9
Concussion Junction: 72.1­
For the second consecutive week, a pairing that features the worst score of the week and the best score of the week. In this case however the team that was supposed to win is losing, the SC Cobras soon to be shoved into the vestibule of the playoff exit as they trail Concussion Junction by a virtually immeasurable 41.2 points.

Bluliners: 45.4
Boulder Flyers: 66.1­
Backed by the play of the recently acquired John Klingberg (1g, 2a, 9pts), the Boulder Flyers posted the best Saturday score, the team returning to 3rd place on the strength of their 20.6 point effort. The number also placed the Flyers further in front of their opponent, the birds now leading the blue Bluliners by 20.7.

Ice Hogs: 48.4
Misconducts: 39.5
The Ice Hogs were nudged out of the money after netting an otherwise solid 11.1 points on Saturday, the team slipping into 4th place overall. That’s the bad news. The good news: the Hogs are now leading their opponent by a sizeable chunk, the Misconducts dropping 8.9 points off the pace after netting just 6.2 points on Saturday.

Ice Cats: 55.2
Central Red Army: 48.2
The Central Red Army thought they were golden after potting 10.9 points, but that number was squashed by the 17.0 point performance of the Ice Cats, the Army in danger of squandering sole-ownership of the Domi division as they now trail the snarling Cats by 7.0.

LINK: Standings