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Too close for comfort

Well, the New Westminster Salmonbellies managed--just barely, mind you--to beat the Nanaimo Timbermen tonight at the Barn. Final score: 11-10. After a stellar first period that included a hat trick by Nenad Gajic (1st star of the game), the Bellies fell apart. Runners stopped running, defenders stopped defending, and shooters shot directly at the goalie.

And speaking of goalies, as much as I appreciate Matt King's talent, I think he's nasty. Tonight he got two penalties. The first was for unsportsmanlike conduct, the second for holding. It was really more of a tackle, though--a childish play by a childish goalie. I'm also annoyed by his habit of constantly knocking the goal. Today it even cost the Bellies, for a goal didn't count because King moved the net again. I've never seen a goalie mess around with the net as much as King. His antics, however, don't discount the fact that he's one of the best goalies, if not the best, in the WLA.

We still don't know who the Bellies will be up against in the WLA finals. Coquitlam is leading Burnaby in the series 3-2.

Labels: lacrosse, Matt King, Nenad Gajic, WLA

posted by Barbara K. Adamski @ 9:57 PM