Game 13: 5/8 vs. South Kitsap

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SLC (11-2) finished up their regular season with a 16-8 victory over the peninsula team. I didn't attend and neither did the team's leading scorer, but that didn't much matter.

On to the playoffs. The guys will play Stanwood (9-4) in round one. From the looks of it the team can score but they give up a lot of points. Lets hope any offensive tightness gives way to the guys shooting bullets past their goalie. A victory only leads to a game with high-scoring Lynnwood, but who doesn't want that?

Matt scored 4 goals and finished the regular season as the third-leading scorer (8th in conference, 74 in league) on the team with 23 points (18g, 5a), a team and conference-leading 77 ground balls (20th in league), and an unofficial face-off win percentage of 87%. He controlled the offense from the top, made minimal mistakes and was one of the leaders on the team. A good season for Matt. But a good season means little without a win against Stanwood. Last year, the team was happy to make the playoffs. This season they expected to be here. Based on the teams they played and the huge point differentials, it's fair to question how good this team is. The difference between SLC and Redmond is the same difference that exists between Lake Washington, the conference winner with a 13-0 record, and Sammamish. For SLC to move past this first playoff game, there needs to be a lot more attention to the details than this team showed against LW. I believe Coach Mitchell is preaching that the guys just need to play, don't worry about winning. If they can relax and play as they are able they will be just fine in this first-round game.

Lets hope my next post is about a thrilling victory. Go Matt! Go SLC!