TBN vs Facebook

Tense matchup here between possibly the only thing in this fantasy league which has anything actually to do with Hockey and probably the most popular social networking web sites going at the moment, bar perhaps Twitter but, Twitter really does suck so it'd be a bit of a no contest.

Key players for Facebook include people I actually know in real life, whereas there are only a handful of those on TBN. They also have a lot more members on this team. There are absolutely MILLIONS of people on there, some of whom are on a number of times and they also include historical figures and fictional characters. The Hitler/Darth Vader defensive pairing is testiment to that.

TBN are however a very well versed in the realm of Ice Hockey though and focus a lot of their free time simulating matches, discussing the ins-and-outs NHL and recording how often they poop. This team is actually made up of real people though... That and virtual reacreations of themselves. They have been playing with their powerful NWO (Nyrud, Wheeler, Osmond) line that produced a lot of points until recently until it got split up. Sorry Paul, you can suck it. ^_^

The first period starts off quickly with a couple of goals on both sides. Facebook got the first goal which a lot of people became a fan of. That was almost immediately answered by a swift play coming from TBN's defensive zone going James-James-Jakobi-Jakobi to score. No one's quite sure of the precise order the Jameses and Jakobis go in. The period continues with a lot of very close chances including one feed right infront of the net which Wheeler would have managed to pick up on if he wasn't too busy waiting round after round to get drafted in the ISHL. There was another close one from Facebook but you had to become a fan to see the picture and, to be honest, I'm not that arsed. They do however manage to string together a few clever and amusing status updates and manage to tally another one up before the break.

Going into the 2nd period Facebook are "liking" their chances. They get a little bit complacent and start sending on their weaker players for a couple of shifts, those people you went to school with who you do know but just barely and never really spoke to them that much or even liked them that much. TBN match this however with an abundance of inactive users and players. Mississauga try to eliminate this problem by scratching inactive players and just sending on their better players. Around the halfway point though, Pittman drops the ball a bit by telling the VIHL that he might be moving from Fury to the free agents. This doesn't inspire much confidence in the side and sure enough he let's a giveaway turn into a quick easy goal for Facebook making it 3 - 1. Tim Cory in particular like to point out his desire to fight Pittman next time they play. Speaking of Einherjar, they show their recently successful form and manage to notch one back making it 3 - 2. Period plays on and finishes with this score.

Facebook takes a few early penalties for tripping (balls) and the Ireland Eagles show everyone how they score the only way they know how, on the powerplay. The game now tied there's about 15 minutes to go and everything to play for. Some great offensive pictures from Yammer put Facebook under pressure saved only by a sheer amount of people who play Farmville (which isn't much of a defence asking how so many people can be wrong, but there you go, it stays out of the net for now). Later on though O-Chir makes an appearance with his new Totodile and amazes everyone in sight (especially due to the nostalgia factor) and there was no keeping that one out of the net, absolutely inspired play. That's 3 in a row now for TBN and Facebook now only has the last 5 minutes to start returning fire before the conclusion of this exciting game. The clock winds down with Facebook giving it's all but it's becoming a little bit predictable with most of its activity revolving around becoming fans of things, joining groups and mucking around. This was faced by a very solid defence particularly from the young prospect Tom James. He's known as an offensive defenceman but he can really swing it for all out defence, he's really been the player of the game and would be an amazing pick up for the team that decides to draft him (=P). The clock continues to wind down: 4 minutes, 3 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute... Facebook decide to pull the net minder and then almost as soon as they change Randy decides to prove what it says on his title that he's "pretty much the man" intercepts a blue line pass, makes it to the half way point and puts one in the empty net.

Final score - 5 - 3