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Good on you. He could've just as easily cradled that pass and scored. Even the best players can flub receiving a pass, whiff on a shot, fall down on an odd man rush, or whatever.

Some guys are just too serious, that guy paid his money just like everyone else. If it were me I'd probably go out of my way to set him up after someone said something like that.

When I was younger...20 years ago...I used to play a lot of ball hockey. I could hold my own, don't have the greatest hands but consider myself a good passer and have a decent shot. Myself and a couple of friends used to play on a competitive team in the summer mens league. They had quite a few very good players and every year my friend and I would play together on the same line with various other guys and we'd be in the top third of the team in scoring.

One year they had a newb, a friend of the captain or something. He was pretty raw and not good at all and they put him with us. It was certainly frustrating and he himself would often apologize for missing a pass or whiffing on a shot. Then one game he said just don't pass to me. My friend and I just told him not to worry about it, just relax, have fun and go straight to the net all the time.

Very next shift I am breaking up the right wing, I see him headed to the net. I get down close to the goal line and he's planted. I decide I just want to hit him with the ball and hopefully it'll fall at his feet. It happens as planned and he just starts swinging the stick and bangs it in. I've never seen a guy more happy to score than that...it was awesome. He scored a few more that season and our stats took a hit but who cares, out of that season, 20+ years later, that's what I remember most him scoring.

So in that long winded journey down memory lane I guess what matters is when we're playing team sports we want to feel we're part of the team and participate in the game, not just be there to bring down the cost per guy. So I say good on you sir.