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Kipper is King · 10-05-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

October 5th will forever mark the birth of The Half Way Shot™

??? Let me in on what you're talking about!

Russic · 10-06-2008, 10:26 AM

Myself, igitang, dragonsoul and chuckie enter a game against 6 guys ... the proverbial golden ticket. Not only are they forced to ice a goalie, but they must do so against some of the fatas more skilled players (i speak more for the others than myself). I believe it was Chuckie who made a comment similar to "get ready to fix your +/-". Ironically, our most stat-happy member (igitang) was dc'd before the first shift even ended. That pretty much sets everything up.

A few minutes into the first Chuckie wins a draw in the neutral zone. The cpu defenceman pretty much one-times the puck down the ice - so far down the ice in fact that we were all able to take a breath and contemplate what the cpu player was doing. By the time the puck reached the other end we all realized that the opposition goalie was for some reason doing figure 8's in the restricted "no-zone". The only thing funnier than watching the computer score from centre ice was the feeble pad the goalie threw out to save the shot while 10 feet from his own net.

From that point on the floodgates essentially opened to hilarious results. The goalie would occasionaly join the rush, once even trying to get into the passing lane at the point. Once we just cleared the zone and for some reason the goalie was at centre ice, skating like a mad-man to chase the puck back to his net. That was pretty much the point that we were all crying with laughter. The banter on the cp chat with igi was hysterical. in the time it would take igi to ask if we really had 6 goals, we scored two. By the time he confirmed we had 8 goals, we'd scored two more. At one point they started feeling bad for me back there on D, so they were forcing me the pass. By this time the goalie was pulled (they opted for the extra attacker after goal 9) so they just wanted me to get in on the action. It actually took me 3 shots, but i finally potted one! It wasn't until the replay that I relized the goalie was actually in the play ... he was covering me the whole time ... it was brilliant.

When the dust settled and blood dried the final tally was 10-0. Thanks to a couple pp goals we all ended up with a fairly reasonable +8. Not bad for 15 minutes of work! I think I ended up with my first A+ average. The second star (dragonsoul I believe) had 3 goals and 5 assists, while the first star (chuckie) had 4 goals and 4 helpers.

It was the single greatest moment in cp fata history and it all started with The Half Way Shot™

dobbles · 10-06-2008, 10:35 AM

i am pissed i wasn't around for this!!! i am always in the games where we have the manual goalie and my +/- takes a huuuuuge nosedive...

Russic · 10-06-2008, 11:00 AM

Ya in terms of rare occurrences this would be similar to stumbling upon bigfoot having sex with the corpse of jimmy hoffa atop the Ark of the Covenant. The stars were aligned that day my friend, and it will never happen again.

nickerjones · 10-06-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

A few minutes into the first Chuckie wins a draw in the neutral zone. The cpu defenceman pretty much one-times the puck down the ice - so far down the ice in fact that we were all able to take a breath and contemplate what the cpu player was doing. By the time the puck reached the other end we all realized that the opposition goalie was for some reason doing figure 8's in the restricted "no-zone". The only thing funnier than watching the computer score from centre ice was the feeble pad the goalie threw out to save the shot while 10 feet from his own net.

From that point on the floodgates essentially opened to hilarious results. The goalie would occasionaly join the rush, once even trying to get into the passing lane at the point. Once we just cleared the zone and for some reason the goalie was at centre ice, skating like a mad-man to chase the puck back to his net. That was pretty much the point that we were all crying with laughter.

Holy crap , i am hysterically laughing at work reading this ... its makes it even more funny is we have a goalie that lets in that many goals and he isnt trying to join the rush or any of that stuff.... i would rather him do that than actually play net and really let in that many goals

His name is mark and we have banned him from goalie... seems like you guys are having fun and winning keep it up

Kipper is King · 10-06-2008, 12:43 PM

Hmmmm...I no longer feel so bad about my performance as manual goalie!

Cliche · 10-06-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dobbles

good strategy discussion...

regarding defense, i end up being the one that has to stop chasing the puckholder and cover in front of the net or the points. though the most frustrating occurrence i have is being behind the net and having to battle 2 or 3 guys without help. we are awful as a team at supporting along the wall and getting the puck out.

Having had some further play and thought about this if you're faced with an odd man situation behind the net, the best option is to force the puck into the corner, and hope for extra support by way of one of the forwards coming down from the top of the box, to help out the corner, or that side's D-Man helping you out. Either way, you should be able to force the puck carrier to lose control so you can either chase the puck or knock it to a friendly.

However, it only works if you have somebody actively chasing the puck carrier. Normally that's a forward out there hunting them down, leaving the defence to concentrate on clearing the slot, and taking care of the down low play, because the comp goalie doesn't know how to hug the near post properly.

Eventually, you want the D on the opposition team handling the puck as it can provide half a rink breakaways for an enterprising forward.

Cactus Jack · 10-06-2008, 02:49 PM

Man, does my +/- ever take a hit when we have a manual goalie playing on our team. Although I can see some improvement and our own guys are getting better, it's definitely easier to play with the computer taking the goalie. For me, the ideal number of players is 4. My on the point, and the other 3 up front.
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Cliche · 10-11-2008, 07:57 AM

Now that it's been a month since the games been out, it'll be interesting to see who will be participating after this.

The other thing would probably to see how many of those that are bored of it already decide to switch to goalie.

Skaloper · 10-13-2008, 11:54 AM

Is this the Calgary Puck Fata's?? If so I'd like to join the team if at all possible.

Kipper is King · 10-13-2008, 03:04 PM

I was at my cousins this weekend, and I brought my ps3, so we played both NHL 09 and NHL 2k9 for wii. Man, 2k9's graphics are awful, but the wii controls make it really fun overall. He's an oilers fan, and at first I was ashamed to be down 3-0 to him being unused to the controls. Then I got the hang of it and scored 4 goals in a row to win!

dobbles · 10-13-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaloper

Is this the Calgary Puck Fata's?? If so I'd like to join the team if at all possible.

send me a friend request and i will add you.

Prototype · 10-13-2008, 08:32 PM

I'm trying to play more games, but I've been kicked out of the PSN network a lot lately... trying to remedy that...

That, and my downstairs TV died, so TV time is at a low right now.

Wolfwood · 10-14-2008, 06:15 AM

My TV died too.... Waiting to get a new bulb for it.

zukes · 10-14-2008, 07:03 AM

I hope to get some more time to play. I miss you guys

. Things have been busy, but look to be slowing down a bit now, so hopefully I'll get some games in soon. Played a couple last week with guys I hadn't played with before.

Russic · 10-14-2008, 09:44 AM

I've never played this little of a hockey game ever. I'm not sure what it is, but I never have time to play anymore! Hopefully things will slow down a bit and I'll be able to get some more games in over the next few weeks.

Cactus Jack · 10-14-2008, 12:40 PM

I have a question regarding normal mode for this game. I've never had problems doing very well against the computer after a few weeks with a new game, but I cannot adjust to the superstar/all-star mode. The computer dekes around me with ease, scores on weak one timers from anywhere and I constantly get into 8-6 or 7-5 shootouts. To make my matters worse, Kiprusoff goes down easily with some cross ice passing, leaving him prone for a goal, and my players seem to not shoot when I set them up with one timers!!

Is anyone else finding these things to be a problem too?
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Human Torch · 10-14-2008, 03:59 PM

Oh no!!!!!! Is our website down?

dobbles · 10-14-2008, 04:37 PM

it is. having some dns issues. they have been corrected. but unfortunately, it can take up to 48 hours to propogate through the internet. should see results sooner but please be patient.

Human Torch · 10-14-2008, 04:39 PM

looks like it's fixed! I'll be on around 530 if anyone wants to play before the game.