Should we play in the SuperRink league this fall or should we just get weekly ice?

Head over to this thread to vote and discuss.
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It is no secret that the past couple seasons of Rubes Hockey have not gone the way management had hoped. Scoring is down. Age and waist lines are up. Internal strife over lines and playing time pushed the coaching staff to the brink a couple months ago.

If all of that was not enough, along comes off the ice issues for the senior member of the Rubes. Immediately following the post-season celebration at Ole Piper, Defector made his way out the door and into the winter night and has not been heard from since. That all changed two nights ago.

Every member of the Rubes was woken from their off-season slumber by a random picture message from Defector's phone on Tuesday night. The image was accompanied by only one word, "EPIC". No one was sure if he meant his awesome beard or his new choice in undergarments.

What is sure, the entire Rubes management staff has been working overtime trying to spin the picture in a positive light. Hopefully, the team can come together this session, put this distraction behind them, and battle for league supremacy once again.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1655190783757

Well, sort of.
The top two all-time leading scorers for the Rubes are making their return to the roster this fall. Sagard (133-128=261) and Bacardio (119-103=222) are back with the Rubes!! Well, they're not all the way back with the Rubes. They are only on the sub roster. But at least they are back!

After leaving the team for personal reasons the past few years, it will be nice to have them back on the team. Sagard broke his leg riding his big wheel off road last fall and Bacardio was busy studying Karate in San Fransisco's China town. I guess those are good reasons as to why they were gone, but I am not so sure.

Stang has tried to fill the lost offense from these guys over the past few years, but it has not been enough to fill the void of their absence. The fact is, the team has been on the decline in the past few years. They have not made a Championship game in 3 years. That is a long drought for the Rubes. Management hopes that Sagard & Bacardio's return will help rejuvenate the lack of offense and help lead the team back to the runner up status they had in the past.

As for the Fall 2010 season, it's tough to tell how well the team will come together. The Rubes are not getting any younger. With 3 guys over 40, it's not gonna be easy to be in the upper echelon of the D league. Hopefully the return of the dynamic duo will help get things back on track for the Rubes.