So Close to a Goal, but Alas, Not a Goal

I had a hockey tournament this weekend out of town. Our team did pretty well, considering how good the competition was - one win, one tie, two losses. Most importantly, it was very fun. However, I am aggravated that I missed an open net in our last game (the tie). Here's how it went. I made a shot on goal. The goalie popped the rebound back out to me, and had sprawled on the ice in making the save. I picked up the puck and worked it around her stick (behind her). Now keep in mind - the goalie is on the ice, I have the puck behind her - hence the open net. I was on my backhand though and very close to the side of the net. I am not sure how to explain the angle of the shot, but basically, I was facing the boards on the other side of the rink, rather than the back of the net since I had to skate past the goalie to get past her stick. If I could reliably lift the puck, this would not have been a problem, but I am not even close to lifting it on my backhand. Anywho - I missed the shot. I sent it right through the crease. Then I said a bad word. How do I remember all of these details? It was like in slow motion. Even my wingmate said it was in slow motion for her. It sucked. If I had made that goal, we would have won instead of tied. But they say if I keep shooting, the puck is likely to go in someday. Since I know my goal scoring keeps all of you up at night, I'll keep you posted.

We have a game today with our other team. I feel pretty good, for having played 3 games yesterday, except for my skate bites. For those who do not wear skates regularly, skate bites are exceedingly bad brush burn sores you get from wearing skates for long periods of time. I usually don't get them, except on the back of my leg just above my Achilles tendon, unless I have my skates on for a long time and my socks and skates are wet. We had two games in a row, so I had wet socks on for 2+ hours in my skates. I have bad skate bites. Wearing socks hurts. I am not looking forward to skates later today. I am going to look into "bunga pads" as recommended by a teammate for next time.