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Created on: December 07, 2008
No Goal
Blue line, red line,
Offside and icing.
Defence, offence,
Chopping and slicing.
Good goal, no goal,
Penalties and whistles.
Pass here, pass there,
The energy fizzles.
Line one, line two,
The puck hits the post.
Despite all the scrambling,
The shot at goal is toast!
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