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WHEAT KINGS REDEEMED AND RUINED IN ONE WEEK

After a typically pathetic start to the season, the Wheat Kings managed to pull themselves out of their tailspin and put together a formidable 8-1-1 streak.

"We looked good," Coach-GM Tyler Young commented, "things were starting to come together. Kaz was beginning to play great, Berny was getting himself out the funk he's been since the trade deadline last season, Jimmy and Nik were shaking-off their playoff hangovers, and we were getting great performances from Peter and Mike. But then everything went to sh--."

In consecutive games the Kings fell victims to the goony wiles of the Pontiacs and the Rednex. In the first incident, Steve Bernier was sucker punched by former teammate Rhett Warrener. In the second, Dan Collins intentionally went knee-on-knee against Dimitri Kazionov. In neither case did the league suspend the offending players. The injuries knocked two of the Kings best players out of the line-up for at least a week.

"Two of our best downed like that..." Mr. Young said, "We try to play it clean, but we are just not getting any benefit of the doubt out there. Heck, against the Rednex and Pontiacs two of the worst penalized teams in the league, we actually had more minors called against us. I don't know if it's because he don't role around on the ice or what, but the refs have got to grow a brain... or maybe I should just go out and get a goon or two."

When asked what the Kings will do without two of their best players, Mr. Young just shrugged his shoulders and said, "I was hoping some of our periphery guys like Bitz or Bertam would step up, maybe Ziggy Palffy would get his head out of the clouds, but after today's fiasco (a 5-0 romp by the Marauders), I don't think any of that is going to happen."

Asked if he had a trades in the works:

"I always try, but it hard to make a deal that works anymore, a lot of times the other GM is only looking to rip you off, which I understand because its competitive out there and you are the one approaching him, but still, most deals I've done have worked out well for both sides. But yeah, I don't know if we can go a week with the way these guys are playing. We could very well be out of the playoffs in a week after fighting for our lives to get back in - and in this conference, the fat lady might as well start to yodle."