Isles Flyers - May get Ugly tonight

9:29 pm: With 3:55 left, I may start packing up since it takes me so long. Yes, this game may go into overtime. But I won't be able to write anything anyway. I get too excited!

Later!!

9:20 pm: Announcement! The Bridgeport Sound Tigers will have their first TWO playoff games the weekend of April 17th right here at the Nassau Coliseum. Come see the future of the Islanders as Jack Capuano's team begins their quest for the Calder Cup.


9:14 pm: We're not quite dead yet! And the Islanders score their 3rd of the game by Streit. Again... Did we SAY this was going to be an EASY game? Um... NO!. The Assists go to Okposo and Bruno. Wow! Is he having a great end of season! PS... CHILI. Go to Wendy's tomorrow and ASK for it!

9:13 pm: That's how long it took for 3. It's not like they gave up, but Maybe the Flyers just realized that they were trailing all along and needed to make a stand. The fans in 336 & 335 are chanting "Last Place." As if we didn't know, and aren't happy about it

9:10 pm: And just like that, we are at 2 - 2. This has been a day of upsets and Overtimes in the hockey world. Don't know how this will end. But at least they knew, the Islanders weren't easy.

9:07 pm: I just get back to the blog box, open my tea and Yann is scored on. it's now 2 - 1 with 15:28 to go in the 3rd. The chants are still going back and forth.

8:44 pm: End of the first and Doug Weight is interviewed on the jumbo-tron. His face shows the wear of the last fight. Of course, that doesn't compare to what happened in 336 where the Flyer busses are all grouped. Their mascot "FlyerFan" with the Mohawk was up there ralling their troups. And now... the T-shirt gun. Think it's time for me to mosy along for a few.

8:38 pm: I may have to leave this game early. Doug Weight was being held up by Gagne by the jersey and there was no call. Then all hell broke lose. There are no so many men in the box, I don't know who is left to play out there.


8:24 pm: Okay, this is going to get really really ugly... So Asham and Jackman go at it, and then Doug Weight has a beautiful breakaway and gets taken down into Biron's net, but he isn't awarded a penalty shot. PS... I forgot Asham was playing on the flyers.

And BTW, Okposo just got taken down and no one called anything either. I'm wondering what's going on here.

8:20 pm: Well, the crowd finally found a retort for the F-er fans. When they chant Let's go flyers, we chant Flyers Suck. Sounds fair don't you think?


8:16 pm: Before I could even look up, Joel Rechlichz was fighting with Riley Cote. And once again, I guess because he's so strong on his skates, the refs just let it go, and go and go. They each received 5 for fighting and I need an Advil. I'm sure Joel needs some ice for those well worn hands of his. Nice job kid!






8:11 pm: awwweee... Matt Carle fall down go boom on the ice. (That was Gary Sec 317). Thompson and 13 go at it. Told you it was going to get ugly. But Thompson got the worst of it for sure as he was clocked in the head quite a few times. This has now set the F-er fans a twitter. (Speaking of twitter... Islesblogger.com Mike is posting there, and I am sometimes tonight. But it is fun for sure.



8:07 pm: It's now 2 -0 Isles, much to Islesblogger.com Mike's dismay. Tambellini scored with assists by Okposo and Nielsen. But with that, there is another fight and penalty for Jackman and Cote. And the fans in the 300s are starting to have problems.

8:05 pm: With Doug out of the box, and back on the ice, there was a flury of activity in front of Biron, but they were all missed opportunities for the Isles.

7:59 pm: So the intermission activies were a balloon gun thing and the t-shirts. Islanders Outsider Ken caught one of the shirts, and immediately gave it to the little girl sitting in front of him. Much to the dismay of FSCFaceOff Brian. He wanted it... Second is about to start!

7:40 pm: Coburn takes a 4 minute penalty for high sticking. Now my husband tells me that a good team SCORES on the power play. As the Islanders PP hasn't been that great, can they manage to get two before they end the first? Let's see.

7:35 pm Radek Martinek draws first blood with a goal assists by Jackman and Thompson. Maybe the F-er fans can settle down now!

7:29 pm: The SOG are pretty even at 6 - 5. The action is end to end, but there is currently no score... thank god...
There must be six or seven busloads of Flyers fans. This could get ugly. And within the first few minutes, Jackman got into it with someone behind the net and (of all people) Doug Weight stepped in. I think he was overly penalized for it, but ... I'll have to ask our Doug what he thinks.

As long as he didn't hurt that hand of his again. You know, the one he was having a problem with last night.


The chants of "Let's Go Flyers' are LOUD and a little unsettling. Hopefully it won't get REALLY ugly both on the ice and in the stands.

In sum ways, I'm happy that Big Angry Man is home. These are the only games he really gets caught up in the ... um... 'excitement'.