**Accolades to @MattClausen for the best Christmas gift this year. A MightyMatt Islanders Jersey.ugghh... more family time for this Islanders blogger. Will I be able to quietly sit on the couch with my headphones to my XM radio in and listen to the game without anyone knowing?
I doubt it. And as much as I have been given a free ride with my family about how much time I spend on hockey and how much time away from the family I spend, this week ain't one of them.
Now, there is only one single point separating the Isles and Flyers in the standings. Here we have another game that is incredibly important to both teams. They have split the last two they have played.
Will there be 12 buses full of Flyers fans at the Coliseum today? If there are, then I will be pleased as punch not to be there. I still have nightmares about the time a fan yelled at my family from their bus and my husband, looking to protect his wife and daughter, tossed a pretzel at the window and yelled back a challenge. I swear the bus began to rumble and shake. Had the doors been open, I think we would have been killed. Big Angry Man was just annoyed he wasted a good hot pretzel on a Flyers fan. (Remember when they used to actually have HOT grilled pretzels OUTSIDE the Coliseum??? Yummy.)
Tim Jackman, while back in the line-up, may not be 100% healthy as he had less than 10 minutes of ice time against the Rangers and no altercations. To be fair, Jon Sim had 10:22 of ice time. Jack Hillen was the work horse with a whopping 28:36 TOI. Not bad for a youngster. Garth Snow was on Toronto's 640AM station a few days ago talking about Hillen's development. I'll transcribe that later today.
But most importantly, the Islanders need a win in their building today to remove the bitter taste of the last few losses. Sure they beat the Leafs on Wednesday, but home wins are what bring back the fans. So make it so Islanders and help get you closer to that respectable over .500 mark.
Later all. Enjoy your holiday Sunday.
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