Blue Fin’s Bistro Hockey

Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t singing when Chris Bily came home against his former team.  Excluding their ex-teammate, there weren’t many ‘plus-es’ about Team Factory.  This team is being coached and managed by hockey director E.J. Stern – who is ‘The Man’ that has done nothing but make life difficult for the Blue Fins.  Team Factory’s skaters look liked victims of an explosion at the Good Will – barely two players wore the same jerseys and half of the team wore ‘pennies’.

 

Captain Mike McGee laid out the game plan – play hard, play smart, and if Team Factory are as bad as they looked – show some respect.  So much for planning……..

 

Team Factory came out playing the body more than they did the puck.  This reporter’s favorite skater got in a minor shoving match with Team Factory’s feeble enforcer.  This game turned out to be a very physical contest and made the Jackals look like nice guys.

 

Adam Hoover and Steve “Not-so” Tsotsoros got things going for the Fins when Tsotsoros made a perfect pass that Hoover easily put past the goalie. 

 

Maybe it was Team Factory’s short temper, or possibly E.J. Stern’s coaching - but after Jon Probasco scored on a blistering slap shot – they tried to muscle him down with ‘incidental hits’.  Probasco’s answer was a second goal that put the Blue Fins up 3-0.  

 

Could this report ignore the Blue Fins sloppy play and turn into an unfounded ego-boost?  We’ll let you decide….

 

The first offensive line was anchored by Captain Mike McGee, who moved up from offense.  McGee forechecked well and the newly-engaged Dave ‘Godfather’ Berent peppered the goalie with shots.  

 

Defensively, Matt ‘Wheels’ Pusateri scored a power-play goal when he broke through Team Factory’s defense and fooled the goalie out of his pads.  Instead of sliding in the easy shot, he took his over-priced stick, flipped it over, and ‘stick-balled’ the puck into the net.  (Alas, it was no backhander though.)

 

The second offensive line was buzzing and bookended the Blue Fins scoring.  Keith ‘Blue Collar’ Locker assisted Steve Tsotsoros who scored the final goal of the night.  

 

Oh yeah, there was another E.J. at the rink Monday night.  E.J. “Easy E” Darisse made history for the Blue Fins.  His 0.00 goals-against and 100% save percentage gave E.J. the very first shut out in Blue Fins Hockey history.  

 

The Blue Fins maintain first place and are sitting at 2-0.  The rubber hits the road when they next play Carolina Ale House.

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