Blue Fins Bully the Nailers (6/30/08)
After a quiet bye week, the Blue Fins looked to get back to form when they met the Nailers for the second time this season. So since the last sentence leads to a ‘but’…. But it was all upstream for the Fins as they kept the penatly box warm for nearly the entire first period.
Like a wanting John, Keith ‘Smooth Criminal’ Locker frequented the bin like it was a renowned red light district. Locker skated and hustled hard the whole game. Not ‘all’ of the penalties were legitimate. Then again, he wouldn’t get a whole paragraph if he didn’t deserve one or two….
But Locker wasn’t the only troubled Fin and too many minutes were lost in the first period. Despite their penalty woes, the Blue Fins did manage to get and keep the lead right from the start.
John ‘Afternoon Delight’ Probasco certainly had the moves working. His control of the puck was unmatched, and the goals came easy.
Bob ‘Silent’ Cwikla was again a great addition and scored a pair of goals. Playing center - Stephen ‘Not So’ Tsotsoros’ speed was too much for the Nailers and he had another multi-point game.
Goalie E.J. Darisse had another fantastic game. This net minder has improves every game. His saves were good - his poke checks were better - his passing was great.
The Fin’s defense played another great game - not only providing tough back checking - but also were the spark for numerous offensive rushes. Captain Mike McGee, Matt ‘Wheels’ Pusateri, and Joe ‘More is More’ Moreschi rounded out the defensive effort.
The goal of the game was scored by none other than Dave ‘Push the Grouper’ Berent. John Probasco fired a laser shot from the point that Berent one-timed in with authority. The goalie never stood a chance, and unless you were watching - you would have missed this lightning fast play.
The Fins win easily by a score of 7-4 and keep themselves in a first place tie. Their next game is against the Factory - July 7th - at 8:30 pm.