Slippery Fins Continue Slide (7/21/08)
The first 20 minutes were even enough to prevent any markers from being tallied on the scoreboard. Throughout the game, the Weevils used the center of the ice for on-the-fly passing on offense. Defensively, they clogged the Blue Fins passing lanes like a drain in a Liquid Plummer advertisement.
After a little bit of chaos in front of the Blue Fins cage, the Weevils chipped in a lucky shot to give them the lead. Just minutes later, they doubled their lead when the Fins got caught in a Chinese fire drill type line change.
Down 2-0, the Blue Fins were looking for a spark. After Keith ‘White Shadow’ Locker stepped up his physical game and landed himself in the sin-bin - Stephen ‘The Locomotive’ Tsotsoros responded. Tsotsoros skated through the Weevils and scored his first short handed goal of the season, assisted by John ‘Hot Sauce’ Probasco……(Yes, for those of you scoring at home - #67 was credited with the assist on this goal. Scoring error? Inside joke? We’ll let you decide….)
With his offense sputtering and failing to produce shots, net minder E.J. “Poblano” Darisse played another great game. Late in the 3rd period - the Weevils young ringer jumped into the Fins’ zone on a break-away. Even with all the seasoned moves he’d perfected in his 15 years of age, E.J. Darisse stopped him cold.
With the game essentially over, the Weevils continued to pressure until the very end. Their 200-lb gorilla tried to show Captain Mike McGee some of his best ‘footwork’ and slammed him to the ice. But while he was being repeatedly kicked by the Grape Ape, McGee fought his way back and took Kong off his feet too. Both teams charged in and ended the melee with the predicatable pushing and shoving. McGee and Monkey-Man were directed to the locker rooms just a few ticks before the game officially ended.
The Blue Fins drop their second game in a row and slip a little bit more in the standings. Their next game is Monday at 8:15pm against 1st place Labatt’s.