Lads,

First of the final round of reg season games took place last Friday, our VD Lovers Special!!!!!  Did you hear that Joe?

Habs faced off against the league leading Islanders.  This one turned out to be a good game as both goalies played very well.  A goal each in the opening frame.  Islanders get 2 in the the second as the Habs manage only a single for an Islander lead of 3-2.  The final period was close as well but Islanders prevail with a final victory of 5-3.  Habs I think out chanced the Islanders for the brundt of the game but the ageless Bobby Ide played extremely well keeping his squad right in this game.  Habs Barry Ervin also played well not allowing the Islanders to run away with this tilt.  Islanders went 0-2 on the PP and Habs were 0-0.  Islanders got single goals from McKean, Riddell, Connell, Kidd and Coffin.  Habs got goals from Randa, Desrosier and Dupal.  Players of the Game went to Islanders Bobby Ide, an easy pick, and Habs Tim Randa.  McKean with a 3 point night is now 5 goals and 6 points from tieing the single season scoring record and with 3 games left, will be close as the excitement mounts and the press gets larger with each of the Islanders games.

Late game between the Flyers and the Bruins was interesting.  Flyers again depleted in skaters needed to pick up 3 from the early game as Rukavina, Chantaj and Connell joined them. Flyers looked like a multi colored group of boys on the ice, not that there is anything wrong with that.   Bruins equipment manager needed to work over time fixing skate blades.  2-1 Flyers after one period.  3-1 Flyers in the 2nd frame for a 5-2 lead.  And more of the same in the final frame as the Flyers out score the Bruins 4-1 for a final victory of 9-3.  Ugly kind of game really and hard to describe.  Bruins went 0-1 on the PP and Flyers were 0-0.  Bruins got goals from Flumerfelt, Annan and new temp dude Barbosa (great handle).  Flyers goals, a hat trick for McCormick, 2 for Diluzio and Messenger and singles from Rukavina and Manning.  Art filled in for McCallum, vacationing in Costa Rica,  continuied his undefeated fill in record for us this season.  McCallum picks up 1 goal and 6 assists in this one as all the temp players scoring goes to him, nice job Scottie.  Players of the Game goes to Flyers Pat McCormick with a 5 point night and Bruins Frank Nweisser.

This weeks games, Friday, February 19 at 9:15 Habs face off against the Bruins and at 10:30 Islanders play the Oilers.  Flyers get the week off.  Oilers Brideau was quoted in the press that McKean will not score a goal this week vs the Oilers, mmmm a challenge I think.

See you all on the ice and remember we are a fun league so take it easy lads.  Anyone who still owes any money from the football squares please see Sal Guerra on the Islanders this week, thanks so much.

Mark Woods escaped with his wife to St. Martin this week, good week to go Markie Mark!  I will visit him this weekend.