Well, it's been a busy couple of days at Ice Chips. Record numbers of readership and record numbers of comments on a single post. But despite the pleas of some, I recant nothing. I still say it was far too quiet at Sunday's game and I still think you can be respectful and a good fan all at the same time.
But I digress.
So, the topic on my mind is what the Komets will do in Game 4 at McMorran Arena on Wednesday. (The Komets trail the Port Huron Icehawks 2-1 in the best-of-seven Turner Cup Finals, in case you haven't been paying attention.) Despite their success in the regular season, going 7-1, it's clear a rink that's 15 feet shorter than regulation causes the Komets some problems because they can't execute their offense as they normally do. The best way to see that? Watch when they try to set up P.C. Drouin or Guy Dupuis at the point. They don't have the time or spacing to get the pucks there.
I asked some Fort Wayne players about all this and they agreed, the Komets must play a different game at McMorran. One player pointed out that the regular-season statistics up there are deceiving because wonderful goaltending benefited the Komets.
- The Port Huron Times-Herald is on the Komets for their "diving. Click here to read it. Do the Komets do their share? Yes. Do the Icehawks, too? Absolutely. And there's no way you can tell me the Icehawks aren't playing dirtier. Just watch goaltender Larry Sterling's stick. I don't know why goalies get a pass, even if they're spearing guys.
- It appears, at least for now, that the International Hockey League will again play with six teams next season. Chicago will remain dormant after failing to come to an agreement with the Sears Centre. I still have a feeling there will be a seventh team bolting from another league to the IHL, though.
-- By Justin A. Cohn, The Journal Gazette
care to elaborate on that possible 7th team?
Posted by: hobo | May 06, 2008 at 04:54 PM
The South Bend Silverpucks.
Posted by: Jerad Shaw. | May 06, 2008 at 05:13 PM
What an idiot George (I mean Paul) Costanza is!! I can't believe he is writing that stuff to try and get their crowd "nasty" Thank you Cohny for being mature and professional. We are lucky to have you.
Posted by: 55kometfan | May 06, 2008 at 05:25 PM
I hope the Port Huron guy doesn't eat the press box food without leaving a little money to cover that, free loader! LARRRRRRRRY the slashing sissy. I would park Henley, Marchant and Bertram right in front of LARRRRRY the loser, one for each shift. After the first goal we need to punch someone in the face again.
Posted by: Burgee | May 06, 2008 at 05:35 PM
Does that guy honestly think that it could get loud enough in that arena for the Komets to even give a crap about what they are saying? THey are concentrating on getting the win and so they won't even be thinking about the so called icehawk fans. The whole Fort Wayne Fight Club thing is so idiotic. I mean come on that was so last series LOL.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 05:44 PM
You guys were suppose to laugh at my South Bend Silverpucks idea. Oh I fail!
Posted by: Jerad Shaw. | May 06, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Heather,
McMorran is known as the loudest rink in the league when there are 2000 or more people there. The way the arena is set up - with the immediate step up to the upper level - makes it seem as if the crowd is right on top of the skating surface.
For anyone complaining about Larry, it is clear that he has gotten under your skin more than you (or anyone) will ever get under his. Bottom line: Larry is the best goaltender in the league - and this playoff run is proving it. There isn't a Fort Wayne fan out there that could honestly tell themselves that they wouldn't want Larry on their team. Any attempt at such just shows that you're being dishonest with yourself or that you just don't know much about him.
Posted by: TigerDan | May 06, 2008 at 06:11 PM
TigerDan-I would like to have Jeff Zehr on the K's/ I don't want that BUCKO=crybaby sterling=did you see Hanson at the end of sundays game=oscar award winner + good to have others on here.
Posted by: mightbite | May 06, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Was Larry voted Best Goaltender of the Year? I must have missed that.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 06:38 PM
I happen to like who we have as goalies right now. Seeing as they were the best 2 goalies in the league. So thanks but no thanks to wanting Larry.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 06:41 PM
was sterling the goalie that got beat-up by the muskegon goalie this year?
Posted by: mightbite | May 06, 2008 at 06:43 PM
We saw him before warm ups sitting on the bench. That guy is so tiny. I thought it was a little kid in goalie pads.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 06:47 PM
Wonder if Tiger(wont use his real name)would agree if the komet goalies arent the cream of the IHL crop it would have to mean that our defense is.
Posted by: kyle hunt | May 06, 2008 at 06:53 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0ExdHtaLbk
Yeah you are right mightbite. Look at good ol Larry.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Wish we had K-O King Legault on the roster to take care of Margettie.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:00 PM
Tiger Dan...Go away all ready. You are way too full of yourself. I want the Komet's to win the cup just so Tiger Dan will cry about how his team was screwed out of it this year. You know that will be his cry.
Seriously dude. You are getting old. Your act is tired. Who gives a crap what you think anyway. Most of your points make no sense. Back your points up with actual facts. Sterling is the best goalie in the league? How is that exactly? Stats? Didn't think so.
Go back and talk to your own blog and let us have ours. I am sure your 3 or 4 fans love your views. Because none of us do or do we care at all? NO
Posted by: Hit Somebody!!! | May 06, 2008 at 07:03 PM
me too-margette won't fight anyone tough after Woods beat him down=oh yea he tried Guy.
Posted by: mightbite | May 06, 2008 at 07:05 PM
There is plenty of Komets on this team that could knock the crap out of Margie.
Posted by: kyle hunt | May 06, 2008 at 07:09 PM
But he runs and they don't want to take the penalties which I suppose is fine but I wish someone would just knock him out. And I'm sure that I will hear about it from TigerDan about how Margettie gets under our skin but truth is before he went to Port Huron he hated him too.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:14 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P6FFXiHZS80
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EhZKX3XkxDQ
Just for everybody's entertainment!!!!!
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:19 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EhZKX3XkxDQ
This needs to be done to Margettie.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:21 PM
UMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....Sterling is a very classless guy AND VERY stupid. Any player that spits on someones home ice logo at center ice the flaps like a chicken has a death wish and is VERY stupid. Geeze what an idiot.Luckily it wasnt on our ice he did that to, we wouldnt have waited a week to rip him a new a$$hole.
Posted by: komets_ducks_fan | May 06, 2008 at 07:29 PM
TigerDan is welcome here anytime, as long as he keeps his comments clean. ... By the way, no press box food in Port Huron. There are, however, razor-sharp metal pieces that have cut up more than one visiting reporter.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | May 06, 2008 at 07:34 PM
A smart Ice Chips reader would get on Costanzo's latest post and ask if he really does have access to players after games. lol.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | May 06, 2008 at 07:36 PM
All i have to say is the tides have turned...
LETS GO KOMETS
Posted by: Mark | May 06, 2008 at 07:37 PM
If we comment on his blog it just gets deleted so what's the point?
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:38 PM
Tides haven't turned yet we are still down 1 game...Komets need to play every game like its Game 7 of the Finals.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Deleted? Did you swear? If not, that's crap.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | May 06, 2008 at 07:41 PM
I would never swear on a blog. I just stated my opinion and it was deleted. Maybe because I'm a woman and they felt threatened? I have no idea.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 07:44 PM
JC, I just tried to log on and post and it didn't let me. I signed up, made a new password, jumped through a big hoop, and still no comments were left. I was going to ask him why he didn't just stay at home since his coach wouldn't let any media talk to the team after the game, but now it looks like I'm just jockin' off your comment. That makes me sad...
Posted by: Hoss | May 06, 2008 at 07:49 PM
Mr. Cohn, its your blog so you welcome him, I pass. He doesn't want to have meaningful dialogue, just wants to get under our skin like it has some type of impact on the outcome of these games.
Posted by: kyle hunt | May 06, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Hey, it spices it up. Ice Chips is the blog of the people, all the IHL people.
Posted by: Justin Cohn | May 06, 2008 at 07:52 PM
I find all the talk about diving and net bumping pretty funny actually. Weren't we just accusing Muskegon of doing the same thing? I've come to the realization that all teams think that the team they are facing is playing dirty. That being said, I never realized just how dirty Port Huron plays until this series. Referees in our pockets? Funny that the least-penalized team in the league would say that to the most-penalized team. Maybe I just imagined all those penalty kills.
But yeah, I've had it with Sterlings no-call slashings. And how about that guy who hit Justin Hodgman in the back of the head when he already had him down on the ice last Sunday? I remember. I took a picture of it. Very classy cheap-shotting a kid like that just because he can skate circles around you.
And let’s not forget the words of our dear friend TigerDan after game 1: “You just got clocked right in the jaw and just stood there with that look on your face like you were going to cry.” And “Funny, Port Huron didn't only crush you, they beat that clown of a ref you have on your payroll too.”
How will the Komets react? I hope they see it like I do. This may have started out as hockey, but now it's war. I don't even care about the cup. What cup? The IceHawks are GOING DOWN and they are going down NOW!
LET’S GO KOMETS!!!!!! LET’S PUT THESE CLOWNS AWAY!!!!!
(*If, by calling PH "clowns" I have offended any actual clowns, I extend my sincerest apologies, as I have nothing but the highest regard for people in the clown profession.)
Posted by: Wendy | May 06, 2008 at 08:01 PM
I don't think anyone posts or can post on Costanzo's blog.
As far as the Sterling thing, I have seen one realistic reply. Kyle Hunt said that if Fort Wayne's goalies aren't the cream of the crop then their defense is. I will give you that - the Fort Wayne defense, as a unit, is the best in the league. Give credit to Guy Dupuis and some of the others - not Bertram though (you might remember Port Huron had him and got rid of him already).
Your goalies are good, I'll give you that as well. But, if a team needs to win a game with goaltending the first choice in this league would be Larry Sterling. Like it or not, that's how it is.
Posted by: TigerDan | May 06, 2008 at 08:03 PM
You can't post on Paul's blog, but you can post on mine!!!
I don't know how to make a link on here, so just copy and paste:
http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&plckPersonaPage=PersonaHome&plckUserId=1a4c25bb4e9d40938fd8d472f055eecb&U=1a4c25bb4e9d40938fd8d472f055eecb&sid=sitelife.thetimesherald.com
Let's see if I can get 200+ posts for each comment I make.
(Just kidding Justin, no one is a Blog-God like you!)
Posted by: Hoss | May 06, 2008 at 08:20 PM
What in the heck is that? How did you get a blog at the Times Herald?
Posted by: Justin Cohn | May 06, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Anyone can.
Just go to their website, create a profile and start a blog.
Posted by: TigerDan | May 06, 2008 at 08:38 PM
The port huron icehacks are a disgrace to the league and to hockey itself. They must have an endless supply of tissues in the locker room for all of the crying they do after every single whistle.LET'S GO KOMETS!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: komets rule | May 06, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Hey Hoss, don't forget to go on and approve the people who send you comments. I think you might have to change your profile too so the comments are open to the public and not just your friends. It's a very confusing new system that has only been in place a couple weeks. Enjoy!
Posted by: SuperFly | May 06, 2008 at 08:49 PM
Classic Hoss
Posted by: Mark | May 06, 2008 at 08:52 PM
The blog in the last 2 days is a result of no hockey to watch.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 08:55 PM
Wish we had K-O King Legault on the roster to take care of Margettie.
Posted by: Heather |
No need for Legault (although it wold be nice) since Woods is the one who knocked out Margettie and might I add MARGETTIE RECIEVED A CONCUSSION AND MISSED 3-4 WEEKS if not more. HAHAHA
Posted by: Jake | May 06, 2008 at 08:55 PM
Yeah but Woods won't fight now. Legault would no matter what.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 08:57 PM
Legault would've taken him out Game 1.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Woodsy has tried to fight many times, but no one will go with him.
Posted by: LC | May 06, 2008 at 09:13 PM
either way I think he's going to get it one of these games and it's going to be bad. (I hope) And for L-A-R-R-Y get your rest becuase the puck will be coming at you all night. By the way does any one (kitty dan) know if L-A-R-R-Y got to start their bus.
Posted by: Jake | May 06, 2008 at 09:15 PM
Don't wait for someone to want to go just take him out.
Posted by: Heather | May 06, 2008 at 09:17 PM
The man is tring to hold me down! Now ther is an "Unexpected Error" on the site and I can't post. Dang you "Don't call me George" and your connections!
Posted by: Hoss | May 06, 2008 at 09:18 PM
OT: I dunno why, but while I was just watching the Chicago Cubs play the Cincy Reds, I thought I heard a Let's Go Komets chant. My mom said she heard it too. She thought I was watching an old game on YouTube or something.
Just thought it was a little odd that people would be chanting that at a Reds/Cubs game in Cincy.
Posted by: Josh F | May 06, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Hello Komet faithful. Just wanted to stop in and say hello, and that I'm not deleting comments, it's just a real pain to post anything (we had to tighten things up because of an issue last year, but that's a long story). You essentially have to signup for a blogger account.
Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I've been enjoying all of this. It's loyal and prideful fans like you guys (and our smaller, but passionate bunch in Port Huron) that make sports writing fun.
And touche on the "do I have access to players" comment. That was a long way to travel for no player quotes.
Posted by: Paul Costanzo | May 06, 2008 at 09:26 PM