Confessions of a displeased Islander Fan

...This is supposed to be a post game, but Me and Anthony and on of our buddies went to the Isle game tonight. So I figured instead of writing about the awful game we all watched, I would write about the experience of us getting to the Islander game. Here we go; We didn't have any tickets, but from previous experiences (buying tickets in the back of a grocery store in Boston to go to a Bosox game) we knew buying them from a scalper would be a piece of cake. We pay the 7 dollars for parking and park in my secret parking spot so we could cut the line on the way out (sorry fellow Islander fans). Next we start walking towards the Coliseum and surprisingly did not get offered tickets from scalpers in the parking lot. Isn't it funny how all the scalpers need tickets? Then when you give them that look they switch to say "selling tickets" it always cracks me up cause I have never seen anyone who actually is hanging out looking to buy tickets with a sign that says need tickets. Anyway, we approach this guy, who my friend thought was a lady, and question him about his tickets and he says, "80 each for them" I say, "I'll give you 40 for each" (I didn't hear him say the initial offer for 80 hahaha). Then he shows me the tickets which have a face value of 60 and says, "67 for each" what a weird number 67, anyway we agree then he says "200 for them combined" a nice little dollar discount, SWEET. We then hurry on line to make sure they weren't fake and surprisingly got in no problem. We get to our seats and they are 6 rows up in the upper bowl right behind the net the Isles shoot on twice. I thought we had made a good deal, then the game started and a minute and a half in the Rangers score, ugh. And of course like every Islander/Ranger game I go to we were surrounded by Ranger fans, like everywhere I looked Ranger fans. Them and their annoying chants which do not even flow nicely, and the Potvin chants, please Ranger fans use your brains and come up with some new stuff, something to make me laugh. I tried to start the weareallislanders.blogspot.com chant, but it didn't catch on, DARN! Anyway we all know what happened throughout the game, the Isles powerplay stunk again. I also realized that other Islander fans, much like myself, get frustrated quickly with the Islanders playing crappy. I thought the guy next to me was going to either cry or kill himself, and I felt his pain. So me Anthony and our friend stayed for the whole thing and when the Rangers scored the empty neater, a shitfaced Ranger fan falls 5 rows, beer in hand, into the seat next to me. I looked over very confused, there was beer all over this man, but there was a full beer in his hand, also it was one of the worst falls I have ever seen, smashing knees on the tops of chairs and a face plant into the metal backing of the last one. Ah Ranger fans, classy I must say. Then since he was so shitfaced he had to get pulled up, fantastic, I wish I was under the influence so I could have had a good time at least razzing the obnoxious Ranger fans, but it is alright because the Rangers suck? Yes they do. Anyway that was the experience, oh and I wouldn't let any Ranger fans cross in front of my car on the way out cause I have anger problems. Have a good evening folks....