NEW JERSEY HAS GROSS ICE
SIREN! There Is Weird Ice in New Jersey! There Is Weird Ice in New Jersey!
By Sarah Larimer on
THIS, via Florida Panthers beat writers George Richards and Harvey Fialkov:
#njDevils ice for #FlaPanthers is extremely wet; pucks look like the Bridgestone commercial. Coaches with squeegees, goalies ticked
— George Richards (@OnFrozenPond) April 17, 2012
Ice is awful. So much water. Too warm in building? #flŁapanthers
— Harvey Fialkov (@hfialkov) April 17, 2012
I have e-mailed my hockey-loving friend, Adam (subject line: "Is this bad?"), to investigate. So don't worry, guys. We're on the case. For now, here's Panthers coach Kevin Dineen on the developing ice situation:
"If the quality of ice is anything like it was this morning at the skate, I think their customer service probably will be pretty embarrassed to see that's what they are putting out there for people to see. It made for a pretty sloppy morning. If the ice is anything like it was this morning, it will make for a very sloppy game. No fun for the fans. A lot of water out there."
"A lot of water out there" does not sound great for NHL playoff-level hockey. But, hey, I'm no expert. Can someone find those customer service people that Dineen is talking about?
