2 tickets including Ticket-Shyster fees:$80.00 . Gas: $60.00 . Hotel: $65.00. Food: around $50.00. Taking your son to his first regular season NHL game to watch your favorite team since 1974?????: Priceless!

Attended the Isles-Coyotes game this past Saturday. Sat in a corner on Isles shoot twice end. First off, Jobing.com Arena is a place Isles fans can only dream about. With Stadium-style seating, view was great, even from the upper deck. Didn't lose site of the puck in corners. Very open and airy feel with wide concourses between seats and concessions. Arena staff was helpful and polite. Hell, even parked for free right next to arena using Handicapped placard. Surrounding Westgate area was busy. Had no problem getting in and out, probably because everyone stayed to see if Doan's goal counted and I got a jump leaving,lol. Only thing, why was there a longer line for the Men's room than the Ladies???

Sat with some very nice Coyotes fans. While only 13, 400 attended, they were very passionate. Even wearing my Isles sweater, many came up to me and thanked me for supporting their team .....Amazingly, Isles fans have a lot in common with them. The Isles are still dealing with "The name that shall never be mentioned. " Yotes fans are still dealing with the mess left by Gretzky, in addition to the ownership issues. I kept hearing, "Great player, lousy judge of talent and not a clue as a coach." My thoughts on the game after the jump??? Haven't done this before, so bear with me here.

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Colin Campbell spun The Wheel of Justice and handed Gillies 9 games and Martin 4 games for deliberate intent to injure  with blows to the head of players unable to defend themselves, and Godard the automatic 10 for leaving the bench to aid a teammate..   Isles also received a $100,000 fine for "failure to control their players"

Gillies will lose $24,193 in salary, Martin will be docked $41,585, and Godard will give up $40,322.