Flyers Get Called for Icing; Cake Had Just a LIttle Too Much Frosting
That One's Gonna Frost Ya. Too much icing on the cake, cost Flyers.
SUNRISE, FL (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers last night 3-2 in a much needed victory after slipping into a bit of a tailspin over the past two weeks.
“This was a big one for us,” said Coach Peter Laviolette. “But that icing call? C’mon. It was clearly a gesture of good will. I was always taught when you come to someone else’s house, you don’t come empty handed. We wanted to slip our hosts a little something, so we brought a cake. Then they tell us our baking skills weren’t up to snuff? Fuck them!”
Apparently, the cake had too much icing, a violation in the NHL.
“Rules are rules,” said referee Brian Pochmara. “Certainly bringing the cake was thoughtful, and quite frankly, unexpected, but it was over the limits with icing, so I had to blow the whistle.”
“I know what I’m bringing for the refs next time,” added Laviolette. “And if I get it past security, it’s gonna be a day they won’t soon forget.”
In the third period, the Flyers were also whistled for a rare “excessive fondling on the blue line” call.