BY: Michael Farber
The exact midpoint of the 2009-10 season -- Game No. 615 on the NHL calendar -- occurred last Saturday: a 6-5 shootout barnburner between the victorious New York Islanders and the Atlanta Thrashers at down-at-the-heels Nassau Coliseum -- the barn considered most suited for burning by pretty much everyone in hockey, but especially by itchy Islanders owner Charles Wang.

So as we take a fond look back, remember that On The Fly is a few days late (and the Islanders, with an announced crowd of 12,000-plus against the Thrashers, are a few dollars short).

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