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Yesterday, I dreaded what a sweep by the Senators could mean. Today, after a Viagrafying win, I'm greedy, dreaming of a sweep of our own. Ah, the hormonally charged life of a fan.

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By the Numbers: Islanders 2008-09

Apr 2009 by Dominik - 2 comments

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1) Enough is enough. The discussion of the what if’s, etc of the now defunct Milbury era is beyond stale by now. Its relevance ended the day he stepped down.
2) Yes, its a shame that Chara, Redden, Bertuzzi, Luongo, Spezza, and Heatley aren’t Islanders, but no one can turn back the clock so why whine/write about it any further?

by Fauxrumors on Nov 14, 2008 2:32 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ha, you forgot Jokinen, and McCabe, and … (on and on and on)…

Yep, as long as there are sports, sportswriters (and their editors) will keep picking at old scars and wounds to get a rise out of fans and stir their passions — to sell papers/clicks/impressions, of course. It’s cheap but easy. A variant of tabloid behavior.

In truth, I don’t mind them pulling introspective quotes from Spezza and Heatley — their comments about playing at the Coliseum were interesting. But positioning it as an “oh, what could have been” does nothing for me. And pretending the “schedule maker” is “cutting through scar tissue” when it’s the writer himself is just word trickery.

Did I think it “cruel” that the schedule put Luongo and Heatley in the Coliseum on back-to-back games — as the lead in the article implies? No. It didn’t cross my mind. What a stretch. Christ, we play Ottawa four times a year, and that’s the last thing on my mind, and it won’t cross my mind even if Spezza dings us for a hattrick tomorrow. It’s history.

SBN now has a NY Islanders blog at LighthouseHockey.com.

by Dominik on Nov 14, 2008 4:06 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think “Viagrafying” is one of the best words I’ve ever seen. Well played, sir.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 14, 2008 4:09 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

[bows] Give me a pill and four hours, and no word is safe.

SBN now has a NY Islanders blog at LighthouseHockey.com.

by Dominik on Nov 14, 2008 5:39 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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