Islanders-Thrashers [game thread]
by Dominik on Dec 3, 2009 6:45 PM EST
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Frans Nielsen thinks he can play tonight. Katie Strang said it would be a game time decision between him and Rob Schremp Hockey. I say let them battle it out in a pre-game shootout: The Frans Deke vs. the Schremp Dangle. Whose your money on?
For fun: An AHL practice update on Rick DiPietro ... and in Philly, they are their own worst enemies filled with self-doubt, so root for them to fall tonight to the Canucks, who are playing back-to-back road games after thumping New Jersey last night.
This is the every-game game thread here at Lighthouse Hockey. It's sort of a chat and sort of a journal of instant reactions. You can use it to chat up the game, leave poignant hockey observations, or trade opinions on the influence of Warrior Soul and your favorite egg nog recipes. (Can't go wrong with cognac.) I'll probably be in and out during this one. So "dodge the bullet, or carry the gun -- the choice is yours."
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That
is one empty arena. Too bad. These two teams usually play some entertaining games.
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Oy. 1-0 Atl
Little with a very nice move around Witt, Kozlov with the tap-in.
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Even-strength goal; shots 4-3 Atlanta so far.
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Tambellini
Nice play by Tambellini keeping the puck alive on a delayed penalty, winning it behind the net, kicking it to himself, and setting up Tim Jackman in the slot. (Too bad it was just Jackman.) That’s a little play that’s too often given up on just to get to the PP.
Ironically, it was a better chance than any they had on the actual powerplay that followed.
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Kovi-Afino collision
Sometimes, even Afinogenov’s own countrymen can’t figure out where on earth he’s going.
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Phil Collins
Not sure why, but the Thrashers going on the PK is cause for some Phil Collins torture at the Philips Arena.
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It was worse last season.
Everything we did required Phil. It was awful.
Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?
Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.
You Know
I never got Atlanta as any sort of sports town. Historically Atlanta is the last NHL Franchise to move from the US to Canada. Not only that, but they had one of the greatest teams for a Decade in baseball of all time and towards the end they had trouble selling out for even playoff games let alone regular season.
From what I know of Basketball no one really shows up for that either, and football will sell out just about anywhere cause its only one game a week.
BTW: I hate the NFL Network. Theres no reason to have Thursday night games, except to try to force more people to get the Network. I’ll be watching the Jets and flipping back and forth.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
I don’t know if it’s a transplant issue or what with Atlanta. Of course, the Thrashers have yet to give them a reason to start.
Ah, I forgot that Thursday football is on the NHL Network. That damned league, I swear. They know how to wield their monopoly.
I’ll be bouncing around cleaning for a party tomorrow, so I’ll be pretty quiet here tonight myself.
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Not sure how much you follow Football, but the UFL supposedly lost 30 million running their season, and they claim they were prepared to lose that much.
They should have just run a spring league. If they come back they are supposedly moving the NY Team and one of the other teams that couldn’t crack even 10K in attendance.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
LOL
Damn you, why you gotta go there?
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THAT’S what he thinks of your Isbister talk.
Isn’t Isbister in Europe now? I know I heard about him in the last year, on chance number 240.
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Break Up The Beast
What a combo of Moulson – Hunter
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
2-1
Lets get rid of the 3rd period. Can’t we just declare this over?
Oh well, at least theres life on the PP and for Okposo.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
All in favor, say "aye"
Aye.
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Aye and I just realized MacDonald got his First negative of the season. We need two more goals for the night with him on the ice
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
The impossible dream has ended.
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Damn numbers
I hate when I see a 2# on a breakaway and get my hopes up but then realize it’s 28 Jackman and not 26 Moulson.
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Moulson HATTY!
He got it! Streit shot, Moulson deflection!
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and all the King fans are repeating to themselves...
Dean is an idiot, Dean is an idiot, Dean is an idiot!!!!
That SHOULD be the game right there
Lets see.
Yeah, hopefully they just keep playing like nothing happened.
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An Official Request
For all thats good and Holy, if you go to an Islanders game/event and can take a picture of Tavares please do. Someone with a sense of humor made the main pic of Tavares at Wikipedia a pic from the pregame warmups from the night they wore those Halloween outfits. Please let us remove this trajedy from the web.
To take a look Click Here
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Done
I’ve replaced it with a picture I took during warmups at the game against Pittsburgh last week. It’s not a particularly great picture (it’s from his back), but at a more normal jersey (although not the ideal third jersey).
Nice!
I love it when a plan comes together.
—Hannibal
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That'd have been nice
Hopefully his dad’s on this trip. I can’t get MSG tonight, so I’ve missed the constant cutaways to padre reactions.
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Those bonuses won’t earn themselves
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Quote of the night from Atlanta's Sportsouth feed
“Tavares puts the empty-netter away with four-tenths of a second remaining … and this one is pretty much done.”
Pretty much, yeah.
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by Dominik on Dec 3, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
As a kid (and to this day) I HATE leaving games early. I’d rather hang out as the place empties out then leave early. So one time we were watching an Isles preseason game against the Devils and the Devs were up 5-1. The Islanders scored with 16 seconds left to make it 5-2 and I argued with my dad that the Isles could score a goal every 5 seconds to save the game.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
That sounds a lot like me. My dad would never ever leave early, but he’d tell me it’s over, and I’d spend the remainder hoping they somehow prove him wrong.
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Indeed. Didn’t expect it to be so … stress-free.
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Moulson is your Rich Peverley.
Not exactly the bestest Thrashers game I’ve ever been to, but my fantasy teams are thrilled other than the +/- thing from the Thrashers players.
Now get your butt over to the Blues GDT, party cleaning upping for be damned.
Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?
Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.
BTW, Danke for the link.
Tomorrow’s game re-cap will be me bitching about the two guys behind me yelling at Kovy to “WAKE UP!” and for Kozlov to “LOOK SHARP” or whatever.
Because Slava Kozlov, a 100 year veteran of the NHL, will automatically step his game up when he hears your beer guzzling self screaming at him to look alive. Gotcha.
Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?
Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.
I got over there, just in time. Actually, I had to drop the mop and join the thread once Cola tied it up.
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Two questions
Was Hunter or Okposo on the 1st line with JT and Molson
Do the fathers of the healthy scratched players also travell with team
2nd in my poker game (75$)
but gosh darn, now i know when i called my dad it felt like he was smirking, when he asked if i watched the game (told him i DVR’d it) and he says… oh, well, good game, glad i didnt say anything to ruin it, but…ehhh…good game…
nice fake out dad…
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
Hahaha, cheers to your dad. Mine would always wield it over my head and relay what happened in a drawn-out, five minute story that obscured the result till the end.
Me: “Did they win?” Him: “Well, first Atlanta scored. Kozlov. It was a nice play by Little…You know Atlanta, I don’t like any of their sweaters…”
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internal clock and this BS jz/fs promo
tavares HAD to know what the clock was…sick…
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Jay Z… and … Sinatra… REALLY??? OMFGR? i reallllly like jay z but this is fn dummmm
anyone watch that concert… 30% is muted for content… maybe he has sinatra’s swagger, but that is because he is given more than he deserves dont hate me all
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
Moulson Free Agency Status? Anyone know?
What is Moulson’s free agency status at the end of this year? Will he become a restricted or unrestricted free agent? I want to buy a Moulson jersey, but I want to know if he’ll be on the team next year.
dont fret, he wont leave the isles just yet… think about it, bff helps me sign, then flourish… then bail??? nopt… we probably give him a 4-5 year 15-19M deal extension by jan 25th
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
How much money says that Luongo gets the first star of the night over Moulson on NHL.com? I can almost smell it.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
Oh man, I bet you’ll be right. Right now Luongo and Guerin are actually getting top billing — never mind that a good chunk of their ads revolve around your 1-in-18 chances of seeing a hat trick. (I notice they don’t advertise the chances of us seeing a shutout.)
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NHL.com Three stars:
Matt Moulson Left Wing – NYI G: 3 | A: 0 | Pts: 3 VIDEO ›
Roberto Luongo Goalie – VAN Sv: 38 | SA: 38 Sv%: 1.000 VIDEO ›
Sidney Crosby Center – PIT G: 2 | A: 1 | Pts: 3 VIDEO ›
Mighty Matt was in some good company tonight! :D
Let Us Go, Islanders!
(Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 4, 2009 3:46 AM EST up reply actions
And Semin had 2G, 2A, too. Cue Capitals’ fan anti-Crosby rant in 3…2…1…
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Can you blame them? If I were a Caps fan I would want Crosby to look like an ad along the boards when Caps play the Pens. Heck with that, I wouldn’t mind Crosby becoming part of the Sutton Section of the NVMC.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
by metalcoconut on Dec 4, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, nice signature change. I see what you did there.
Yeah, they have a nice rivalry going — I just think the conspiratorial tones go over the top. From the outside, both are great, totally different players, promoted in different ways.
Then again, don’t ask me about MSG/Cablevision/Newsday’s preferential treatment…
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