Islanders 2*, Blue Jackets 1 (*SO): Roloson's saves eclipse his age
by Dominik on Dec 30, 2009 5:13 AM EST
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PrintRemember when Dwayne Roloson opened this season making us wonder if he'd ever make a shootout save? Not so much tonight. Just dynamite. That stop on Rick Nash alone was worth the extra point.
From opening faceoff to the final shootout attempt, Roloson delivered another gem, making 41 saves to do one better than his age. Many of those BJ shots were from outside, but his rebound control had me grateful -- once again -- that Garth Snow wasn't satisfied with last year's tandem.
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Oddly enough, while the Islanders were outplayed in most facets, they had their share of serious scoring chances when they did get Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason scrambling, including a couple close ones in OT. The only Islanders goal was a fluke, the only Jackets goal came after Roloson had bailed the Isles out too many times.
Jeff Tambellini looked fine (despite his shootout miss, where he went uncharacteristically deep before unleashing his patented howitzer). Tim Jackman was credited with six hits; Tambellini: five hits. In coach's parlance, that may positively reflect his "compete level." ... Rob Schremp's shootout attempt was marvelous -- and Rob Schremp Hockey also got the quote of the night:
"A lot of the credit goes to Martin Biron, he gave me a lot of confidence (at the morning skate)," Schremp said. "I went 4-for-4 on him."
That is an impressive level of beat-up-on-the-goalie-who-gets-no-goal-support.
Powerplay: Still quite ill. I'm starting to wonder if John Tavares and Schremp are too much hands for the same PP unit. Initially, in Schremp's first couple games since his return from the press box, I favored it. Now they don't look like they're helping each other.
Sorry for the late (and brief) review: My best, oldest friend was in town for dinner and a late night of discussing everything under the sun. Standard video highlight clips (with Jiggs' classic voice) follow, along with Scott Gordon's presser and Rob Schremp Hockey talkin' shootouts to a soundtrack of techno victory beats.
Game Highlights
Scott Gordon Presser
Rob Schremp Hockey Post-Game
More later. Next game is New Year's Eve in Ottawa.
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Powerplay: Still quite ill. I’m starting to wonder if John Tavares and Schremp are too much hands for the same PP unit. Initially, in Schremp’s first couple games since his return from the press box, I favored it. Now they don’t look like they’re helping each other.
couldn’t agree more
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
Bergenheim
It seems to no ones surprise, the Fins left Bergie off their Olympic roster…
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=24175.html?cid=rsstsn
So now the question is will we have any Olympians in Vancouver?
I have an ego larger than Mikko Koskinen
Swiss
Mark Streit for the Swiss.
"I'm gonna hire you as my latex salesman? I don't think so. Why would I do that?"
"Vandelay! Say Vandelay Industries!"
"And you wanna be my latex salesman?"
by Urban Sombrero on Dec 30, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Wow… I was in the total opposite frame of mind- I had assumed that he would be on their team.
Let Us Go, Islanders!
(Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
Well, when you look at the list of forwards the only one I can see Bergie selected ahead of was Jarkko Immonen. I think his injury and not playing the last couple of weeks hurt his candidacy.
I have an ego larger than Mikko Koskinen
by David Hanssen on Dec 30, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the injury made it an easy decision, but I wonder how much of a candidate he was to begin with. He’d be a useful role guy in a tourney like that, but the Finns also have a lot of forwards who fit that description.
Lighthouse Hockey: Eyes on Tavares, mug full of Moulson.
Is it possible that Andy Sutton stays with the team if he manages a relatively healthy 2nd half of the season? We are lacking size and there will be some interesting prospects arriving this offseason but he does show up most of the time that he is on the ice. I thought last night he was possibly one of the smartest guys on the ice. However, in an ideal world, he would most likely be on a second line rather than our top pairing.
Would it be wrong to roll out the RED carpet for Kirill Petrov's arrival to the New York Islanders?
would totally endorse another contract for Sutton. It’s obvious he’s a totally different player when he’s healthy. He’s got size (unlike anyone else on the team), he can play defense and he actually has a pretty wicked shot (when he uses it).
Plus….who else we got?
I’m all for it and lord knows we’re gonna have money to spend.
Just watched the highlights and Jiggs McDonald sounds great. Just like old times. From a time when men were men and announcers were announcers. You’ll notice on every call in the highlights there is no useless banter covering up the play. Instead it’s actual descriptive announcing like it should be. Far too many modern announcers forget about observing and commenting on the game and try to pontificate on the meaning of life, thus missing half the action.
"I'm gonna hire you as my latex salesman? I don't think so. Why would I do that?"
"Vandelay! Say Vandelay Industries!"
"And you wanna be my latex salesman?"
by Urban Sombrero on Dec 30, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Just like old times. From a time when men were men and announcers were announcers.
I love this. Actually, I agree with the whole sentiment; I really miss styles like that. But hearing Jiggs in particular is good for the soul.
Lighthouse Hockey: Eyes on Tavares, mug full of Moulson.
Jiggs did a really good job. Actually he has done a good job the last few years. I remember before that he came and filled in and he was not good at all. It was sad to think that he was really slipping… but I think that he is just taking it more seriously now and putting more effort in beforehand- getting to know the players, etc.
Let Us Go, Islanders!
(Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 30, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely. I was worried about him slipping a while ago, but I too think his last few fill-ins have been great. Maybe there’s something to it being a more regular/predictable gig for him now, I don’t know.
No offense to Howie, but I prefer the, uh, “classic” style.
Lighthouse Hockey: Eyes on Tavares, mug full of Moulson.
Tambi + Schremp = Good Hocker
I was at the game last night and when they anounced that Tambi was playing for Nate I was jumping for joy just imagining that he might play with Schremp. Those two played great together they had a tremendous forecheck and generated alot of chances. They even executed a perfect passing play that ended up right on the doorstep of an empty net but it seemed like the speed of the play confused Hunts or something as he was not interested in burying the pass from Tambi.
The powerplay right now is just aweful… I think Matt Moulson has overstayed his welcome on the powerplay or at least with the first unit. I also think it might be worthwhile putting Tavares up at the point on the pp to try and run the pp through him up there to open things up for schremp and okposo down low and maybe even take some pressure off Streit at the other point.
I dunno all I know is the last few games Johnny has played some stinky hockey
I also think it might be worthwhile putting Tavares up at the point on the pp to try and run the pp through him
It’s an interesting idea. I don’t they’ll ever move JT from where he is (damn near “his office”), but at this point I’d welcome them trying anything. But every part is hurting now: Getting it into the zone, recovering it off dumps, moving it with confidence, setting anyone up down low, finishing. What a slump.
Lighthouse Hockey: Eyes on Tavares, mug full of Moulson.
olympians?
KO for the U.S,Bergy for Finland,Streit for swiss,etc… Any updates on players for the Isles chances of making oly,pic teams?
by Lakewood Islander on Dec 30, 2009 3:09 PM EST reply actions
Off topic but
…since we are already OT talking about the olympics I figured it was cool lol.
WJCs: Niemi had a big day today- 2G and 2A in Finlands 10-1 win over Austria. Ive been keeping track of the Isles prospects in the WJC here so if youre interested come check it out.
By the way: This blog is one of the finalists over at the Arena for Best Isles Blog here . There arent that many votes this week I think because of the holidays, so please come by and vote! :)
Let Us Go, Islanders!
(Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
Thanks for tracking and continuing to post these. Pretty cool overall, very cool to see Niemi having a big game in his new “home.”
Lighthouse Hockey: Eyes on Tavares, mug full of Moulson.
Woo hoo it is good to see Klementyev tearing it up like he is in the AHL. :) Actually I like Petrov’s stats. I haven’t been able to watch any of the games but I know that he was the only one to score for Russia in their loss the other day.
Would it be wrong to roll out the RED carpet for Kirill Petrov's arrival to the New York Islanders?
by metalcoconut on Dec 31, 2009 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
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