Islanders-Flyers [Witt 1, GMC 0 game thread]
by Dominik on Dec 8, 2009 6:45 PM EST
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New York Islanders (11-11-7, 4th/Atl) at Philadelphia Flyers (13-13-1, 5th/Atl)
7 p.m. | The [R.I.P. Spectrum] Center | Versus, TSN, radio
New Laviolette Disciples: Broad Street Hockey
Ray Emery is allergic to cheese. (It's true! It's in the Flyers media guide.) But the terrible, underpublicized affliction of cheese allergy is not why he was put on Injured Reserve (abdominal tear, it turns out). So as expected, we get the same goalie matchup as last time: Martin Biron v. Brian Boucher. Meanwhile:
- Brendan Witt fears no truck. Although he said he was "a little sore," I suspect he's going to be feeling worse in the morning. Those kinds of blows can have a delayed effect. Should be interesting to see what kind of shape he's in tomorrow night in Toronto.
- Botta says the Isles have, indeed, shopped for another blueliner. One of these months, maybe they'll find one.
- The Isles practiced their miserable powerplay ... on choppy ice. Said Streit: "Even [in practice], it didn't really work that well." Excellent.
- Local product Tony Romano -- suddenly not so local -- was indeed sent to ECHL Utah.
Note: This game is on Versus. This post is our in-game thread, where you leave wit and game observations, conduct general tomfoolery, dodge Yukons -- and spill egg nog, of course. Mind the rug, though.
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Joe B. and Brick
My two least favorite Vs. announcers! Their content is fine, but their voices do grate so.
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Keenan in studio
“Time for Chris Pronger to step up and be the player he can be.”
Wait, so Pronger’s been the problem? Keenan did say “off ice” too, but … well anyone can talk captain-speak. They need players to turn it around on the ice. Hopefully not tonight.
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Witt's first post-Yukon shift
He shows no ill effects. He even looks faster — was their a special superpower element in the fender of that truck?
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#47
So after watching MAB in Montreal last night, now every time I see MacDonald I think it’s Bergeron, and I worry that he’s about to turn it over.
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1-0 Philly
Nice deflection by Richards. And the Isles PK struggles in Biron starts continues.
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2-0. Richards shorthanded
Bad shot attempt by Streit — then he was going to take a slashing penalty on the breakaway to boot. Shit.
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This phone commerical
Killing me. The “phone is your life” montage. Seems effective, but the antsy music gives me the shakes.
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And another penalty
Gervais. Dove low to sweep the puck, but got Hartnell’s leg.
Isles looking very unthreatening.
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End of 1st: 2-0
Well, that was a crappy ass period, and I don’t blame any of you for staying away.
They need to bring a Yukon out there to fire ’em up.
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Why do the Versus d-bag studio commentators have to include Ovechkin in their filler question and then trash him after they show his response?
Question: who do you think is the hardest hitter in the league?
One of the d-bag announcers says, “I thought that Ovechkin would have said himself.” Followed by the ’I’m so witty laugh’
Can’t they get some professionals on there?
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
Can’t they get some professionals on there?
I missed it, but evidently: No.
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Joy. I’d run to get a drink — looks like I need to run back to get more.
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3-0: Carter
Oh, we are just master slump-busters tonight.
Short side on Biron, with Witt in the box.
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Dom.....
…..Witt bent over BACKWARDS to not make contact – can we PLEASE contact Daly now? This is borderline fraud!
Heh, be my guest. I’ve given up on the NHL listening to anything that doesn’t come from an influential GM.
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Shots are 19-8
It’s as if they want Biron to look bad.
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NHL.COM has chosen this game to blackout...
so I am experiencing this one through the magic of radio.
4-0: And we allow Carter four unmolested whacks at Biron
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Isles get a mercy powerplay
Can we decline? I’d like to decline.
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Now it’s a 0:43 5-on-3. Delay of game/over the glass.
Gordon calls timeout.
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Dominik, is Biron going to be worth anything in a trade if DP is ready to come back? Granted, he gets no help out there, but he looks so bad every start. And is Roli too old to start every game?
With results like this, he certainly won’t be worth “#1” type quality. I do think that’s a real concern, particularly since DP returning isn’t going to squeeze him any playing time to prove differently.
Yeah, Roloson definitely needs a break here and there. He was great down the stretch last year, but the Oilers nearly ran him into the ground.
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Gotta start somewhere!
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Tavares scores on the PP
Rebound from Tambellini, who was on the point for the 5-on-3.
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Oh look: Pronger is a douchebag
I’m shocked … SHOCKED to see him hit Tavares from behind, long after the puck is gone. So totally unlike him.
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I love it: And some Flyers fans are booing Tavares as if he dove. You stay classy, Philadelphia.
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Standard operating procedure. Automatic in his body language.
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Wow, Laperriere
He lost seven teeth on a shot to the face?! That man jumps on landmines.
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ANOTHER penalty!
Sooner or later the Law of Averages dictates they’ll score again with this plethora o’ penalties…..
4-2: Yeah, baby
Tavares again, same spot, same instinct. This time Okposo shot and Moulson redirect right to JT’s hands.
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Oh yeah. Brick saying he got a bit lucky, but it’s like no, no that’s just what JT does. He smells the puck and scores from there. How many of those are we going to see over the next 10 years?
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Great passing.
Seriously, something is up. Our PK always sucks in front of Biron. I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s starting to feel like more than chance.
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"Charging? Left his feet?"
How about Laperriere checked Meyer before he had the puck?
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End of 2nd: 5-2
I guess I feel a little better than I did 15 minutes ago.
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Yeah.....
…..if we’re still destined to lose this one, there’s something that would take a LOT of the sting off – but I won’t mention it for obvious reasons…..
If only texting him our requests worked
…like it does with Molson.
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our last three goals by JT
previous three by Sir Matt of the Golden Molson and our PP definitely NG. Need to address secondary scoring and PP in offseason.
Oy, 6-2
Ugly, ugly. Gervais pass to Okposo’s feet in our own zone causes a turnover, then Gervais doesn’t do much to stop the 2-on-1 pass.
Holy disappointment, Batman.
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Moulson coming to Tavares's aid v. Hartnell
Thataway. Protect The Franchise.
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That whole exchange was probably the best part of the game…along with Tavares picking up 2 more points of course.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
by metalcoconut on Dec 8, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
I just saw this and I completely agree with you.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
by metalcoconut on Dec 8, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Isles PP blueline
Really trying to give them shorthanded opportunities.
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Ugly, absent, empty, spiritless … better luck tomorrow? Outlook not good.
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I am hoping that the good Islanders show up tomorrow. Roloson is in net. If Okposo can remember what a goal looks like and anyone on the team can deliver a hit perhaps they can play some hockey.
On a brighter note it was good to see Tavares stick up for Biron when Hartnell crashed him. Good for Tavares. Hopefully he can inspire the team a little.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
Particularly nice to see Tavares pot two after losing a tooth. Composing my Pronger rant now.
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Speaking of Botta's article on Snow shopping for a D
Maybe he should trade his 1st rounder to St Louis for Pieterangelo. Guy can’t crack the lineup there and we need a young defensemen. Chances are Snow is gonna use his 1st to draft a D anyways.
My impression of Davidson is they wouldn’t do it, anyway. Maybe during the summer once they knew where the Isles pick is, but they’re pretty firm on him being part of the future, they’re just waiting for him to develop enough to make Murray comfortable using him.
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St Louis is pretty well stocked with blue liners
They are gonna have to move some for scoring forwards. Much of their offense is aging. My be is that they start moving a few. I think they just made a deal with Columbus recently.
I hope you are right. I it is just a shame that they won’t take a shell shocked goalie in return for a d-man.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
by metalcoconut on Dec 8, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, they're stocked
But Pietrangelo is part of the plan. Or The Plan. I don’t see them parting with him just to restart the awkward growing pains they’re already having with their current crop of youngsters.
The aging part of their offense isn’t performing.
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Keenan post-game
He says he would’ve yanked Biron after the 3rd or 4th goal “to change the momentum.” I’d just as soon save Old Man Roloson fresh for tomorrow.
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Which is why Keenan is out of a job.....
Just sayin.
Keenan was hating on the Caps and Ovechkin throughout his commentary in the 2nd and 3rd…he is a buffoon has been coach but I have to say that I actually agree with him on this one. As soon as the 4th goal was scored I said it is time to change Marty and not because it was all his fault. If the Isles are going to put forth such a lackluster effort then start benching some players in-game. The goalie is just a victim of attrition in that case. However the Isles did need something other than a timeout to get them in that game.
I know App77 won’t like this but it almost seems that if Sutton was in that game the defensive effort may have been a little tighter. The team seemed scared of the Flyers throughout the game. I felt like I was watching a scene from the Deliverance most of the game.
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
I remember Keenan once pulled Fuhr during a game w/St Louis and put him back in for the 3rd period.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
"once"
Oh my god, he did it TONS of times.
I just mentioned it because it was fun that they dinged him about this tendency.
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I only remember that one specific instance because that was the year Fuhr started all 82 games, and that was game 60 or so.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Oh I know. It was just hilarious because he’d yo-yo goalies from Philly to Chicago to STL to okay-I-forget-all-8-of-his-stops-now.
I think Fuhr only made it to 79, by the way.
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Philly, Chicago, St Louis, NYR, Calgary, Vancouver, Florida. Dam, I’m missing one and thats just from the top of my head.
I think there’s a Luongo quote saying that his style with Goalies in Florida actually helped him improve his game.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Boston.
He defended his (over)use of Kiprusoff in the studio chair tonight. It was typical Keenan doublespeak — which is why I love having him in the league, actually. It’s hilarious to watch him joust with reporters.
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Agreed, Metalcoconut.....
…..there were times when the Islanders looked uncomfortably like a pee-wee team…..
Please don’t play this same game against TOR tomorrow! Please for the love of all that is holy please play a better game!
Guess what Crosby, Matt Moulson can score hat tricks too and he costs a lot less.
Yeah, if they do this tomorrow, the Leafs will be two points behind the Isles.
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Well they usually play better with Rollie in net.
I get the feeling more and more that the Isles are missing Weight.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
DEFINITELY missing him on the PP, and probably in the intangible “settle down boys” department.
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