Islanders-Devils [matinee game thread]; DiPietro starts again
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"Defenders could stay just close enough, within arm's length or stick-length, so that if necessary they could reach out and tug just a little, hold back just a little. Not quite enough for a penalty, it seemed; entirely enough to do the job. It didn't seem like much, just more borderline infractions in a game already heavily laden with them. It was the beginning of what years later in epidemic form became known as 'obstruction'."
>>Ken Dryden, in an added chapter to the 20th anniversary edition of his book, The Game
This is today's in-game thread. Loud cheers. High-pitch, youthful cheers. And a let's-go-Islanders, please. If you haven't heard, Scott Gordon is starting Rick DiPietro again, wanting to give him the two games in three days test.
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Do you think Garth is getting tempted by the trade offers he may be hearing for Roloson?
Maybe Biron stays and DP is the starter down the stretch. Garth doesn’t need to make the decision now but come 6 weeks at the trade deadline who knows.
I like the move as it gives Roloson a game to face a team who will send more quality shots his way tomorrow night. Things could have got ugly with DP in net.
I think they just want to see if Rick can do it.
Ultimately, I see pretty much no chance of trading Roloson.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, me too.
I guess I don’t mind this start decision since DP was going to get one of these two games, anyway. But I’d still prefer to take it slow.
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Nice first shift
The Devils almost gave one away there
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Moulson
Love the inherent deception of a backhand shot.
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Hottest team in hockey right now?
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Oh for the love of God
What an awful whistle. How do you rush that?
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Park might want to go all Burrows on the refs tonight
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
do they ever discipline on ice officials?
and what’s with ref putting his hand up in Gordon;s face? How about a little humility?
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
FUcking refs robbed Park again. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKING FUCK BLIND RETARD GO SUCK A DICK
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God damn Intent to blow
Park’s gotta be pissed at the officials lately
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A ROPE A TREE HANG THE REFEREE
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I'M BLIND, I'M DEAF, I WANNA BE A REF
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Nuts and Bolts, Nuts and Bolts
WE GOT SCREWED!
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
That Ref should be suspended
Only way to get the message across to the officials
GET OFF YOUR KNEES, REF, YOU'RE BLOWING THE GAME
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It's just that.....
…..I’ve become so accustomed to puck-over-glass calls against this team, I automatically assumed that it had to be more of the same!
STREIT, baby
Even the powerplay works!
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You know, I'm really starting to like Bro Hymn.
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I really appreciate that it’s one that fans could pick up right away. It works.
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Mmm… doughnut….
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
I've been waiting for the B.O.T line all season
It’s so exciting that it works REALLY well.
BTO is what we're calling it
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by Devon Edwards on Jan 18, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Boy is Bryce Salvidor having a rough game
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
How are your knees? And we’ll need you to play the puck on the occasions icing isn’t called.
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Heh, DiPietro’s knees weren’t so fine at 27!
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And if your knees hurt, good news! You’re surrounded by chunks of ice!
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
No doubt
He’s been under siege. I think he just kept the Devils in the game.
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These refs are fucking us in the ass.
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I prefer not to picture Marouelli and friends in that way
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We'll see if those saves come baack to haunt the isles
but for now 2-0 midway through 1st sounds good to me
Powerplay
Nice to see it functional … creative.
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Frans NIelsen's stick
Wow, anyone see the size of his stickbutt? It looked like a wad of tape a goalie would use.
/yes, I realize that entire comment sounds really dirty
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Old School
It’s actually a rubber end. Alot of players used them back in the 90’s but they died out a bit with the advent of composites.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Frans's is rubber?
It really looked like a big wad of tape rather than one of the rubber deals.
This is a lot of talk about Frans’ stick, butt, knob and rubber.
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My god, I missed Sean Bergenheim
that was flat nasty.
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Brodeur's rebound control is just ridiculous.
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Looks like the kids have grown a bit and learned from their slump
still a ways to go but their play has definitly improved. You can really start to see that this team is gonna be a force in the league in a few years as the chemestry and skill levels are improving.
They've been SO much more assertive
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The speed has been good as had been the positional play
Notice that Hunter on the PP and five on five now looks out of place. He’s definitly third/fourth line material which is where he belongs.
I always saw Hunter as a very good 3rd-line guy who can fill in higher than that whenever needed. Smart enough to be a stopgap anywhere.
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My god, Marty is so freaking good, it's not fair.
This could be 5-0, easy.
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I do love that he has a bit of old-school chaos to his game. It’s not all square butterfly and hope like Belfour. It’s butterfly and kitchen sink.
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Damn we shuld've had another
Loved that pinch, even though it led to a 2-on-1. A kill shot was possible.
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It should be at least 3-0
do they ever discipline refs? and what about the arrogance of that official holding his hand up in Gordon’s face as if to say shut up?
2-0: What a period
By refs, it should be 3-0. By rights, it should be 5-0. Damn Brodeur.
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Seems like there’s a great energy and feel in the Old Barn again today. Good to see. When that building gets going, there’s no place like it.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
100% agree
One of the last ones that still has the old barn/electric noise feel. Sound not dampened by gobs and gobs of plush seats and luxury boxes.
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We'll have to wait and see
They have done well this season but the improvements are more appreciated by us. It doesn’t translate to naitional interest.
This team would need a good playoff run to really capture that kind of attention and force VS to adjust their schedule.
Yeah in all honesty I wouldn’t expect anything from Vs. until next year, provided Tavares picks up and Okposo continues to put up points. DiPietro was always a bit of a sell, too, so if he stays healthy [KNOCK ON WOOD], you never know.
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Good call
Bet they start with … more Flyers-Islanders meetings.
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Doh!
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by Devon Edwards on Jan 18, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Howie said at the beginning of the broadcast it was pretty packed
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
As other parts of the team start to improve even the less talented members start to look good
Gervaise and Meyer look good cause the offense is improved and developing. That gives them more time to do what they need to do.
With that a good GM can really rob someone in a trade as another GM becomes convinced that certain guys are better than they really are. If Gervaise and Meyer increase their stock I would hope Snow looks to make a sucker out of another GM and get us some picks and prospects.
listening to Devs broadcast
commentator talking with Fischler about the Fish’s int of Jovo about the JT hit. Jovo expected a 4 game suspension but he had a “good hearing” and he got two. Fish asked what he meant by a good hearing. Jovo said Campbell was good to him and “understood his POV” Understood his POV\? He made a dirty cheap hit and could have seriously injured a budding young starand this was his second suspension this year. What POV? I guess its different for Native Americans and guys named Jovo. Or is there even a way to understand how Campbell makes decisions?
Did I just hear
“Renegades of Funk?
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Trent Hunter, blueline QB
LOL. Not bad work.
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I have a hunch we are due one more goal in this one
Brodeur is playing well but the isles are getting quality chances. The Devils look like they are gambeling a bit more.
Damn
I thought you spoke into being with that KO/JT 2-on-1.
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Ottawa waxing the Bruins 5-1 in the third
how long before the B’s make a move with one of their first rounders I wonder?
What a fantastic giveaway to Sim
And Sim, if he can’t put it in, at least he rang the bell.
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Woot woot!
Hillen to Bailey and a whole lotta smarts.
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Adios mios, this team is for rizzeal.
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Bailey matches his rookie year point total
Says Howie.
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TIME TO PULL THE GOALIE
How you like us now, bitches?
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Here they come
Here come the Islanders I heard it from
A confidant who heard it form
A confidant – they’re on their way
/Primus
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I can't decide what's better
this, or the run down the stretch in 2007.
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Ha, like choosing favorite children. That one in 2007 was so … I don’t recall asking myself “did that just happen?” so many times in a single week.
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We've got to be able to shell out
To keep Sutton around for another season or two, he’s too much fun to watch for him to go away
The tide seems to be turning
We’ll see as this team goes into another cold spell. This is a much better team.
Andy Mac looks like a much better skater than I gave him credit for.
Andy Mac looks like a much better skater than I gave him credit for.
Boy, me too. I didn’t give him a lot of though before the year because they didn’t tout him much, but he has that trusty, smart, capable look to him.
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3-0 and I approve of this score.
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Jan 18, 2010 3:39 PM EST reply actions
LOL
Yeah, my Yahoo feed is jumping and freezing quite a bit, I just now saw the goal. And then it freezes again.
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Jan 18, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Bro Hymn> Rock and Roll, Pt. 2
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Speaking of Bailey
He really is making Snow and Jankowski look BRILLIANT for all those maneuvers in the 08 draft.
Hamonic is gonna cancel out passing on Schenn. Granted the injury this year doesn’t help his development but this guy is a much better well rounded D.
Hodgson’s issues pretty much wipes out that pass.
Filatov back in the KHL and lookin like Yashin part 2 makes that look like Snow and Jankowski knew something about that kid that everyone else didn’t.
Indeed. This should buy them some capital. Viva Jankowski.
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BTW, guess the best PP of all time?
Or the most proficient, at least.
Hint: It wasn’t a Cup-winning team — yet.
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Yann Da-lowerbody is in
No fault of Brodeur’s, that’s for sure.
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did anyone see the Pens-Nucks game Sat night?
there was a non-call on Staal Luongo wanted interference. Would be interesting to put that video alonngside the phantom interference by Andy against Buff
Jaffe on Sutton
“This is the best I’ve ever seen him play.” (After Jaffe announced Thrashers in his ATL days.)
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DiPietro doing his best Schremp impersonation.
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Did I hear that right?
43-13 in shots? My god, that’s awesome.
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Weight makes the diving motion
Accurately so. The guy tries to interfere with Weight, then flops once Weight pushes back. Very much a blowout call.
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And now Langenbrunner argues the same about Bergie.
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Bergenheim is turning into a penalty drawing machine!
I am starting to believe that the guy that hit Brendan Witt with the SUV was Swiss.
instead of a penalty taking machine!
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by Devon Edwards on Jan 18, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Amen. So good to have him back and continuing to play smart.
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Devils commentators are doing their best to spoil the fun. Using the s word.
I am starting to believe that the guy that hit Brendan Witt with the SUV was Swiss.
They have said it at least 3 times in the last 5 minutes of play.
I am starting to believe that the guy that hit Brendan Witt with the SUV was Swiss.
by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
what's the s word?
sword?
5 bucks if anybody gets the reference.
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by Devon Edwards on Jan 18, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
Devs are gameling BIG TIME
Just keep shots to the outside and be patient.
Tavares nearly walked in a minute ago.
Just don’t chase the puck.
What are the odds on a Moulson hat trick
and we have our first twenty goal man in two seasons?
I hope he gets to 20 first
For the sheer “wait, who?” factor.
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Man, to beat Pitt
what a stretch that would be.
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Would love to follow this up with kicking their asses
THAT would be a statement.
THAT would lead to people takng this team seriously.
seriously
but just beating Detroit, Buffalo, New Jersey, and Pitt in four straight games…….that would be godly.
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by Devon Edwards on Jan 18, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
If that happens
You know what the NHL media story will be for the next week. Then we’d have to hope they don’t start reading their own press.
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That scares me but not surprising with a young team
It’s gonna happen here and there.
Kids can get cocky with a taste of success.
Question
Could we even get a 5th round pick for Witt?
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Heh, probably not. His salary next year makes him even worse than a Guerin rental situation.
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How racist is this Metro PCS ad?
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Devs and Wings commentators spent a lot of time talking about Weight returning
and still kept wondering why Isles were so poor against the league on their PP when they were playing so well…connect the dots, guys…dougie makes them better
DP with another baseball slap
Roloson has it down better, but this new guy will pick it up soon enough.
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Chico saying all kinds of loving things about the Isles
and the mentioning no action on the Lighthouse…take that Kate!!!
The crowd is a buzzin'
Love it.
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Feb. 21, 2008
DP’s last shutout.
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So this is what it feels like to root for a good team.
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Alright, Matty Mo as 1st star
Usually a great interview. Hope Deb gives him a chance to yuk it up.
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Shout out to Metalcoconut
Moulson mentions “systems play.”
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NO!
Oh well as long as he doesn’t use it 3 times in two sentences.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
That was a good win in spite of the Devils commentators trying to spoil the fun. Imagine what this team would do with big D men? Wow!
I am starting to believe that the guy that hit Brendan Witt with the SUV was Swiss.
THe Isles just made a huge statement
and the Devils are on their way to becoming third coconut in the area. THe Isles are on the rise and they don’t like it. It’s to be expected.
Agreed. Now only if we could lure Parise to the Island…hhhmmmmmm…..
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
hardly #3
the Isles and the Rangers are still well behind them in the standings…and until the win over the Habs, the Rangers looked like dogmeat. The Isles are on quite a nice run. Can they continue to excel on a consistent basis? We will see. If they are at about 70 pts or more at the Olympic break, they will have to be considered a genuine contender.
Is DP one of the stars?
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Thank you.
I am starting to believe that the guy that hit Brendan Witt with the SUV was Swiss.
by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
The NHL Portal feed cut out before they announced it.
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Second
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by David Hanssen on Jan 18, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks guys.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
Scott Gordon for Jack Adams
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Should but won’t. I can’t see anyone beating Joe Sacco this year.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
This is a nice streak but I'm not getting too crazy about it
I hope everyone still remembers that this team is still developing.
Agreed, for sure
But post-game threading is for fantastical statements of grandeur and beer-infused, tearful statements of “I love you, man!”
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On that note
FRANS NIELSEN FOR SELKE!
Gotta enjoy this while it lasts. I’m almost looking forward to the first opponent that adjusts and takes a strategic approach to disrupt this.
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Nicely put. And we won without any fanatical sea beasts entering the rink this afternoon. I think the sea beasts have learned their lessons. Even mighty creatures from the depths of the Atlantic can’t stop the Isles right now.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
of course and this is a soft part of the schedule headed into the Olympics but you have to be encouraged by what you are seeing. I did not think that the return of Bergenheim and Weight would be so detrimental. They seem to be a MUCH better team with them on the ice.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
What I like is these were three heralded teams (NJ, Buf, Det) and they thoroughly outplayed each of them. Last year “outplayed” would be replaced with “survived.”
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PK Units
Looked like Gordon finally made the right move and put Nielsen and Comeau on the first PK line.
No offense to Park, but Nielsen, Comeau, Okposo, and maybe even Bergie deserve to be first on the PK. Just better pure defensive players right now.
@Metal Coconut- Do remember, not only is it the return of Weight and Bergie, but the REMOVAL (due to injury and others) of Thompson, Jackman, and Witt.
Eliminate the junk, Add quality Players and voila, big improvement.
beg to differ...
agreed on subtractions,but bergie was out and weight hasnt done much on the ice.i think baileys play plus much improved passing has been key to streak
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 18, 2010 4:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am not saying that they are the sole answers but their presence in the lineup tends to give the team a little more confidence. I can see it in Okposo and a couple of other Islanders but mostly in Okposo.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Weight
He’s made the PP look better, and I think his on-the-bench/in-the-room effect is legit. But yeah, obviously Bailey’s emergence has been massive.
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Bailey has been key, but Bergie is still a big edition to the team. Don’t forget he also adds a second guy to the team who draws a lot of penalties, and doesn’t commit many: As of today, Bergie has drawn 12 penalties and taken 4. That’s huge (Essentially, it leads to the opposing team scoring one more goal from its PPs and us scoring 3 more.)
He makes the fourth line capable defensively and he CAN score.
Well I can see Jackman being an asset to this club but I’m with you on the Witt and most nights Thompson. Good point.
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
its official!
i have given up my dreams of fowler/hall. Playoffs,Baby!(probable 1st round exit not withstanding cuz who cares?!!)
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 18, 2010 4:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I woulod rather miss the playoffs and get a better pick than have a one and done
we have had enough of those
Um.....
…..remember the spring of 1975, Lakewood; we can’t rule out something similar given this cast of character(s)….
1975?
i wasnt born yet. my dad was a seasoon ticket holder during cup years
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 18, 2010 4:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It was the beginning of the “bridesmaid but never the bride” years. Then came Philly in 79
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by metalcoconut on Jan 18, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Me, I was in eighth grade.....
…..and the series wins over the Rangers, Pittsburgh and (almost) Philly pulled me away from the Bruins (with Sinden’s maneuvers and Potvin’s ascendancy over Orr being a big factor…..)
I was helping to close the store in Vietnam
Isles weren;t even a blip. That came next year, the Bicentennial year.
ricky
still wanna see him tested making multiple saves in a row like he used to. i notice he still thinks he should be running the point and generally gets claustrophobic in the crease
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 18, 2010 4:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
forgot abot the game
quick summary please did we play that well or devils that poor or a combination
All of the above, baby
They came out flying from minute one, scored 1:07 in, should have been up 3-0 (Park had a goal whistled off) before the game was ten minutes old.
Brodeur stood on his head.
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Yes, SF.....
…..we did play THAT well, although it was hardly an exemplary day for the Devils either…..every Islander on the ice was clicking – without exception…..
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
