Capitals-Islanders [game thread]
by Dominik on Jan 26, 2010 6:45 PM EST
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PrintWashington Capitals at New York Islanders, Jan 26, 2010 7:00 PM EST
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7 p.m. | Nassau [telco-free] Veterans Mem. Coliseum | MSG+, radio
Capital District hockey, Columbian style: Japers' Rink
If you're scoring at home: Josh Bailey is a game-time decision, Calvin De Haan is at the Coliseum preparing for season-ending shoulder surgery, and Newsday has 35 paying online subscribers. Oh, and Radek Martinek, once used to soften the effects of an Ovechkin invasion, is still out for the year.
As a wise man once said: "You can't sell leaf tables and no chairs! Chairs, you got a dinette set. No chairs, you got dick! I ask my wife, she got more sense..."
Good luck, Islanders. For this one you will need it, with or without the dinette set.
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Kenny Albert?
Really? I know Howie’s ill, but Kenny Albert? They couldn’t find anyone who wasn’t associated with the Rags to fill in?
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I hope he mistakes Richard Park for Gaborik. Hey, it could happen.
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About the only thing that would be weirder would be Doc or Sam Rosen calling this game.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
I was going to say I’m glad it’s not them. Albert’s voice sounds less distinctive than those two.
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I was thinking about it, I wish Marv Albert was doing this game so we could make cross dressing jokes all night.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
YES!
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
DO-OVER
No fair, we weren’t ready yet.
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No way
Is it just black, or what’s the deal?
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…or is it blacked out locally? I think I remember someone saying GameCenter has weird blackout rules.
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Yeah, I’m moving to Minnesota in the summer and the only way I’m going to be able to watch the Isles next year is NHL.com, so I was hoping it would be a good service.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
A few SBN writers for other teams have gotten a free trial to review it. I’ll try to dig those links up when I get a chance. So far I’ve heard pretty positive reviews, although even with a blazing connection it is sometimes jerky, apparently.
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Thanks Dom. That would be very much appreciated.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Here's one review
From John, the Devils guy. Very thorough review, from the looks of it.
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Perfect. Gracias!
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Isles
We Cannot have a bad first period like we did against the Devils. This team will bury us!
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Lookin' that way
Damn, what a shot from Semin.
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That just sounds dirty
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet Jebus
This is not good… not good at all
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Rob Schremp Hockey
Learn it. Live it. Love it.
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Should be just Weight, I think — Schremp fed it to Weight before getting it back.
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Hopefully Isles will settle down
Getting dizzy with all the east west passing from Caps. This is best I’ve seen the Caps vs Isles this season.
A very boys vs. men feel to this. When Boudreau talked about teams not taking the Isles seriously, I couldn’t help wondering if that was a message to his own team.
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Roloson is very Billy Smith like…dealing with players that come too close with a stiff upper hand
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
And it’s funny, even before he was an Islander, his approach didn’t bother me too much. It’s less crazy lunatic than Belfour, nowhere near dramatic as Hasek or pouty as Brodeur. Always struck me as a veteran maintaining his space.
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Roloson draws the foul
You go into his house, you get either a whack or a good chance at a marginal call. He works it.
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Schremp had Semin all over him
(huh huh, huh huh)
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So many Semin jokes, so little time…
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, the Russian want all the Semin they can get.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
I hate Center Ice. I’m going around in circles. It says watch free games tonight, I click, I get a login screen. ON that screen is a link saying Watch free tonight, I click, I’m back at the last screen. I login, and then it takes me back to another login screen.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
I got in pretty quick. I clicked “launch” and then clicked on the Caps Isles score and it loaded up
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Holy cow
Okposo-Tavares-Bailey connection. It was a post, but that was some nifty work. First sign tonight of “we have some of that fancy dust” too.
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Been watching for last ten minutes and my first impression was this line is flying tonight
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Bailey staring to look like a man in this league. More offensive upside than I thought. Our Matt Dechune?
IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE 1975
That would be fine by me. He really does look so much more comfortable now. Like the feeling out process is done.
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I'm finally OK with having him sit a game
Although I think he’s been much better lately.
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Dusty Kohn is booking his ticket on the Port Jeff ferry.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 26, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
No doubt. Call the plastic surgeon.
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Oh Jesus
This looks awful. Come on, buddy.
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Just the way he stayed face-down gave me chills. Please let me never know what that feels like.
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Right in the friggin mouth
Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
Sportstap on the Droid got my hopes up
Said it was 2-2 :(
I’m watching the Terps game instead.. Will switch later, but i can’t stand the Caps announcers.
3-1 now
But I hear you on the announcers. It’s actually the voice that bothers me. (Well, and the catch phrases.)
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Nail on the head!
Come on Goring can you use better words.
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
So disappointing. Playing the Caps can get Sisyphean.
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MSG
We know your watching this Islanders game, but wouldn’t you rather be watching the Devils on MSG +2?
I mean really, that scroll is obnoxious
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Haha, oh yeah. It’s like they always assume you stumbled upon the game by accident. A Windows prompt: Are you sure?
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Ahhhhh that not good
Let Semin walk through in the last minute AND give him a second chance.
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This is damn frustrating.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm
they can’t use Hillen as an excuse to give up those two shabby goals. They need to refocus and buckle down, or swap up the lines quick and the netminder.
They look a bit in awe … and the Caps are just in fine form right now.
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Heh, yeah THAT Bailey was not the two-way forward we drafted.
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i put off my philosophy homework for this? Sudednly Plato’s Apology looks interesting
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
See? The Isles are just trying to help you out. “This is not the distraction you are looking for.”
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i wish i had homework to keep me occupied
i just have the terps on espnu
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Also i blame bruno for that last one. He wasnt confused by the pass, he was looking the wrong way the whole time.
God. This game is awful.
Bruno & Freddy
Always a dangerous combination when on ice. The opposition see’s a “weclome, come on in” sign.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
lol, I picked the wrong night to start actually watching games. I usually follow via boxscore but figured I’d try Center Ice.
Whose on the Bench? Dip Or Biron? If its Biron I’d give him a go and see if its any sort of a spark.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Pretty sure Biron hasn’t dressed since the road trip where DP first came back.
I know, this sucks: First night lots of people get to watch the team in a while, and it’s going like this.
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That's Why I Tape the Games
On Pacific Coast time…I tape the games to watch when I get home from work….home early for a change. Can’t fast forward tonight…..
bah
If I got through the mid/late 90s Isles, I can get through this
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Slow moving train wreck....
That’s what the last few minutes looked like…espcially ater Hillen was hurt.
One team is going for a Cup
the other is in 2nd year of rebuild
agreed, I def don’t see the Caps ending their rebuild phase until they get a true franchise goaltender :O
Cheeky. In all seriousness, they have to be nervous about Theodore, but what can you do? His highs are good enough to go all the way; just have to hope his lows don’t come at the wrong time.
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Which shot was better?
Schremp’s near side or Semin’s far side (his 1st)?
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As an Islander fan, Id say Shremp. But as someone locked in a sanitarium…I still say Shremp.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
LOL. Nice. I’d say Schremp’s based on the non-existent opening he had. Though I haven’t seen the same angle-replay on Semin’s.
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Looks like I'll be seating pretty close to ice level Sunday
based on the seats I see available at Habs Panthers game tonight. I saw some in stubhub as low as $25,00 near ice level
Wooo, sweet. Nothing like seeing feeling the game from there.
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I sat 4th row from ice last Lightning Isles game between benches dead center
Too bad game stunk. I’ll be there again next Thursday
I wish I could be optimistic. I am so pessimistic about every sports team I am a fan of.
I expect a L, and pleasantly surprised for a W, I’m a terrible fan :(
it's the Jet thing
so what its been 41 years since last Super Bowl
For a long time a lot of fans of the Islanders thought that way. And that shows because every fan of all the other teams say we have no true fans. But I would gladly stand up and say "i Am A NY islanders fan
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Oh, you're a Mets fan too?
I know how you feel.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
So what do you do now?
Go with Kohn and hope for no more defensive injuries, or make a short term fix move cough late round pick for Schnieder cough so that you still have Kohn in case someone else goes down?
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Tempting, but I think I go to Bridgeport. Wonder when Katic will be back? Although you know what this probably means: Welcome back from IR, Mr. Witt.
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This should be interesting...
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
wow, This tells me that they are going for the Win and trying for that playoff spot.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
I’m thinking, they’ve conceded, so get Ricky some reps against real shooters.
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This could be a big moment
with the four game road trip coming up.
That was a bad goal for all six Islanders on the ice. Yeesh.
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I don't know if they mentioned this
on TV because I had it muted during the intermission report, but Botta just tweeted that Hillen is on his way to the hospital for “evaluation.”
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- Klingon proverb
Ouch....
Worst game in a long while for these guys….no one is doing much of anything. Where’s the defense?
Just saying….two straight games, plenty of rest, and yet the Isles look lethargic. I know the caps are better, theres no question. But these are dumb mistakes and us not hustling.
We lack energy….again. Can we stop pretending that there isnt some issue with conditioning and pre-game prep here? (And that part of this is Gordon’s fault?)
No excuses
Kohn might come back if Hillen is out. Tambellini needs to be in the lineup as someone will pay the price after tonight.
Pre-game prep? Maybe. Conditioning? No pretense there. If they can turn it on during a game, I don’t see conditioning as the first place to look.
Tonight I don’t see lethargy, I see a team in awe of the Caps.
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They seem so.....
…..defeated already tonight…..I think the abuse from all sides is taking its toll…..
looks like the Jets game....
come out and look like they can hang, then the better team pulls away
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 8:16 PM EST reply actions
Miro Satan
2-2-4 in 10 GP so far, none on the PP. That’s actually better than I expected.
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At least someone came to play tonight.
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Announcers say the guys on the bench are sitting there with their shoulders slumped…..that’s not good. If that’s the case, they’ve already given up.
I can’t completely blame them. This is a domination of our team by what has to be the best team in league. Lets hope the Caps back off.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Just curious
Who would you say is better?
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
No one in the East right now….Penguins and Devils will eventually pull it together and play tough…especially the Pens (if their healthy at playoff time and their PP is strong). In the West, it’s Chicago. Believe they are one of the best young teams in the League.
I'll give you that.
For some reason I read “league” as “conference.” Chicago is definitely at least as good as Washington. I’m not as faithful re the Pens and Devils, but it’s definitely possible.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
I just think when it comes playoff time, the Pens will be hard to beat and until someone does knock them off their roost, they are still the best. Also, I haven’t been all that impressed the last year or two the Caps have been in the playoffs…they remind me a little bit of San Jose….best team in the league, but they can’t get past the first round….Chicago is playing like they belong…I like their attitude on the ice and their two goalies have been better than advertised..they are both solid.
plenty of others in the organization to replace them
Gordon has to get a message across tonight. We’ll see the value of Gordon the next week.
agreed
this isnt the end of a long road trip. No reason not to have legs tonight
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
K-O!
I was just thinking, “Okposo’s one guy who never gives up.”
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Realize
we don’t have to beat the Caps necessarily, just Jose Theodore
by albeezle on Jan 26, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
They really should have a thunder sound effect for those situations.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Seconded
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Billy just shutup
when it’s 5-4 I’ll get excited. Like the caps won’t score anymore goals.
Hey, you never know
Maybe DP will stand on his head for a period-and-a-half.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
and maybe I’m a Chinese Jet Pilot. Sorry I couldn’t resist.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Jose Threeormore
Too bad the Isles didn’t show up.
Ok, are the shoulders still hung low? Is there an anticipation to get on the ice and score?
LETS GO ISLANDERS!
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Score one for Jack!
Score two for Jack!
Score three for Jack!
Score four for Jack!
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Thanks for the reminder.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Just keep it under 10
Billy give it a rest already
I think I may be a jinx.
I’m going to see if me not being in here will help.
(It won’t.)
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- Klingon proverb
Translation: There’s a Lifetime movie I don’t want to miss.
Go on, don’t deny it. ;)
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Haha…no, I’ll still have the game on. Though I’m in south central Indiana, so it’s on my computer.
Hell, I don’t even think I get Lifetime.
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
I definitely get Lif— I mean, uh, me neither, I think.
/turns TV off
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Speed
This is a game where I wish we had Tambellini on the ice if only for some more speed against their forwards.
Can Poti walk in any further without being checked? Just a poke check that is all I ask.
Will work...for playoffs.
It's all the Jets fans that came back
They jinxed us :)
Very. Glove save to PP breakout.
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Breaking News
Ovie was knocked down and there was no penalty called. Thankfully we are playing the Rodents of Pittsburgh or a 5 min major wouldv’e been called.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Sweet, Bergie
Reading Ovechkin, coming in to hit him at the high slot. Ovechkin not like to be hit or something? What’s he complaining about.
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Don't get depressed if things don't turn out well
Kind of looking forward to the four game trip
Devils down 2-0 to Ottawa
might as well be 8-0 the way jersey looks. Isles wasted a chance the other night.
Jersey is a distant 2nd imo. Devils are going nowhere. No talent to keep up with th big guys
except in goal of course
Mike Green: Not an Olympian
Next, on Ripley’s Believe It or Not.
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LOL! How true. Then again there is Okposo
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
The Olympics
No isles except one. It’s going to suck.
LOL
Knowing Russia, they probably tried. In mother Russia, you don’t pick nationality, nationality PICKS YOU.
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Did you see the U-10 Russian game featuring a bench clearing brawl?
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Why is it that they show the Knicks when they say working together as a team? Did I miss something?
Will work...for playoffs.
The NBA is a lost causein the NY area.
Clarified.
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Tonights Question:
If you were starting a team, would you take:
Oveitckin or Sindy Crosby ?
I say ovie
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Ovie without a hesitation. More heart, better skill, bigger and more capable of taking care of himself…I don’t care what the Canadian homers say.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
If you truly dislike Canadian homers, i have a list of sites NOT to go to…starting with TSN.ca
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
I view that site only every so often and even then I view it with my BS filter on.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Very tough
You can’t go wrong, but … for the way they are right now? Ovechkin. If I was thinking about a 10-year span? Crosby. Crosby arrived as a complete player, and I suspect his game will hold up better with age. But if I needed fans right away (i.e. “starting a team”), Ovie’s more exciting and will bring them out.
But I firmly believe you can’t go wrong, regardless of what any paranoid conspiracy theorists believe. It’s not Crosby’s fault Canada turned him into a media object at 15, nor that the NHL made him The Face.
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But I firmly believe you can’t go wrong, regardless of what any paranoid conspiracy theorists believe. It’s not Crosby’s fault Canada turned him into a media object at 15, nor that the NHL made him The Face.
But he has the NHL and the refs in his pockets…making him the captain only gives him more face to face with the refs so he can cry all night.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Pitt: Masters of the timely tank.
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I don’t know if they could play more than one game a year together. Ovie has a real dislike for that chap.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
If Ovie and Malkin can make peace over woman, any peace is possible.
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Why would they do that?
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Neuvirth in for the Caps
No chance at a Jose Threeormore
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Caps-tinted glasses
Saw a few Caps fans thought Bergenheim tried to knee Ovechkin on that late-period hit. Reality fail.
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Lived in Washington this fall
There are a lot of people there who are “Capitals fans” who don’t know the first thing about the game. This doesn’t surprise me. Though I will say that the real Caps fans are fine. I went to see them play the Rangers when I was living there, and several “Rangers suck” chants were started. I was more than happy to join in.
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed.
You have to have some serious fans to survive for the good times. The problem is usually the bandwagoners who bring the passion but not the clue.
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This is the issue with being a Red Sox fan. There are plenty of people to make you look bad.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
3 days off between games in Fla?
They going to Disneyworld?
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:00 PM EST reply actions
Par-tay like they're Patrick Kane!
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And hope to God nobody gets stiffed by a cabbie...
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Quoth @DownGoesBrown
Dear Patrick Kane… um… how can I put this… you know you’re a famous athlete, right? Aim high. That’s all I’m saying.
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I was actually about to say something similar. Am I a bad person?
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
About the girls, not the chest hair.
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
All I thought was, “This is not Canada’s finest … is it?”
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It's Super Bowl week
Isles will scrimage vs Saints
Can we get them to play the Colts instead? Maybe we can get someone to jam Pey-Pey into the boards a couple times.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
The media will tell me I must root for the saints.
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
One of the men I became friends with when I was stationed down in NOLA got ahold of me Sunday evening, told me this exec was taking him and his brother to the S.B. He’s a class individual, and I was excited. It’s a vindicating moment for me personally, and either team winning with be satisfying.
The Pro Bowl is the Pro Bowl of All Star games.
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Who dat?
I’m definitely pulling for the Saints. That city, and Saints fans, are something else. Though I do fear for their health regardless of the outcome.
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I hate Peyton Manning for a litany of reasons. Mostly because he supposedly stayed for his Senior year because the Jets had the top overall pick his Jr year.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Ow, I forgot about that story. And then his brother pulled a similar Lindrosian maneuver, no?
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yea, but I’ve made my peace with Eli since he won a Super Bowl for the Giants. He refused to sign with the Chargers, so they traded him to the Giants, but basically everything the Giants gave to the Chargers made the Chargers team of the last 5-6 years.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Nobody ever accused the Mannings of being good people.
Well, I guess ESPN and the whole of football television land does. And almost everyone in Indiana. I met Peyton once and I thought he was a tool, quite honestly.
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Peyton ASIDE.....
…..I actually liked Archie back in the day, and Eli seems comparatively level-headed (but compared to Peyton, almost ANYONE would…..)
Eli always seemed like a moderately likeable nerd to me. I don’t really have a problem with him…I’m convinced Archie orchestrated the double-Lindros, though.
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Saints fans something else? I remember Pre Katrina when that place was so empty you could call it NVMC. They are just lucky that that team got better at the same time as thier post Katrina return. Benson wasnt spending money on that team adn quickly relised that if they wanted to keep the team in NOLA instead of racing the Bills to LA, he better change things up. Lets see those fans show up when they hit the skids. my .02
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, the *fans*
I’m talking about the ones who lived and died with them for 25 years of losing. Just amazing, some of the conversations I had in the late ‘80s and ’90s. "They’re gonna turn it around one day, I know it. It’s gotta happen." It’s no wonder there weren’t many of them for that franchise, but the ones they had were something else.
They were good for a little bit in the early ’00s, too, when I thought they drew well.
Lighthouse Hockey: Under contract through 2021, knees and hips be damned.
(in other words, I haven’t had to deal with their bandwagoners.)
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lots of relocated ones here
and yes, the hardcore ones are the best and winning should consistently should help (ugh 7-2) keep the others around longer. It is a great town but I think the media constantly applies the Katrina factor too much. Maybe I’m just bitter that my teams didn’t get 9/11 rooting factor. The Patsies stole that from me
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
I mean, you could draw some parallels between the Saints and Isles, but real fans will still stick around. Beyond that, sometimes sports transcend the field into the social aspect, and the Saints held a large part of that city together. I can remember entering the superdome when there were holes in the roof, watching people who stood behind try to survive. It’s just an amazing turn around for the entire city and if i’m going to be called naive, i’ll still feel good for them.
I live in Indiana.
If the Colts win my life will become unbearable for an extended period of time. Please root for the Saints. Everyone. PLEASE.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
No, Colts fans are just the most insufferable in sports, and I’m surrounded by them. Also, I’m not one.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Someone made fun of the Knicks...
I have a Ticker Toolbar, Knicks are up 78-42 lol
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Nice, Andy Mac
If you’re going to take a penalty, go all out.
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John Tavares?
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- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
You know…Tavares, Tavarez…get it?
Yeah, it was a terrible joke.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
NHL southern expansion
Tijuana, baby.
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Maybe - Portuguese isn't all that removed from.....
Espanol, as my late father would be evidence of…..
And yet, I find myself unable to look away.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
Does Gordon have a towel he could throw onto the ice?
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Channeling the ghost of Pilon.
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The occasional highlight reel undressing.
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Brooks Laich
That was Brooks Laich! You’d think it was Semin there.
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In his defense … wait, what was I saying?
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Why is Tavares always behind the net distributing the puck in those situations? He needs to be shooting.
Will work...for playoffs.
Well, if you'll excuse me
I’m off to go slam my head in a door for a while.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
I was considering slapping my neighbors dog for a while.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
DVR asks: Keep? Delete?
I’m gonna have to think about this one…
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And we really want to sneak in as the 8th seed?
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:32 PM EST reply actions
I remember that skit. Now it just features Favre and they call them Wranglers.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
I was going to quote the line about Haiti from it, but that’s not exactly sensitive at the moment.
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That has been debated. Do you want the Isles to get into the playoffs and get routed the first round…or get a better draft pick?
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
I like my odds in the ping pong ball hopper
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like since we have (at least most of) our core together now, the playoff experience would be better. Though I know jack about who’s going to be in the draft this year, so I don’t know how relevant my opinion on the subject is.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
No one is taking your opinion away, but a disaster in the playoffs proves what?
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
I don’t know that it proves anything, but it would expose the guys to a playoff atmosphere with little pressure. If they sneak in, everyone will be expecting a short series, so it’ll be an opportunity to learn how to play playoff hockey with no expectations.
Mostly, though, I just can’t root for a team to lose. Not one that I like, anyway.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
I've no desire to see them slaughtered
…but I can’t stop rooting for them to do whatever they can to win (short of making acquisitions and/or hanging on to guys they won’t re-sign but might have value). I just think even the sell-or-stand-pat decision at the trade deadline isn’t that huge for them, because I don’t imagine their assets fetching much.
But if they earn their way to the playoffs and then get spanked, that’s not the worst lesson in the world. It’s not like other 8th-seed years: This time, they’ll continue to get better.
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This time most of the people will stay on the team to learn from the lesson rather than being shipped off to another team to be replaced by another team to meet the same fate. Wait this sounds…like the Rangers.
Will work...for playoffs.
by metalcoconut on Jan 26, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Well, unless a miracle happens in the lottery then there is no difference in the last lottory pick and the first or second non lottery pick, so why the hell not! Speaking of lottery any one else play 5-9-19-22-23-31 in mega millions?
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Just wanted to know which Isles fan I was splitting the money with. I play’em every jackpot. I havent won S*** with’em though. I think they are cursed
by IslesguyinDallas on Jan 26, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree that there could be some trades before the deadline that might help the team. But right now, even our D is suspect. Rookies from Bridgeport replacing veterans going into the playoffs can’t be good.
And I have never said anything against winning. Just trying to face reality when it comes.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
I hear ya’. I was thinking the draft pick will be high whether they make the playoffs or not (because the East is weak), but now I remember — I think — that the playoff teams automatically get the final 16 picks, even if they’re worse than some of the teams that don’t make it. Harumph.
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I'm having second thoughts
How long till pitchers and catchers report?
Two or three weeks, I think. Usually I know the countdown to the day, but the Mets are just going to suck again this year, so I’m not really that excited.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, for real. It was a nasty season, but they’re not as bad as they looked. I’m mainly just trying to have the lowest possible expectations so that anything good that happens will be a pleasant surprise, and anything bad isn’t unexpected. And because the rotation is Santana, rain, then pray for a hurricane, and maybe a flood.
Perhaps today IS a good day to die.
- Klingon proverb
by Thomas Wachtel on Jan 26, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
When my dad was alive, I really cared about the Mets. Theonly thing I care about now are the Islanders. Although I would like to see the insides of Citi Field.
Lets Go Islanders!!!!
Chicago at Edmonton
44 seconds in, Chicago goes up one. A shot that does not beat Roloson.
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Just root for NO OT
Isles still have a game in hand on Habs and face Panthers Sunday so better Panthers win in regulation.
They look good
but have to prove themselves in playoffs first. Detroit could knock them out in 1st round.
Don't think so...
Whereas last year, they couldn’t play with Detroit, this year they are beating them — consistently.
If Chicago keeps playing they way have, they’ll be the team to beat in the West, regardless where San Jose finishes…they’ll loose in the first round again.
When the playoffs start
get back to me. This is the NHL.
Thats good
in regulation. No points for Habs. Thashers won as well. Isles coem out strong vs canes who play rags at msg tomorrow
Washington took this team veeery seriously
This is why I really don’t think the playoffs are in the cards for this Isles team this season. Man did our D get exposed tonight!!!
forwards weren't much better
No energy and missed on a few PP’s. Washington well rested and schooled the isles.
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
1980-81
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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.
