All-Star Vote: Rally 'Round The Frans!
by Mark D on Nov 16, 2010 12:40 PM EST
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It's time for NHL All-Star voting. The vote (through Jan. 3) determines who will be the starters at the game. On the official ballot from the Islanders is Mark Streit -- who probably won't play a single game before the actual event -- and John Tavares, because NHL marketing knows who he is.
But there is another way. The write-in.
In 2009, with it being their 100th Anniversary (for what seemed like the 4th year in a row) the Montreal Canadiens hosted the game. They proceeded to stuff the ballot rally their large fan base to attempt to fill every starter's position from the Canadiens. Thankfully they only managed 4 of 6 players in the campaign (yeah, Mike Komisarek!), but it definitely caused some questionable players to make it while deserving players missed it.
Now it's our time. It's time to get someone into the All-Star Game that deserves it but will never get in without your help. That man is practically the Patron Saint of Lighthouse Hockey: Frans Nielsen.
It's time to show the rest of the league that the Islander faithful are back and loud as ever, and fully Danish-enabled. Not only here at Lighthouse Hockey but around the web it's evident there's a buzz among Islanders fans. (Note: Never mind if this week it has to do with a coaching change.)
It's a matter of numbers, right? Montreal is a city of 1.6 million people. If they can get four players voted into the starting lineup, then Long Island (7 million) and New York City (8 million) should be able to get one player voted in. Why just by accident there should be more fans of the Islanders than the Habs.
Frans: He goes up to 11
Who better then Frans Nielsen to be an All-Star? He's the man so good his score goes up to 11. He's so good that his backhand is as close to automatic as it gets in the shootout. Since his first season with the Islanders he is one of three Islanders with over 100 games and a positive +/-. He's Five Foot Nothing (only Jon Sim is shorter by an inch) and a hundred seventy and nothing poinds (smallest on the Islanders). But every night Frans gets called on to take on giants. Without fanfare the great Dane time and time again comes out on top.
Frans has been a workhorse these last few years for the Islanders. He's probably been better defensively then most of our defensemen were. Over the last two seasons Frans has played 130 games for the Islanders, and the Islanders have given up 500 goals in that time, while Frans has only been on ice for 98 even strength goals and 28 PP goals against.
Voting for Frans will not only make Dom giddy, and show the league that the Islanders and their fans are back, but it might even help Frans get some publicity. The pint-sized Dane finished 39th in voting for the Selke (best defensive forward) last year. That's a bigger travesty than Mark Streit's 10th-place finish for the Norris. Pavel Datsyuk has won the Selke three years running and hasn't had nearly the challenges of Frans. Were Joe Thornton, Sidney Crosby and Marian Hossa seriously all better defensive forwards then Frans? Somehow they finished higher than him in voting.
So go out, get on your twitters (#Vote4Frans), get on your facebooks, get on your tin can on strings. I don't care how you do it, but let's get the ball rolling, let's be loud and get Frans Nielsen into the All-Star game (Vote here). It's not just about Lighthouse Hockey either (despite someone's mancrush on Frans), it's about all Islander fans. When the league decided it was going to make "History Will Be Made" ads based on great playoff moments in NHL history, whose record 19 consecutive playoff series victories did they ignore? Whenever someone talks about retraction or relocation, who's one of the first teams mentioned? If we can vote Frans into the starting lineup of one of the biggest NHL games of the year, it will show the NHL and everyone involved that Islanders will not go silently into the night.
If you fail at this simple task, there may be consequences. Be warned:
Don't make Trevor angry. Vote Frans.
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of the “or face Gillies” meme?
"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson
haha, no, the picture of Gillies is from a screen grab so I don’t think we could sell it. If people wanted to put the graphic on t-shirts themselves they could feel free.
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
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Whenever I see that picture I think of this scene from Slap Shot:
I’m making it look mean!
"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson
Why vote for Frans?
10. It would be awesome if he were there but Danny Briere was home
9. Bow before De Isen Brød. KNEEL before De Isen Brød.
8. It’s not even December and it’s all we have left to look forward to
7. Rare chance for national audience to wonder who the new expansion “Islanders” team is
6. Good diplomacy – Denmark is about the only country left that isn’t ticked off with us
5. Frans has a bet with Jannik Hansen: first one to make All-Star gets to be on a Danish postage stamp
4. New country’s hockey players for Don Cherry to complain about
3. Lighthouse Hockey deserves an All-Star, so unless you know any Islanders named WebBard, it’s “Hans und Frans” all the way, baby
2. Danish Backhand of Judgment superior to Slovakian Forehand of Disagreement and Finnish Toe-Drag of Mild Annoyance
And the number one reason to vote for Frans:
1. There’s a whole conference of poor saps who have never visited Area 51
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by mikb on Nov 16, 2010 1:12 PM EST reply actions 9 recs
3. Lighthouse Hockey deserves an All-Star, so unless you know any Islanders named WebBard, it’s "Hans und Frans" all the way, baby
You owe me a new keyboard, I’m half sick and just laughed so hard that let’s just say the key’s aren’t pretty right now.
Also don’t forget as TMC pointed out, the NHL removed Mark Streit from the ballot, added no new Islander to the ballot, so it’s a given now that JT is going to be the All-Star unless we get someone voted in.
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
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by Mark D on Nov 16, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is a fantastic response.
Rec’d
"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson
They have now put Mark Streit back on the Ballot
I dont know if the msgs I sent yesterday had anything to do with it, but there he is. :)
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
I thought the Finns
Had trash talk of minimal comprehension???
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 16, 2010 3:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Love it.
2. Danish Backhand of Judgment superior to Slovakian Forehand of Disagreement and Finnish Toe-Drag of Mild Annoyance
"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson
You always put the best one second
People are gonna cheer after number one anyway, ‘cause it’s the end of the bit. ;)
Thanks all!
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Well done..
Some guys are breast guys, some are butt guys… I’m a LIST GUY… and this is a list among lists!
One reason to leave him off the ballot.. resigning third line center Frans Nielsen will be hard enough… make that All-star third line center and well… it’s just not happening.
Jack's not nimble, Jack's not quick, but Jack can get another top five pick!
Hey, don't leave out us leg guys
And yes, don’t think the signability thing doesn’t have me quaking in my boots, as well as using unnecessary double-negatives.
Lighthouse Hockey: You say that like Streit and Okposo and MacDonald were important.
I almost flagged this...
…for too much awesome in one reply. I wonder if we can get the POTUS to give a shoutout for Frans on the basis of #6?
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voted
frans, datsyuk, and stamkos
keith and staal
and Roloson
can i vote multiple times?
Bailey for captain NOW!
yes, after your ballot is submitted select “Vote Again”
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
How many revotes can we have?
I have the full proof e-mail system if it stops. I’m going to try and get at least 20 votes for frans today. LET’S DO THIS GUYS! MAKE OUR IMPACT!
Go isles or Go home.
Your allowed to vote as many times as you want.
You stop being entered for the sweepstakes after 30 votes, but who cares about the sweepstakes
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Nice job.
Guys, do what I am doing to get frans votes: USE EVERY E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU HAVE AND REGISTER DIFFERENT NAME AND INFO STUFF FOR EACH. I am doing this at least 5 times to get frans some noticable votes. DO THE SAME! If need be, create some free yahoo and other accounts!
Go isles or Go home.
umm, your allowed to vote as many times as you want… I’ve been voting using the same page (ie: not having to add Frans as a write in again) for the last 36 hours
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
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DOM, PLEASE DELETE THIS...
We don’t want Colin Campbell finding out and suspending the team from post season play because Ozzy just read and reposted the Illinois voters guide.
J/K Oz
Jack's not nimble, Jack's not quick, but Jack can get another top five pick!
Heheheheh
Colin Campbell has other things to worry about right about now, thanks to Tyler Dellow.
The Wheel of Justice makes those Boardwalk fairway games look impartial.
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btw I love that his site mysteriously went down after he posted those emails
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
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my votes
Roli, JT, FRANS, Matty Mo, Wizzer, and BRUNO
a profound return... i still love sammy octoberfest :-)
really...
30 times i have to put each thing in, come on nhl how about leaving my selections as they were or a # box so i can say vote this way X amount of times… fn jokers
a profound return... i still love sammy octoberfest :-)
Probably so you have to work for your votes.
If it was that easy, fans would have a zillion votes for ovechkin already.
Go isles or Go home.
After you vote, click “Vote Again” and your write ins should stick. That’s what works for mine.
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
they stick, but i have to manually click on each guy every time…
a profound return... i still love sammy octoberfest :-)
ooo, yea, that’s a bit annoying, not as bad as having to re-add the write ins over and over
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
BTW
I would NOT recommend voting in guys like Martin and Gervais. If you want to write in Neilsen, cool, but if the rest of those ballots are obviously joke candidates, the League may just dump them. After the “vote for Rory” stuff and the Canadiens ballot-stuffing, they are on their guard. I could easily see them discounting large swaths of ballots on a pretext like that, so please don’t give it to them!
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i have 6 isles on my ballot, with a profile marking me as an isles fan, right there they have all the fodder they need to discount my ballot :-)
btw, i see the blues are following the isles this last week… are you the mush dom?
a profound return... i still love sammy octoberfest :-)
With Khabibulan and Fleury on the ballot, my votes for DP can’t seem out of place
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by Mark D on Nov 16, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I must admit
It would be hilarious if we got Nino into the All-Star game when he’s down in juniors…. but still – Frans is the cause, and I don’t want to jeopardize it.
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… are you the mush dom?
Historically, yes. Two teams, twice the black comedy.
Lighthouse Hockey: You say that like Streit and Okposo and MacDonald were important.
Charles Wang Say:
It easy to laugh when team a joke.
There is a lighthouse at the end of the tunnel.
Write-Ins:
Fransie
Martinek
Roloson
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
are you allowed to write in more than one forward?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
3 Forwards, 2 D, 1 goalie
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
I know thats how many you can vote for
I just didnt know they could ALL be write-ins. I thought you could only write-in 1 per category like other years.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Nice :)
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
my write-ins
Moulson
Wiz
Rollie
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Nov 16, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
I have been investigating this twitter thing...
…since joining it finally this week. And I have determined there are two, and possibly three, people we need to get retweeting #vote4frans…
-Paul “BizNasty” Bissonette, who is running a tremendously effective write-in campaign for himself
-Shaquille O’Neal
-some Joseph Bieber kid or something like that? I don’t even know…apparently he’s got a lot of fanatical followers. Is he some sort of political radio talk-show host or something? Or is it Justin? No idea.
Moulson is getting a write-in from me too. He’s far too underappreciated around the league.
Lighthouse Hockey: I go there for their taste in beer.
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Biznasty won’t get voted in, the league will Rory him.
"Islanders coach Scott Gordon fired for losing with terrible team" - Wysh
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
what hapens if frans gets in?
but doesnt get picked by the captains?
sad pandas all around
Bailey for captain NOW!
Players voted in are automatically In, Then the captains get to add to the already voted in players from a pool supplied by the NHL.
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
at the bottom of the list of players is an option that says “Write in vote” you can start writing in Frans name and it’ll show an auto complete of the name. Select the auto complete and then press “Add” once you press add their name and picture will appear above in the list with the rest of the forwards. You can click on vote next to his picture, scroll to the top and click submit vote.
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Cool vote 4 Frans
Ok I just found out I can’t do write in on my phone. Thnx
by Torch7 on Nov 16, 2010 7:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Vote for Frans
Just voted
Ovi JT Frans
Wiz. Lidstorm
Roli
by Torch7 on Nov 16, 2010 7:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I have the same forwards, same defense except wiz over pronger.
And I voted lundqvist for goalie because he deserves it imo.
Go isles or Go home.
Frans deserves a nod for his ability to strike mortal terror in the heart of Briere.
by AP77 on Nov 16, 2010 7:36 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
This
Rec’d like an SUV in Witt’s blind spot.
Lighthouse Hockey: You say that like Streit and Okposo and MacDonald were important.
by Dominik on Nov 16, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
During day 1/2, who else has so far voted for frans at least 100X's already?
I’m taking this voting thing seriously. lol. I’ll keep this up and hopefully have at least 1000 votes just from me after a week. Probably more if this keeps going. When is voting closed?
Go isles or Go home.
Jan 3rd, I’ve voted a lot, no idea how much. I just keep the tab open and go back to vote again every once and a while
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
I have a very boring job...
…and internet access.
grins cheerfully
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it’s times like this (and also the Habs ballot stuff last year) why i wonder why they still have the fans vote.
just let the writers pick the team.
and for every write in XXX player, you have just as many people who vote in legacy guys, even if they are having a shit season, because they don;t know any of the other players.
actually I think the fans are a lot more fair with the Legacy stuff then the writers will ever be. I mean just look at Jeter winning the Golden Glove last year, while just about every advanced defensive stat said he was the leagues worst shortstop.
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
VOTE
all Islanders, all the time. Moulson, Taveras, Nielsen…Wiz, Martinek…Roloson. GO, ISLES, GO…
Can we please try to keep the goal judge awake??
by upstateislesfan on Nov 17, 2010 10:12 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Just Frans!
Hey Y’all!
I signed up to SB Nation just because of this Frans thread…been a long time fan. Anyway, just in case people weren’t aware, you don’t have to vote for 6 players on each ballot. I’ve been voting for Frans ONLY the whole time. It’ll be tougher to get this done if we’re all voting Frans, but also Ovechkin and Crosby (ex.) every time…they’ll have just as many votes as Frans plus all the votes from people who are voting OV and Sid anyway without Frans. I’m just sayin. Of course, if you want to vote for everyone, every time, that’s cool too. Frans will just have a better chance if our ballots contain ONLY him.
I voted at least 30 times yesterday. Kept expecting the system to stop me at 30, but as another poster pointed out…you can vote as much as you want, but are only allowed 30 sweepstakes entries per day.
If 100 (low number?) of us vote 100 (high number?) times a day for the next 47 days that equals 470,000 votes! Top vote getters are usually around the 500,000 mark aren’t they? Anyone have any stats on that?
Let’s do this!!!!
Alice
Thanks for joining! The problem is that it’s been two years since an all star vote, and the East votes were grotesquely over inflated in comparison to the West votes last time because of Montreal. But hopefully if we can get in the 400-600K range he should be close. We’ll find out when they post the leaderboard on Monday.
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
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Frans Nielsen(notes), New York Islanders
The Candidate: The Islanders center most recently seen getting kabonged by Brent Burns’ stick. (Do the mean Briere???)
The Campaign: Isles blog Lighthouse Hockey was inspired by the Montreal Canadiens fans’ ballot box stuffing in 2009, and suggested that New York fans do the same for Nielsen. If for no other reason than as a protest vote: “When the league decided it was going to make ‘History Will Be Made’ ads based on great playoff moments in NHL history, whose record 19 consecutive playoff series victories did they ignore? Whenever someone talks about retraction or relocation, who’s one of the first teams mentioned? If we can vote Frans into the starting lineup of one of the biggest NHL games of the year, it will show the NHL and everyone involved that Islanders will not go silently into the night.”
Chances of Election: There’s a better chance of Ted Nolan returning to coach the team.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 17, 2010 2:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Nice, but apparently we need to step up our pace and find more people to do the voting with us
Go isles or Go home.
always remember
Wysh is NOT an Isles fan, so his commentary on the topic is about as objective as… well, as ours is about Frans, actually. The difference is that we’re right.
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by mikb on Nov 17, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely, Wysh loves to bash the 80s Islanders and claim that some of them don’t deserve to be in the Hall.
Must admit, I’m amused that my graphic is up there, I wonder how many people get it.
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
There’s a great story about him being home in France. Some tourists decided to hassle him while he was drinking, he chased them out of the bar and they hid in their car and locked the doors. He grabbed the car and proceeded to flip it on the side. The tourists called the police and told them they were attacked by a Giant. The police just laughed at them.
"...my dad taking me to see my two "teams" and me looking up at him after the 6th goal thinking, "What have you done to me?"" - Dom
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
lol. Wow, he was really strong.
I wonder how he would have placed in one of the world’s strongest man competitions if he competed.
Go isles or Go home.
All part of your charm
And you got nothing on ogam5 in the reply-fail department.
Lighthouse Hockey: You say that like Streit and Okposo and MacDonald were important.
Keep up the Frans Votes guys! Every vote counts!
Go isles or Go home.
by OzzyFan on Nov 18, 2010 12:40 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
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