Islanders Gameday: Blue sky on Mars
by Dominik on Jan 20, 2011 11:34 AM EST
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PrintThere is a giddiness among fans -- okay, guilty as charged -- when a player like Kyle Okposo returns after missing the first 44 games. Granted, he should be rusty and his return won't immediately change fortunes. And in his absence (and others') even "playoff bubble" dreams popped long ago. Still, just seeing #21 playing and smiling evokes fun images of what this team was supposed to look like in 2010-11 with him and Mark Streit healthy, an elusive "Blue Sky on Mars" dream-turned-mirage, like* in that silly Schwarzenegger film, "Total Recall."
Capitals (25-14-8, 5th/E) @ Islanders (14-23-7, 14th/E)
Nassau [gloriously unsponsored] Veterans Mem. Coliseum
MSG+2 (twice the plus!), audio - WRHU 88.7
Capitalist pig-dogs: Japers' Rink
In Okposo's absence, the Isles were forced to evaluate others in more important roles, and that process may have unearthed a modest discovery in waiver pickup Michael Grabner. If Grabner is for real, then you consider this season's top line and add Okposo and Frans Nielsen (skating again today) along with what Josh Bailey and Blake Comeau can be, and you start to think may there are the makings of a top nine. It's a hope we've seen before and it's a bit dreamy but not quite as thin as a blue sky on Mars.
At the other end of the spectrum, the Capitals are the league's entertaining and dominant team of the last few seasons that is going through growing pains trying to play hockey "done right" in accordance with the "playoff hockey" gods. Amid their pre-Winter Classic struggles coach Bruce Boudreau relented to "trap" for the first time in his career. Nicklas Backstrom hasn't scored in 21 games, and Alex Ovechkin has only 16 goals (ha! "only") in 47 games, a career-low pace for him.
The Caps are in 5th place in the East, seven points off the conference lead. Nice problem to have.
*Yes, that whole forced opening may have been a reach just to elicit "Total Recall" threads tonight.
Game Notes
- The Capitals "struggling" offense still puts up more goals than the Isles (2.79 vs. 2.43), while their defense allows far fewer (2.57 to 3.27). Back to my Mars dream then...
- The Capitals are 5-2-3 in their last 10, including an OT loss to Philly the other night. As you probably heard or otherwise guessed from the struggles of their more dynamic scorers, offense has been a challenge.
- Can't help thinking the Isles, 5-4-1 in their last 10, have missed an opportunity on this five-game home stand. Tonight is the fifth and final game and thus far they have just a win over the Sabres and SOL to the Canucks to show for it. Losing to Ottawa and New Jersey hurt. Of course...that was all without Frans.
- Speaking of which...Okposo grabs the headline but Frans Nielsen is indeed playing tonight after missing the last seven games with a groin strain. Rick DiPietro, who sat out yesterday with the flu, is apparently ready to go.
- Sadly, the Isles no longer have Capitals Kryptonite Dwayne Roloson to throw at tonight's foes...
- At the other end, both Capitals goalies have been battling the injury bug.
Where Does Okposo Fit?
The short answer is, "everywhere," but with Matt Moulson - John Tavares - P.A. Parenteau being a consistent line, how do they work K.O. back in? Why, on a line with Nielsen of course, the safe-keeper for all who ease their way back in.
Here's Capuano on K.O.:
"We have to control his minutes," Capuano said. "But we would not play him unless we thought he was ready to go. He’s been skating very hard with the coaches that have been working him out. We’ll have to see how the game goes, but I’m sure he’ll see some power play time."
Meanwhile, on the outside, Rob Schremp Hockey was the extra center at yesterday's practice, so...tonight we're gonna scratch him like it's 2009.
Ticket Discount/Deals
There are a bunch of discounts if you can make tonight's game, including student, military, Loudville, senior, etc. Players' wives coat drive, too. And you can bring three electronic recycling items for a ticket to the Feb. 17th game against the Broons.
FIG Time
Finally, repeating the rules for your First Islanders Goal (FIG) pick, if you want to be counted in the season-long tally of winners:
1) You MUST reply to the first post, or your choice may be overlooked and will not count.
2) You MUST select both a player and a time. If you don't select a time, you default to 0:01, which means whoever else chooses the same player as you likely wins.
3) Easiest way to achieve the above is to put both the player name and time in the subject line, and then put other snarky or explanatory comments in the body of the comment.
4) Picks left after the opening faceoff are invalid and subject to public shaming.
As you can imagine, it gets hairy keeping track when FIG picks are all over the place. So be good to your fellow figs.
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Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
Nielsen @ 10:51
Do it just like that. (And yes, that’s my pick.)
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
FIG - Tavares @14:11
power play style.
by DieHardDyingHard on Jan 20, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Bailey @ 9:30
Get your AHHHS to the net
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
PAP @ 9:30
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
Martin @ 15:42
And I also want to see him pummel John Carlson’s face in.
by afrosupreme on Jan 20, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Holtby :(
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by red army line on Jan 20, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
FIG; John Tavares 15:00
Wicked Backhand right outside the crease.
by The Danish Backhand of Judgement on Jan 20, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Bailey @ 9:57
Now, kids, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep; in giant blender.
You and the danish bacjhand of judgement have the exact same fig entry, lol
The Isles future looks brighter then most would think with these young core guys in place:
Tavares, Okposo, Bailey, Nielsen, Niederreiter, Grabner, MacDonald, Hamonic, and DeHaan.
FIG Comeau 11:00 1st period
Just because no one is taking Blake.
by Russel Ginart on Jan 20, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
P A @ 13:13
K O will get an assist during the game but will play a limited amount of shifts
The way this is going the Captian of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......Results do matter..
FIG Martin 23:42
This guy is due and needs some reward to keep the motivation going
FIG: NONE - Isles get 30 shots on goal, but none go in.
I believe we made this a rule before, that if you think it’ll be a shutout, you then have to say how many shots on goal the Isles will have, as a tie breaker.
For the record, i’m hoping I’m not right. And knowing my luck with FIG, they’ll light up the score board. :-)
2011 is our year! Now if only seasons didn't span over two years.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jan 20, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
FIG - Okposo 15:00
BTW, I am one of the biggest Kyle fans out their. Probably a bigger KO fan then people say TMC is…
just sayin’
Down With Wang.
A three-way duel will be arranged...
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
MacDonald 10:00
I know he’s gonna do it one of these days!!!
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Jurcina 8:48
The Isles future looks brighter then most would think with these young core guys in place:
Tavares, Okposo, Bailey, Nielsen, Niederreiter, Grabner, MacDonald, Hamonic, and DeHaan.
He's hurt, scratch that, new one below in order
The Isles future looks brighter then most would think with these young core guys in place:
Tavares, Okposo, Bailey, Nielsen, Niederreiter, Grabner, MacDonald, Hamonic, and DeHaan.
Tavares 4:08
The Isles future looks brighter then most would think with these young core guys in place:
Tavares, Okposo, Bailey, Nielsen, Niederreiter, Grabner, MacDonald, Hamonic, and DeHaan.
FIG : Okposo @ 11:30
Because Franz wants to pump (CLAP) You up!
by FireGarthSnow on Jan 20, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Grabs 13:15
A Swiss voting for an Austrian. What do the Isles make us do…
by Kaonashi on Jan 20, 2011 3:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Tavares @14:11
Kyle will have an assist later on in game, but hoping he puts one in for the crowd reaction.
NYI in the shootout sans RSH slow deke! 4-3
FIG- Bailey-7:25 1st
KO with a helper if he is indeed on the same line
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Jan 20, 2011 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
Grabner, 8:45
First time posting from my phone, hope it goes where I want. Won’t get home from work until 7:30… =(
Lighthouse Hockey: On the IR with swollen knees from praying for the injuries to stop.
FIG - Kyle Okposo 23:11
It felt so nice to type that. Can’t wait to do it many more times this year. Let’s go Isles!
Bailey 12:02
I would have picked RSH, so I am playing the FIG under protest.
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
FIG Nielsen @ 6:28 1st
I’m with you Dominik… I just think the way the shifts shake out Franz is going to cash in a lil earlier than you think.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Jan 20, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Excited for this one tonight, but nervous too. The Caps are a powder keg right now, and whenever they blow it’s going to be ugly for their opponent. Please hockey gods, not tonight, not tonight.
Indeed
Fearing that myself. Things can blow open in a hurry.
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
Martinek!!!!
Im banking on Radek blanking Alex Ovechkin. Early last year Radek was matched against Alex, he held him to ONE shot.
by Russel Ginart on Jan 20, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
8-23-13
That’s the Isles record under the old system. They’re 6-7 in OT/SO. They’re 8-23 in games that are decided in regulation.
You know, I never really paid too much attention to your previews, but now that I am, they’re very well done.
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by red army line on Jan 20, 2011 12:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for paying attention...
we were wondering why they were so much better.
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by JPinVA on Jan 20, 2011 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Ha, thanks!
Though they do often come from where the sun don’t shine…
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
Lawson will back up RDP tonight
Schremp will be scratched…would rather have had Colliton sent back but oh well. It certainly doesn’t speak well for Robbie’s future here.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Looks like no Jurcina
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
So...wait...
The lines are going to be:
Moulson-Tavares-PAP
Grabner-Nielsen-Okposo
Colliton-Bailey-Comeau
Martin-Konopka-Gillies
Seriously? Schremp is sitting over Colliton? I really don’t like that.
Because Clearly the last time we played a Center at Wing it didn't work out.
Wait, Bailey was fine at wing? Huh!
I just don't get it.
Schremp-Bailey-Comeau can at least draw a little offense. With today’s line-up, it puts a little more pressure on the Nielsen line.
Also
Eliminates a solid PP qb and SO specialist. Stupid move.
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
by Keith Quinn on Jan 20, 2011 2:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Schremp hates wing, I don't even think he gives 80% when he plays there.
That said, I would much rather schremp playing then colliton.
The Isles future looks brighter then most would think with these young core guys in place:
Tavares, Okposo, Bailey, Nielsen, Niederreiter, Grabner, MacDonald, Hamonic, and DeHaan.
I much rather see
Schremp centering Grabs and Comeau and Bailey Frans KO
Constantly building for the future.
Or leave what was working alone even
Frans/Grabs/Bailey was tearing it up before Frans injury. And the 1st line was also…Put RSH/Comeau/KO for a couple, see if it works, but at least 2 that were producing are still together. Adding KO over JC or JJ is a huge upgrade and should help that line. Don’t know, this all just seems weird considering what is happening with the team on a whole.
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
Colliton should be taking a Johnny Cab back to BPT
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Yes!
Rec’d for fIrst Total Recall reference (that I noticed, anyway).
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
I thought it was going to be
Moulson-JT-PAP
Bailey-Frans-KO
Grabner-Colliton-Comeau
Martin-Z-Gillies
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Jan 20, 2011 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Fab's lines were what we heard from the practice, and they make more sense because schremp is a better fit between grabs and comeau then colliton is.
The Isles future looks brighter then most would think with these young core guys in place:
Tavares, Okposo, Bailey, Nielsen, Niederreiter, Grabner, MacDonald, Hamonic, and DeHaan.
Could be RSH's quarterly scolding
Interesting. We’ll see how it evolves.
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
Looks like we are getting the over flow channel...NO HD
I just cant believe the Devils get priority over the home team in the area….WTF?
This is the only game I get in HD2...
It’s in both HD (High Def), and it will be called by HD (Huge Dumbass) Craig Laughlin. Even though the broadcast quality is far superior, this is one broadcast that I do not particularly care for.
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the game should be on MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network)
They always (I think) broadcast in HD (on Fios, anyway). You’re more than welcome to come by to watch the game with Smudge, myself and our menagerie of pillow pets… and alcohol… Not even I can deal with prancing stuffed animals completely sober.
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(in best high pitched forced radio voice even though i'm on tv)
and Fransilicious, as he’s called by the isles fans, returns with a beauty of a no-look behind the back pass to the trailing Hamonic to open the scoring here in the first with just under 3 minutes left (see my FIG)
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
If you're drinking again...
we should play a drinking game… where every time Laughlin says “bisquet” you take a hit on your beer… even if you’re drinking coors light you won’t be able to operate a motor vehicle in the state of virginia after the first period… and might be cpronounced legally dead if the game should go into overtime.
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i am but 2 problems
A) i will be on the MGS++ feed so i’ll need the “Butchie” Drinking Game
B) i can drive, but i have to blow .03 or less just to start the car, gotta love new legislation in the Garden State…
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
I have a buddy on one of those....(go figure)
and it’s part of the VA-ASAP program as well. MrsinVA has been unemployed for a few months, and isn’t much of a drinker herself. I have told her that she could hire herself out to folks that needed such a service… I even thought of cards she could give out at bars…
BLOWJOBS… $20
She said that people might get the wrong idea…
“Yeah… you might wanna make it $10”
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lmao
nicely played… but they make them tricky…
i need a passing test to start it, then in 5-15 min it asks me again for another breath sample, and then after that pass, it asks again in 20-45 min
(all random times)
so in order to drive it someone would have to start it, then wait 5-15, then re-blow, then i could try to get where i need to be in the allotted 20 min…
3 fails locks you out and you gotta pay 100$ for a re-set… on top of the 115$ per month for 7 months i need to keep this thing on – its a legal racket basically
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
But they have the Ovechkam!
I’m in VA too. Hopefully be a quiet night for Joe B (B for the giant Boner he has for the Caps). Probably a mute night.
by afrosupreme on Jan 20, 2011 2:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Bend a Knotty
was an Islander fan. When I first started to pay attention to him he used to give the Isles a good call… and i don’t begrudge him being a homer to a certain extent. I know there are a few guys on here that can’t stand his work on VS, but I’m okay with it. Like most that have Center Ice, I’ve herard them all… and there are FAR WORSE characters/homers…
… unlike most folks I actually enjoy going to caps games more than listening to their broadcast… Watching OV the past few years was worth driving up there (I’m in Richmond) to see the crappy Islanders. Now it’s a much tougher ticket… so I drive down to carolina.
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Yea, there are worse for sure (see Pittsburgh). When he’s amped up though, throwing around “great eights” it can get hard to stomach.
It was great when you could walk into chinatown and buy tickets for $10. I’m too far for carolina though, so I’m usually at home these days.
by afrosupreme on Jan 20, 2011 2:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I actually am fine with Bend a Knotty's call...
…it’s his voice that grinds my gears and tortures my ears. Okay, and the catch phrases.
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
MSG+2000 is in HD for Optimum/Cablevision now
and to be fair we had a nice run on the 1+ and the Devils got relegated for a while.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
MSG overflow channels are all HD now
here on LI, anyway.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 20, 2011 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
I have Dolan cablevision...Optimum.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 20, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
Ch 414 for me
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Me, too- in HD.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 20, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Hey guys...Notice how JT has been allot better in Cappys system???
I believe it allows him to just play his game instead of worrying about Gordos GO GO GO system
HATE the Schremp scratching
Reminds me of Gordon’s silliness. Colliton, Martin, Gillies are inferior players on both ends of the ice, though they have uses. Scratch one of them instead of a player who’s actually at least decent!
Schremp might be home packing...
I suggested about a month ago that he would be a nice piece to go to Toronto for one of their over paid defenders. Being that reports are that Wishart isn’t quite ready, and we just can’t win games with the HOLEY (yeah, that’s spelled correctly) TRINITY of Gervais, Hillen and Reese, it could be a possibility.
If not to Toronto, maybe here
I could definitely live with a Schremp for Robyn Regehr deal. Regehr is signed through 2012-13, so it’s a nice salary shed for cap strapped calgary, and Robbie is an EXTREMELY CHEAP offensive option on a team struggling to score goals. The isles might have to sweeten the deal with a draft pick or two… but hey, they can afford that.
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wake-up call
I’m fully with you in general, but I think this is mainly a wake-up call for Schremp and as long as they’ll get him back into the line-up rather soon I’m fine with this move. I’m pretty sure they’re not concerned about Schremp’s potential generally, but have been disappointed with his showings lately. And I agree. Since around christmas, he’s been far less effective than in the first few weeks in December. Some of the most recent games might not have been terrible and in some of these last around 10 games he’s not often had the best line mates around him, but still, they expected more I guess.
In early December they distributed responsibilites fairly evenly between JT, Schremp and Nielsen. Each line got a good share of shifts against top-lines as well as defensive zone draws. Around three weeks into December they used JT and Nielsen almost exclusively against the toughs and tried to get away Schremp from those assignments. Lately, even Konopka’s been given tougher assignments, something Capuano never did in his first weeks. Not sure what made them change their approach, but that obviously put Schremp in a situation where they expected him to make the difference on some nights. Instead, he hasn’t really delivered since.
Now, I don’t know if they started to use him more reluctantly beacuse they felt his game was disappearing – or if his game started to struggle when they began using him more specifically… However, he’s not been good enough lately.
That's my hope as well
A periodic spanking.
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
hold up a min...
wasn’t blue sky on mars an album… why the Total recall reference… it’s been a while since i watched that flick, only remember him
and them
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
So i typed in IMDB total recall...
and it says Colin Farrell is signed on for a remake due out next year…
i have big issues with this…
on a side note, the mutant child grew up nicely huh?
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
Sasha Rionda
Doesn’t look like she’s getting any action in Hollywood… maybe if you can get a hold of her agent you can get her to start your car for $20.
Lighthouse Hockey: where "you better check yourself before you rec yourself" -bobl
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your pic
ruins it, for i do believe i see a rock on that finger in your photo…
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
Put the kleenex over the rock...
…until you need it.
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by JPinVA on Jan 20, 2011 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wow really that is her
looks like a hot news anchor type
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Jan 20, 2011 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
I think I'm missing the second photo
And only getting the rough mutant one. I knew Total Recall references would be risky…
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
FIG - Parenteau @ 24:30
But it probably gets disallowed.
Much like your FIG guess, because you didn't post it above as required? ;-)
2011 is our year! Now if only seasons didn't span over two years.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jan 20, 2011 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
Others apparently in mgmt.......
are listening or more importantly noticing that Schremp is adverse to body contact. Well thats Ok if you are putting up points, which he is not. He would be a great point guard in basketball. Great skater, good distributor of the puck and decent perimeter shot is not enough in the Bigs, as opposed to the AHL. where he was a star and thus is first round pik. The shame is that he could be more aggressive. In the meantime against a big Cap team, Colliton is the better choice. If you check the stats, we are now fielding the youngist team in the league and are no longer the smallest, except at Defense.
There are a lot of good players that don't go in for much contact.
In my opinion Schremp is a better hockey player than Colliton despite the fact that he avoids contact. Really its the turnovers more than anything that are his biggest problem.
Schremp is a better hockey player than Colliton despite the fact that he avoids contact.
I dont think he HAS been avoiding contact. I think people need to watch him, Im not imagining him backchecking and playing guys with the puck.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 20, 2011 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
maybe it is a motivator for Schremp
he has been slumping and sometime sitting is just what a guy needs, Bailey might be next
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Jan 20, 2011 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
Same type of stuff Kabanov faces and will continue to face really
Once stigmatized, tough to break it. And every time an instance happens, it will be magnified. Not that you would ever get a verbal confimation of that from other players, but just by the way they interact and like Schremp, you would think that he’s a down to earth hard worker.
It’s always the hardest for a scorer who is labeled as a defensive liability to get away from that because when those slups develop (as they do for everyone), it resorts back to looking at those other holes in their game. I’m sure Ovechkin (no I’m not comparing them as players, just their situations everyone) is probably going through a similar thing now that he is slupming. All of a sudden, RSH should be throwing the body (which nobody cares about when he’s scoring…and no one seems to mind that even guys like JJ and Colliton aren’t much either).
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
I think what you were trying to say...
… and I agree… is that I see him working the whole sheet. There are missed assignments, and getting caught… but he doesn’t just dog it. Getting caught happens when you take chances to make things happen.
I like RSH… I like his energy… I like his effort… I don’t see a need for motivation.
Not everybody can play every night. If this isn’t a “take a game off and watch it from the press box” moment, then I’d expect that somebody else might have inquired about him, and Snow is doing what he did with Guerin.. putting the fish in the fridge until somebody pays for it.
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There are missed assignments, and getting caught… but he doesn’t just dog it. Getting caught happens when you take chances to make things happen.
Exactly!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 20, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
The MOST important RSH-related consideration may be:
- until such time as we can acquire or cultivate someone who can be a legitimate and consistent shootout specialist, we REALLY shouldn’t spin off Robbo……
Can somebody explain this schedule to me?
Jan. 20 – Caps @ Islanders
Jan. 21 – Islanders @ Sabres
Jan. 23 – Sabres @ Islanders
Jan. 25 – Islanders @ Penguins
Jan. 26 – Hurricanes @ Islanders
Whose wise idea was it to schedule 5 games in 7 days? Doesn’t that just seem like overkill?
Whoever figured that the Islanders aren't that important.
2011 is our year! Now if only seasons didn't span over two years.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jan 20, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
So, Howie?
Mrs. Lighthouse shares this overkill sentiment.
Lighthouse Hockey: And you shall know us by the fraying of our hips.
by Dominik on Jan 20, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Ha!
2011 is our year! Now if only seasons didn't span over two years.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jan 20, 2011 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
More than that
It’s not just five in seven…. it’s five in seven WITH four travel dates, which I’ve never heard of. If they were just on a five-game homestand, sure, but:
1/20 – Uniondale, and immediate long-ass drive
1/21 – Buffalo
1/22 – another long-ass drive
1/23 – Uniondale again
1/24 – a third long-ass drive
1/25 – Pittsburgh, and ANOTHER frickin’ drive
1/26 – Uniondale
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1979-80
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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.
