Islanders/WJC Gameday Thread: Life without Roloson; Cizikas/De Haan v. Nelson
by Dominik on Jan 3, 2011 2:59 PM EST
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I'm a fan of cashing in Dwayne Roloson for Ty Wishart, but that doesn't mean I pretend things get any easier for the current roster. We knew and enjoyed what Roloson delivered, we just didn't know its expiration date. Now we have two intriguing unknowns to watch through the rest of the season: How well (and how much) Rick DiPietro can perform and stand up to wear and tear, and how well late-bloomer Nathan Lawson can do at the NHL level.
But that's the thing about those two questions: They need answering. And you can't answer them without a proper test drive.
New York Islanders (11-19-6, 14th/E) @ Calgary Flames (18-18-3, 14th/W)
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From Sutter to Feaster: Matchsticks & Gasoline
Before tonight's Isles tilt in the Mountain time zone, there is the small matter of the USA-Canada semifinal at the World Junior Championship in Buffalo. That's kind of a big deal for Isles fans, since first-round picks Calvin De Haan and Brock Nelson meet, with two-way center Casey Cizikas also on de Haan's Canadian side. Puck Daddy has a big round-up of views on that game, which Canadian fans can catch on tourney home TSN, with American fans seeing the TSN feed on the NHL Network at 7:30 EST.
Meanwhile, as the Islanders visit the Flames, who are stuck in their own management-led identity crisis, talk naturally turns to former Islander Tim Jackman, who has received 4th-line good guy press all season long. He's still fondly remembered by his former Islanders teammates and, I'd think, a lot of fans. His current teammates and coach have a lot to say, too.
To me, Jackman is a former 2nd-round pick who adapted to figure out how to stick in the NHL. When you consider that each level of hockey culls all but the top few percent in the world from the close-but-not-quite level below it, that achievement is almost impressive as the stars who have the kind of natural talent bestowed by the hockey gods. No one begins their hockey fantasies wanting to be a grinder, shot blocker and trench man. But some guys love hockey so much they'll do whatever it takes, endure any pain threshold, to keep getting shifts at the highest level.
The NHL's Name-Your-Successor GM Era?
Darryl Sutter is no longer GM in Calgary, replaced by Jay Feaster [good two-part M&G look at things there], who Sutter had a hand in bringing in as assistant (though that hand may have been forced). Pierre Gauthier is GM in Montreal, where Bob Gainey brought him in as assistant, then resigned (and stuck around) mid-season to put Gauthier in the role and improve his chances of inheriting it full-time. Don Waddell is no longer GM in Atlanta, where he brought Rick Dudley in as assistant before taking a promotion that allowed Dudley to step into his former role. Larry Pleau is no longer GM in St. Louis, where he and John Davidson brought current GM Doug Armstrong in as an assistant more than a year ahead of a planned transition for Pleau, whose wife has been in a battle with cancer.
Is this a new trend? NHL GMs already have impressive job security when compared to the coaches they hire and fire like seasonal yard help. But is bringing in their eventual successors a way of improving that security even more -- of keeping their influence and mark on the club even after their lengthy tenures at the helm end?
If so, of course I'm totally ready to assume an assistantship. Just don't tell Mrs. Lighthouse.
Lineups
Not that you needed the tip, but the Isles say Rick DiPietro starts tonight, with Nathan Lawson arriving in Alberta to back him up. DiPietro's last game was one of his better ones, providing a nice partner to Roloson (R.I.TB.) for the team's two extra-time wins over the league's top two teams.
The Islanders' morning skate was optional, so there are few lineup hints -- not that the options are vast anyway. Jack Hillen was scheduled to rejoin the team after the birth of his child. And it will be interesting to see if Jack Capuano inserts Trevor Gillies for the more physical Flames (and his former running mate Jackman) [update: Isles say he was last off the ice from the morning skate, so doubt it], or if Zenon Konopka will be enough, with Jesse Joensuu improving the 4th-lines survival abilities.
Wishart Mic'd Up
The Isles passed along this YouTube video of new acquisition Wishart mic'd up while playing for Norfolk. Nothing shocking, but a quick look into his play, and voice. They also posted his interview during the Sound Tigers broadcast [mp3].
Tonight
Since this gameday post is later in the day and we have several on-going discussions in the threads and FanPosts below, I think it's safe to consider this one our in-game thread for both the WJC semifinal and the Islanders-Flames game. We shouldn't be at risk of the thread filling up so much that it lags, but if it does, let me know.
[That means put your FIG picks in and get your in-game kicks here.]
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Speaking about Goalies
Anyone have an opinion on Leighton?
I wouldn’t grab him now, but he has to go through re-entry waivers when they do call him up and by then we should have a better idea about the DP/Lawson/Poulin situation.
Thanks to the Winter Classic, we have finally found ice worse then the Coliseums'
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Break glass only in case of emergency
He’s signed through next year, so they might want to hang on to him for when Boucher goes to pasture. I’d only really consider Leighton as a stopgap if DiPietro has a lengthy setback.
That was a pretty silly signing; but at half the rate in an emergency situation I’d expect someone like that.
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Weird, I don’t think the signing was that bad. It’s 1.5 a year, so that puts him between Turco (1.3) and Neimi (2.0)
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It's certainly cheap
I just thought it didn’t make sense considering his overall history and how cap strapped they were. But that’s in the context of other silly deals (Shelley, Mejszaros).
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I'm sure they didn't expect Bobrovsky to arrive this season
So they signed him to curious money – he was really unlikely to be that much better than Boucher, in any case – and suddenly Bobrovsky looked good early. They were stuck, didn’t want to lose Leighton entirely (should Bobo turn out to be a flash-in-the-pan)… and here, maybe the contract helps them a bit. Leighton is not likely to be claimed this way. He’s also available for one of those emergency non-waiver recalls.
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Fair points, all
And obviously Philly is a team that can afford to make cap problems go hide in the minors for a while.
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NHL.com said he was available at half price now
not sure why but they mentioned it in their article specifically.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Why not?
It’s not like we’re in cap trouble or anything and would have a hard time fitting him in. He’s been hurt, right? Why not have him down in B-port getting some games in while Lawson is up with the show?
Right now
The main reason against that is since Lawson is gone, Mikko and Poulin can actually do a proper two-man rotation in BPT.
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True
I haven’t seen Mikko play down there, but looking at his stats this year it looks like he can really use some work. What about having him go back to Utah? Big step in the wrong direction?
FIG: Moulson @ 7:30
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Nielsen 10:08
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
FIG M.MOULSON @13:22 PP
13:22 PP NYI M.MOULSON Assisted by A.MACDONALD and J.TAVARES
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Grabner, 11:06.
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FIG: Moulson 4:20
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 3, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
fig - i'll summon a 3 time grammy winner for this pick...
as wierd al said, " ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right " i’ll go with hamonic
28:28 to tie it at 1 (bailey with the lone assist)
NYI Hockey! We'll get that winless month yet!
FIG: Bailey @ 10:46
Carter, hand me my thinking grenades!
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PAP 15:31
Just when you think your in the toilet you come out smelling like roses!!
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Bailey at 8:33
Go find yourself an open door.
by The Black Map on Jan 3, 2011 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Grabner 16:40
I may be absent from the thread with a winter cold…but I’ll be flat on my back cheering our guys on.
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PAP at 14:21
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
Martin Gets a Gordie Howe tonight... Goal is at 18:15.
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Moulson @ 7:30 1st
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Whoops. Posted above
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side note
Just called the Islanders twice in attempt to order the double shift package with Disney on Ice (wife and daughter will attend). $99 for two tickets plus another show. Both times, no one answered and was sent to voicemail.
UGH
lol. Holidays. There box office closes at 4:30 I think, so that is really weird.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Why are some people so high on leighton?
A career backup has 1 good playoff run and people think he’s a good starter now? Let’s be real. And I would say that some of Leighton’s good playoff numbers were because of the D in front of him.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Leighton was good when the Flyers were struggling right after Lavy got hired. Plus he has more experience then Lawson even if he’s just a backup
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Better then lawson, yes. Worth picking up and messing up our goalie nhl/ahl situations, no.
I don’t think he is terrible, but not a less buyout lawson and pick this guy up “Fo Free” goalie.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
"let's buyout"
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
I hope Lawson addressed his 1on 1 issues
He was horrible in his shootout loss…He stayed way back in his net, leaving so many , large opening, it was way too easy for the shooters to score…He can take a page from DP and come out to challenge the shooters…Cut off the angles…
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 4:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
when Lawson plays
DP should replace him during OT for the shootouts – he’s much much better than him at that
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Konopka 24:31
As far as Roli trade, when I see the words “former 1st round draft pick” involved with a trade, I tend to cringe. But with Wishart being only 22, maybe there is still hope. I like his size, which is needed. Maybe someday the D-man we should of had in Schenn.
by FireGarthSnow on Jan 3, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Why do you cringe???
So far Garth has picked up a couple that seem to be panning out in Grabner and RSH
Sorry, but these guys are no better than 4th line rejects from other teams that Garth got to fill holes at a cheap price to meet the NHL salary minimum. Short term and economically, they may have produced 3rd line results, but only because they are playing on the Island, and over the long haul they are not the solutions.
by FireGarthSnow on Jan 3, 2011 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Usually when the phrase “former 1st round pick” is uttered, it means the player hasn’t lived up to expectations, and the mediais looking for a way to build it up,lol.
by FireGarthSnow on Jan 3, 2011 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
I can see why you'd say that, however
A lot of times it’s just shorthand for “talent is there, future is uncertain.” When they’re still 22, 23, 24 they are guys taking a pretty normal prospect path. It’s not claiming, “Woo!, Top 10 pick!” but rather still a chance at being a solid NHLer, with a little more time and development.
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Once your drafted it doesn't matter where you are drafted
It’s kinda like when you buy a new car. It’s value plummets the moment you drive it off the lot. That’s pretty much the case with ninety percent of all draft picks.
Sort of
Doesn’t change the level of talent people saw in you though. Each year adds more info people didn’t have at the time of your drafted, but it’s not like just because you’re not in the NHL 2, 3 years later, you’re some kind of bust.
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I dissagree
Grabner and RSH are not 4th liners…If anything they are 2nd or 3rd, if nothing else…They derfinatly don’t fit in the 4th liner mold, imho
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 8:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
We got the "Dman we should have had in Schenn" in Travis Hamonic
As a matter of fact, Hamonic looks to me to be a lot better than Schenn. Schenn is very one dimensionsal whereas Hamonic is pretty solid in all areas while also exceling at the physical aspect of the game. For the most part, I find those clamoring for Schenn to be looking for sour grapes where there are none to be had.
Seriously
I don’t know if Hamonic will be better than Schenn, but I didn’t regret taking picks + Bailey then, and I sure don’t regret it now.
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Same here!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
I get excited
Especially with a guy like Wishart that hasn’t had much time in the nhl due to other defensemen on the Bolt’s roster. I think he will come in handy. Besides, Snow has a knack for picking up good formoer first round picks from other teams.
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FIG Grabner, 5 min into 2nd
We should be able to win this game.
righto
But that’s the thing about those two questions: They need answering. And you can’t answer them without a proper test drive.
nicely said. been waiting for this. we need to know. good or bad if dp can be the guy again. it is what it is… failure or success. this is the best way to find out.
by Khan Noonien Singh on Jan 3, 2011 5:59 PM EST reply actions
Tambellini 9-6-15 through 23 games this season
Take from that what you will but this is what happens when an organization caves to it’s fan base and doesn’t allow a player time to come into their own. Oh, and he’s also a +9 on the season.
Guy may not pan out as a thirty goal scorer in this league but he looks to have a shot a carving his niche as a 20 goal man.
Just saying.
Can’t complain about about guys like Tavares, Okposo and Bailey not having the right complementary players on this team and act like it doesn’t apply to others here. Tambellini may be the one that got away.
100% disagree. Screw Jeff frickin Tambellini.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Ditto. There are two reasons he’s putting up those numbers this year. Their names are his linemates Daniel and Henrik. Put Jon Sim next to the Sedins and he’ll put up good numbers.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I am ok with him being gone, but he failed here because he was benched
and got very little ice time when he was in.
he is a 3rd line guy, who can put numbers up once inawhile when he has some top line guys around him. Bergy is the same. we were asking these guys to be 2nd line guys and they are not
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 4, 2011 7:12 AM EST up reply actions
End of story, you said it yourself. A small 3rd line inconsistent goalscoring forward. End of discussion. lol
I think of tambellini as a much smaller, much less physical, and less tooled comeau(pk, 2-way role). Would you really want that? If given the choice of Comeau or Tambellini, who here would actually take tambellini? Point proven.
Kesler is great. Not as good as henrik sedin at playmaking, but kesler is still a superstar/high-end playmaker.
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just for the record Tamby only has 2 points while on the Sedins line
most have come while playing with Kesler, who is also a very good player but not a superstar
the 2 goals he got from the twins were back in Oct
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 4, 2011 7:43 AM EST up reply actions
I am calling BS
He was given every opportunity here to prove himself and wasn’t. Everyone seems to forget Tambellini played in over 150 games as an Islander and proved nothing. The only reason he’s putting up numbers now in Vancouver is because he’s riding shotgun on the Sedin line.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
so?
most guys in the league need players to play with on their line to score… let’s be honest… the whole time he was here this team was spinning it’s wheels… struggling… they needed guys to stand on their own without the need of playmates… but that is a rare thing in the league especially on a consistently rebuilding franchise…
he’s not that player but if he can be a 20-30 goal scorer on a good team then good for him
reality is he was treated poorly here… lots of guys didn’t live up to the hopes the team had or underperformed and weren’t treated as bad as he was. maybe he’s a jerk behind the scenes who knows.
by Khan Noonien Singh on Jan 3, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
he was treated poorly here…
Sigh. Completely disagree. COMPLETELY.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
maybe so
maybe poorly is the wrong word… how about treated a little more poorly than the others?
by Khan Noonien Singh on Jan 3, 2011 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Nope.
Maybe you could got take a long hard look at his (cough) “production” when he was an Islander as a bit of a refresher.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with you.
He was here for years and years and years and years. He did nothing to deserve even the TOI he got, let alone MORE. Jesus.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Could you NOT make comments like that to me? K thanks.
You wanna talk hockey, lets talk hockey. But I am certainly not interested in you presuming my hysteria and commenting on it.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
I can just picture you screaming at your computer screen like Kirk in Star Trek II......KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
No offense intended just a funny visual I got LOL.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
lol- me? ;)
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks guys
Now that image mixed with Okposo and the teddy bear screaming KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! is going to keep me up at night.
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Nice knowing you Khan…
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
It's not like I'm losing sleep over his departure
But in no way was he given the opportunities afforded to, say, Blake Comeau.
He has never done even what Blake Comeau has done.
And admittedly that isnt all that much!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Im not sure why Blake gets so much crap here
He’s a 3rd line guy…he’s a 20 goal guy, imho…Maybe people around here expect too much from him…
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think its because he is unbelievably streaky
Always has been. In a way that is a lot more frustrating than a player who plugs away and gets the same # of goals steadily. When you do it in sputs and the spurts just – STOP… or dont start in the first place for a while- its really annoying.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
he gets crap right here because...
…he’s afraid of the net, despite his excellent size and puck control.
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Comeau
For me it’s little dumb things that I know he has within him to avoid. Add that to the inconsistency, and he frustrates me.
I admit I can be too hard on him though and do NOT want him gone. Keep a cheap able guy around that as a 3rd-liner/PK guy, we need depth like that.
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I like Comeau way more than Tambs
And not because one is still here and one is gone- I felt that way when they were both still here.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Do you expect Nino to make the team next year? If yes, then who’s ice time does he take? If not Comeau’s then who’s?
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Without watching Nino
I’m not convinced that he should, but I figure he’s got a good chance. Don’t even know if he’ll be a better all-around player than Comeau by that point though.
To me, load up with guys who can do something at the NHL level — even if they frustrate us — and you’re in better shape. If Comeau is a 3rd or 4th liner, that’s a good sign (as long as he doesn’t get deflated; that’s the other challenge in fielding four competent lines).
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Comeau, RSH, Grabner, and Joensuu
are all on the bubble. We’ll see who gets re-signed. And I would expect Nino on the roster next year in any event.
I'd guess:
-JJ gone because he can’t produce at the ahl or nhl level.
-RSH resigned as our 3rd line scoring center to a multiyear deal
-Grabner resigned toa multiyear deal as a middle 6 winger
-And comeau/pap resigned as 3rd line/depth winger(depending on who outplays who)
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after further review
I could see Isles drafting RNH if the unholy trinity is off the board. On the other hand, Parenteau seems to be developing some chemistry with JT and if he could switch to LW, he could be a linemate with KO and JT. I have no confidence in BC’s future consistency. Maybe now’s the time to trade him to a team with cap issues for a veteran forward which this team needs.
I would definitely not jot down Comeau as a 20goal/yr guy at all. 15 maybe, but definitely not a reliable 20goal producer.
He was barely a 20goal producer in juniors and in his 3 ahl yrs he was never on pace for 20goals. A reliable 20goal scorer he is not.
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strange is the right discription
He was awarded a contract but was never afforded the oppurtunities like Bails and JT…Let’s face it, these 2 guys had their share of struggles but were givin the chance to play thru it…Tamby was thrown on the 4th line and when he had a few bad games he was benched
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
when he had a few bad games he was benched
With all due respect, this seems revisionist to me. Tambellini never had “a few bad games”- he had a few GOOD games. The rest were ALL bad.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
I remember Tamby started to look better
At one point but the next day he’s scratched…
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah I remember that game too
But it was a game.
His whole career as an Islander was a giant pile of fail.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Totally
Though I don’t think he deserved (based on skill and sense) what those two have gotten, he was still always in the doghouse. What I found so strange about the way he was handled was the fact that they kept him around so long. It got to the point where you were waiting for him to either get a fair shake or to be a mercy cut.
If he was “in the doghouse” with coach after coach after coach, doesnt that tell you guys something?
Maybe the guy was not doing what he was supposed to be doing?
His horrific production stats, save LITERALLY a handful of games, completely supports that.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
Steve Stirling
Brad Shaw
Ted Nolan
Scott Gordon
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
and that doesnt even count all the assistant coaches!
Tambs was in the system a LONG time.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
thats an assumption
I’m saying it was weird the way he was handled, not saying he didn’t deserve the doghouse…maybe he did but we don’t know why
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
fair enough
I just think I do have an idea why- because he didnt DO anything lol
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
I agree he was handled strangely
Never consistent linemates, never consistent role, always given PP time after it seemed they’d already messed with his confidence.
That said, I don’t miss him and don’t see his numbers this year as evidence of much. He’s played a lot with Sedins and with Kesler, been put in positions to score, and scored at about the rate of other Canucks who play next to those guys on one of the strongest teams in the better conference.
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Cool Lawson article from Calgary
Via Fornabaio.
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FIG
Matt Martin 8 minutes into the first.
Why?
Cause I like offbeat picks.
unnn.. unnn… (thats me clearing my throat) hate to be persnicketty but you’re supposed top put you FIG picks as a reply to 1st FIG post.
by TMS on Jan 3, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
Dam West Coast, I just woke up to watch the game… Now I’ve got 2 hours
Thanks to the Winter Classic, we have finally found ice worse then the Coliseums'
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WJC is about to start...
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
NHL Network
If you get it.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
They spent a good minute praising Brock Nelson's two way play
as well as his passing and vision.
On the other hand they brought up de Haan’s disappointing tournament.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
USA not looking good at all
3-0 with 7 minutes left in the 2nd.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
What a stinker
The Isles game starts just in time…
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seriously
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Jackman does his job
He didn’t win allot of his fight but he wasn’t affraid…He definatly wasn’t affraid to go to the net..he was a perfect 4th liner…North, South player. Nothing fancy but did his role and worked hard…He deserves to be getting some credit
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:) yeah.
I love Tim. He is a good 4th liner.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Love RSH
Even more: “Look at John. He’s an easy target, he’s easy to pick on. Look at his hair.”
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Pup Sutter
How is he still coach after Brother Darryl stepped down as GM?
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Apparently an injury, not a healthy scratch.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Let me guess he broke his shoulder blowing a kazoo for New Years? Or he strained his hip getting out of the shower?
Can we just end this horribly failed experiment already? Isn’t there some other 1st round pick we can trade Comeau for?
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Well in terms of 1st rounders who could use a change of scenery, Colton Gillies (Jethro’s nephew) and James Sheppard in Minnesota come to mind.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Great let's get either one of them!
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Shep’s injured right now, he screwed up his knee in an ATV accident this offseason but should be back soon and I think the new management in Minny has run out of patience with him so I have a feeling he won’t be there too much longer. As for Gillies, I don’t know if they’re still high on him. He’s in the AHL and every time he’s been called up this year he’s wound up as a healthy scratch. So they both might be available for not much,
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Wow. Write run-on sentences much?
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
I just figured you were emulating some ancient language.
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He makes my sentences look normal. lol
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Can someone please sneak Iginla back on the plane w/ the Isles?
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couldn’t agree more, been saying it since the rumors of him wanting out of Calgary last year.
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change his jersey while he is sleeping.
Hire someone to hypnotize him.
You dont remember the trade? You requested it…
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
His age and wear worried me coming into this season
But I always loved him, and he’s having another nice year. I would rather deal with Sutter for him than Feaster though…see if we can scrounge up Jokinens and Mayers and Kotaliks to offer him, LOL.
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Maybe garth can work something out. He seems capable of doing magic with the resources he has.
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Clearing the zone is overrated
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
Nice PP GOAL
Sweet backhand
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
That was insane
I’m watching it happen, it feels like slow motion, I’m thinking: “They’re not letting him do that are they? Yes, yes they are.”
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yeah
he kinda just moseyed on in there.
That’s why I love the backhand, if you can consistently roof it there are not many goalies who can stop it.
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No doubt
Once he cocked the backhand, I knew the goalie was cooked.
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FIG Taveras! Horrible call by the announcers
I picked him for FIG…What a move!! Wow!!!That’s what we paid for
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Gonna take an hour to sort through the JT picks, I bet.
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Looks like we have 2 good lines
clicking
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh well
Just tuned in and sounds like I missed something really sweet by JT
JT - PAP - MM!!!!!
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MM
Coulson tells Calgary to suck it.
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And settle of that bouncing puck! No panic.
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BTW I'm also a fan of cashing in Roloson for Wyshart
Don’t know much about Wyshart but the fact that he has size. Don’t even know if he uses it effectivly.
But looking at the D in the pipeline we are lacking in sizeable D. This kid sounds like he could give this team a boost in the second pairing in the future.
Yeah, supposedly he doesn’t use his size to crush people. They can’t all do that, I guess. Size + mobility is pretty huge in terms of taking up space and getting in lanes, so I’ll take it.
It’s funny, not to pull out the unfair comparison, but Pronger despite his rep doesn’t really crush people very often. He just covers territory extremely well and spears and cheapshots people behind the play. His “snarl” reputation is as much from how dirty he is in a sneaky way.
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I like how Hamonic uses his size to protect the puck and edge people off
If Wyshart can do that then we are in great shape.
VERY encouraging to see the little things he does at this age
I just assumed he shouldn’t be able to handle it so young, but he plays pretty smart.
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Pronger picks his spots, smartly so too. And when Pronger picks his spots, he destroys/manhandles players.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Touted Future Very Reliable Top 4 shutdown d-man with offensive upside.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Man, I do not want to be on the other end of Pup’s wrath right now.
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Trooper tells the Isles to 'raise a little hell'!
….and Moulson continues his goal leader rivalry with Tavares……
God Konopka
Seriously, can’t you let it go for once in your life?
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haha, i'm hoping that Kostopolous came at him
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
No, it was Kostopolus trying to pump up his team. don’t fight him. Your team just took a 2 goal lead. There’s no need to fight him there, it gives the Flames just what they wanted: Stopping your momentum and maybe giving them a spark to come back. It was a stupid fight by Konopka.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Although the PA playing Pantera after the fight was pretty sweet.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck that!
excuse my french but Zenon is the man
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
In this particular case he’s a momentum killer. You don’t have to fight everyone that looks at you the wrong way.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. I saw it as zenon thinking he's allowed to challenge everyone till he gets a taker becaus we got a quick 2goal lead.
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Butch has much better chemistry with Jiggs than he does with Howie IMO.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Jiggs is master, howie just is a great play-by-play guy. Jiggs is a HOF announcer and on another level imo.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Howie is primarily a baseball and a radio guy too. Even hockey, he was radio before being a TV guy. TV and radio announcing are two different animals.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Very true. You have to describe what is going on more when you do Radio since your audience isn't seeing what is happening.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
damn straight
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
Thought Knonpka was a little too kind in that fight
Should have destroyed Kostopolous. Knopoka looked to have the size advantage in that one.
Zenon Konopka
Love this guy on our side…said it last game
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Did juice just line up and destroy someone? Could be a new beginning.
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Plays like that is why I love DP
With everyone else in goal I keep thinking we are gonna get that breakout pass. Really great play be DP there.
Hopefully he doesn’t get to eager later on.
BTW
Happened to have to go out to LI today and stopped in @ the Broadway Mall store. Besides being unhappy of them being out of Nielsen shirts in my size (All they had were smalls. I haven’t been a small since I was 12) if you spend 50 bucks they’ll give you a voucher for one free ticket this season. I think they’re getting desperate ticket sales wise.
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How did that 1 player get behind our whole defense?
DP shoulda had it but that doesn’t excuse the defense for falling asleep.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Flames goal
That was the most hilariously bad attempt at stopping a breakaway since Martin Straka scored on a penalty shot on DiPietro and DiPietro never even moved…
Anyone else still say to themselves “The Rangers Suck” when you here the chicken dance played?
by DanNOLA on Jan 3, 2011 9:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
LOL- we did that at my friends wedding
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
Fucking Reese
This guy has no business in the NHL. Can’t wait till this guy has no chance of ever getting ice on this team.
Why did DP just flop backwards? WTF was that?
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Looked like he did splits to anticipate the deke
And Moss faked the deke, pulled it back, and he could only hold the splits for so long.
Honestly if he can do that without his hip falling off, that’s a mild positive.
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JT
Is becoming a man possessed.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:35 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ha
Funny how quickly they closed off JT at the net’s back door that time. Live and learn.
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Holy Sh*t, JT is working it tonight!!
Keeps that puck in and scores the goal
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I'm starting to think he likes cruising through W. Canada
It’s home, but without the silly hype.
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by Dominik on Jan 3, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well Toronto does still see him as The Next Canadian Saviour©.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
One day he will return to his rightful home and all of the awful, awful things the U.S. has done to hockey will be rectified.
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all of the awful, awful things the U.S. has done to hockey will be rectified.
Like Phil Kessel?
rimshot
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Boom
I can’t remember, did they pull the same crap with Crosby, or was he so overexposed by that point that they didn’t want his whining back?
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OH Baby!!!!
He is arriving!!!…right before our eyes!!!!!
FB4Real
"Past performance Is Not A Guarantee For Future Results"
We don't need JD
When Jiggs is in the house.
This is the best 10 game period he's had
Not just pts. overall play
FB4Real
"Past performance Is Not A Guarantee For Future Results"
JT has been quietly racking up points lately
I think he has a point in 8 of his last nine games.
Already in his second three point night in two games.
It's great to see us taking advantage of a back-up goalie in stead of making them look like the next Roy or Brodeur.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
This is just awesome to see
Taveras getting hot!
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 9:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I was just gloating about how his skating has improved immensly
before he scored that goal.
Clearly this kid has made a ton of adjustments in his game and it’s paying off.
SHHHHHHHH!
Who are you, Howie lol?
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tanguay
Has there ever been a consensus on the pronounciation of his last name? It is Tan-gay or Taun-gee?
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For as bad as the Islanders have been, it’s amazing that Calgary and Edmonton aren’t that far away from their Cup Runs.
Thanks to the Winter Classic, we have finally found ice worse then the Coliseums'
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Watching this game
I keep wondering what this team is gonna be like with Okposo back in the lineup. That’s really gonna solidify the top two lines and probably open up more room for a nice trade at the deadline with probably Moulson or Parentau.
Okposo will take Sims spot on the 2nd line
Moulson JT PAP
Bailey Neilsen Okposo
Nice top 6 lol.
Down With Wang.
I say get ruthless
Enter contract negotiations with both…if the right trade comes along and the right contract terms do not, make the deal. Otherwise, depth, depth, depth! Let them fight it out through…merit!
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If they can't sign Moulson
or PAP. Deal em. Better off retaining value rather than getting stuck with nil. Can always renegotiate in the offseason.
RSH needs...
another guy on his line with the same type of hands and mental quickness. He often throws these great looks but his linemate isn’t ready for them because they don’t anticipate those quick plays.
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PAP has the stick handling skills for that, the shot if his reflexes/release can come up to par....Like they did in the shootout and playoff game when he scored the winner.
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I think part of it
is playing with the same set of guys regularly. So hopefully the more these guys play with him the more they will come to expect the no look passes, etc.
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I'd say that was our best 1st period of the season! Except for the Defensive hiccup and DP's soft goal it couldn't have gone any better!
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Moulson gets the next one
He won’t let JT stay tied with him. It seems whenever he catches him Matt finds a way to get back on top.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
by Anarcurt on Jan 3, 2011 9:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I gotta head out for huff and puff hockey
See some of you night owls waaaaay after the game when I get back.
Heh, Tavares there won’t even chirp about the WJC game…yet. All focus, grasshopper.
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in his heart he's bleeding canada red, but he can do that and finish his career with the isles. No problem with that imo.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Plenty of Canadians have has long careers based in the US and still were proud Canuks. Scott Niedermeyer anyone?
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Amac
2 assists tonight gives him 9 pts. In 9 gp since the start of our current streak, which incidentally coincided with his an Hamonic’s promotion to “top pairing”. I can’t see the game tonight, but it sounds great! Can’t wait for the highlights.
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 3, 2011 9:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
MacDonald has to be our top guy at this point. I can’t wait to see how he, Hammer Hamonic and a healthy Streit will be next year. I’m downright giddy.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
I'm with you
He just keeps showing up in the box score! I didn’t expect that out of any D on this team other than Streit.
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
by Keith Quinn on Jan 3, 2011 10:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I love AMac
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Just woke up am I dreaming ????
Who won the FIG?? I feel lucky.
by Torch7 on Jan 3, 2011 10:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
MM again??
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
As of right now officially its MM but it might get changed to the Hammer upon review.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
See what you can do when you’re not in the sin bin Konopka?
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He’ll just have to settle for an assist.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Beautiful
now we have 2 guys looking for the hat!
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
It would be awesome if they both get it
by Alex Kinkead on Jan 3, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I knew he wouldn't let JT stay tied
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Reese
He’s got to be back in Bridgeport with Make a Wishart coming up at the end of the road trip.
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Not impressed with Reese, the opening is there for Wishart.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
I’m really starting to believe WebBard’s theory that Reese was a product of FMIV’s babysitting last year.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah it is kind of looking that way
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
No idea why reese was up over a few of the other d-men down there that deserve a look.
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Playing time, ect.
Kohn has been nursing an injury lately and they probably want Katic to get more playing time than the seventh defenseman on the road trip. If Comeau isn’t injured, I doubt Cap is rolling with 7 dmen and Reese is probably scratched tonight.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
who is this team and what did they do with my lousy islanders?
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions
RDP's recoverys are SLOWWWW
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
not even 1 full game post Roloson and DP is hurt.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Jesus Christ
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Nevermind him
we all know RDP is the only one who walks on water in Wang’s World
“We’re not worthy”
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
That's what it looks like. Hopefully minor, but he was in clear pain.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Oh no! Figures
Roli gone…What now? Ugh!
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Is Calgary playing "Money For Nothing"?
Because, that’s just funny.
by garik16 on Jan 3, 2011 10:13 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
indeed they were.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Think that was planned?
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
No...
The song was probably just released in Calgary so it’s Top 40 right now. :)
by deeco on Jan 3, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
lmao!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
absolutely
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
depressing...
At this point I feel sorry for DP…he’s has worked so hard…He looked like a beaten man, head down on the way out
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I can't help but feel bad, he plays with so much heart...I really hope this isn't serious.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Two Hot Dogs my ass, Butchie.
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Of course right after Rolo gets traded.
Paging Mr. Poulin, Mr. Poulin please pick up the white courtesy phone.
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Hockey Wilderness - Because misery loves company.
I picture it being red
you know, like the injury hotline or something?
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
It was worth posting my drivel to get that link… That was the Shizzle my HansunFrizzle! - JPinVA
After being fired as head coach, now a "Special Adviser" to Lighthouse Hockey
Hockey Wilderness - Because misery loves company.
by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Now you're talkin
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
no...
THE WHITE PHONE!
What the fish, stick?
by Homey Chives on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe we ditch the phone altogether
Once Wang finishes building the “Lighthouse” we can use something like the bat signal that emanates from the lighthouse beacon.
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
by NYI_22 on Jan 3, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Retrofit
The Port Jeff-Bridgeport ferry so that it can quickly shuttle back and forth between LI and the Port quickly.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Bat signal
For RDP? What would you have, a pair of crossed crutches?
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I hadn't seen DP stretch like that making a save in a long time
Probably just soreness given that his ligaments are probably pretty stiff after the surgeries.
could be it, maybe
maybe they are just being really cautious with him.
Maybe he will be back for the 3rd period.
Maybe thats it for the season.
Could be anything.
♬ The waitin is the hardest part… ♬
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
He'll convince them and drag himself back in the 3rd period whether he tore his groin or not.
He loves competing, and LOVES WINNING EVEN MORE! lo
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
gimme ham on five
hold the mayo
What the fish, stick?
by Homey Chives on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
did hamonic get credted?
if yes,i didnt see anyone take the puck for him
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Moulson on a deflection.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Too late to get our Leighton claim in?
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Why in the world would we want him, I'd rather bring back Yann Danis than pick up that piece of crap.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Dubie just got released from Koln
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
But like the last time he came back from Europe, he would have to go through waivers and would probably get picked by someone.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
“OK, lets try this AGAIN…”
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Well he got claimed again. D’oh!
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Break in case of emergency....
Leighton is available if need be. But im sure DP is fine, just a precaution. I mean it’s not like he’s made of glass or anything.
Grabs, how about doin something worthwhile with that puck? Christ.
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
That's a perfect wideopen shot he has to blast to a top corner. And he's a touted goal scorer! ahhhhhh
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Yeah
Although, after seeing the replay it looked like he was a little handcuffed by the pass. Still, he has to do something better than nicely placing it in the goalie’s glove!
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
The Hockey Gods return...
Of course this current rebound streak was to good to be true, we had to pay the toll and that means DP gets hurt again! Man i hope its not serious.
Grabner had soooo much net right there
Did he try to knuckle ball that shot from point blank?
That would piss Garth off
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hillen with a nice andy sutton move along the boards
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hillen finally throws a hip check
Shades of last yr
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
lawson not getting rattled
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Very sharp
Calgary looks like they are gonna test this kid with everything.
as long as we dont bite the weenie and wind up back in the shootout
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Butch keeps saying Lawson is aggressive
Well he wasn’t in shootouts
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I noticed that too
He seems really sharp and attentive to the puck. He is like a ninja(at least in the way he looks).
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
Butch just said Iginla would finish his career in Calgary. Who could deny that means he will be traded within the week?
Anything can happen
When Jokinen is poisoning your locker room.
Yeah you would expect ignition or something
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Let's SEE: they play "Go For Soda", think they're trying to bump up the.....
…..beverage concession revenues? LOL
Seriously, Lawson is looking a bit….oh, dare I say it? Roloson-esque tonight (and wants to avoids DP-like odysseys if his little chat with the ref is any indication…..
Ha, come on. He has been in there 5 minutes.
A little early to start saying he looks like Rolie. Especially since the Isles are kicking butt in general tonight.
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
Well, he didn't hesitate to wield the lumber a la Dwayne.....
…..but you’re right, it IS a bit premature yet…..still, a good harbinger perhaps!
H-TRIG
who gets hat trick tonight JT or MM?
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:27 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Butch is much better with Jiggs, he seems to be a lot more relaxed.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
I think its because they have known each other for aeons
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone see blood? Never mind, he's back.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
The Refs suck
Islanders need to file a complaint with the league. These Refs have been so horrible. Can’t recall the last time I’ve seen the officiating this bad. I think this season may be an all time worst.
Apparently its fine to stick Islanders players in the face
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
Could be worse
At the Wild game I went to last week, Marek Zidlicky was boarded, nothing was called and now Zidlicky is done for the season with a torn shoulder labrum. So the Wild are now without a top 4 defenseman for the year on a dirty play where no call was made.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
That reminds me of the Savard concussion hit by Cooke last year.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
That is disgusting.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Suddenly I am not so confident :\
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Me too. Lawson could make this serious
by Torch7 on Jan 3, 2011 10:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The heck Lawson
Man he’s giving up some Snow-like rebounds tonight.
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need more goals ASAP! lawson looks overmatched or d sucks again
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Calgary isn't going to bother with shot selection
when they are down 4-1 with an unproven goalie in net.
They are gonna hit him with everything. Lawson is just as foreign to Calgary as he is to his own D corp.
I like Jackman
But id like to see Zenon give him a beat down
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Classy
I like AC/DC’s Thunderstruck played on the old organ.
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That looked pretty bad for RDP
Think it’s time to break the glass as referenced above and send for Leighton.
NO NO NO! There a lot of other options besides paying that over-rated piece of crap 3.1 million bucks.
Robert Esche would be a better option Leighton.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
we certainly have the cap space
and he was pretty damned good last year regular season and playoffs. would prefer Dubie as suggested by Neologizer. Wonder where he is these days. (Dubie, not neologizer)
forget Leighton I’m going through my closet looking for my Dubie shirt and keeping my fingers crossed
Can we please take Martin off the ice?
Weakly gives the puck up as we go to the offensive zone and then can’t pass it out of the defensive zone.
You do need to have some skill with the puck to play hockey, you know.
Is there anyone on this team you do like other than Parenteau?
You crap on DP every chance you get, you were downing JT earlier and now it’s Martin…who’s next Moulson, Hamonic, McDonald?
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
by Metalstar on Jan 3, 2011 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
lol, so true.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
I am however, naturally pessimistic.
LOL- born to be an Isles fan!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Martin is a 4th liner, and everyone has their bad games and mental mistakes.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Eh, my point is that we seem to give our 4th liners WAY too many minutes.
Konopka and Martin shouldn’t be in the game with the game on the line in the 3rd, and especially not Gillies. But well, I’ve seen it way too often.
(Konopka gets an exception for faceoffs, at least).
Agreed there. That has to stop, and I've seen it too. Konopka isn't terrible though. Solid pker and defensively responsible.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
They always seem to play better when he is in net
Even if he’s loosing them the game.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Without question. Look at his record compared to our team record.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Even when he gives up 6 goals the offense gets 5
It was always the paradox about Rollie. He would play great and still not win.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Yep. Team plays for DP, gotta love that DP factor.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
DP: 5-6-4, our team: 11-19-6
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
It probably hurts them just as much to see DP get hurt knowing how hard he works and the effort he puts in.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Great move by Bails
He needs to do that more often
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
Butchery??
Nawson?
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
Love Butchie
has so much to say and one mouth to do it with.
by Chickendirt on Jan 3, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
unbelievable momentim shift
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 10:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Despite DPs injury
thus far has been what you would expect from a team on the road.
Once again, New York Islanders commerical with unknown defenseman
THATS NOT AN EFFECTIVE COMMERCIAL.
If a diehard Isles fan can’t figure out who the hell the player is, then it’s beyond stupid.
Who cares
LOL
I WANT that practice jersey!!!!!!
You obviously didn't pay close enough attention to the commerical...
Since it says in big letters, ANDREW MACDONALD, NEW YORK ISLANDERS DEFENSEMAN!
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
It does in the first 5 seconds of the add. Pay attention before you decide to rip something.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
During the commercial
He talks about how people dont know who he is because he is a defenseman… thats the funny part.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
You mean a-mac? Our #1 d-man? What the hell is up with your criticism?
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
Thats commercial was a bit dimeaning
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
???
There is nothing demeaning about it IMO.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
To the fans? horrible marketing
To say you might now know me is demeaning to himself and the fans…IDK, its just horrible the way this team markets…
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It is just playing on
a widely held belief that defensemen don’t get the glory so people don’t know them by name. It’s true to some degree.
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
????
Im really not following you.
Listen to what he says. Tehre is nothing demeaning about acknowledging how ppl dont always know the defensemen who quietly do their jobs. Shit, this GDT today proves it- we have people here ON THIS THREAD who dont even know who he is!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
How about simply introducing himself instead of saying fans might not know him?
Its garbage marketing IMHO…demeaning might be the wrong discription but garbage is
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 11:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
OMG!
This really bothers you?
Its “garbage” etc and its actually getting you upset enough to make all these statements? WOW.
Its just a flippin in-game commercial, KO21.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Not losing sleep over it
Buts its garbage none the less…I think you’re more upset about me being upset…let’s just agree to disagree
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 11:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, Im fine with that
I just honestly cant believe, with all the legit fuckups this organization has made as far as marketing goes, that these little bumper bits upset you.
Is it because they dont have shirts on? Seriously- do guys find that disturbing or something?
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
The shirts off are using sex appeal, i dont appreciate, lol
And I didn’t like the words or slogan…I’m not upset either….just having fun bullshitting w u guys & gal..;)
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 11:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
To be honest I dont think its a sex appeal thing as much as it is a “look at this masculine body” thing.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
The intentions werent to be creepy, sexy,
but let’s face it, they are displaying, sweaty, rippling, muscles on young men…lol. Ok I’ll drop this…
by KO21 on Jan 4, 2011 8:25 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
so answer is YES the sexy commercials dont do it for this hockey fan, lol
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 11:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
so what's the problem with rippling muscles?
They have those Ice Girl spots, why not a little sumtin’-sumtin’ for the ladies?
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Not demeaning at all, a lot of people don't know a-mac but he is looking more and more like a top-tier shutdown d-man everyday.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
How is getting your own commerical on TV for millions of people to see demeaning?
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
The content was bad...I didnt like it at all
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not criticizing A-Mac.
I’m criticizing the promotion. You don’t promote a team by advertising using guys who casuals will never have heard of, and won’t be immediately be wowed by if they do go to a game.
You use your stars, so that fans say, “Huh, that guy interests me,” turn up, see that player do well, and think “Wow, i have to go again!”
Do not agree
You DO use your top players in commercials, even if some people dont know them yet. Who the fuck else can the Isles use?
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Jack Hillen?
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
true but where is the JT commercials?
Seriously?
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 11:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Do we really need to promote JT more?
HE is unquestionably the most promoted player on our team nationwide. He has his own clothes line for god sakes!
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
BTW
There are at least 3 versions of that commercial. One with Okposo (cant use yet because hes been hurt) one with Bailey (they were using but stopped when he was in Bridgeport) and this AMac one. Dont know if there are others of the same motif.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
They still show Moulsons commercial
I saw it recently
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
that was a good one, creative marketing
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 11:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Agree somewhat
Sure, it would be great to use your stars but 2 of our biggest are out with injury, our franchise player has the personality of a wet towel, and Bailey is just back from demotion so maybe too soon to start running his again! haha
"We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will." - Mike Milbury
Well, its not wonder...
With all the drinking that happens here alone I’m suprised the fans can tell who JT is after a first period of booze.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
They are alright
I prefer any commercials with actual Isles players in them
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
So if it were a beach commercial with Dipietro and Mrs. Dipietro it would be better?
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
definitely
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
But only if it's like the Corona commercials
and involves them silently one-upping each other with petty acts of passive-aggression
that would be great
Remember the Sponge commercial with Bailey, Guerin and Weight? That was frickin GREAT.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 4, 2011 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
You dont know who Andy MacDonald is?
Wow… if fans of his own team dont even recognize the teams current #1 defeneman then he really has a point in what he says during the commercial.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
I don't recognize without the uni # being obvious.
I don’t know our players’ faces. They wear helmets after all.
Yes, but if you listen to what he says, then you know.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Most pointless argument in LHH history?
Nah, I give that to the Tambellini debate. Sorry ’bout that one.
by Dorfer on Jan 3, 2011 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
put a fan post up
recently about how bad the advertising is, especially when you compare it to what other NHL teams are doing (such as the Bruin Bear Hockey Rules)
"It's a good thing the Islanders spent the offseason compiling organizational depth on the blueline. Because, yes, they're losing defensemen almost as rapidly as they're losing games."
Well he isnt. :)
But I really like the kid myself
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think it's that simple
Well at least if you’re talking about your #1 as your Best D-Man.
If you mean who the lines have as the #1 D-man, that’s another story. But I think he has a strong case for Best Defenseman on the team already.
THE BEST defenseman this team has is Mark Streit.
AMac is #2. You are the only person I have seen make a case that Hamonic is right now #2.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'm actually thinking of making a fanpost showing the statistical case.
Also, I wasn’t counting Streit, I thought that was obvious.
Im interested...
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
#1 d-man is a huge stretch. He might have the ceiling though.
John Tavares=The Franchise, The Future, and still only 20yrs old, SO GIVE HIM SOME F**KING TIME TO MATURE CRITICS! Not everyone is Wayne Gretzky(although Tavares did break some of his records....tee hee)
#1-D-Man on another team? Maybe not.
But as I’ll explain later, I think there’s a good case he’s the best D-Man (Excluding Streit) on the Islanders Right NOW.
Schremp
is a -2, and that’s not easy when we are up 4-2
we have two good lines, and enough for a 4th
Comeau isn’t missed – RSH wouldn’t be either
Reese is craptastic,
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Why +/- is deceptive
even when you have scored four goals. Two of those Isles goals were on the PP and therefore don’t count against the +/-.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
And up until JT’s hot streak the last couple of games, RSH was the Isles best offensive player the last month and a half.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Jiggs seems to pay more respect to Butcher
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I think that's because....
Jiggs and Eddie once woke up in Butchies room on the road tied to a sheep….and Butchie never spoke a word of it. (I heard it from Botta, he knows everything)
The way Mac talks of the Wisnewski trade
you have to wonder how much that guy is really missed in the locker room.
Wiz isn't missed at all
he has terrible positioning – the Habs will not be celebrating his acquisition for long
Team is better without WIZ
The Power Play is better and our Defense is a hell of a lot better with the over rated and over paid Wizzinator.
by jbranny on Jan 3, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
BTW, Optimun blows compared to FIOS
If Verizon had MSG HD Id have no use for this garbage DVR
by KO21 on Jan 3, 2011 10:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
konopka gets helper
on moulson’s second goal. Did they just add that?
Where’s comeau? what did I miss?
What the fish, stick?
oh...neck pain, nevermind
What the fish, stick?
by Homey Chives on Jan 3, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
Comeau was scratched tonight b/c of an undisclosed injury (AKA Bruised Ego). And yes, Konopka won the faceoff back to MacDonald whose shot Moulson deflected for the goal.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
instant ranking of Islanders D
MacDonald
Hamonic
Streit
de haan
Donovan
Jurcina
Eaton
Hillen
Wishart
Gervais
Kohn
Reese + the other 6 guys at BPT + the other prospects in the system
As of Right now????? If so, I do not agree with your insta-ranking.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
Donovan way to high. No Kessel or Ness…
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
He’s still 3-4 years away from being with the big club.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
note
potential as of now (serious injuries may linger)
and reference to “the other prospects in the system”
Kessel is probably higher – but an unknown largely
More of an unknown than Donovan?
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
oh, and if you’re relying on Hockey’s Future. Don’t. Stop now. It’s crap.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not for prospect reviews rankings or ht/wt stats it isnt
They arent written by hockey experts or fans or scouts.
Go to the message boards at HF itself and ask them whether HF’s reviews ranking and ht/wt stats are good or reliable.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
No its not. Most of the profiles they haven’t updated in 2-3 years. The guys they have do the player analysis and prospect lists haven’t watched or ever paid attention to the players for most of the years. Last years Isles end of season top 20 prospect list had Trevor Smith on it. That in itself should discredit the site.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
de Haan 4th even though he's never played a game in the NHL?
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
That is a fuking disgrace of a list. Your credibility as a hockey analyst is completely gone now.
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Don't hold back
Let ’em know how you really feel.
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lol. Yeah, it was a little too harsh, but that list is terrible on so many different level and for so many different reasons.
I apologize for harshness, but that list is really a piece of crap.
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Crap
No, not JT… no please be fine
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Fucking Bouwmeester. Does Pup Sutter tell his defensemen to be dirty on purpose?
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Looked like a love tap
and half a dive to me
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Who in their right mind dives head first into the glass?
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think the term “dive” has to be used in a literal fashion at all times. My point was, JT was up against the boards and took a light tap in the back. He bumped his head on the board, hesitated, and went down to the ice like he had just been crushed from behind. Skated off in “pain” and was fine 2 seconds later when the put the camera on him while sitting on the bench.
Everyone is free to make their own judgment.
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Don't need the Effenheimers
Especially on the title line. Clean it up please.
I dont think thta is a title line, actually
And there is no way to edit ones posts here.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What I would trade for Bouwmeester.... that size and overall play......damn.
But that was a crap hit. 2min boarding.
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Great
I come back from Hoarders, we’re winning and maybe have a hat trick tonight… but what happened to DP?
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What else?
Groin injury.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Phew
That’s not too bad. At least its not something he hurt before
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Groin strain...hopefully not serious.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
He was a good defensive forward in BP, no reason not to work him into the PK lines. Not like they were blowing anyone away
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I miss Claude Lapointe on the PK.
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by Metalstar on Jan 3, 2011 11:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I was playing NHL 06 today and Claude was on the Flyers....made me remember how good he was for us.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
2006 seems like not too long ago
Yet when you put it that way — Claude still playing, it was Okposo’s draft year, man. Time flies. I’m getting old.
/shouts at cloud
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DiPietro has an adductor strain and has left the game for precautionary reasons. #Isles
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http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/frontthigh/adductrupture.htm
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It sounds like
Even worst case is only 2 weeks
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Koskinen or Poulin? My money’s on Koskinen just because he has more experience between the SM-Liiga and his adventures in the AHL.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
Agree with Koskinen, maybe give him a change of scenery for a little bit and see how he does.
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So he hurt his groin and they are being precautionary
With a big lead, tht might have been a smart thing to do.
Doesnt mean Im not worried about it though because I admittedly am.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
That puts me more at ease that I was earlier.
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Wow. Butchie giving JT Bossy like props
by Torch7 on Jan 3, 2011 11:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hey all
Flyers fan here.
What’s DiPietro’s status look like? Do you think the Islanders management might be interested in picking up Leighton given this recent turn of events?
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jan 3, 2011 11:15 PM EST reply actions
The only way we’ll know is if they do claim Leighton. Right now I doubt it.
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I doubt it
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 3, 2011 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, It's come up in this thread before.
The answer is probably not. The Isles have two guys in the AHL who they consider potential goalies of the future, but they’d like to give them more time.
Still, if they need to, they’d probably sign instead some cheap option who’s randomly available, than pick up Leighton.
Not with the extra year on his contract, they won’t.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know about that, not like they are up against the cap. Lawson isn’t signed going into next year and you never know about DP’s long term health.
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Problem is he’s property of Montreal. They’d have to trade for him then expose him to reentry waivers.
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
or
John Grahame – a decent year for Lake Erie/Cleveland
or bring up Koskinen without playing him
Lawson can likely handle most of this trip
and Poulin could use a game or – like Tampa Bay did with Desjardins recently – that worked
Hell no on John Grahame
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Did Butch just say Bossy scored his 500th goal 25 years ago today? Jeez. I'm old.
by Torch7 on Jan 3, 2011 11:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Karlsson
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
ABDUCTOR STRAIN
Thats a Groin injury
FB4Real
"Past performance Is Not A Guarantee For Future Results"
Abductor strain
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by OzzyFan on Jan 3, 2011 11:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Those WeatherTech
floor mats are great, I put them in my car. Worth the money in the winter, especially since they aren’t too much more than the custom mats from the dealer.
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Durable and good design, I like em.
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This is awesome
Ha, product recs at LHH. I can’t say I haven’t pondered them, which is more than I can say for 99% of commercials. Hmmm…
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"Boomer and Carlton"-more butchery.
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So it's
and
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
carllson was goalie,freudian slip
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 11:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So what can we get for Gervais?
I’ve been willing to give the guy time in the past, but his lazy play and worthless clears make me scream and scare my dog
He’d still get claimed off of Waivers, so he might be worth something. He was only a 7th round pick anyway.
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Konopka had a pretty shitty clear on that last play as well.
I’m going to chalk that up from being tired after the two icings.
Did I say FIG?
I meant LAST Islanders Goal! By Grabner! Really! My finger slipped all the way to the other hafl of the keyboard!
See? “HAFL.” There it is again!
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Grabner
Tweet that Calgary!
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Get the feeling
That maybe the team didn’t gel too well during camp? It seems like everyone is breaking out at the same time now and the line combos are working great.
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Gordo's fault?
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Or China Interruptus Schedule's fault?
(or China Syndrome as JP calls it.) I don’t know. So hard to tell. LOTS of new faces, and two of the old ones got shelved before a game was played.
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Not that he particularly cares
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by David Hanssen on Jan 3, 2011 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
That gives me an idea
If Howie’s vacation became a permanent one, and Jiggs was given $1 million (or whatever it takes!) to stick around, my happiness would supersede all disappointment from other off-ice moves this summer.
No offense to Howie, I’m just a Jiggsy guy. And considering the PBP guy is my soundtrack to about 76 games a year…it’s bring me inner peace and calm.
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No dis to Butch either
but I prefer Eddie. Would love to have Eddie and Jiggs back in the box like the good old days.
Let's dream together
Radar, get back behind that bench!
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Great game!
Props to Lawson in relief duty, thankfully DP isn’t seriously hurt.
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Capuano on JT
“When you play good defense, it leads to offense.”
Something tells me that Gordon didn’t coach that way. His style probably involves a lot more pie charts and Powerpoint presentations.
Good game Lawson.
ANd lol, he has nate the great on his helmet.
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defensively quiet game from franz
by Lakewood Islander on Jan 3, 2011 11:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
600+ comments! nice.
coincidentally the isles are hot
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Thursdays starter
Are eric fichaud and danny lorenz available?
by Jmad on Jan 4, 2011 12:06 AM EST via mobile reply actions
maybe
they call up Joel Martin for one game from Odessa as an emergency backup, which Lawson starts, and DP is back 1 game later
but how many games can DP play the rest of the year?
hmmm
they call up Joel Martin for one game from Odessa as an emergency backup
I dont see that happening at all. There is no calling him up, they would have to sign him.
but how many games can DP play the rest of the year?
THAT is the 6 million dollar question.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 4, 2011 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
Are there any former college goaltenders
in the organization like the web designer who suited up for a game last year?
Dunham, except he has to go through Waivers.
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"Its just a little tweak"
From Katie Strangs Twitter:
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DiPietro: “It was a little tweak and I’ll be back as soon as possible.” DP said he’ll see how he feels tomorrow and consult w/team med staff
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Also, News on Fransie:
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Frans Nielsen also suffered a groin strain in tonight’s game; will be re-evaluated tomorrow
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Adding insult to injury
Casey and Kassian rather unceremoniously dumped Casey’s future teammate Brock Nelson into the Canadian bench. Kassian then stuffed him down to make sure he stayed there.
nothing wrong with that, though
They are on opposing teams. I am sure there will be no hard feelings :)
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 4, 2011 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
I say most teams have players who played against one another at some point, its a lot more common, you as fans just usually dont .see it like this.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 4, 2011 7:58 AM EST up reply actions
turns out it wasn't Casey after all
misidentified by the TSN announcers. Would have been an interesting topic at Prospects Camp. In fact, I suspect that BN will hear about it then in any event!
oh definitely
They were trying to goad the Isles into WJC smack talk throughout the pregame!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 4, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
there does seem to be a thing between US and Canadian Islanders about the results of international play already
So I anticipate that CC and CDH will find a lighthearted way to razz BN about it this summer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
