Islanders Gameday: Home Opener, Baby
by Dominik on Oct 8, 2011 2:22 PM EDT
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Print"Eight o’clock can’t come soon enough. Hopefully the crowd is going to be our sixth man out there."
Oh, no doubt. If the live crowd is the sixth man out there, then you all outside the building from SoCal to the True North to Florida to Switzerland, Sweden, China and the mothership in New York are ... well I don't know what we'd call it but it's a breathing organism of hockey fans bonded by the Islanders, a wacky family that makes doing this so fun. It's that time again. So let's do this thing.
Dale Tallon's Four-Year Plans (0-0-0) @ New York Islanders (0-0-0)
8 p.m. EDT | MSG+ | WHRU
Nassau [gloriously unsponsored] Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Feline Friends: Litter Box Cats
The important lineup notes are that Al Montoya is starting [official site], but Rick DiPietro (backup) is pumped just to be healthy and ready [Newsday], while Andrew MacDonald is ready to go and Nino Niederreiter -- who told Swiss media he expects it's a 2-3 week [German, h/t to Francesca] thing for a pinched nerve -- remains on IR. Meanwhile, down on the farm Michael Fornabaio has you covered with Sound Tigers info; Kevin Poulin starts for Bridgeport.
Now, what about the visitors tonight?
The 4-Year Panthers
As widely reported, remarked, and gawked at all summer, Panthers GM Dale Tallon cleared the salary decks and then refilled them with a ton of multi-year commitments to a ton of upgrades at each position except goaltender. Tallon added no less than six free agents on four-year deals, plus a seventh via trade who has five years left at $7.1 million per.
While we joke about Tallon's history of cap management and wonder why commit so many years to mid-tier players -- it's kind of like if Garth Snow had filled that post-Smyth gap year with four-year deals to Bill Guerin, Mike Comrie, Ruslan Fedotenko et al -- we can at least concede that Tallon has brought in better players. His team should be better than last year. For a fanbase whose patience has been tested eve more than ours for the last decade, I'm at least sympathetic to the need to make drastic changes.
The dropoff in the crease with Tomas Vokoun's departure should lessen that improvement, however, although goalies are unpredictable and crazy, so who knows. Jose Theodore gave up seven goals on 27 shots in his final preseason game.
Scott Clemmensen is injured. And so is last year's Islanders-killer, Mike Santorelli (three goals in four games vs. the Isles last year).
Here are the Cats lines according to Litter Box Cats:
- Fleischmann-Weiss-Versteeg
- Booth-Kopecky-Upshall
- Bergenheim-Goc-Skille
- Bradley-Matthias-Carter
- Campbell-Kulikov
- Jovanovski-Gudbranson
- Garrison-Weaver
I'm excited to see Eric Gudbranson's debut. Hopefully he doesn't learn bad habits from the declining Ed Jovanovski, who is signed for four years on a 35+ contract with a $4.125 million cap hit.
While those two have similar styles, the Brian Campbell-Kulikov pairing offers a completely different look. I wonder if those pairs will last.
What I see in the rest of that lineup is some nice depth, but also some wild cards with Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann trusted to be first-line wingers, and Jack Skille -- an import from Tallon's Chicago days -- being a question mark but playing with two nice defensive forwards in Sean Bergenheim and Marcel Goc.
It's by no means a dynamic lineup. But Stephen Weiss is excellent (thankfully Tallon didn't dump him), David Booth is dangerous when healthy, and if organized well by Kevin Dineen that team should be tougher to play than many expect. Certainly this year should be more enjoyable for Panthers fans than Peter DeBoer's final season.
Oh Captain, Mein Schwingerkönig
Mark Streit is your new captain, and tonight is his first official night. The Isles put up a quick clip with all 13 of the official captains in Islanders history:
FIGs and Such
Finally, for the commenting community here: If you want to make First Islanders Goal (FIG) picks, please see this thread for instructions on how we're doing it this year. With increased volume now, if you don't leave your pick in the right place, it probably won't be counted.
Oh, and on the not of community participation, Nova Scotia Islanders Fan set up a weekly cap-style pool; for details, check his FanShot.
Game thread will be up just before opening faceoff. Let's. Go. Isl-an-ders.
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I am SHOCKED that DiPietro is not Starting
I am absolutely shocked. I thought he would get the nod for sure tonight.
I kinda was hoping he would get the start. Art Staple was projecting Rick as the starter all week.
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Yeah, Staple had me fooled
(I guess the Isles had him fooled, too.)
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History had me fooled
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 8, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
History of bad decisions had you fooled
Staple too
Its a new day – time to leave the Age of Milbury behind once and for all
This is perhaps the best news about the Isles since JT draft
It means DP will have to earn everything he gets, right? No more benefit of the doubt because of contract/friendship with owner. If he earns it, wonderful, but no starting line advantage. That’s great, that Cappy feels free to make this decision…and if ever there were a time for symbolic, ‘Oh give Ricky one more try,’ it would be opening night. Remember when Dubie got the start over Ricky a few years ago against the Rags in a big late-season game, and that pretty much spelled doom for Ted Nolan? (Not that he wasn’t doomed for other reasons). At any rate, I’m pumped about this. Not a DP hater, just was afraid we’d blow 15 games this fall giving him another extended tryout. We’re not, and that’s great.
Remember when Dubie got the start over Ricky a few years ago against the Rags in a big late-season game, and that pretty much spelled doom for Ted Nolan? (Not that he wasn’t doomed for other reasons).
I actually think that was fabricated drama… if Nolan was up for the rebuild, they may have kept him.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 8, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Staple is 0-2 on goalie predictions so far
He predicted Nabokov to be the backup and DiPietro to start the season.
"Goaltender is a normal job. Sure. How would you like it if at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head and 18,000 people stood up and screamed at you?" - Jaques Plante
Off to the barn!
4 hours of tailgating then game time. PUMPED.
No Sleep 'til....Belmont?
Honk-honk, honk-honk-honk
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
PUMPED
after 4 hrs of tailgating pumped is perhaps not the word I would have used :)
Another link: Bailey and Comeau on the 3rd Line
With Comeau talking about going back to his “natural” wing.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
You know what this means
Natural COZOs. Oh we will Revel in this.
by ghalbart on Oct 8, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
(Sings, with apologies to Bloodstone):
“Take to the ozone on a natural COZO,
Loving you mor-ore…..”"
In memoriam: Virginia Ariel Cayon 1927-2011 R.I.P. Mom
For a fanbase whose patience has been tested eve more than ours for the last decade, I’m at least sympathetic to the need to make drastic changes.
One of the very few times I’ve seen this all summer, despite all of the stories, lame predictions and ‘expert’ opinions. Glad someone sees eye-to-eye with the Panthers fans.
I’m putting here for reflection later on in the season…. #14 Tomas [Fleischmann] is getting a 40G season.
by RPC on Sep 17, 2011 5:20 PM MDT
Find me on Twidduh And look at my Marmots
I'm just sincerely glad no one's gone all Atlanta on you guys
So many years without playoffs in a still newish market, that’s tough. And those close calls of just missing. I hope everyone sticks with it until this turns around.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Oct 8, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
#want
Let’s do this.
WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY
I write a bit for The Short Fuse.
Going to the game tonight
gonna wear my new Mark Streit t-shirt (it’s an unseasonably warm day here on Long Island)
Did they announce the new goal song yet?
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
Goal song
I think they’re debuting it when the first goal is scored.
…which is, you know, hopefully tonight.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
No tailgating for me
My ride up to NVMC isnt available til like 630. And he has our tickets, so theres that too lol.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
Incarcerated Bob claims Bailey requested a trade. Not going to put too much faith into it, but I hope Bails has a better attitude and fighting spirit than that. The reason he doesn’t get more ice time and a higher salary is all on himself.
highly doubt this
Just scored a 2 yr deal, pretty much given he will be a 3rd line center this year, which is really more like 2B with the ice time they receive. Playing with Comeau and Rolston, not bad line mates if they can click.
Disappointed I'm not going to be able to watch this one live
I’m currently in Belgium, and as much as might want to do so, staying up to watch a game that starts at 2am local time is probably a bad idea (not to mention the fact that the internet connection where I’m staying isn’t fast enough to stream video).
Hopefully tonight starts a season where we see some major strides forward.
We'll try to keep you posted
Enjoy dem Belgians.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
JP, Dom, Keith, etc. : Is there a meetup tonight?
If so, where will y’all be? And when? My dad wanted to meet some of you (me too again)
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Oh man
I forgot about that angle, with JP in. To be clear: I’m not in New York this weekend. Not sure when my next visit is.
In all the lead-up to the season, I forgot the tally of what LHH regulars will be at the home opener.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
While we're on this subject
Dom, perhaps we could do a separate post on this some day…but I work in Midtown and know of no bar where I can reliable catch Isles games after work. I usually get dirty looks when I ask, and even if I don’t, the bartender usually gives up after tuning through MSG, MSG+, MSG+PLUS, MSG-MINUS, etc. Where is the best place on the island….Manhattan Island, that is…to be sure the Isles would be on? Better yet, is there an Isles bar? Where they might even have the sound on? It’s an ongoing problem, and discussion would be lifesaver for me.
by BobSulli on Oct 8, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The best way to get an Isles bar in Manhattan
is for a few Isles fans to make a deal with a willing bar and make it happen. Finding a place thats willing is the issue.
Ill tell ya- if it did happen, Id even come by there a few times lol.
Wouldnt be a bad idea to maybe talk to the isles about it, maybe theres a manhattan bar that would be interested in doing some promo with the Isles for some away games, send a few Ice girls, all that?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 8, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Midtown Bar
A bar in Midtown where you can get some love is The Wharf over on 38th and 3rd, the bartender there half the time is this dude named Quinn who is a Wisconsin native and likes/follows the NHL and if you ask he’ll get it
On for you in either the main bar or the upstairs bar, I’ve never been told no. Just say ‘I heard Quinn puts on Islanders hockey games here’ and you’ll be straight, I watched 30 games there last year.
Claude LaPointe didn't make as good a pun, sadly.
by LaChance at Glory on Oct 8, 2011 5:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I ASKED THE SAME THING ABOUT A MONTH AGO
I was looking for an Islander Bar Anywhere?
Botta did some get togethers last year at Bar Social ust outside of the Coliseum.
WE DO NEED AN ISLANDERS BAR……MAYBE WE SHOULD UP SHOP AHEAD OF TIME AT A BAR CLOSE TO BELMONT…START CLAIMING TERRITORY
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by FB4Real on Oct 8, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't let this topic die
We need to keep bringing it up, gather names of those interested, and see what we can do or at least identify for an Isles-friendly bar.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Oct 8, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm on it
Maybe I’ll just start posting call outs every weeknight there’s a game. I have a LI friend who owns a small place in W Village…if I ever walked in there with 4 of you he’d probably buy us drinks all night. Quinn sounds great though and easier to get to
by BobSulli on Oct 8, 2011 9:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Maybe we should talk about this in the dedicated post FB4Real just linked to? That way the convo will be easier to find instead of being in a gameday thread.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 9, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Done!
I bumped that one up, and repasted LaChance’s Wharf info.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
FWIW Im sitting in section 305, row E or F (forget & I dont have the tix).
Ill be outside during breaks (right by there).
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 8, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
cool I'm wearing blue Kaspar in 311 row A with big pappa
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
I'm not going to make it tonight
but I am hoping to get to a few more (than zero) this year. I’ll definitely touch base and let folks know.
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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HAPPY ISLANDERS
YEAH. DROP THAT PUCK!!!!!!
by Torch7 on Oct 8, 2011 3:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Going to be at the game behind the bench
Let’s Go Islanders!
Isles jerseys I've owned: Fisherman, Tim Connolly, Josh Bailey RBK Edge edition. I've got a history of success.
Pumped up in Islanders Garb down South
Watched the Feb 11 Pens game and selected other highlighted segments from other games to get myself fired up. Just wrapped up the uneventful Ranger loss in SO. Man, the Rangers, minus one play and Henrik looked terrible. No offense and struggled with penalties and the powerplay.
Go Isles.
I didn't see it
But so glad he’s back.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Why cant these other atlantic teams just lose in regulation????
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 8, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Frankly, the Rangers didn't deserve the point.
After giving up one goal in the first, Lundqvist kept them alive. Richard’s 1-1 , 2 minutes before regulation’s end was a beauty, but that was it for the Rangers.
Henrik stole a point....rafs outshot nearly 2 to 1 overall
by CanadianIsleslifer on Oct 8, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
not too mention
couldnt keep up really at any point of the game to the Ducks speed. Always trailing. 1 play and Henrik. Could have easily been 4 – 0.
LET'S GO ISLANDERS!!
42 year old Islander fan. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a season. Will be watching with my 7 year old who will be wearing his Tavares jersey.
by 7:11_OT on Oct 8, 2011 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Time to...
"I'm afraid that I just blue myself." - Tobias Funke
by conorjay on Oct 8, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So I just looked at ur profile cuz I didnt recognize the name
You wouldnt be banking on a move to KC would you?
"Goaltender is a normal job. Sure. How would you like it if at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head and 18,000 people stood up and screamed at you?" - Jaques Plante
Longtime Isles Fan...
First time Lighthouse post. As much as I would like to buy season tickets to watch the former Islanders in KC, it would be a travesty for the franchise to move off Long Island. It would never be the same. NEVER!
"I'm afraid that I just blue myself." - Tobias Funke
by conorjay on Oct 8, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
First post and this is what you choose to share
Ya got balls to go with it! As a poultry fancier- I approve.
Thou shalt not recognize false enemies, they are the Rangers, you shall have no other enemies before them.
AND "Thank you Dale Tallon"
I've got a story about that slogan
Will have to share some time. Stoner in New Orleans.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
WAITTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE HAVEN’T TRAIDED FOR A TOP FUOR DEFESEMANS YET
I’m pumped baby! time to take the next step.
(and am i the only one that glanced at that video and thought Ed Westfall was dead for a second? )
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
Time is NOW!
34 year old Isles fan in MI and jacked about the game….time for this plan to take some steps forward and shock the world, cause they (players) wont shock themselves and we wont be surprised either when this teams potential pays off.
Apparently theres less than 250 seats left
looks like a sellout
"Goaltender is a normal job. Sure. How would you like it if at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head and 18,000 people stood up and screamed at you?" - Jaques Plante
He said that when he thought Rick was starting!
(Oh WOW that was an uncharactarictically mean Rick joke for me… but its technically true so its OK lol)
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 8, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Game Feed (Calling Webbard)
Since I’m a poor grad student and left gamecenter with a really bitter taste when they automatically renewed my subscription and charged my credit card without my authroization, I need to find a stream of the game.
Formerly a part time contributor and pittier of fools, now an Emeritus at Lighthouse Hockey.
Gamecenter Free Preview?
I thought I remember reading that gamecenter is doing a free preview for the first couple of weeks of the season. Can anyone confirm this?
Center Ice is doing one
Which is why I am not in a rush to pay my annual dues for Center Ice; but, I do not know if gamecenter is having the same special. I would assume so, but I do not know for sure.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
Ah, Center Ice
Maybe that’s the one I’m thinking of. Which is the one on Roku? When I went to the NHL channel, it didn’t ask me for an credit card info or anything like that. It just took me right to the games page, so I’m assuming it’s a free preview.
They’re suspiciously deceptive about that kind of stuff though.
All I know
Is that they aren’t they aren’t charging me for NHL Center Ice yet, and the picture quality is vastly superior to what they had last year.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
Gamecenter
I remember they did that in the past, but do not see that option this year.
Danke
Formerly a part time contributor and pittier of fools, now an Emeritus at Lighthouse Hockey.
by David Hanssen on Oct 8, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a question about Nino
If they send him to Bridgeport for a conditional stint, would the AHL games count against his 9 games limit?
Sorry I misspelled
It’s conditioning, not conditional and yes they can send him to the AHL for a conditioning stint. The Kings did so with Brayden Schenn last year.
No they do not
Count against his 9 game limit, and yes he can be assigned there for a conditioning period. It is only NHL games that count against the 9 game limit before the ELC kicks in. It’s why Okposo played in Bridgeport in 2008 after he left the Gophers, the Isles didn’t want his ELC to kick in that year.
Formerly a part time contributor and pittier of fools, now an Emeritus at Lighthouse Hockey.
by David Hanssen on Oct 8, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s too young to be assigned there outright, but he can go on a conditioning assignment recovering from injury. That isn’t an issue.
Formerly a part time contributor and pittier of fools, now an Emeritus at Lighthouse Hockey.
by David Hanssen on Oct 8, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Dom
The Red Birds surprise!!!! I see this as a good omen for us on the Island, cause our leader fan or not is from a winning berg – Go ISLES and cards.
NHL
really need to get that TV deal done in Europe. Told by NHL.com that Gamecenter Live won’t be available in Europe this season. Unacceptable.
You can bring how many teams you like to Europe to promote the league but doing stuff like this won’t please the “real” supporters.
But, really stoked to get the season going. How I have waited for this day.
Skandinavia is in a f***ed up situation
Viasat is negotiating for the tv and streaming rights. Gamecenter Live was avaiable everywhere in Europe until two days ago. Then, suddenly, the NHL closed the subscriptions for Scandinavia.
That stinks, man
I don’t know what the hold-up is, but it’s a shame. Missed opportunity.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Regardless of the outcome, have a great season folks!
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by Donny Rivette on Oct 8, 2011 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Thank you
You too. The Panthers are my second team, so I want them to do well, just not against the Islanders.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
by pippup on Oct 8, 2011 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Got a lot in common between us. Love to see Montoya finally make his mark.
Litter Box Cats - Your tarp-free Florida Panthers Colossus
by Donny Rivette on Oct 8, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is his big chance
If grabs this opportunity like he did last season, then there is no doubt that he will be our number one goaltender for many years to come.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
ok so lets go over the provisiions here
Wearing Islander shirt,,,.CHECK
Wearing slander hat….CHECK
Dinner from McDonalds….CHECK
Soda……CHECK
Flashlight just in case the power goes out in the wake of heavy rain and about 35mph winds(I am in Florida, the whole state getting hit pretty hard)….CHECK
Ok I am ready to go folks, 2 of the Islanders are on my FH team (Grabner and Streit), but I am so looking forward to Islanders hockey!!!
James T Paulson
It’s only 34 mph in western Palm Beach County; got it easy over here.
Litter Box Cats - Your tarp-free Florida Panthers Colossus
by Donny Rivette on Oct 8, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
only and 34mph usually does not equate, I think many do not realize that gusts that high can do some damage
we have had tons of rain this summer in St Pete, and the next few weeks are forecast to not be pretty hear, I am a bit concerned about that.
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Oct 8, 2011 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i have okposo, nielsen, moulson, and a-mac on mine...dp is a benched goalie tonight
loving the tears of fallen leaf fans...JT IS OURS
Just made me run up and put on my Isles t-shirt and hat and get a drink so
thanks for that – I’m ready to go
by TMS on Oct 8, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Have not
been this excited for a season to start since about 82or 83!
Back....
had to take a Campbell and wipe my Bettman.
i'd feel better
about this lineup if there was more than one guy (martin) who puts a body on anybody
Whoo!
I’m drinking, I’m optimistic and psyched.
15 minutes till playoff campaign!
Let’s do this thing. The youth shall be golden.
LET"S GO ISLANDERS
/usual clap pattern
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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Coliseum......
….is packed tonight, great atmosphere. Damn you optimism, damn you!
by GT66 on Oct 8, 2011 7:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Coliseum......
….is packed tonight, great atmosphere. Damn you optimism, damn you!
by GT66 on Oct 8, 2011 7:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Wife
complaining about center ice logo being on screen for last 15 minutes. I am not going to miss one second of this. Banishing her to other room for Lifetime and Bravo channel. I don’t care if the picture is smaller in there dear, THIS IS THE ISLANDER’S!!!!!
Back....
had to take a Campbell and wipe my Bettman.
by skeeterman on Oct 8, 2011 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
hell im in a creepy motel travelling with friends with very spotty wi-fi
loving the tears of fallen leaf fans...JT IS OURS
The excitement here is palpable
Oh yeah, let’s get it done, boys!!!
/buys another Czechvar, looks for sausage…
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Are we the team that makes that nice jump to 6 seed with all our young potential panning out?
I hope so.
Residing on the BEast coast.
Checking in from Switzerland
it’s 2AM here and I’ve been waiting for this FOR MONTHS
LETS GO!
by Rokktar on Oct 8, 2011 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice and welcome!
We have a game thread up. GO back to the main page to find it.
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
Website:Lighthouse HockeyTwitter: @KeithLHHockey
to paraphrase the start of one of Kevin Smith's SModcasts,
“hockey season starts NOW, bitches!”
Let's! Go! Is-land-ers!
Duh-Duh, Duh-Duh-Duh!
"I'm afraid that I just blue myself." - Tobias Funke
by conorjay on Oct 8, 2011 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No separate game thread tonight?
Just wondering…
Love that Montoya is starting.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
You must have the super secret LHH page
It doesn’t appear on the main page (for me, anyway)
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/10/8/2477402/panthers-islanders-home-opener-thread#comments
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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Yep, sorry folks
The autopublishing function screwed up.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
But it's where Keith said
Here:
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/10/8/2477402/panthers-islanders-home-opener-thread
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
I AM FUCKING PUMPED UP!!!!
Nielson said that losing is not acceptable…If the Great Dane said it, it must be true…
LETS GO ILANDERS!!!!!
No you don't bro.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Oct 8, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The 3 headed goalie monster is the best idea they have h ad
takes the pressure of DP to be the guy, I think with these 3 goalies all in tandem, our goal-tending will be much improved this season
James T Paulson
FIG?
"Oh no sir, this has been embarassing for quite some time. " ~Bagger Vance
by BloggerVance on Oct 8, 2011 8:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Gonna watch with you guys...
… but if I’m quiet it’s mostly b/c I’m caught up in the game.
LOVEEEEE The Full House!!!
My bro’s there with his wife and my nephews … I hope they pitch ’em a win .
The house seems to be rawkin!!!
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Oct 8, 2011 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
Come on, let's go already.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Oct 8, 2011 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
Never mind
hearing the Bossy chant makes it worth the wait.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Oct 8, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
GO HERE FOR THE GAME THREAD
Sorry guys, it didn’t automatically surface on the front page. But the official game thread is over here:
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/10/8/2477402/panthers-islanders-home-opener-thread
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/10/8/2477402/panthers-islanders-home-opener-thread
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/10/8/2477402/panthers-islanders-home-opener-thread
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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.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
