FIG Picks: Islanders-Wild 1 p.m. Oct. 10, 2011
This is our second official FIG (First Islanders Goal) pick thread of the year -- and hopefully it produces actual winners. That's right winners, plural: Before leaving your pick, PLEASE READ the new instructions on how to do this. If you don't understand, check out how people did it Saturday.
There are more points to go around this year, and I promise to have more than total deathbed consciousness for this season's winner.
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Dominik
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ROLSTON (Bailey, Hamonic) 11:12
Because on the traditional kids day game, might as well have an old man score.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Anyone (PLEASE) dear:god
this is the snarky response
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
by ilopan on Oct 9, 2011 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Pandolfo (Martin) 14:00
this is the real response, and I think the guy will have his motor going and get a garbage goal to get the ball rolling
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
Pandolfo ( Reasoner, 3 headed monster) 5:15
"Is that all you got, I'll take your best shot......Here comes the BOOM!"
by FireGarthSnow on Oct 10, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Taveras (Moulson, Streit) 7:00
still waiting for 1st goal
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Oct 10, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Tavares (Moulson, Streit), 14:54
Although I’d be happy with what you said too….
Tavares (Parenteau, Hamonic) 9:29
DO-OVER.
Incedentally I’ll be at the game with my 2 girls for their first game.
This is the worst looking hat I ever saw. You buy a hat like this, I bet they give you a free bowl of soup.... Oh, it looks good on you though.
by cunch punch on Oct 10, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Okposo (JT) 15:00
because he cant always hit the post- right? Right? :(
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
Thats what we have to hope for lol.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 10, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmmmm...Twice on the pipe and the answer is no...
The way this is going the Captian of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......Results do matter..
Okposo (Nielsen, Hamonic) 6:15
Isles come out blazing and pot one early, putting all isles fans at ease after saturdays failure of a game
SlingBlade
Okposo; (Grabner, Nielsen) 17:22
And the goal song is hallelujah :)
The way this is going the Captian of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......Results do matter..
Bailey (Comeau, Hamonic) 14:56
loving the tears of fallen leaf fans...JT IS OURS
by DarthDoyle on Oct 10, 2011 10:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Moulson (Tavares, Parenteau) 10:45
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Oct 10, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Grabner (Nielsen, Okposo) 2:00
I’m optomistic we’ll get an early one after the debacle Saturday night!!
Youth WILL be served!!
The REBUILD marches on!!
by upstateislesfan on Oct 10, 2011 1:49 AM EDT reply actions
Grabner (Nielsen, MacDonald) 3:13
Don't feed the TROLL!...You have been warned.
by the maroon bird on Oct 10, 2011 6:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nielsen(Streit, Tavares) 12:12
Only the time changes from game one, 13:13 must have been unlucky.
Thou shalt not recognize false enemies, they are the Rangers, you shall have no other enemies before them.
AND "Thank you Dale Tallon"
Nielsen (Okposo, Streit) 23:13 [this is TheMagus' pick]
Entering this for TheMagus.
(TheMagus is on the road and unable to get to this thread for his pick, so we’re doing him a solid.)
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Comeau (Rolston, MacDonald) 6:14
Bc when I picked my FIG last game I reeeeeally meant FIG of they year, not the game
mocking opposing announcers and their horrible commentary since '89
by Chris McNally on Oct 10, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Streit (Okposo) 5:17
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Oct 10, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
MacDonald (Nielsen, Okposo) @ 13:13
Better find out what the new goal song is today.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Oct 10, 2011 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Well given the true FIG, this pick is some kind of ironic...
(Did you win at all last year?!)
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Yes, once, wiseguy! :-)
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Oct 10, 2011 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Nielsen (Okposo, Streit) 23:13
We need to shoot the freaking puck this game or else we will be in trouble.
We also need to put a jet pack on Mottau.
Martin (Reasoner, MacDonald) 16:18
Throw enough at the net, one’s bound to go in…
Are you the same Mr Pink from hockey fights?
Hamonic (A-MAC, Frans) 14:20
"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 10, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
HOLD ON NO GOAL!!
A-Mac was just being sarcastic.
"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 10, 2011 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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