None More Black: Islanders 3rd Jersey Unveiled
by Dominik on Nov 16, 2011 7:57 PM EST
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It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black."
>>late 20th century philosopher Nigel Tufnel
I have already whined enough about the thought of seeing the blue and orange New York Islanders all dressed in primarily black, the most overused yet color-neutral 3rd-jersey trick in the NHL. But like FoxTrax, the shootout, and 8-second music-bastardizing snippets of rock songs during every stoppage of play, this kind of thing is not aimed at people like me.
It's for a different kind of fan, the future fans and the open-minded fans and no doubt many who are reading this post. (It behooves me to note that the Ice Girls have also gone black. Enjoy.)
There's already a FanShot discussing the unveiling, but feel free to give it your pass/fail/indifferent here. There is at least blue and orange in there, and the numbers help -- but none of that stops my kicking and screaming like a child.
The schedule of black games, beginning Nov. 23:
New York Islanders 3rd Jersey Schedule
Debut: Nov. 23rd vs. Philadelphia Flyers (black on black!)
Nov. 25th vs. New Jersey Devils (black Friday!)
December 10th vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
December 23rd vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
January 12th vs. Philadelphia Flyers
January 21st vs. Carolina Hurricanes
February 4th vs. Buffalo Sabres
February 20th vs. Ottawa Senators
March 4th vs. New Jersey Devils
March 13th vs. Washington Capitals
March 31st vs. Boston Bruins
April 5th vs. Winnipeg Jets
As always, if they start winning more games than they lose, no one will mind one way or the other.
Except me, of course.
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Fail
If anything I find the numbers on the front makes it worse. There’s just so much wrong with the jersey I don’t know where to start. This look may have been an edgy alternate jersey in 2000 but even the Mets just got rid of their black look. There are so many other things they could’ve done and potentially been successful besides rehash an idea that’s been done with the Knicks/Mets that is no longer welcome.
I’m not sure the numbers on the front is a good idea for sales. The look of the jersey without the numbers on the front is very different. They may end up pricing those who can’t afford a player name/number out of potential buyers pool.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Could be worse
Which sucks having to comvince myself that… But did the mets finally ditch the black uni’s?!?! Nice!
Is it me, or do some of the jerseys look like the Islanders lettering is lower on the chest than others… Man that’s weak, but sums up the effort all around.
The lettering
It just looks lower on some because the guys are different heights…..
by jdun89 on Nov 16, 2011 11:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Knicks are also getting rid of their black too...
…they removed it from their logo and are planning to remove it from the jerseys whenever they decide to stop the lockout…
Its hilarious how the Islanders decided to pick up the slack at the worst time
So black is already retro!
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DOUBLE FAIL!
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by Russel Ginart on Nov 16, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
The Mets did not get rid of their black jersey...
They said in the press conference that it will be scaled back, in number of times worn and worn primarily on the road. Another bad decision. Just bury that thing for good, both Mets and Isles.
Their plan is to phase it out after 2012...
…they have a blue alternative (without any black) ready, but didn’t have enough time to file an official uniform change request with the MLB.
I'll be there black friday...
I kind of figured we’d have get there early to beat the shopping traffic… now we might have to leave early to avoid permanent mental scarring.
LETS GO METS!
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Could we possibly see a "Los Islanders" jersey soon?.....
by LaFontaine16 on Nov 16, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Hopefully never
Just because it will be too easy to make the Lose Islanders joke. One hopes that they’d think ahead and not give people such an easy opening.
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exactly
If they start peeling off wins then they could wear them every game. Dont hate them dont love them. Cant beat the fishsticks jersey so this is the least of their problems. How about a regulation win tomorrow????
Boo.
At least we won’t be seen on national television wearing these in the playoffs.
wtf???
They are horrendous…At least they go along with the way the team plays….Absolute garbage…
Realistically
..All that was missing from this past month was the actual pall to drape the team in. Check!
I thank you.
Claude LaPointe didn't make as good a pun, sadly.
by LaChance at Glory on Nov 16, 2011 8:16 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
The Numbers are an Epic Fail
The jersey’s bad enough, but the numbers are atrocious. I’m going to wear my wave jersey when they debut these in protest.
Maybe Black Jerseys Help
There is a part of me that wonders if there are advantages to Back jerseys. Particularly those that are entireley black.
Since the the puck is black and goaltenders need to stop pucks couldn’t it be argued that there is element to entirely black uniforms that are unfair?
Am I bringing up a ridiculous thought?
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It feels like a reach, I'd say
Although the other night I noticed I had trouble on faceoffs with a linesman who had black sleeves, black gloves, a black puck (naturally) and a very quick hand.
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The only thing I've ever seen in relation to black
was that in the NFL, the teams wearing black tended to be penalized more often…they also happened to suck at the time (Raiders, Saints and maybe a couple of others…I can’t remember).
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 17, 2011 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
I remember there being a positive correlation with wearing black.
But I dont remember exactly what it was.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 17, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
Red has won the most championship.
Black socks were a problem with the Bruins since their own goaltenders were having problems with rebounds in their defenseman’s socks. So even though it may help, it would help the Islanders forwards very little since they DON"T GO TO THE NET.
Well it looks like
Okposo’s still in TEH CORE despite his scratch. Also, I don’t think it’s as bad as the cartoon rendering. Still not good, but could’ve been worse.
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notice there's no A on KOs sweater though
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 16, 2011 9:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wait, who are the home/road "A"s
and are these home or road sweaters?
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Looks to me like home jerseys
According to the schedule they are only wearing them at home games
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 17, 2011 4:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I believe that you can only wear the thirds at home, according to league rules
Which means not only do we get 12 games of this… we lose 12 games of the gorgeous royal blues.
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notice there's no A on KOs sweater though
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 16, 2011 9:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not asking twice
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 16, 2011 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
and we're not telling.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Looks like a custom adult ice hockey night league jersey.....
i dont think anyone is surprised here. While the organization doesnt deserve all the trash talk they receive, sometimes they really are clueless…this is definitely one of those moments. I will not be purchasing one of these, just like i havent purchased any of the previous shitty jerseys. The regular home and away jerseys are perfect, but it wouldnt be the Isles if you didnt have a two steps forward, 1 step back approach.
Ugh.
If they win or this jersey generates a winning streak, then I don’t care what color they wear. Can’t have everything all the time.
2011-2012 is looking like another losing season.
We get nothing none of the time
Excuse the double negative.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
as always
I see things differently
Fully expect this to become the Home jersey – and it to become very popular
these aint no fishsticks
and you know who wld look friggin awesome in one of these??
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 16, 2011 8:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Dom?
"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 Nov 16, 2011 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
KOMISAREK!!
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 16, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That's
Carydiculous
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What do we call it?
If the fisherman jerseys were “fishsticks,” what monicker will Phiily fans chant to mock these bad boys?
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 16, 2011 8:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I know!
“Smell the Glove”
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 17, 2011 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
The answer is none. None more black.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 17, 2011 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The sleeves are awful
Shoulders pretty ugly too. I will withhold judgement on the rest of the jersey until I see them in action.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 16, 2011 8:42 PM EST reply actions
That's the insult to injury for me
I’m sure RBK had a huge part in all this, but it sucks that even in going “unconventional” they’ve still basically stuck to RBK-infused design standards with the side panels and stripes and such. It still feels like it was shoved on to a template.
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So here's my idea of a 3rd based on the NY Americans Jerseys:
I’m not great at photoshop, so ignore some of the odds and ends when it comes to small areas.
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by Mark D on Nov 16, 2011 8:43 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
That's really cool.
I don’t understand why teams don’t go for a completely original, creative design like this. If it flops? So what. It was an interesting try. That’s why—and I’ll start packing my bags to flee from the ensuing mob—I don’t mind the Fisherman jerseys. Were they ugly? Mostly. But different? Absolutely.
A conversation in the board room where they designed these:
—Hey, know what some other teams have done? Numbers on the front.
—Yeah, and others have those fancy shoulders.
—You know, let’s throw those two together.
—I have a better idea: let’s add black, it’s such an edgy color!
It seems as if they just slapped a bunch of ideas together, and got, well, what you see above.
"I didn't come out of a cereal box." --Bob Dylan
It's like
why did the Panthers copy the Penguins jersey near exactly, cause it sold. Obviously these marketing guys are ten years behind the times, but they don’t care. They figure there are some fans that will buy everything, and some fans that will buy everything in Black given that the Mets and Knicks have both used black.
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by Mark D on Nov 16, 2011 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
for the curious
based on these:
http://www.nhluniforms.com/DefunctTeams/Americans09.html
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If we ever get a Winter Classic game
These would look great. Maybe if the Blacks flop they can use these
I love that, actually
Nice.
I think teams turn to black for the marketing/sales angle, but also because it’s a safe alternative color (i.e., it’s not like a blue and orange team suddenly going yellow or red).
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I'm disappointed in everyone
All the comments about these jerseys and not one reference to Slap Shot’s fashion show scene!
“and every woman except my wife is gonna run screamin’!”
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by PGI on Nov 16, 2011 8:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions 4 recs
Good point.
And rec’d.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 16, 2011 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
I'm gonna wiggle it at em, you cheap bastard!
My favorite unsung character in that movie. I have too many friends like that guy.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 17, 2011 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
To be fair
You boys have not been drawin’ ’em in the way you did in the past.
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O' The Grey.....
The grey really sucks…. I do not care for this Jersey period, but its the grey that really kills it for me. I thought that the version of this jersey that leaked out early this summer with the white replacing the grey was a little better. O’well, i am happy to here the Mets ditch the black. Funny how one NY team sheds this style and another picks it up on the same day.
Well the worst thing about Met's Black
is that the Mets were supposed to be a combination of the Giants and Dodgers. I always felt that it was ridiculous to remove one of the main colors, but then again through the Wilpon single ownership era they’ve always favored the Brooklyn Dodgers, including the one proposed new Mets stadium being a near replica of Ebbets Field.
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Like it or not, we're stuck with these
If you’re hoping for orange down the road, too bad. Once you go black…
by Peter Karamazov on Nov 16, 2011 9:06 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
disgusting, insulting, and disgraceful
Really, at least the fisherman had long island heritage behind it. This is flat out dumb. A mix between a football jersey and a Mets jersey. As if this season wasn’t shitty enough. I was so hoping that the leaked photos were fake. Definitely the worst jersey in the history of the Islanders.
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 16, 2011 9:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I really expected something commemorating the 40th anniversary. I’m so disappointed
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 16, 2011 9:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You did? Why?
This whole black jersey thing has been a poorly kept secret for a pretty long time.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
yea....I did
Notice where I said i hoped the leaked pictures were fakes? So many people made better jersey designs on their own computers. They could have had a vote or something. The fisherman jerseys at least had something to do with long island. To me it signified hard working tough ol’ sons of bitches who broke their backs to provide for their families. It represented work ethic if you really think about it. The orange Jerseys were another “try”. At least they gave it a try though. These look like a copy of two other crappy things that were thrown together. The only thing to hope for is that maybe these will give the fellas a new feel and a bit of a spark or something. If they start winning, it will make these things a bit more likeable I suppose.
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 17, 2011 2:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
...you really think these are worse than the fishsticks jersey?
This jersey is boring, but the fishsticks jersey was fucking laughable. It turned the once proud Islanders into the fishsticks team because their new jersey was based on a fucking TV dinner.
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by Fabtraption on Nov 16, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
You people are acting like other organizations never have awful 3rd jerseys.
I’m all for calling a spade a spade, but come on.
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by Chairman Meow on Nov 16, 2011 9:25 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I think
people are upset more because this comes off as pure marketing. There’s no history here, no attempted ties to anything in the Islanders past, just a mix and match of other 3rd Jerseys and Black.
At least the Fishsticks jersey TRIED to have some tie to Staten Island. The Orange 3rd was at least an interesting color.
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I'm upset 'cause it's uglier
Than Kopitar.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Exhibit A
Calgary’s black fire-snorting horse jersey. Yes, the rodeo’s a big deal out there. But a horse with heartburn was always sorta weird.
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by PGI on Nov 16, 2011 9:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
hahahahahaha
That thing looked like a Webkinz.
Ladies and gentlemen, YOUR Calgary Flames!
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by mikb on Nov 16, 2011 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Or
A biker unicorn?
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 11:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
HA!
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
Exhibit B
The Stars Uterus jersey was something else. But the Stars have butchered just about every jersey in their history.
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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2011 12:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Are we talking
Dallas history or entirety of franchise history?
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by David Hanssen on Nov 17, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
Dallas
I was relieved when they went to the star overlay jersey because at least they re-acknowledged the place of green, which is a pretty cool shade of green in my book.
Then they abandoned them for football practice pajamas in black and white.
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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2011 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
They’re just adapting to the Texas football culture? Could be worse, they could be like a certain unnamed franchise in LA that totally changed their colors to match the local football team for purely marketing reasons.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 17, 2011 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
And worse
They shifted away from the Raiders…and then went right back to it again! These teams remind me the Isles are not alone.
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It’s called ACII art. It uses characters in a sequence to form a picture. But that’s not important right now. What’s important is how ugly these jerseys are!
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
I know its ASCII
i was wondering what the pic was supposed to be
screw homework, its all about islanders hockey
Font fail
That would have been perfect in a fixed-width font like Courier. I think the way to do that, actually, is to use sarc font on it. However, I don’t know if it would work, or look even worse.
Curse you, Arial!
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Not a bah, a bomb
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It looks like the virgin mary's head as she bends down to look at baby jesus
But with a fish around her neck.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It looks like a fetal dwarf bottle nose dolphin
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was a fail whale.
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by Fabtraption on Nov 16, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Or maybe an awkward porpoise?
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
Bad
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 16, 2011 9:33 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Hate hate hate
To paraphrase Mr. Roboto, these jerseys look like a broke ass Mets jersey.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
What can't be said about these Jerseys
that hasn’t been said about Afghanistan? It looks bombed out and depleted.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Now if you'll excuse me
I have to go fill Avery’s mamma’s bowl.
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by pgat28 on Nov 17, 2011 2:39 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
These jerseys are the equivelent
of Mike Milbury’s general managership
by Staten Islander on Nov 16, 2011 9:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ugh
These make me long for the Fisherman jerseys. Or the Orange Starburst ones. Seriously. I don’t care how light the blue, black and blue should never be together. It just looks like their forearms are bruised and slightly radioactive.
I think Wang needs to get in contact with whoever designs the Wild’s 3rd jerseys. First the red with the circle patch that are now the regular homes and the green ones with the baseball script on the front? Why can’t we have cool designs like that? Instead we get stuck with garbage like this crap. Not that I’m opinionated on the subject or anything.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 9:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The only time
I like black and blue is on Avery’s face, and this.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
That Green Wild uniform is the best uni in hockey today any level, imo.
It’s so perfectly old school and the opposite of this travesty.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
IMHO
I kinda like the red ones slightly more than the greens. But for me, choosing between the two is like asking me whose hotter, Mila Kunis or Natalie Portman. Portman is slightly hotter in my book. Compared to those two, this jersey is Artemis from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I don't like the red and green together much, it reminds me of christmas
One holiday I truly don’t like.
That green one is pure love though.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
another winner
I may be in the minority here, but I loved Colorado’s thirds. It used their own colors, it was a clean, professional look, and they were instantly recognizable as Avalanche jerseys.
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I think
the one downside to those was the Rangers style diagonal lettering. Not because it’s the Rags necessarily but because it’s already the trademark of another team’s classic jersey.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
Who would want anything that resembles the lettering on a Rangers jersey?
New York Rangers- 1946-47{link}
For one season, the front of the jersey features the word “Rangers” arched over the player’s number. This jersey treatment would not be seen again in the NHL for over 60 years.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
Heh- cant take cred for it, a Ranger fan friend of mine pointed it out to me.
I prefer to think that the Isles are copying the Stars as opposed to the Rangers lol.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 17, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
But also while we're on winners
and I’d much rather be talking about that than how these hideous things rank against the Stars Moobius jerseys. I really like the new Sabres alternates. I love the classic colors with the different logo on them. But anything after the slugalo would be a win for the Sabres.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 11:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You like the Colorado thirds?!?!
I just KNEW there was one of you out there.
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As an Avs fan I won’t say they are the best. But I like them enough, and nobody has really complained about them since. This is the first time the blue dominates and it coincided well with the youth of the team
Go Avaranche!
I thought the Avs third were the sign of a losing apocalypse
coincided well with the youth of the team
So is the color then “Baby” Blue?
Whoa whoa whoa
Let’s not say anything bad about Artemis. Girl knows how to get freaky in a dumpster behind a Wendy’s.
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by Fabtraption on Nov 16, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Ok...
Then maybe Marcy D’Arcy?
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by David Hanssen on Nov 16, 2011 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know how to link it
But the “behind the scenes” video on the team site is unintentionally hilarious. They interview JT, KO, Moulson, Grabs and Streit regarding the Jersey and they have to praise it between their teeth with adjectives like “it’s cool,” “it’s black and I like black,” “it’s cool because is says 21 and that’s my number.”
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 16, 2011 10:29 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=135611
"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 Nov 16, 2011 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Matty Mo thinks it's different
He must be extra high today.
"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 Nov 16, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Extra...
No comment on that one!
You only figure 8 once.
by The Black Map on Nov 16, 2011 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.
I’ve been looking for a new quote. I can’t believe this comment isn’t green!
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"it’s cool," "it’s black and I like black," "it’s cool because is says 21 and that’s my number."
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
well now they've found a look
Which matches their performance. The only one who shouldnt have to wear that embarassment is JT.
by randyboyd on Nov 16, 2011 11:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He should be in Jesus robes
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by The Black Map on Nov 16, 2011 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
BLACK is very apropriate!
Since this season is slowly dying a slow death, black is mandatory at funerals!
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
There is only one positive at all I see in that photo above
Tavares has an “A” on his sweater.
Other than that, I just don’t get it. It’s not so much a Fail as it is a WHAAAA? The Isles have no earthly reason to wear black. And what’s worse, there were about a dozen free photoshopped jerseys, completely homemade, that were hands-down better than this. If you have to pay some professionals millions to design, craft, and promote something like this, how can they come up with something like these?
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Tavares has an "A" on his sweater.
Hey, youre right- and Kyle doesnt.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
I guess KO's demotion is complete?
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Nov 16, 2011 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
Good question.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
I think this will be used at home, and JT and Rolston are the A's at home.
KO and Staios are the A’s on the road. I think that’s why KO has no A on the new jersey. Just a guess, though
Yeah that could be the explanation.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 17, 2011 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
This looks like the correct answer.
You know there is no way the Islanders would spend the money for an extra pair of “A’s” if they weren’t going to be used in an actual game.
Anybody who thinks this jersey is worse than the Fishsticks jersey is out of his/her mind.
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by Fabtraption on Nov 16, 2011 11:27 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Amen
Aside from the carat thing on the wrist, it just isn’t that bad – and it is just an alternate, you know. I don’t get the anti-black sentiment, for this or any jersey. Why is that bad?
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by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 16, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
The anti-black is more of a "what does this color have to do with the Islanders?" thing
It would be like the Carolina Hurricanes skating out in blue and gold jerseys one day. Even if they looked good… they’re not the freaking Boy Scouts of America.
I honestly think that there would be far less uproar if the Isles had made the body of the jerseys royal blue and the yokes black, keeping everything else as-is: the general layout, the orange lettering/numbers, white-and-orange wrist striping. It’d still be kind of meh, but it would be recognizable as the Islanders, and the black (while still questionable) would have just been an accent color instead of dominant.
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Agreed.
It just feels like there’s no reason for it, and maybe black — or grey/silver, like the anniversary patches — would be cool as an accent.
To be clear, I hated when the Blackhawks added a black, I hated when the North Stars abandoned green for black, and I didn’t like when the Flyers abandoned Orange for black. I did wish the Canucks had stuck to black though; that was an awesome unsightly mixture they had.
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The Hawks didn't bother me
For one, it was already one of their colors. For another, the things were actually sharp-looking. The North Stars and Flyers annoyed me, though.
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Yeah, the Hawks was one that made more sense
It just felt entirely unnecessary.
Utah never had to advertise for tourism because they knew they were a fantastic outdoorsy place. The Yankees know they are the Yankees. And the Hawks (and Flyers) didn’t need to black up to show they were tough.
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I hate the general use of black uniforms.
But the Blackhawks retro black uniform is awesome. It looks even better in person than on TV and Howie Rose hates them, so I like them even more. At least the reason was the Winter Classic and they wanted a different look that tied in with their history..
Oh, that's not the blacks I was referring to
I loved that retro one. I’m speaking of the late 90s/early 2000s Hawks who just took their current uniform and added a black version. It was gratuitous to me, same as when the Flyers went to all black.
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I understand why fans are upset about these jerseys
I mean, they’re neither aesthetically pleasing nor do they harken back to the glory days of the Isles. This is the team’s 40th anniversary, and a great way to celebrate that achievement would be to showcase a third that recognizes the team’s history – instead, they went for the most boring, safe color they could’ve imagined.
While these jerseys are boring, something like 1/4 of the teams in the NHL have a black jersey (I’m being hyperbolic, but it’s a very common color). Anybody who thinks that the silvery, teal, wavey jersey that had a fucking cartoon fisherman was a better jersey than this is just so colossally wrong.
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by Fabtraption on Nov 16, 2011 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
Those jerseys are hideous and I have to wonder how the hell they got approved. This is as good an indication
of any that this organization is not well run.
Its an indication that they have a 3rd jersey.
Like with most teams, 3rds are usually pretty short-lived.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 16, 2011 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
I tend to blame Reebok
more then the Islanders. I’m sure they weren’t happy that the Islanders went back to a Jersey that almost 99% of Islander fans already own.
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by Mark D on Nov 17, 2011 4:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
really good point
As bad as sales must have been for the Reebok Pajamas, they still sold some of them. I even saw one of the white ones at my rink in New Jersey. (The guy put a number 5 on it WITH HIS OWN LAST NAME. The only thing that kept it from blasphemy was that Potvin would never have been caught dead in one of them. Still – wow.)
If I had the money to be more of a jersey completist, I might have sank some money into one of the road whites (which were the less ugly of the pair), once it went on clearance someplace. I own a white fishstick and one of the traffic cone jerseys, after all. This one, however, I am skipping.
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by mikb on Nov 17, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
True...
… but now they’re going to a jersey that 0% of Islander fans will own.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 17, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
OK, so I'll try to be positive here.
What can I say that’s good about the jersies?
1) Black is, um, slimming.
2) They can play AC/DC more often.
3) At least we can finally say our team is “in the black”
4) Our players can now scoop the puck up and do a hidden puck trick. The next thing anyone knows, the puck drops back down right in front of the net… where an Islander still misses a scoring chance.
5) They look like they’re made for Movember. Maybe when December arrives, they’ll shave and be all-white.
Um… that’s all I got.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 16, 2011 11:41 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
And this may be the biggest positive sentiment
I’m surprised — I thought SOMEone would come to a sincere defense or appreciation of the unis.
Does no one out there really like them?
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Not on this end...
These jerseys have gone over about as well as Chevy Chase’s post SNL career (Except Community).
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by David Hanssen on Nov 17, 2011 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Zing!
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 17, 2011 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
Even on the Isles' own Flickr page....
…. People are generally pissing on it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyislanders/6352009732/in/contacts/
That’s rough.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 17, 2011 7:12 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously
I am totally fine with these. I like black jerseys. I like that it isn’t just a re-imagining of the current logo (or the one from the glory days). I’m actually liking the lettering/number thing – a retro/vintage-y/Mitchell&Ness touch; I didn’t at first – b/c of the similarity to the Rangers one, but f*&k it.
I’m also coming from the perspective that:
a) it is just a temporary marketing gimmick type of thing
b) harkening back to the glory days makes me weep for the current, so let’s shy away from that
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by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 17, 2011 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
Cool
I was hoping to hear some perspectives like these.
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"Really Like?" We won't know until the sales receipts come in
“Indifferent?” ‘Meh, whatever?" Probably more than we think. Again, I thought the all orange jerseys were a headache-inducing monstrosity. But then I saw oceans of orange in the Coliseum seats and it suddenly bothered me a lot less. People still wear them and like them, so more power to them. The Jets “NY Titans” jersey makes my blood boil, but they keep wearing them. No one cares about the Titans. They don’t have any fans left. Anyone that was a Titans fan became a Jet fans 40+ years ago. But every year, there they are. In fact, I can’t remember a time in which some team’s new or alternate jersey wasn’t immediately burned to the ground, especially during the internet era. (retro jerseys like the Caps, Canucks and Leafs are the exceptions)
I think the reaction to these is way overblown, though. Of course they do market research on them, mainly focused on “How much can we make on these and for how long?” If the number is good, they do it. I don’t think the players particularly care. I don’t think this jersey is a reflection on the organization as a whole or a statement about hockey’s long term future on Long Island or a blight on the team’s 40th anniversary.
It’s laundry. They wear it for a while and it goes away. Until 20 years from now when the little kids you see wearing them this year want to bring them back.
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by PGI on Nov 17, 2011 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
STOP BEING CALM AND SENSIBLE
WE WANT TO BE ANGHRY AND YELL ABOUT TEH NEW JESREYS! ! ! ! ONE !
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To quote Ian Faith
“I frankly think that this is the turning point, okay? I think we’re on our way now. It’s time, time to kick arse! "
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 17, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
You can see your face...
…in both sides.
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Sorry
TEH CORE! TRADE BLAKEGENI BAILPOSO!
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I'll take
the Fishsticks Jersey over this horrid , boring, non-imaginative jersey ANY DAY.
Isles rule, rangers suck... that's just how it is.
WHY!?
The fishsticks jersey was a fucking joke the minute it was unveiled – from the wave to the fisherman to the fucking TEAL, those jerseys signaled the downfall of the Islanders from a team of world champions to the fraudulently owned, Milbury-led ball of mediocrity they’ve been for the past decade and a half.
The black jerseys are ugly, but at least the Isles just join a bunch of other teams with ugly jerseys. The fishsticks jerseys made them look like complete assholes.
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Stop sitting on the fence and pick a damn side already.
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I Wonder, Do They Ever Bother Test Marketing This Stuff on Fans?
You know, the people they hope to sell them to?
LOL I thought you typed "Frans"
I was thinking WOW people really do love him they bring him up talking about anything lol.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 17, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's not sleek and modern enough
for his Scandinavian sensibilities.
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by David Hanssen on Nov 17, 2011 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
Liar!
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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2011 12:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, you notice...
…that Frans is not in that photograph above.
He was too busy Backhanding the designer into low orbit. Judgment has been carried out.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Nov 17, 2011 12:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
how about we add the hempstead covanta incinerator as a shoulder patch
it would really complete the look i think
As a non-Islanders fan
I can’t say I find these jerseys particularly attractive. And I’m not trying to pour salt in the wound or anything, but in some ways I even prefer those fisherman jerseys from the past. As ugly as they were, at least they related to the islander theme (back in the Sakic days the Avs had “mountains” lining the bottom just like the fisherman jersey had "waves), but if there is some sort of meaning to the 3rd jerseys I am unaware of then I take back what I just said. I will say that Tavares looks pretty good in black
Go Avaranche!
No
you’re right. There is no meaning at all. Partially why we hate them so damn much.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
I found the meaning for black
The black represents the asphalt parking lot surrounding the Coliseum. It is the suburban ideal that is being preserved by Kate Murray.
by Hockey1919 on Nov 17, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I don't mind it...
…but the ‘C’ and the ‘A’ might be a bit too much with the word ‘ISLANDERS’ and the number.
Hopefully their screens in front of the net will camouflage the puck when it’s shot at the goal.
Honestly, if they win, no one will give two $hits.
by barry_hal_oliver_24 on Nov 17, 2011 7:22 AM EST reply actions
I don't hate them.......
But not in love with them either.
It’s a 3rd jersey which is just extra $$ generation……..I would get one. But then again, I buy up anything new with the Isles logo to sport around and piss people off.
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by JW1970 on Nov 17, 2011 8:11 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
lol
"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 Nov 17, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Just another marketing gimmick to distract from what is happening on the ice...
It is pretty interesting they unveil this marketing campaign with Kyle Okposo on the front page a day after he is a healthy scratch.
I wonder how many new third (or fourth or fifth) jerseys they will sell.
They have been planning this for a long time, it has absolutely nothing to do with whats currently going on on the ice.
We have been talking about the mock-ups to this jersey since last season.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 17, 2011 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
This jersey unveiling and the charity event to launch it
was planned well in advance.
No tail wagging the dog here. I’m pretty sure they were hoping it would be awesome sauce on top of an 8-4 start or something, with rising star Kyle Okposo showing up for the unveiling, rather than healthy scratch Kyle Okposo among a crew of hipsters.
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Another black mark on the franchise
While not worse than fisherman, just plain ugly and derivative. Why can’t the Islanders just stick to their current home and road jerseys? I think they are the best they have looked in a decade…and now they have to eff it up.
Since we are in a 40 year anniversary, why not use every jersey design from the 40 years as a third jersey? That way fans can buy up all kinds of different retro jerseys. We could all have a fun chuckle on Fisherman or Pumpkin night.
Also…is it wrong to boo when the team comes out in these jerseys cause I am considering it. Anything to make them disappear faster.
Another black mark on the franchise While not worse than fisherman, just plain ugly and derivative. Why can’t the Islanders just stick to their current home and road jerseys? I think they are the best they have looked in a decade…and now they have to eff it up.
They ARE sticking to their current home and road jerseys. Like 20 something other teams in the NHL, its a THIRD jersey.
Also…is it wrong to boo when the team comes out in these jerseys cause I am considering it. Anything to make them disappear faster.
Im tired of being embarrassed by behavior like this, but I have a feeling that wont stop you.
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Clearly you misread me
I know they are the third jerseys, my third (coincidence?) sentence sets the context that I was talking about them as third jerseys. What I was getting at was not to wear these as jerseys at all. Stick with just the blue and white which I think was the best jersey decision management has had in a long time, they look great. If they HAVE to have one, then make it a series of retro/historic Islander’s jersey.
Your second point I do take some offense to. I have been a loyal Isles fan a long time which is why I merely posed it as a question. There are several avenues for registering displeasure over this decision but booing is a visceral and cutting statement that management can’t ignore.
I do think the black is too much “follow the leader” and in this configuration is butt ugly. I cannot wait for this to fall flat and a return to full time (fingers crossed) home blues.
by GreekIsles83 on Nov 17, 2011 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Whoops counting mistake
Sorry bout that…Fourth sentence where I establish context. Unless you count the ellipsis as making two sentences, then its my firth sentence…but anyway I know its the third jersey!
by GreekIsles83 on Nov 17, 2011 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
I'm going to take offense to your offense
Frankly I was expecting your response to be that it wasn’t a serious question. But it wasn’t, so —> booing (viscerally or not) over a third jersey is an overreaction.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons to boo the Isles this year. The focus of any booing should firstly be directed towards the opponent (the judges would also accept “Mike Mottau” here), and secondly directed towards how the team/coach/GM is performing (or underperforming, in this case). Lots of misplaced anger over this jersey.
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by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 17, 2011 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
Well then I'm taking offense to your taking offense to my offense
It seems we have differing opinions on the appropriate use of booing. I wouldn’t use if for much of what you said because I wouldn’t see it as helpful. I have used it more in terms of making statements and to let a ref hear it when I think a bad call is being made (something I know isn’t helpful but sure as hell feels good). Anyway I don’t mean to turn this into a debate on the merits of booing, sorry to everyone who has read this far!
by GreekIsles83 on Nov 17, 2011 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
offense all around!
Now if we can have some offense on the ice, we’re golden.
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Good point
Instead of taking offense with fellow fans, I should be taking offense with the offensive offense.
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by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 17, 2011 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Offense
We’ve gone passed the limit where now spelling “offense” looks weird to me…isn’t there supposed to be a “c” in there somewhere? Offence? :)
by GreekIsles83 on Nov 17, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Mottau was in the picture?
Well, son of a gun. Number 10. I didn’t recognize him without an opposing forward behind him.
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This thread is Golden, thank God for this board.
It makes being an isles fan bearable.
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Nov 17, 2011 9:57 AM EST reply actions
So can we call this the "Smell the Glove" jersey?
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 17, 2011 10:30 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Stape: Nabokov in net again for #Isles, Okposo/Eaton still scratched.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 17, 2011 10:43 AM EST reply actions
YOWSA
Didn’t see KO sitting again.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 17, 2011 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
I don't even know what to say
No callups. Continuing to roll with the same lines they lost with against the Rangers (yeah, yeah, the played well, I know). Including JAY PANDAWFUL who has as many goals and assists as I do and a worse +/- rating than mine. Wasn’t the message to KO sent? What’s the point of sitting him again? KO has talent, something that Tuesday night’s lineup sorely lacked. The team’s management and coaching staff show as much creativity as the black jerseys.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 17, 2011 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Damn, this one is funny a day later
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I guess after his performance against the Rangers
they want to see if he distances himself. Or the showcasing continues until the best price is found. I hope.
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it could also be how he responds in practice
If he looks pissy or is still struggling, they’ll keep him on the sidelines.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Yea
to be fair he played well enough against the Rags to warrant another starts.
Now I’m not sure he played well enough against Vancouver to warrant the Rangers start, but that’s a different ball of wax…
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 17, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
A clear case of showcase perhaps?
Nabby played well though, have to hand it to him.
by GreekIsles83 on Nov 17, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
I wish I knew what Rolston and Pandolfo have on Snow
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 17, 2011 10:44 AM EST reply actions
It must be these jerseys. “See Garth, we might suck but at least we didn’t okay this travesty.”
2011-2012 is looking like another losing season.
by Turgeon1992 on Nov 17, 2011 10:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yuk!
They’re ugly, no two ways about it. It wouldn’t be so bad if they only wore them maybe once a month. They have a lot of “black” games now.
The only thing I can say about these uniforms is that it makes me want to quote the ancient Romans, and I do not wish to do so at this time.
I’ve thought about these jerseys some more. They are far from a black mark on the organization. It’s just a bad marketing ploy. All of the teams make these moves from time to time. I’m not worried.
2011-2012 is looking like another losing season.
by Turgeon1992 on Nov 17, 2011 1:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I like the jersey because
with that number on the front, it will be far easier to identify “who is responsible for (X=horrible play)”.
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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Isn't there pretty much a 70% chance the answer to that question is always "Mike Mottau"?
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Seriously
It’s now the “Mottauwagon”.
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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Except for when its Bailey
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
1980-81
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
