Post-Game Thread: Penguins 5, Washington Generals 0
by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 9:45 PM EST
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Well, that was rubbish.
There isn't really a need for a plus/minus thread -- there were no pluses -- but our game thread is chock full o' comments and we needed a new spot for people to moan further, or tickle the funny bone.
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The Islanders mostly stunk, got worse as the game went on, and the rest of the NHL got the script it wanted as Sidney Crosby (2 g, 2 a) returned and picked up right where he left off from last year's 66 points in 41 games. It was 4-0 before the game was 26 minutes old.
If you can say such after five goals allowed, big Anders Nilsson at least showed he had potential tonight with 31 not-easy saves, but boy do I want him in the AHL to round out his game in a better environment. He was hung out to dry, of course. The Penguins' foil on the night is in big trouble, having lost consecutive games by a combined score of 11-0 to the Stanley Cup champs and this season's possible favorites. The Flyers are next. Different leagues, all of them.
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Can we just pretend
we are having a great season and our rebuild is coming to complete fruition?
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 9:48 PM EST reply actions
On Bizzaro World
Islanders am always winners
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by PGI on Nov 21, 2011 9:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Alternate Universe...
That’s where Peter from Fringe is. The Isles have 10 Stanley Cups there.
by Isle in Topanga on Nov 21, 2011 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
Hey guys!
How was the game? Didn’t get a chance to watch. They guys put up a fight or what? I have it on DVR, so please – no spoilers. Thanks
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 21, 2011 9:48 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Don't ask man....
I hope you’re kidding, but if you really don’t want spoilers I’d advise not reading.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
I was kidding. My wife thought I hurt myself when I kept yelling out expletives. Wish I had.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 21, 2011 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hahah
Alright, good. I DVR’d it too, but damn I’m deleting immediately.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
It's a new category in the annals of DVR
“Delete so you may be saved.”
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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I lost interest
about the same time the Islanders did.
Fortunately, didn;t waste too much of my evening.
STOP effin' messin' with my FnGO!!
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Nov 22, 2011 7:36 AM EST up reply actions
Go for bust on the rebuild?
Someone brought up trading Streit/Nielsen. As much as I don’t want to lose either of them it might be worse it to get some quality young talent and/or high draft picks. Streit in particular isn’t going to do anything for the team before we get good again.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Interesting Idea
Streit is great, and if we were farther along he could have played a good role on the team, but… Obviously the main focus right now is elsewhere.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
Well Streit is a possiblity.
I’d love a 5 year extension for Nielsen tho.
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Maybe give Nielsen a *wink* we'll sign you in the summer as a UFA
and get an asset for him from a team that is making a playoff run
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Never happens.
Well basically never. 99.9% of the time you trade away a guy turning UFA, they don’t come back. And in this case, whoever we trade him to will get an extension done.
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by garik16 on Nov 21, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it'd only work if he's really committed to living on Long Island
too bad we don’t have a loan system like in soccer
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
If he goes elsewhere he might grow attached to living there.
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Well, 99% is overstating it
But yeah you should never plan on that. Ever. And you need a team with some hope.
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by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I hate saying it but would it be worth keeping him if we could get a good value for him?
I’m just curious what everyone thinks he’s really worth. We have a lot of talent at Center in the pipeline and Frans might be in decline by the time the team is on an upswing.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Put it this way
A 5-year contract would make me nervous. Depends on the terms.
You’d have to gauge the market. I really don’t know. He’s an amazing player by many measures, but he’s also light of frame (re: durability prospects) and never been put in a “good team” situation.
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What type of pick would make you pull the trigger? 1st? 2nd?
is he even worth that much to a team looking for a playoff run? I know he’s been an underrated defensive forward for years but he’s going into a UFA year.
It’s tough to gauge his market value.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Only if they can't sign him
I don’t want any contender’ #1 for him. Not unless there’s a really nice prospect and/or NHL D-man included.
I still think the priority is absolutely to re-sign him.
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Theoretically if I'm GM
In a deep draft year like this I think you take the #1 pick from a bubble team. Definitely if you can get something significant from a team like the Blue Jackets who needs to win now but won’t anyway.
Having two #1s might also give us the chance to trade up for one of the better guys in the draft (assuming we don’t have a top 3 pick.)
It’s still too early to speculate on something like this because we won’t have a good enough idea of where the team stands long term until the trade deadline. As much as I love Frans, in the long term trading him might be the best option.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
If he was playing like he was last season
…I’d be fighting you tooth-and-nail with that comment. But tonight’s game really highlighted how Frans is a little off. Three or four times he reached for pucks and…. just…. couldn’t get… there. I don’t remember him doing that last season in any games.
He’s been better lately, but is still not the same player.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 21, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
It's worrisome
The other side of the coin for me is several players who should be better look “off,” and I don’t buy that they all suck or are on their way down exactly.
The other part says it’s so hard for this team to acquire good young players, I’m wary of giving up one of their best.
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Everything looks worse after being shutout 11-0
and I don’t think that now is the time to start deciding to trade Frans
by Jones79 on Nov 21, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed. I assume no one's thinking that for *now*
More so just The Decision that will come ‘round January+ if he’s still a FA.
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though I do think that the NJ veterans can all go screw
‘cause clearly that ain’t working out to the teams benefit. If you can loose with old has-beens you can loose with a bunch of kids too.
theyre all playing like shit right now...
Franz is gonna be fine…He did talk like he expected allot more from himself and his team during the off season..I think hes is a funk.
We also have to consider how many centers we have in the system
Cizikas, Strome, Lee, and Brock Nelson are all considered to be quality prospects. Bailey as terrible as he has been playing is still young and could turn things around. There are 3 first round picks in that group. Cizikas would’ve been a 1st round pick if he didn’t have his legal issues.
I think if we’re going to trade for future assets Center is the position we can afford to sacrifice a veteran in.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
True, I just don't want to bet on the system until they're closer
And if Frans plays a defense-focused role in a few years while JT and Strome are offensive and one of those others is doing something useful, that’s not too shabby.
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But that may also set the rebuild back a couple years
Tavares may be the “veteran” at center for the next 2 or 3 seasons. I don’t know how many more (dozens of) nights like this Tavares can take.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 21, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
well he is kind of stuck now with his contract
and there is always potential to bring a stop gap in from the FA market
Cizikas looks like he might be sooner than later and in the checking role that Frans plays.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Agree
though Streit’s value (like almost everyone else’s) is depleting on a nightly basis.
Resign Frans. That’s all we can hope for from this season.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
If wiz fetched a 2nd rounder+ last year, Streit could bring back something really pretty if he keeps his production up to a 10goal/50pts pace.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Did this really happen?
DiPietro stole the game puck and threw it in the stands so Crosby wouldn’t get it. Dick move but pretty funny. Playing out his inner Chris Pronger.
"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 21, 2011 9:51 PM EST reply actions
BAHAHAH, omg they showed Crosby
at the end of the game talking to someone in the crowd and I couldn’t understand why. That is hilarious if true.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
If it did, than good for Ricky
It’s completely classless, but since that’s what everyone expects from us anyways, might as well give it to them
by billymac23 on Nov 21, 2011 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Look the part, be the part
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by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the only time this season rick has handled the puck well
everybody "wong" chung tonight
by potvins_cups on Nov 21, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Hold on
Wasn’t it all of 3 or 4 games ago that Rick got several pluses on the +/- thread for his puck-handling.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 21, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Was It Classless for Bylsma to Call Time-out With 8 Minutes Left Up 5-0?
And what about double shifting Crosby with Malkin near the end to get a hat trick, again up 5-0?
When the Islanders reclaim their spot as a good team they should remember these things.
The first one no; the second perhaps
Even if the score is 15-0, you want to call a timeout late in the game if your guys are tired and stuck on the ice. Injuries happen when a frozen puck is fired 100mph and your forwards are a step behind, so they slide down 15 feet from the shot.
Would the Isles have done the same for a Tavares hat trick? (It’s hard to compare because the two teams are at such different developmental stages.)
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 22, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'd actually hate DP even more
And I didn’t think that was possible.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
someone just asked crosberry about this on NHL network press conference
He said DP said he wanted the puck because it was his goalies first start
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 21, 2011 10:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So
did he not throw it into the stands?
Or was Crosby just covering for him?
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
He fired it up the middle
it’s in our net right now.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
DiPietro just passed me the puck
And I shot it in the net.
Someday this will all be hysterical.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
I got this from Dreger
Darren Dreger
DarrenDreger Darren Dreger
Dipietro grabbed the game puck before Pens staff could grab it. Giving it to Anders Nilsson?
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm cool with that
That’s a nice move.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Really
who the hell else gets a “first game back from injury” puck. GTFO.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Only in this league with this player
Would people think that.
He didn’t even get his SIXTY. SIXTH. POWERPLAY. GOAL.
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by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
I’m sure the puck doesn’t mean all that much to Crosby.
I suppose they could have cut it into 3rds and given a piece to Crosby, a piece to Nilsson, and a piece to Ullstrom, but I think Crosby and Ullstrom are probably not emotionally affected by it.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 21, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Of course
the flip side is having DP’s stupid grin handing you a puck from a game you just gave up five goals in.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously
think he even wants it? I guess I would either way. I’d tell my friends I was playing for the Islanders…they’d understand.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
If it was me?
Honestly, I’d save the puck from the first save I made and held. I’m not even remotely kidding – I’d have someone bring it to the bench for me. Who knows if I’d ever have another NHL save?
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Yeah, it probably sucks now
But hopefully a veteran told him, “Seriously, you’ll be glad you have this one day. Today it’s a shitty loss. In a few decades it’s a story for your grandkids.”
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by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's always possible a vet could say
“In a few decades, you’ll be back in goal for the Islanders!”
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Exactly. Im sure thats what happened.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 21, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Im certain he gave the puck to Anders Nilsson, he didnt throw it in the stands.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 21, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Nilsson Should Throw It in the Stands
“Back from injury” puck? That’s just plain dumb. But your first start getting pasted 5-0? I’m sure he’ll want the puck from his first WIN a lot more.
Disgraceful performance by the Pens
The real powerhouse teams blow the Isles out by 6-0 or more.
=d
by AP77 on Nov 21, 2011 9:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Surprisingly tame for an AP77 comment
You must be in a denial or acceptance stage of recovery.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 21, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
Amazing highlights, Dom
Made my night
by Dorfer on Nov 21, 2011 9:54 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Weirdly, they made mine too
I’m surprised anyone bothered to click play though!
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You clearly
have been saving that for a very special night.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
I felt it important that the treadmill motif also be there
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I did
I laughed quietly to myself for several seconds.
STOP effin' messin' with my FnGO!!
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Nov 22, 2011 7:40 AM EST up reply actions
I just want to thank everyone for somehow, still, being Islanders fans
It’s comforting knowing that there are other insane people out there that torture themselves by following this franchise.
Now, what the hell are we supposed to do with these guys?
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by PGI on Nov 21, 2011 9:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
People can never say we aren't dedicated or die hards if we root for them through this.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
no one ever doubted your dedication
sanity maybe, but never your dedication
by Jones79 on Nov 21, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's come to this
I enjoyed that WOO HOO Chrysler/Jeep dude more than the parts of the game I watched.
Maybe he’ll pay us $4500 to haul away our clunkers.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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+ I learned there's a Tim Thomas commercial
that’s much better than the Kane commercial, which sucks.
Of course tonight they will be removed from circulation in favor of Crosberry ads.
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Steve Staois giving the most pat, cliched fucking answers
Veteran leadership, everyone!
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
The other day my girlfriend asked me why I dont pick a better Hockey team to root for.
I punched her in the face. (Joking about the punching part)
I dont remember ever choosing the Islanders, I think I was just born with them.
by The Danish Backhand of Judgement on Nov 21, 2011 10:00 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Dallas Green Alert!
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Was gonna call you Wayne Brady there for a sec.
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You don't pick the team
The team picks you. I keep telling my wife this and she just rolls her eyes.
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Bag this noise
I’m watching “Enter the Dragon” on Blu-ray.
“You have offended Frans Nielsen and offended the Nassau Coliseum.”
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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What is the highest technique you aspire to?
To have no technique.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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A good hockey game should be like a small play...
But played seriously.
A good hockey player does not become tense…. but ready.
When the opponent expands, I throw checks. When he contracts, I hound the puck.
And when there is an opportunity… I do not shoot – it shoots by itself.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Who's going to lick their own blood though?
NO 1-BECUZ THER IS NO TUFNESS!!!!
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by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
hehehehehe
Bruce Lee for head coach!
He can’t be any more dead than the team right now…
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Tomorrow's Practice
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Very good... tell me now, the Hockey Code commandment #13
A hockey player has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Check me.
What was that? An exhibition game? We need emotional content.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Try again.
I said “emotional content,” not anger. Now try again – WITH MEANING.
Don’t think! FEEEEELLLLL.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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It's like pointing a finger at the sun
If you follow the finger you miss all that heavenly glory
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I love this team!!
But we should re-do the FIG game.
NIGTSI.
Next Islander Game They Score In
I’m taking 3 games from now, in the 3rd period a defender will get an own-goal for us.
"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 21, 2011 10:02 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
in fariness
we actually started the game reaonably well, outshot the Pens a bit early
Crosby’s goal took all the starch out of the team – the Pens were very good tonight
not that we don’t really suck
The first period was okay, undermined by some mistakes
And that was all she wrote.
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I remember the 1st line
had an awesome shift at like the 2:00 in mark and I thought they could’ve/should’ve scored… won’t say it’s a different game if they do b/c that just isn’t true but when we didn’t I knew we were in for a long night
The 1st period was good but until they finally broke through it seemed like it was only a matter of minutes before they broke through… it’s absurd how much higher of a level they are playing at.. especially since they have a player we used to have that we deemed unfit and showed him the door to Europe
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
To be fair
I don’t remember Park all that much from tonight.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 21, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Park plays a pretty understanted role on the Pens.
Its not like when he was here and we were so injured we had him on the 1st line.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 21, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently
an underestimated role when he was on the Isles, too. He was great in what he was asked to do, plus he even went above that almost everytime he was on the ice, and sometimes brought some scoring power. He was fast, had a pretty nice shot, and was tough and used his body well, even though he is pretty tiny. He played multiple roles well, really.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Never, ever, ever questioned his effort
Even in the worst days.
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So true.
I just dont understand why we treated our own vet like he was totally expendable and then brought in other teams vets to tret well. Its not right.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 22, 2011 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
From what I remember
…Park looked like he lost a step (or two) his last season for the Isles. Without his speed, I wasn’t sure he’d be effective for the Isles. (And I had a feeling he would lose more speed as the years went on.)
I didn’t picture Park being an effective NHL player in 2011.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 22, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
If they were moving up caliber-wise, thats understandable.
But I just dont see the guys the Isles brought in as on Parkies level (well- Reasoner is, Im talking more about the other older forwards)
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 22, 2011 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
The first line created some chances early
For sure. All quickly forgotten once the score went … and then so many (but not JT) appeared lifeless.
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Digging in that corner and woking his ass off
till the final buzzer. Big ups and mad props to JFT
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Since tonight
is hopefully the low point, I’m just going to get this out now too.
Half his points have come in two games. He’s getting no help, but he’s also not converting on a regular basis.
/forgive me Bossy
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
counterpoint
Half of everybody’s points have come in two games, they’ve been shut out so often.
:::cries into beer:::
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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and also
100% of Crosby’s points came in ONE game. So there.
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Streaky and injury prone
bust
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
Crosby is tied with Rolston for points this season
Rolston is tied for 6th among Isles forwards with 4 points. (Martin)
Rolston played 17 games, mostly on the Isles middle two lines; Crosby played 16 minutes on the Penguin’s top line.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 22, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
I realized that the other day…and I dared not speak its name. PAP has actually been more consistent. Actually a lot of guys may be more consistent lately.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Douchey McGuire
pointed it out tonight, and he was unfortunately right, on that shift where JT’s line couldn’t even get the puck out of our own zone. They are really having trouble moving the puck up ice sometimes, and Cap is starting them in our zone more often.
I’m not sure the Grabs experiment is going to last much longer.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
It was over tonight
It was back to JT/MM/PAP and FNGo
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Well shit
then I got nothing.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Noticed it
And maybe the Grabner dynamic changes things some. But for a guy like JT I think it’s whether he’s getting chances and creating, and I think he’s usually doing that.
I mean some nights bounce right, some don’t. The 5-point game against the Canucks last year was not unlike many other nights, just three-four things broke his way.
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The effort is their everynight, the linemates are not. Chemistry plays a big role here too, players need to be on the same page.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
And penalties
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Are you talking about Rolston changing before we got the puck out so Crosby could skate up the boards on the
left wing side unpressured? Because I thought that was pretty awful.
Interesting phenomenon of the Isles.
When the score is tied, they actually play the opponents pretty close. When they’re down 1, their possession rating drops like a rock.
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by garik16 on Nov 21, 2011 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I imagine
when you anticipate only being able to score one goal, that might happen.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Could it be opponents still?
They haven’t had a whole lot of lead changes to create that situation against many opponents.
I noticed how much lower they are when protecting a one-goal lead. Seems a little extreme.
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There is a certain liberty in being totally fucked.
I was a little stressed before the game thinking we could still turn the season around. Now its just really funny.
by Smoothcatdaddy on Nov 21, 2011 10:15 PM EST reply actions
Crosberry
That is all.
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by Uncle Zenon on Nov 21, 2011 10:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
haha i thougt i was the only one who caught that hahaha
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 21, 2011 10:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Butchery (Goring)
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I’m sorry… What were we talking about?
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 21, 2011 10:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Well on to the next opponent
Hopefully it isn’t a team against whom we have a longstanding knack for utter futility. Because, you know, that would smart.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 21, 2011 10:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Depends on your definition of "long standing futility"
If you mean a decade or more, then there may be a problem.
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Wow...2 hilarious post game comments -
On VS, Bill Patrick said about Crosby doing (or not having to do, in this case) everything by himself, and the Pens depth:
"The Pens have such depth even without Crosby. He can’t do it all himself – well against the Islanders, maybe, but he can’t do it all alone against strong teams. They have other strong etc etc…." (quote is a little off, but main point is intact)
and JR saying in lively, animated demonstration:
"I bet Anders Nilsson went into the locker room doing his best Denis Lemieux impression from Slapshot" (Re-enacting the exact scene while cracking up)
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 10:21 PM EST reply actions
I saw that
and immediately switched to some crap college basketball game on espn2
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
and then the halftime report promo came up
and of course even the halftime report of a college basketball game will mention Crosberry’s “epic” return
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
If someone ever said that about another nhl team and an owner responded, that analyst could get fired.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Yea, it's just embarrassing as a whole
and really shows what shape the Isles are in as an organization, not even just as a team.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Going to the game on Wednesday
(visiting the folks for Turkey Day)
and I seem to remember being disheartened going to the first game that I went to this year due to a lack of bad play… and that was our 5-3 win over the once-1st place Caps
Here’s hoping Wednesday is another one of those days.. (all we can do now is hope it’s different, tonight was too awful to even try and discuss)
(Although they are an incredibly skilled, excellent hockey team.. all the little stupid, weak, soft, diving crap that the Penguins do that I forgot about is now back on the forefront of my mind after tonight)
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:23 PM EST reply actions
Be excited to see them take the black!
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by Fabtraption on Nov 21, 2011 10:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
haha
when I saw that the first game they were wearing it I actually got a little upset, I seem them live so few times a year now since I moved.. I like to see them in blue
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Ha!
They should take the black Game of Thrones style, because they deserve to be banished.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
dammit image fail 3 times
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/35c37n/
screw homework, its all about islanders hockey
maybe it's just frsher in my mind
but it actually seems like we are playing so so much worse than last year… Last year I remember watching this time and just thinking that we weren’t catching breaks (obviously some games we played awful and that was frustrating but this is just sad.. 0-11 in the last 2 games… umm what?)
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
last year they were in first for a few games
and then went on the horrific slide, but I have yet to see a consistent effort from this team for 60 minutes.
Well, I guess not scoring in two games is consistent, but not really what I had in mind.
Last 2 games
I wanted to pick no one for the FIG but felt like I was being some sort of horrible fan if I did so… and I would’ve gotten the last 2 games right… at least let me see a goal on Wednesday
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 21, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
when, as a fan, you hope to just see a goal, forget about a win
well then, you’re an Islander fan.
Who knows maybe you’ll bring them some luck.
I’m crossing my fingers for all of us.
At this point
I still feel like last year felt worse.
At this point.
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#9 on that still kills me.
I know people are high on Strome, but Larsson would have been nice.
…not that I particularly care.
I try to tell myself
That this way is better than knowing your team had a chance to pick Larsson and passed.
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by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
At least back then we had
one godforsaken goal a game
You only figure 8 once.
by The Black Map on Nov 21, 2011 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
I really thought THIS was the year...the upswing...the turnaround
First time season ticket holder…I had actually thought they’d be good…and I’d have other fans fill the seats next to mine…confident fans who voted YES and helped pass the referendum.
I committed to this team, but now I kinda wish I continued doin the ole buy-cheap-seats-then-move-down strategy. They really haven’t deserved the money my pop and I put in to them.
I’m in disbelief…
Mehhhh, enough emo lol, they gotta develop a little at SOME POINT this season…maybe wednesday you never know.
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
by Bryan2112 on Nov 21, 2011 10:36 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I hope they'd be good too this year and make the playoffs with garth publicly "wanting" a top 4 d-man and nino coming up, everyone a year older, and all that good stuff.
Then Garth filled our d-void with Staios, and thought he and Mottau (and Eaton) were still nhl-caliber d-men. Figured Rolston was 59yrs old and had nothing left in the tank but ate $5mil of cap, remember bailey=sucks and comeau=engima and then remembered Okposo’s shitty goalscoring abilities since back from shoulder surgery, and then said to myself. “Yeah, here comes another top 5 pick. I’m an idiot for having any aspirations for this team this year.”
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Oh, man....This feels worse than last years epic winless streak because we had expectations...
We had good feelings and it felt like something special was about to happen…. Instead, its been a big dud…Its een far from disappointing…Its deflating…This melt down has us questioning if the rebuild was a failure…I hope this is just growing pains and they turn it around…
Last year we had a better team(not including streit). Wiz with his defensive issues is head and shoulders better then mottau/eaton/staios/jurcina.
Martinek healthy is better then them, Hillen is livable with his puckmoving abilties and speed more then any of those D. And Schremp last year was a lot more offensively productive/gm for us then Rolston/Comeau/Okposo/Bailey//Pandolfo/Reasoner/Martin(not that I fault him), or in other words more then half the team, have been so far this year. Sad.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
plus even if we did get a game tied and through OT
we don’t have the horses to win the Bettman point
FAIL again
Holy god
You’re making me pine for last year’s miserable season. This is really rock bottom.
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And will get none because wang is cheap. That's why season ticket holders were so pissed last year, not me I wasn't a season ticket holder.
Wang had some “insane” high ticket prices last year, like $5-$10/seat higher then this year, then had $20 tix almost the whole season (I went to a lot of those and I believe it was for more then or around half the season), autographed pucks with tix deals, food coupons with tix deal, etc. Season tix holders were pissed and thought their slight discount off their tix with a small coupon book and other few amentities was a ripoff, and in hindsight it was since they were paying $20+ more per seat then the $20 tix buyers and had worse seats. Same exact thing is gonna happen this year.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
That's one of the reasons why wang isn't liked, he has screwed over fans as much as they've not went to games/supported the isles.
-MIlbury era lasted way too long
-Wang refuses to “spend” money on the team during year 4 into the rebuild
-Snow refused to bring in anything other then overpaid retiree-vets to fill-out our rosters year in and out during the rebuild
-Parking prices went up again this year to $10/car
-Food prices looked to have rise off my head. $10 footlongs is what happens at NVMC coliseum.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Im not used to seeing you this way, lol...
all hope is lost…OMG!
I paid $45 each for 2 tickets to see Bridgeport this weekend
and $10 for parking
in Bridgeport
that ain’t happening again
What the hell is wrong with that price? I pay between 17 and 22 dollars for SPHL tickets
I’d gladly pay 22.50 to watch Haley and Gillies.
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Nov 22, 2011 6:24 AM EST up reply actions
In the immediate future, all hope is kind of lost barring "most" of these things happening this year:
-a shakeup trade
-Comeau re-emerging into a 25goal scorer
-Bailey becoming a 35pts center
-Nino becoming a 15-20goalscorer this year
-DeHaan/Donovan emerging as a top 4 nhl d-man
-No major injuries happening to key players.
The future isn’t bad either, but boy oh boy do we have a lot of missing pieces and questionable future prospects. And by questionable, I mean highly likely future top 6 forwards/top 4 d-men nhl talent. Everyone gets bottom 6 and bottom 2 d-men aplenty from the draft, but higher talent is harder to find.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Keep Dreaming
No one wanted to buy them in 2000 when Wang stepped in. Less than no one wants to buy in now. Nassau politics + low fan base + low revenue from bad lease + crappy building you’re stuck in until 2015 = no buyers.
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0 shots, 0 hits
Glad you got the message Kyle. At least Comeau would have had a couple of each.
We're all Islanders...except maybe the guys who are rumored to get traded.
by Chris McNally on Nov 21, 2011 10:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ullstrom=breath of fresh air. He made this game salvagable with his debut play.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
I like him a lot
Didn’t look out of place at all. Some hits and some shots. Him and Nino next game we might almost look like a real team.
Constantly building for the future.
you liked him?
lets call up another 5 of these guys
can you believe this is the first game a callup played on Offemse and we are at ZERO on Defense?
Eaton is almost sure to hit the IR
So you will get your wish.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Maybe he really will get his Wish
If you catch my drift. But really I rather have him Nino and even Comeau in over Rolson and Okposo at this point.
Constantly building for the future.
Losing hope for comeau, besides letang, okposo could have done a crapload of "forechecking checking" today, but none.
Okposo did not get the memo/note/giant-billboard-message.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
"okposo" not comeau, but comeau hasn't scored either.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
KO
does he have any idea how to play the game?
you have to wonder about Cappy – too many players (JB as well) seem to have no idea what to do on the ice
thaat’s on the coach
It's the coach's fault
that an “NHL caliber player” who has played hockey all his life, doesn’t know how to play? I’m not saying that things like this aren’t attributed by coaches sometimes, but these are basic things not getting done. No hits, no shots…I think he could have handled either one of those on his own willpower.
by Wes Scarborough on Nov 21, 2011 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Cap, Snow, Weight, etc, etc, all talked to KO "while" he was scratched for a couple games straight to send him a message.
If he doesn’t know how to play now, he will never know. I give him more time, but the clock is ticking.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
This team
Is getting hard to stay behind. I feel like last there even through the November they were giving more effort. They have much better talent than last in NHL scoring. Something needs to change quickly.
Constantly building for the future.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 21, 2011 10:55 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Wait
This is supposed to make me feel better? What does Ralph Macchio have for us?
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 21, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe Christy Brinkley has inspiring words for us
shes about as old as half the players on our roster
We're all Islanders...except maybe the guys who are rumored to get traded.
by Chris McNally on Nov 21, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
You just made me snort a fairly expensive beer.
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Bud Light Golden Wheat
because according to my local buffalo wild wings that counts as premium domestic
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Haha
Was at the Kiel Center in St. Louis (or whatever they call it these days, I’m not keeping up with the corporate name of the month) and their “Beers from Around the World” tent has Sam Adams, an A-B fake microbrew and Newcastle. I think there’s still a bar somewhere that offers more selections, but it had me longing for Czechvar at the Coliseum.
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Strome
Happy he was returned?
Pissed we have his rights?
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Nov 21, 2011 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Long live the Conmister! Let's make him our next GM or head coach. :-)
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Well, he should fit right in on this team...standing back and admiring Crosby
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by Dominik on Nov 21, 2011 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Crosby highlight
during Monday night football…in between plays.
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quiz question
which is more pathetic
the Islanders?
Newt Gingrich rising to the top of Republican polls on the same day he recommends kids in poverty become janitors?
no
much worse
your New York Mets
at least we have some semblance of hope
by Cary K on Nov 21, 2011 11:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I Did See It
(I’m tempted to say more, but I won’t. It’s a hockey board.)
by rmblifn on Nov 21, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
coreypronman Corey Pronman
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Did we know this
Disgusted with his team’s performance in a 6-0 home loss to the Bruins last Saturday, Islanders Coach Jack Capuano decided he was not going to wait until a scheduled practice Sunday to address his team. After the news media completed their interviews and the players were finished with their postgame workouts and medical treatments, Capuano conducted a lengthy team meeting in the Islanders’ locker room at Nassau Coliseum.
I don’t remember hearing about it.
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"postgame workouts"?
They had energy after “playing the hearts out” to avoid another shutout?
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Didn't seem to have much of an effect.
Maybe Cappy needs to take a page from Gordon Bombay’s playbook and make the team practice directly after losing two straight games in which they failed to show up.
If the players have no heart then the Coach better damn sure show that he has some heart and some pride.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Anyone else wish we could call up Adam Banks
You only figure 8 once.
by The Black Map on Nov 21, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Did you see tonight's Staple quote from Nielsen?
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/isles-completely-fizzle-in-crosby-s-return-1.3339040
“We just don’t compete hard enough — that’s a basic thing,” Frans Nielsen said. “We talk system, blah blah blah, gotta do this, do that, but it comes down to outworking the other team. If you do that, good things will happen. We’re losing so many one-on-one battles out there.”
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uh-oh
This is alarming if it’s coming from Frans. He’s never been a “mouths off to the media” kind of guy. This has got to get fixed.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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I would think so
I don’t think that’s necessarily the smart thing or a good fix, but I guess it depends on how many (and how badly) the players are a problem.
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Players who have been vocal about their teammates' failings this year:
Martin, Parenteau, Nielsen. Seems like each of them have been escalating their comments (along with Cappy, come to think of it). You wonder.
Oh, the happy tweets of summer seem so long ago…
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I dont see it as alarming, since he himself is one of the guys who is playing so poorly.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 22, 2011 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, saw that
him and Martin both. Wonder what the hell is going on in that room.
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That sucks
So who’s our short list of country club guys?
Okposo
Comeau
Moulson?
Bailey?
Jurcina?
New members:
Rolston
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
The majority of this time has the heart of a guard at Buckingham Palace
Bunch of old guys looking for a paycheck and not giving a shit about each other. I remember being at the Isles-Lightning game earlier in the season when they chased Roli. When down 5-1, the Lightning got chippy and tried to at least avenge the game somewhat. We did not. No emotion. Fucking disgusting.
I'm pretty sure those guards wouldn't hesitate for a second to fall on top of a grenade to protect the Queen.
With the exception of Martin there is not a single player on this who will stand up for another.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Cant agree
Hamonic, PAP, and JT play with definite heart, too.
Theres just not enough of that going on.
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by TheMetalChick on Nov 21, 2011 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thats true.
JT shows up to play every night. PAP for the most part as well, the games was he not with MM and JT I didn’t notice him as much. I’m not as impressed with Hamonic this year as I was last year…MacDonald as well. I wonder how much they benefitted from having Martinek around last season?
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Wasn't denying that JT, Martin, PAP, and Hamonic play with a ton of heart
They fall outside of the majority in my opinion, because the rest of the team gives up after a three-goal deficit and it’s shameful to watch.
(Sorry about the analogy; I couldn’t really think of anything else on the spot and to be honest I still cannot.)
by sayvillelax94 on Nov 21, 2011 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
It really
captured the spirit of the thing.
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I wonder
who won the “Who’s gonna score the first Islanders goal tonight” contest on Facebook.
It's been replaced with
…“who’s gonna score the first goal on the Islanders tonight” contest.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Defensemen Grades (and the much-anticipated Running Total)
Running Total:
Post 1; Kyle 0.
Streit: C+. Looked a little better last night than the previous game. Avoids the cellar-range because he joined the rush and helped to create some modest scoring chances.
2.982 (18 games played)
Staios: C. Subpar for Staios, but he showed some fight.
2.204 (18)
Hamonic: B-. We have a defenseman in the ‘B’ range this game: horray! Wasn’t a turnstile.
3.108 (18)
AMac: D. Was a turnstile on a couple occasions, most notably the first goal.
2.707 (18)
Jurcina: C-. Don’t know what to say here.
2.121 (9)
Eaton: C. Get better. Does Cappy go back to Mottau? Isles can’t possibly use Mottau and Staios as a pair? Can they?
2.131 (16)
Not in action:
Mottau: 1.784 (11) (About a C- average.)
Wishart (hint, hint Cappy)
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
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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.
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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.
