Islanders vs. Flyers Gameday: Fade to Black
by Dominik on Nov 23, 2011 12:17 PM EST
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PrintMicheal Haley is up to sprinkle the "grit" and "fire" and "emotion" Jack Capuano is looking for, David Ullström is around and at least earning Capuano's praise for effort, and TSN's Darren Dreger is saying Blake Comeau has been shopped. We're not quite at the season's quarter pole -- it just feels that way -- but the transitions and adjustments from the Islanders' disappointing 5-10-3 start are now under way.
Islanders (5-10-3, 15th/E) vs. Flyers (11-6-3, 4th/E)
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Regarding Holmgrem: Broad Street Hockey
Rick DiPietro gets the start tonight with Anders Nilsson backing up. (Al Montoya is "pretty close" but not ready yet.) Brian Rolston is out with an illness (we'll call it an inner body injury, you'll call it much worse), and Marty Reasoner(!) and Nino Niederreiter are also scratched. The Reasoner scratch puts either Haley or Ullstrom at center, the former of which would make for a traditional "energy" line and put a decent amount of pressure on Josh Bailey.
Also: Something about dressing in black.
That's right, tonight against the Orange Flyers who fell into the '90s trap of betraying their orange for black, the Islanders re-enter the third-jersey cash-in by ... overwhelming their orange and blue with none more black.
Sartorial distractions aside, the Flyers are banged up, carrying some bodies on the blueline that would give even Islanders fans pause -- we're talking ECHLers here -- and Chris Pronger is also out with an inner body injury. For a great rundown of how the Flyers got into this ECHL predicament, check out this Broad Street Hockey post on training camp roster management.
Of course, the Flyers still regularly outshoot opponents, have a better PP and PK than the Isles, and score 3.65 goals a game to the Isles' sub-2.00 performance. They're also giving up over three goals against per game, so ... if the Islanders could generate any offense maybe they could get in on that Ilya Bryzgalov party, too. (In truth, Bryzgalov's play has calmed down quite a bit lately. Don't expect another Winnipeg moment, unless by "Winnipeg moment" you mean "Isles are shut out again.")
Listlessness Loves Company
Still, you thought the Islanders lacked energy in their recent losses? They're not alone with that malady. For the Isles that equates to two embarrassing blowouts to two of the East's best teams; for the Flyers that meant two losses to two of the East's worst teams. You don't suppose they could make that three in a row ...? Nah. We're not that lucky.
Jaromir Jagr is expected to be back in the lineup tonight, and Braydon Coburn is making the trip. Coburn recently signed that big extension with a modified no-trade clause that by one count will make him the 35th-highest paid D-man in the league next season.
The other Braydon, of the Schenn clan, is recovered from injury but is in AHL Adirondack for now, joining the cast of Phantom characters that have some bad blood with the Sound Tigers. If Haley carries a grudge with him on his way up, maybe the boys in the locker room do that trick that worked with Jefferson in Fast Times at Ridgemont High:
Hey, anything to bust a slump here.
(Aside to this aside: My, Forest Whitaker and Sean Penn, so young then. Also: When that movie was released, the Islanders only had three Stanley Cups.)
(Aside to this aside to this aside: If you haven't seen that movie, I don't know what you're doing here. No but really, if you haven't seen that movie, Jefferson's younger brother makes the mistake of letting Spicoli (Penn) drive Jefferson's car, which he promptly wrecks. Their brilliant way of avoiding "my brother's gonna kill us!" is to stage it as a prank by the rival school.)
Anyway, since most everyone loves Haley, here he is via ESPN's Katie Strang about keeping tabs on the Isles this season:
"In my heart, I feel part of this team and want to be a part of it." he said. "Every time they did something, I felt it too."
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Leave your FIG (First Islanders Goal) picks in this thread. I'm finally on the board, so I can stop doing my shutout reverse-jinx as it's finally lost its mojo.
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Hopefully the stuffing will be done
So I can watch this game. If the stuffing isn’t done though. What’s more important?
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Have Hoppy make the stuffing
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by Dominik on Nov 23, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And make sure nobody assumes it's Hoppy that's supposed to be the stuffed one.
Not everyone eats turkey.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 23, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
3 Games, 5 Points
That’s what I want.
Anything less, then I start talking draft the whole way out.
by barry_hal_oliver_24 on Nov 23, 2011 12:26 PM EST reply actions
Is it terrible to wish mono on someone?
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
by ilopan on Nov 23, 2011 12:29 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I suppose on the moral spectrum
It beats wishing something incurable.
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I just want to see a slow, steady rebuild
of Rolston’s health.
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
The only good thing Rolston has done this year was concussing DP.
by dunnowhat2type on Nov 23, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
a slow steady rebuild of Rolston's health
And may it take as long as the Isles’ rebuild.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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I generally go with
diarrhea. Because it gets you in the mind also.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 23, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't worry, I can fix it
My Dad is a TV repairman and has the ultimate set of tools
by 4PeatSake on Nov 23, 2011 12:33 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ha
You can’t fix this team, Spicoli!
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Haha love that quote
“Trust me, I can fix this”
You should've seen her face. It was the exact same look my father gave me when I told him I wanted to be a ventriloquist.
Haha
Doesn’t anybody fucking knock score anymore???!!#?!!12
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
by Bryan2112 on Nov 23, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the refs have, like, bogus rules
And if we play by their rules…. we’ll be bogus too!
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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"My bothers going to shit, my brother going kill to us. Dude, make up your mind, is he
going to shit or is he going to kill us. First he’s going to shit, then he’s going to kill us".
It's just sad
That Rolston had to get sick to finally not play in a game.
Also, no Nino? No 6 games in 9 days excuse anymore Cappy, what gives?
by BaltimoreIslander on Nov 23, 2011 12:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Nino
Why not just send him back to Portland to play? It’s obvious Capuano prefers old guys who can’t play. At least Nino can have some success, play every day and be ready for next year when we have a new coach that wants to play the young guys.
I vote he has no freakin' clue
He must really think there’s a playoff hope. There is – if the isles get all six points and there are no loser points for the Devils and Flyers this weekend.
But Smilin’ Jack must be happy that the talent-eating virus that Rolston has may subside and he’ll be back to play soon. Then who gets benched?
Makes me want to scream….
by martylnd on Nov 23, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
MartyInd
Couldn’t agree more. I remember a pointblanktv spot w/ botta and brian compton talking about how the isles should actually conduct an interview process for the coaching position after the season to do their due diligence. Of course they didn’t and now we are stuck with things like watching one of our best prospects not get better.
Jack’s in way over his head.
That is what really pissed me off!
NO DUE DILIGENCE: just gave the job to Cappy!
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Nov 23, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
So after turning the ship around with the team he had last year he should have been fired then? I for one remember that losing streak last year and I do remember that we played some great hockey from mid-december.
Wouldn’t that be Islanders circus in a nutshell? “We play well, let’s fire the coach!”
Due diligence NOT fire Cappy after last year.
Cappy was interim HC last season, what I think joeconte is saying (and I agree) is that Snow should have at least interviewed other candidates for the HC job. It just seems that Cappy got it just because, I would have preferred Hitchcock!
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Nov 23, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly
Thanks for clarifying Russel, I should have been clearer on my point.
There was no rush with Cappy
I’d have liked them to try and get John Stevens in as well as Michelle Therrien. Not necessarily re-treads, but guys that have coached at the NHL level with some success. Garth didn’t have to hire them, but at least kick the tires. I posted this past summer a list of about 4 or 5 guys that are either up and coming or have had at least moderate careers at the NHL level that aren’t Mike Keenan. That’s not say Cappy is to blame, but stop being so insular.
On the other hand, I thought Gordon should have been extended prior to last season, even if it was the right move to fire him. You cannot have a lame duck coach and think the players are under any pressure to respond.
I was one who thought leaving the interim tag on all year was a good idea
But then by the time it got to the end of the season, he seemed so popular (including with the players) that it almost felt like they didn’t have a choice.
I know they had a choice, of course, but I was expecting a weaker second half to give them internal and external cover for soliciting others.
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poor thing died of malnourishment
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Capuano
team played well under him last year, so he got the job
Wang lost the vote, so he won’t spend another penny
we’re stuck with him & the cap floor
This refrain is so tiresome.
Its not you, I just cannot express to you how tired I am of reading this particular line and the “real coach” one.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
I hope one of the beat writers asks Cappy for a reason
Hate to speculate, but I also find it irritating. Pandolfo couldn’t be scratched? Really? Even if he has the requisite grit, he is sloth-like.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 23, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Can I trademark
the apathy and apprehension with which I will watch this game?
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 23, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
boston guy
switzerland is nowhere near new england, therefore he sits
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This new englander nonsense is enough to make me call for cap, his assts, and Garth to be fired. Region should not dictate your personnel decisions over experience and qualifications.
2011-2012 is looking like another losing season.
by Turgeon1992 on Nov 23, 2011 1:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
sticking with the Fast Times theme...
(Nino in the press box, doing his best Damone impression)
Always act like wherever you are, that’s the place to be: “Hey, isn’t this great?”
And the Flyers had TWO...the same two they still have
(Aside to this aside: My, Forest Whitaker and Sean Penn, so young then. Also: When that movie was released, the Islanders only had three Stanley Cups.)
by martylnd on Nov 23, 2011 12:42 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
That's worth a Rec
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 23, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
I was gonna go there
But then at least they’ve been back each decade.
Stable ownership and a building to call your own is nice.
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not even this?
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Is that your jersey, on your table?
Admit it! It is!
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 23, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
shockingly no, I do not still have mine as I was young when it was out, plus I had the white one
I have a history of bad jerseys including a Tim Connolly jersey and now 2 Josh Bailey jerseys (1 rbk edge white, 1 our current blue)
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
which one? I was looking to possibly get rid of the home blue.
Someone got it for me as a gift without asking about my sizing so it’s a little large on me and I’m 6’3 185 so unless you’re bigger I’m not sure it would fit. Brand new though.
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
It's an authentic sized 52
if you’re interested in buying it send me an email longislandlacrosse@gmail.com
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Technically, wasn't blue the road uniform back then?
by Hockey1919 on Nov 23, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
As Bossy intended it.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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In case he wants to wear it more than once
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Nov 23, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
someone saw my other jersey and just got it for me
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
One for each Josh Bailey
The current one and the good one that we keep waiting for.
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by PGI on Nov 23, 2011 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
That's it!
It’s all Arsenal’s fault.
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nicccce.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
Nostalgia and because
I actually like it….don’t kill me!
by edavidmorris on Nov 23, 2011 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I have a home white fishsticks
I plan to wear it until they finally start playing like a hockey team and not a random collection of guys who happened to show up at the arena in matching uniforms.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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I like it too
The lettering always pissed me off but the logo is cool. The difference between this fisherman and the gortons fisherman is that the gortons fisherman looks like a guy just going about his day and doing his job. The Isles fisherman looks like he will bite your nose off if you get in his way. It is tough looking. The REAL problem there is that they went and tried to mess with a classic. Wrong answer McFly.
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 23, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
I wore that the other day
Some blind guy told me it was ugly. His dog tried to chew on the jersey. And my stepson’s cat thought the logo meant we were having fish sticks so she tried to eat it.
All in all, a good day.
And that jersey is still preferable to the New Zealand ones (the All-Blacks).
I do have both home and away fishsticks jerseys
God how I hated these fish sticks jerseys so when the Islanders announced that they would be going back to the traditional colors and logo I went out and bought both white and blue fish sticks. I figured somewhere along the line they would be worth something to someone. Both jerseys still have the original tags on them, and in never worn mint condition.
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Nov 23, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
I can't take both
If you email me, I might be able to arrange purchase of the road blues.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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My brother had the black version of that jersey
That HAS to be the ugliest.
No Sleep 'til....Belmont?
Aren't these...
…collectors items by now?
by barry_hal_oliver_24 on Nov 23, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes I wear that one (w/ original logo, not the fishsticks) to pick-up hockey
Just so the goalie feels worse for being beaten by a dude in a wavy teal jersey.
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4-5 game make or break for Cappy? + bold prediction if it's break
IMO, this is the next little stretch that tells us if Cap will be our coach or not.
His GM brought up Haley as he was asked… if we get the same old listless effort,
we can welcome our new coach by next week…
and i know who he is… you all do too…
DW (otherwise known as JT’s mentor and landlord for a bit)
you heard it hear first folks
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the only positive on that is how
close he is to garth and cw… as ironic as that sounds… it’s good to have the guy controlling your ice time with a little pull as to sending you up, down, or outta town
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Where on this spectrum is Cappy : Garth?
’Cause they seem tight.
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i thought garth was tighter
with Gordon, but i’m sure they’re friends too
i dont want DW as coach, but i’m telling you it’s happening
A – we hire from within – almost 100%
B – his quick elevation from player to front office guy and coach
c – his relationship with the owner (and gm)
D – his relationship with the players (JT and MM in particular)
E – he’s a recognizable face and well respected nhl’er who commands respect (from around the league )
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I hope and believe you're wrong
But if you’re right, I will begin believing every paranoid conspiracy and shadow government theory everyone says about the Isles braintrust.
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Wooooo!
I can actually watch this game not through a pirated feed! The benefits of being back in New york for a week!
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by David Hanssen on Nov 23, 2011 12:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Awesome!
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Nov 23, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
matey!
oh, not that kind of pirate… my bad
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by bob l on Nov 23, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yay! Now get to work.
Write us a Nordic tale or two.
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Pandalfo over Nino????
Maybe Capuano sshould be scratched for a game
by vegz on Nov 23, 2011 1:23 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
The question is how much more question mark can you get?
And the answer is none. None more question marks.
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I wonder, can this meme get any better?
And the answer is none. None more better.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
We currently are on pace for
59 points. Ugh let’s turn it around
by edavidmorris on Nov 23, 2011 1:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Correction. We're on Pace for 80
By December 2013.
by martylnd on Nov 23, 2011 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
who is Schuntz?
why should we pay him? will he get us some wins?
and if that’s not bad enough…
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by bob l on Nov 23, 2011 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
save me a seat
Because so did I
"If the bell needs to be answered, we've got the guys to answer it." "If they want to start something, that's fine."- Trevor Gillies
aye, i agree
it’s terrible but i laugh at cringe humor…
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OMG.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
That's seriously awful and offensive.
by Torch7 on Nov 23, 2011 5:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Cappy
So, how many of the people asking for his head now and saying that Garth didn’t do enough to look were the ones who were pissed when Garth didn’t go out and remove the ‘interim’ tag during the year?
Not I.
2011-2012 is looking like another losing season.
by Turgeon1992 on Nov 23, 2011 1:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Here's the good news
I promised my wife I’d take her shoping for shoes tonight. If I’m lucky I’ll miss the whole trainwreck. She’s a Flyers fan and if we were watching together I’d be looking for wife #3 by morning.
The guy who has the seats next to me
is a Flyer fan. He leaves every game after the second period whether the game is good or not. All he talks about since the first game is “the Flyers game in November”. He doesn’t even follow the Islanders. I hope we pull this one off tonight or I am gonna have to listen to him hootin and hollarin until we beat them, if ever
by Strong Island Thuggery on Nov 23, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Jeez, do the Flyers have a guy like that in every town?
There’s a guy in Bahston who has season tickets and calls into the NHL radio channel all the time to talk about how much he hates the Bruins and is only there for the Flyers.
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Let's win one for Phoebe!
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by Fabtraption on Nov 23, 2011 1:48 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
if the boys can't get UP for that then
nothing will work
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Looks like a premature screen shot to me.
couldn’t wait just a few more frames, could you?
saaaayyyy
Nice flowers.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Nov 23, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Phoebe was rushed to the pool
That’s why she never reached her potential.
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by Dominik on Nov 23, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Kevin Klein
ruined her development
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
Nicolas Cage's very first screen appearance was in that movie :)
He worked at All-American Burger- and you see him for a sec staring when the guy comes in and gets Brad fired.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
You can see him in Dominik's clip also
I believe it’s the second crowd shot at the game. He was known as Nicholas Coppala back then.
Also, the first crowd shot of the game has a young Eric Stoltz standing to the left of Sean Penn.
Yeah for Phoebe's ...... I have to say those flowers to her right are beautiful
Also.
Sean Penns great quote
Wait I have tools
Lol
I vote for making Phoebe the new Islanders mascot. F Smokey Mc Sparky the magic dragon
by Torch7 on Nov 23, 2011 5:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
.....Kevin Kline may have something to say about that.....
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just saw your sig line
Sorry, man.
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Accidentally well-played by Fornabrio
Comment From Jeff
Have you seen the third jerseys, is it like the Isles third jersey?
2:01
Michael Fornabaio:
I’d be stunned if it wasn’t pretty much the Islanders’ third heresy.
2:01
Michael Fornabaio:
I mean jersey.
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 23, 2011 2:11 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Are you sure
it’s accidental?
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
Ha, maybe not
2:02
Michael Fornabaio:
(That was originally a typo. Disclosure: I stuck with it.)
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by Keith Quinn on Nov 23, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I loved this part more than the original
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How rec'd
The answer is none. None more green.
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by mikb on Nov 23, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm glad I'm not the only one
who stumbles typing “Fornabaio” all the time.
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Wow
I didn’t even notice that is his name…seriously, I’ve typed it like that forever and had a pronunciation in my heard like
/for/ nah/ bree/ oh
Also explains why I couldn’t find him on twitter the other day and had to search “Sound Tigers” instead.
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Haha
That’s even better!
Are you calling him French then? You think he’s soft, is that it? I type it out most every time because we need an AHL beat to get all the traffic it can get (plus, he’s good) but it trips my fingers every time.
Confession: I also called Travis Ha*r*monic for about six months after he was drafted.
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Probably diving all over the pressbox
surrendering and stuff.
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Idea
Give Snow the same promotion as Dinglebury got to Senior VP for hockey operations and then Snow can follow him to the NHL broadcast booth.
Can you imagine a more boring broadcaster than snow?
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 23, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
None more boring.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 23, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
How about JT, when his career comes to a close?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 23, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
All that that um forward is trying to do is give it all he has and um put the puck in the net and um if he does that he's uh gonna find success in the NHL.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 23, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
I uh justr want to get in the booth every day and uh give it 110% and uh describe what's going on the ice.
Lighthouse Hockey. Where Islanders fans come to panic with punctuation.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Nov 23, 2011 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
lol
You never know, maybe by that time JT will loosen up a lot more verbally lol.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Call me crazy...
…but I’d like to see Moulson drop the gloves today. (With one of Philly’s non-fighters.) I think that could bring a little energy to the game.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Nov 23, 2011 3:58 PM EST reply actions
Get Young Now
What I want and you should want are more callups from Bridgeport – The Leafs are succeeding on the back of having a not much better team than us, but they have gone young, in fact youngest in the league http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/
How very stupid it was for us to go old timer & slow
when a 5-10-3 team in year 4 of a "rebuild"
starts a checking wing who was not in the league last year in favor of a first rounder whom they have espoused is ready to take the next step, when that player has only played in 3 games, someone has to question if there is any semblance of a plan being followed. This is a ridiculous lineup decision. The age and lack of speed of the attempted " beyond their prime" veteran infusion has set this team back. If every freakin’ fan on this site can see it, why in God’s name can’t SnowCap? Or is it even worse, they see it but refuse to correct it? They could bench all 3 “new” old guys and still hit the cap floor, so that’s not it. What gives?
and you will LOVE the new jersey after we win tonight
until it becomes the home jersey of the North Toronto Islanders
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Ajna12xNoaXabfKzO8PQQpN7vLYF?slug=thn-43120-campbell-construction-of-nhlsized-arena-to-be-proposed-
Are you going to post the same prophecies every day for the next four years?
They’ve been heard. I get it. You think the team is moving. This thought is not new, nor have any current events altered its likelihood, dear prophet.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Nov 23, 2011 5:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Personally, I think the only way there's another NHL team in the GTA is through expansion
MLSE stands to make more money in fees off an expansion team in Markham or elsewhere around Toronto than they would through a relocation fee.
I share that theory, given the league's tendencies
Although I guess if another franchise is a distressed enough asset then a buyer could justify paying the discounted purchase price + exorbitant relocation fees. But it makes more sense to just demand a massive expansion fee to gorge on while also artificially keeping existing franchise values propped up (e.g. “Phoenix is worth $180M, not a penny less!”)
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
economically
its a no brainer – we’re worth at most 150m here – 300m+ there
overnight
(let alone merchandising, future TV deals etc)
Wait...
there’s gonna be an NHL team in Grand Theft Auto???
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Nov 23, 2011 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I've always wanted to steal a Zamboni and raise havoc during a Vancouver hockey riot
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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LOL!
When I see GTA thats all I think.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Clueles Flyer fan alert
The Islanders have dressed a GOON! Jody Shelley had better be on the 4th line tonight. Here’s a video of Haley being a first class asshole and going after Max Talbot during a line brawl. Talbot is way out of his league and just tries to hang in there. Eventually the Penguins goalie jumps in to defend Max and then a Penguin comes off the bench to defend the goalie.
Anyway it’s ugly and here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho6iRjDvTbU
As if we needed any more reasons to hate the Islanders.
by alaskalovestheflyers on Nov 23, 2011 3:02 PM PST reply actions
"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 23, 2011 6:29 PM EST reply actions
Somebody want to tell him talbot pulled Haley out of that scrum and the goalie didn't "jump in"
And he’s not a goon.
"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 23, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
What a dope lol.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Nov 23, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
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1979-80
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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.
