Post-Game +/-: Penguins 6, Islanders 3
by Dominik on Dec 10, 2011 9:32 PM EST
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PrintThe Islanders opened a 2-0 lead -- David Ullstrom's second NHL goal, Milan Jurcina's second of the season -- but gave it up by the end of the first. Kyle Okposo bought them one more lead (3-2) in the second, but then Travis Hamonic was tossed for an "elbow" and the Penguins scored the next four goals (mostly by a buncha guys you don't like, don't like at all), and the team folded.
Al Montoya's roughest night as an Islander? Possibly. Opportunity missed? Probably. In front of 15,638 at the Coliseum, the Islanders scored their share, but gave up more than their share to a squad missing Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal, some big defensemen -- and even while keeping remaining known center Evgeni Malkin mostly at bay.
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Fuller, more thoughtful recap to come later from Keith (that was the plan unless this game went over 200 PIM -- then we'd call in Pens fan favorite Mark D). This is just our post-game plus/minus thread for your instant analysis with short-form praise and critiques for the night that was -- comments for those who watched, and impressions for the lurkers who didn't.
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All I have to say is
If the ref in the background is the one who calls the penalty on hammer, how can he throw that kid out of the game if you were looking at the goal and not at him?
"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 Dec 10, 2011 9:41 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
You beat me to it
This clip needs to be seen as much as possible. Who knows, someone might care.
by Paumanok on Dec 10, 2011 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Orpik might get a warning for that
Either way it’s looks bad. NHL doesn’t need garbage like that.
by rickrays on Dec 10, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Do they take a bit of the blame
for suspending for injuries and not hits most of the time?
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
These stupid refs are the ones who need the warnings.
I am sick of phantom calls- phantom elbows, phantom boarding, phantom delay of game, the PRESUMPTIONS that these refs make infuriate me- they dont even LOOK at a call and have the balls to punish a player for what they didnt even see!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Stupid presumptuous refs... I think thats the explanation.
I dont think they are getting anyhting out of it, I just think they are presumptuous idiots.
They give the benefit of the doubt to the Pens…not just with the Isles, either.
And they FAR too often presume that the Isles are making mistakes.
It really pisses me off.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Frigging rediculous.
1-It’s a questionable elbow.
2-Orpik acts his ass off.
3-Thrown out of the game and given a 5min major for a questionable penalty? Wow.
Fuck the refs, they cost us the game when they made this call, it was the clear turning point in th game. I don’t like saying the refs cost us a game either, because usually it’s rare to directly or indirectly blame them, but this was definitely one of those times. We were up when this penalty happened. Crazy.
All I can say from this is, I hope those Pen bitches realize Orpik is an Oscar worthy actor that won them this game with his acting, and not just that. He didn’t only act, he spent time in the locker room after this. I guess him and Talbot shared a bunk when they were together in Pitt.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
And to think, if Orpik didn't miss his retalitory crosscheck on Hamonic here, Hamonic wouldn't have even got a penalty on the play.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Time for Poulin to start on Tuesday?
Montoya’s been having a great season, but I think he could use a bit of a break right now, especially after a game like tonight when he got shellacked.
All else I can say is that this game was completely fucked once Hamonic got kicked out. Fuck the refs, I’m going to angrily punch something.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Isles turned into jello after that call.
That does not happen with teams with TEH GRITZ.
You only figure 8 once.
They are young and might be a little less resilient that teams like the Pens...
But they shouldn’t be subject to this bullshit every sing fucking night….
by KO21 on Dec 10, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Sorry you guys had to be the latest example of the NHL winning games for the Pens.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
by Moshe52792 on Dec 10, 2011 9:48 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
Glad to see even a Rags fan agrees with this.
If it makes you feel any better, I now hate the Penguins more than your team. So…congrats.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
I've been that way since last year
They don;t have anybody as unlikeable as Malkin, Crosby, The Flower not to mention Mario and his river of tears.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Me too.
I absolutely HATE the Penguins- right from their whiny hypocrite of an owner to their DQ players and right down to their annoying, self-entitled, myopic “the NHL didnt exist before 2005” fans.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
was there an NHL before 2005?
oh yeah, all those soulless Europeans with helmets – I’d forgotten
by Cary K on Dec 10, 2011 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh really?
You forget the fact that the refs gave the Isles SEVEN penalties and failed to capitalize on all but one. Not to mention the Isles had a two goal lead and squandered it. Oh did I also forget to mention that the Pens were playing the game with half of their team out with injuries and still won by three goals. But yeah, you go blame the NHL for the loss and not the Isles.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Dec 10, 2011 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Why do you care again?
Orpik embellished a brush by from Hamonic and got the kid thrown out. If this had happened to Engellund you’d be yelling for a Congressional hearing.
Hamonic is our best d-man – it’s not a coincidence that after he got thrown out, Pens outscored us 4-1. Defense got tired, made too many mistakes and the team just folded. It happens, it wasn’t our night, but nobody’s forgetting the other powerplays. We got screwed, just admit it.
Nobody cares about their injuries, either. When the Isles lost over 600 man games last year, nobody wanted to hear it either. So stop with the injuries whining.
by Lawbot13 on Dec 10, 2011 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Hey i'm not whining about my team's injuries at all. Your putting words in my mouth
I’m just saying that with all the injuries we have had to our top guys, a team like the Isles could of very well come in and beat us and they could of when they went up 2-0 in the first period but then they squandered the lead and we would up winning the game 6-3. What i’m saying is the Pens won the game outright, it had nothing to do with the NHL. That’s in your little tinfoiled head.
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Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
by Bradley James McEachern on Dec 10, 2011 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Was that a bullshit call or not?
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Dec 10, 2011 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hard to say
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by Bradley James McEachern on Dec 10, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
What is hard about it? Look at the replay up top. You can clearly see Hamonic’s elbow doesn’t hit Orpik’s face, instead his own stick does. Then he falls down like Willem Dafoe in Platoon and Hamonic gets a 5-minute (wrong) major (wrong) for elbowing (wrong). Explain that shit to me.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Dec 10, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Probably just f&%ing with you
He’s gone now – hopefully to work on a new signature.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Dec 10, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
What city hasn't been creating legends and history in sports?
Typcial Pittsburgh sports fan. Oblivious to anything but his own team.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Hamonic elbowed Orpik, iot wad a fair call to me.
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Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
by Bradley James McEachern on Dec 10, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
5-minute major, game-misconduct fair?
You thought that was a fair call? It was a 2-minute major at most for interference, and even that would be a borderline questionable call. I understand the Penguins won the game and as a Pens fan you’re going to have your bias, but look at it objectively – it was a complete horseshit call that changed the nature of the game.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Dec 10, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Frickin Pens homers.
Its almost like they arent even fans of the sport, just of their own team.
Newsflash: NO REAL HOCKEY FANS would openly defend such a BS call. None! It was crap, and any fan of hockey knows it.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Primonti's in Pittsburgh
they make a good sandwich – goes well with a beer
that is all
by Cary K on Dec 10, 2011 11:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
But you have to go to the original one
down in the strip.
"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
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WRONG
Even Errey and Steigerwald BOTH immediately said it was the wrong call and Root did a couple of replays of it to show that.
You know if those 2 idiots are saying that, it had to have been horrendous.
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by JW1970 on Dec 11, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Hard to say?
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
And I didn't say anyting about the NHL
You did bring up the injuries though – yeah, your team played well and they also got a whole lot of help from a ridiculously bad call. Instead of being classy and admitting it, you’re trying to defend it or say that wasn’t why the Isles lost? Well, it wasn’t the only reason, but it was a big reason – so either admit it or just go home already.
by Lawbot13 on Dec 10, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I brought up the injuries
Because even with all the problems you still couldn’t beat up. Quite the opposite actually.
I don’t think there was anything wrong with what Malkin did on Giroux. I decided to comment on this site because of the BS going around about why we won and the Isles got their butts kicked. The NHL or the refs had nothing to do with this. The Islanders not bringing it for 60 minutes and blowing a 2 goal lead did. But hey go put on your tinfoil hats and blame Bettman for all your problem.
Face the facts we own you, we have won 23 out of the last 29 contests and it has nothing to do with the refs or the league but the fact that we beat you consistantly because we have the talent, skills and goaltending to make it happen.
Have a good night.
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Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
by Bradley James McEachern on Dec 10, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
So you're not sure that call on Hammer was bad?
But malkin was innocent? Seiously dude, are you 12?
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Congrats, you win the internet
If you don’t realize your team gets special treatment because it has players the NHL wants to market – that superstars in ALL sports get calls because they are superstars, and yours get more than their share, I don’t know what to tell you.
Pens own us for now. It wasn’t always that way and it won’t be that way for long. Enjoy it while you can – it won’t last. We’ll see if your back when the Isles start kicking the penguin’s asses.
by Lawbot13 on Dec 10, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that's what I thought
Face the facts we own you,
Except for the playoffs. But yeah, for now, congrats.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 10, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Whiny Mario’s statue should neatly dispel any remnants of those memories still left in their minds.
The Penguins have always beat the Islanders.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
Youll forget all about that once you see the statue.
Mario dominated the Isles, you see.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Are you one of those fans that thought the Pittsburgh Penguins were the penguins at your local zoo until 2005?
I cannot wait until the day we take the next step forward and bury your sorry asses into the ground. You come and comment on a site just to troll and act tough and in reality you’re coming off as a jackass. You don’t belong here, congratulations on winning 23 of 29.
Did we play like shit in the third? Absolutely. Do you have to come on here and tell us that you won the Crosby sweepstakes by playing like shit for five years? Not at all.
So you have a good night, jackass.
by sayvillelax94 on Dec 11, 2011 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
No, nobody is saying we lost because of that
We are saying they make it hard for our young team to win by doing ridiculous things like that.
Btw, while you’re here can you tell me why they are suspending everybody on earth for head shots, but we ain’t heard a peep about this? Your reply is expected, and thanks in advance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9EenqzdtM
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
forget all that for a minute
How about, calls like this on a regular basis are unjust? That even if the Isles win tonight, it’s not fair in any way to have their players penalized and ejected for no cause? That’s the point.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 10, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Where is he?
Come take your owning like a True Mario Warrior would.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
He's putting words in your mouth because he's not sure why you care
That phantom call was shitty — plain and simple. We are bitching about it (even fans of our most hated rival is chiming in — go figure). Get over it and talk about your own team, on your own blog.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Dec 10, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Sure give us some PPs early in the game
Then screw us worse than you could screw us. I think I would rather see JT get thrown out than Hammer.
defend that crap. Please.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
What you said made absolutely no sense
Espically since the refs gave the Isles a 4 minute PP at the end of the game. Yeah they really screw the Isles by doing that.
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Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
by Bradley James McEachern on Dec 10, 2011 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Down by 3 goals
Little consolation, if you are suggesting that those were make up calls (or suggesting that folks here think that’s the case).
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Dec 10, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
don't forget...
to add more fuel to the fire, there was also an icing that wasn’t called because our dman actually touched the puck first. not the pens forward.
this game was complete horseshit. isles actually played well for the most part. moulson and pap were invisible. no andy mac. KO and bailey played great. defense was cut down especially because of that lame ass call.
i must say this: even without crosby, letang, and staal, the pens are so deep that they can still win many games without their top guys. when the isles don’t have hamonic and andy mac, their entire blue line doesn’t stand a chance. this is why the pens injuries argument is flawed. pittsburgh fans can’t complain. the NHL actually favors and protects your team based on the mere fact that crosby, malkin, and MAF are the faces of the league. you can’t blame the league for making this a priority, but you can’t ignore the facts.
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by gukid17 on Dec 10, 2011 11:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
big fat deal
After the contest is already decided, here, the guys can get a long PP.
And why is it that after Isles/Pens games, their fans decide to come over here to stir the pot? If you’re just here to brag and troll, you will be shown the door. Don’t be tiresome.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 10, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Don't ban him 'til he answers my question.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously, I don't get that
I don’t go over to their sites and start trouble – why does he care what we think about this game? I just don’t get his point – the Isles played worse after getting shafted by a ridiculous call. No one is saying the Pens didn’t play better than the Isles, we’re just incensed that this stuff keeps happening to us.
Honestly, I just don’t understand it.
by Lawbot13 on Dec 10, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
So a meaningless double minor at the end of the game makes up for a gamechanging major that threw out our best d-man out of the game on an invisible penalty?
You are really good at math. Thank God you are Pitt fan, I’d be ashamed as fuck to have you rooting for my team. Go back to Shittsburgh blog where you belong.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
by OzzyFan on Dec 10, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Blow it out your 5-hole.
If you dont see the favoritism your team is given, you are absolutely delusional.
Malkin can do anything he wants- get instigator penalties at the end of games, throw retaliatory elbows, anything- and he is in the next game. Your teams players get away with it- and you dont even have the good sense to just ignore it and be happy with your aided voctories. No, you have to literally troll other teams and spew your delusions here? Unreal.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, even with the NHL's Queen out, Staal, and 2 of their top 4 d-men, the refs find a way to change the tempo to get them a W.
I really wanna hear that refs gathering conversation after the Hamonic “elbow”. Because somebody said give him 5mins and toss him, which is beyond rediculous given what happened on the play.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Stop blaming the refs
Pens had 2 PP’s and scored once while the Isles had 7 PP’s and scored once. Moulson and Streit were awful. Montoya looked out of gas. Caps needs to do a better job mixing up the lines. Ullstom having only 10:28 of ice time is a joke.
Well it's all connected
If you poison the game with that sort of thing, this is what is likely to happen. Not automatically, perhaps, but that affects the flow and momentum of the game.
Just an excuse
The facts point to the Isles being lousy tonight and the refs had little impact.
You actually believe that playing with only 5D for most of the game- and only 1 of them being anyhting resembling a top 4 guy- had "little impact"????
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
Offense sucked too, afterrwards
rickrays has a point. Now, offense may have sucked because the D was a shell of itself without Hamonic, but hard to say. What happened to the good old days when we could just blame DiPietro?
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Dec 10, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
LOL!!!!!!!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 10, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
lol. But we really did give up in the 3rd period, arguably earlier.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Do people forget Bettman came from the NBA?
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Freak stat of the night
Mottau 16:00 of ice time and was even.
Hamonic getting kicked out in the 2nd period will do that.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Cappy said he didnt get an explanation...Of course not...You're an Islander...
NO RESPECT
by KO21 on Dec 10, 2011 10:08 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The Isles need to call attention to this
Like said above the more people who see it, the better it is.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
MINUS for the NHL's officiating...
- The Isles for folding in the face of adversity…
- The refs are effectively training the Isles to NOT be physical or hit…This is 2 games in a row where the Isles made a nice hockey play by taking the body but ended up getting penalized for it…How are they supposed to take that?If I was the coach Id be fucking pissed…The coach preaches that they need to hit and be physical but when they do look what happens…How can you win in this league?
When is the coach going to get pissed about it?
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Good question...
But when he voiced his displeasure last year he started to get fucked even more…Isles can not win in this league…
by KO21 on Dec 10, 2011 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think i now know why i stopped watching the NHL until last season.
Since the lockout.
"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 Dec 10, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
+I saw someone wearing a Black Oshawa Generals Tavares jersey tonight. Looked nice.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
by OzzyFan on Dec 10, 2011 10:33 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Running Total and D Grades
Kyle 4, Post 2. Beautiful shot!
Running grade averages will be typed in +/- post in next couple days.
Streit: D. Pretty poor game by Streit. Some bad mishandles of the puck. Didn’t look solid on his skates either.
2.914 (27 games played)
Staios: C. Decent.
2.237 (27)
Hamonic: C-. After the give-away goal, he was earning his way back towards a respectable grade, and then was ejected.
3.132 (27)
Jurcina: B. Definitely one of Jurcina’s best. Even without the goal he may have had a B-.
2.116 (18)
Mottau: C. Played decently before and after Hamonic was thrown out.
1.888 (20)
Reese: C. Same as Mottau.
2.140 (5)
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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.
