Blackhawks vs. Islanders Gameday: A Return Match Already?
by Dominik on Dec 8, 2011 7:15 AM EST
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PrintWell, this is weird. Tonight the Islanders face the Blackhawks for the second time in six days. It's like 2012 NHL realignment ... in 2011!
It also reminds me that home-and-homes were more common back in the insular Campbell/Wales intradvisional playoff days, and fans always looked forward to them as escalating 48-hour bloodbaths. It didn't matter if Game 1 was a pacifist peace pipe pow-wow, somebody had to get got for one reason or another in the return leg. With realignment carrying a mandatory two games with everyone in the league, I wonder if they'll try to squeeze in more series like this when it's feasible. You know, for the hate.
Blackhawks (16-8-4, 2nd/W) @ Islanders (9-11-5, 14th/E)
7 p.m. EST | MSG+ | Audio: NHL - WRHU
Nassau [gloriously unsponsored] Veterans Mem. Coliseum
They brought their toys with 'em: Second City Hockey
As for the Hawks, Corey Crawford is the type of goalie who would give up four goals to the Islanders right now. (So are Andrew Raycroft and Mathieu Garon, but whatever.) If that is not the cause, it is at least a symptom of Joel Quenneville electing to start Ray Emery tonight instead.
Come to think of it, Quenneville has never been a great goalie manager at any of his coaching stops. Not that he's had much to work with, but it seems his headcases always become more headcase-y on his watch. Maybe he was spoiled by Patrick Roy, the goalie during his assistant coach gig before he got his own bench to run.
You could wind Roy up and just let him run -- just don't feed him after midnight, and don't leave him in for too many goals in a blowout. But in Quenneville's general PR-speak that every coach has to do with the media for locker room consumption, he's never seemed to realize that there is a little Denis Lemieux in every crazy bird who wears goalie pads for a living. You need to handle them like they're in the secure wing of the hospital.
Still, Crawford's sub-.900 is all on him. So tonight we get the Hawks' other sub-.900 guy.
Last week's shootout "loss" was cool in that the Islanders hung with the Hawks, even controlled play for long stretches, and came back in the third after an abysmal second period. Hopefully this time Milan Jurcina remembers that Jonathan Toews is a really dangerous player.
Worth watching: The Hawks moved Patrick Kane back to Toews' wing, in part because they felt Marcus Kruger was ready for the 2C role. So far, so good in Q's eyes.
Lineup-Gazing
Presumably the lineup should be the same as the 5-1 romp over the Lightning. Mark Eaton, Andrew MacDonald and Jay Pandolfo are all still out for weeks, Michael Grabner (day to day) skated yesterday but I sure wouldn't rush a groin strain, nor would I mess with Nino Niederreiter's concussion.
Expect a daytime announcement of the goalie, but why sit Al Montoya now?
UPDATE 1: Indeed. Montoya starts.
UPDATE 2: Grabner will play tonight, and Wallace has been switched from an emergency recall to regular recall. He'll now require waivers to be reloaned to Bridgeport.
Also, for what it's worth, Jack Capuano liked the David Ullstrom, Tim Wallace, Josh Bailey connection about as much as anyone who watched that show:
"I liked it. David and Josh are guys that see the ice really well and Wally’s (Wallace) a guy that gets in there and establishes the forecheck. He’s not afraid to finish his checks and create some space for those guys."
Further Reading
Newsday on David Ullström. Really agree with Staple's lead there:
David Ullstrom is just the sort of prospect the Islanders have lacked over the last few seasons. He's not a top-five draft pick and not a young player from another organization who was deemed extraneous and scooped up by the Isles. He's a solid, two-way, homegrown player, the kind teams can never have enough of.
It's early, but that was certainly the idea when they signed him before his rights lapsed, and his growth curve has gone as hoped for so far. Keep it up, umlaut.
- Site self-promo: We don't always have evening posts, so you may have missed our post on Islanders 1985 pick Brad Dalgarno, who's career was interrupted at age 21 by a Joey Kocur fight. Long, but interesting stuff if you're into that kind of thing.
- Several promotions tonight, including a Marines Toys for Tots drive where if you bring in three new, unwrapped toys you get a ticket voucher for another game. (Note: Rangers fans do not count as toys; they fall under "vermin.")
- Speaking of nice things, the Islanders did the hospital visits.
- The Isles will once again do a preseason game in Saskatchewan [FanShot here] -- only this time in Regina, which rhymes with acute angina. As far as I know.
- NHL violence last night. And this doesn't even include Andy Sutton, who I heard Edmonton announcers saying will get a suspension for something.
- Speaking of Sutton (who might be an expert), interesting thoughts on the Boogaard story and a bet that fighting will eventually be gone.
- Make-believe holiday hockey gift ideas.
- A Hurricanes fan tries to assess just how bad Tomas Kaberle has been.
- Now, why would Keith send a link to a King's Ice Girl video profile? I have no idea either. (Hint: She is not wearing ice skates.)
FIG Picks: Leave your First Islanders Goal picks in this thread over here.
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The Kings Ice Girls are not Girls...
They look like ladies…Isles use very young girls and I feel a bit dirty looking at them, lol…
yeah not gonna lie
I’d convert to a Kings Fan to have a shot with one of their Ice “women”
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.
Then you have to become a dumb-ass drunken loser
I hate Kings fans. They like to curse out young kids for wearing another teams colors. At an exhibition game no less.
"This season is a serious misallocation of valuable hockey resources"- Saving Private Tavares
by FireGarthSnow on Dec 8, 2011 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wow thank you.
Way to generalize…haha.
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.
Nm - thought you were calling me a dumb-as drunken loser
carry on good sir. I don’t condone that activity. Stay in school kids, say no to drugs!
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.
No worries, it wasn't directed at you
Just Kings’ fans. Happened to my son 2 years ago . MGM Grand isn’t built for hockey, so it was rather cold. He wanted an Avs’ sweatshirt to warm up.. Long story short he got cursed out for wearing it. It got ugly real fast. But the Avs fans were cool. Wouldn’t mind hanging with them.
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by FireGarthSnow on Dec 8, 2011 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's what I love about the Ice Girls
I get older, and they stay the same age…. yes they do, yes they do…
by SchneiderDiricov on Dec 8, 2011 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
The good thing about them is also the bad thing about them
They think I’m crazy, but I’m just growing old…
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Are Ice Girls frigid? Just asking!
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Dec 8, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
At the Rangers game
I noticed that the Rags have a team of ice…men. I’m not crazy about the ice girls or anything, but maybe I’ve just gotten used to it after a while. It’s just kinda…weird.
Ice Girls:Radioactive Man::Ice Men:Radiation Dude
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by Fabtraption on Dec 8, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Devils, too
No Ice Girls, Women or Ladies. Just old guys in white boiler suits with the logo on the back. However, NJ Devil and his ATV stunts make up for the difference, I think.
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the devils have the dancing devils army cheerleaders or something
They always show them on msg when cutting to the commercials during devils games. Kinda the same with Dallas. They dance on some platform in the arena.
by Strong Island Thuggery on Dec 8, 2011 12:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
News to Me. Thanks.
Of course, despite living in New Jersey, the last time I was at a Devils game was before they had retired any numbers. So it’s been a while. Nice to see them get on board.
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they change outfits into progressively
sluttier one each period too…
seriously, they have a designated stage area in the right corner behind marty and the opp end as well, and by the end of the game you’re wondering why there aren’t polls, because they aint ‘cheering’ when they dance
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They tried Ice Girls
But they couldn’t get Isaiah Thomas to leave MSG while they had them.
by Dorfer on Dec 8, 2011 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
The Ghost of Rick DiPietro’s knees (and hip, and cerebrospinal fluid, and…) warns: DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE ISLES
Here’s the thing: Someone forgot to remind the Islanders that they stink. Wang Chung is 4-0-1 in their last five after sinking their hooks into the Lightning Tuesday night, 5-1. Amazingly, the Isles are just three wins out of a playoff spot in the East, and you can be sure they will have their stone and sling ready for the Hawks, who squeaked out a Connect Four victory against Lawn Guyland last Friday.
Disclaimer: I am not a regular there, so I do not know if they are serious or sarcastic in writing this.
What is written at second street hockey. Seems like they are still riding high from that Cup win a few years ago. Time to bring them back down to earth tonight. They must be forgetting about their goaltending woes, because they clearly only remember ours.
What's funny is
the followup sentence to that one:
I will defer to the Magi for the full game preview, but I will offer this. The Isles gave the Hawks all they could handle because they are tenacious and make up for their average speed with good positioning and swift puck movement. The Isles are more skilled than their stats suggest, but If the Hawks can match their intensity, disrupt their passing lanes, and stay out of the box, talent will out, my dears.
Good positioning and swift puck movement? If they’re thinking we have those things then we have them beat already! MWAHAHAHAHA!
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
That team
is Western Conference Islanders team. Totally different identity.
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by Dominik on Dec 8, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I love Western Conference Islanders
Maybe a move to Kansas City would work out for them in the long run…
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
Something fishy going on here
The ghost of me specifically told the Hawks to underestimate the Isles. Maybe I was misheard. Or maybe there is some sort of imposter.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
It's gettin' all Christmas Carol up in here
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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yea they guy at second city hockey just loves us "Lawn Guylanders"
how bout these little gems:
Long Island hasn’t come down since though. Matt Moulson poured in four in a win in Dallas, which is not the easiest thing to do these days. Maybe the Isle felt at home playing in front of a couple hundred disinterested viewers again.
or this pulitzer-worthy turn of phrase:
They backed that up with a tonking of the thankfully now-mediocre Tampa Bay Lightning in the wasteland of Long Island (if you’ve dated a Long Island girl, you’ll understand that) 5-1.
however I did take comfort in the amount of typos i found.
everybody "wong" chung tonight
I trust it's all in fun
Part of loving your guys is razzin’ t’other’ns. It annoys me when the pro journos do it because it’s slovenly and lazy – and it quickly becomes tedious, especially when it’s all you ever get out of them. And it annoys me when the yahoos of a fanbase behave as if the whole point is to hate the other team, not like their own. (The ubiquitous “Potvin Sucks” whistlers across our fruited plain are a good example.)
Well-done rib-poking is always in fashion, however. Lawn Guy Land is ripe for such pokes.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Went down the rabbit hole
with that Roy story, and ended up looking at Martin Ručinský’s career numbers. Apparently he was still playing hockey last year in the Czech Extraliga at 40 years old!
I also didn’t realize he had a partial season with the Blues. Made me wonder if a certain Blues fan of Czech ancestry had a jersey, perhaps even with diacritics…
In case anyone was wondering the three players the Habs got for Roy and Mike Keane (Rucinsky, Kovalenko, and Thibault) played 2167 NHL games. Not great playes, but I guess not a terrible haul in exchange for a guy who had declared he was never playing for Montreal again four days earlier.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
Have you read Roy's book written by his dad... Roy:Just.Winning.
Goes a bit more into that whole mess. Picked it up on the cheap when Borders went under
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by FireGarthSnow on Dec 8, 2011 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
Haven't
Worth reading? What’s the 25 word or less summary of the trade situation?
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
I got thet title wrong...did it before AM coffee,lol.
Roy: Winning. Nothing Else.
Worth reading, a bit slow at times. His dad can be a bit wordy, eh what do you expect from a politician? Impossible to sum up in < 25 words. There was a build up with Trembley, who apparently had it out for Roy. Then Trembley left him hanging for 9 goals one game to punish and humiliate him, which was the final straw. That’s when Roy went to GM Corey during the game after finally being pulled and said he had played his last game for Montreal. Habs tried to spin it against Roy. Book has 30+ pages on the whole thing.
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by FireGarthSnow on Dec 8, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Crazy season
Remember that moment — it even got SportsCenter coverage! — and then I remember reading SI in a PT’s office during shoulder rehab, as they relayed the whole saga in the age before it appeared on your phone. (I guess I didn’t have a phone then either, come to think of it. However did I find my car? How did I find food?)
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Haha
I did not have a Rucinsky jersey, but I did enjoy his (two!) tours of duty with the Blues. The first one more than the pensioner one at the end. Made me see he was a more-rounded player than I thought.
His second tour came after he thought Sather hosed him. Upon seeing him play the second time around, I’m not sure Sather didn’t have a reason.
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(Note: Rangers fans do not count as toys; they fall under “vermin.”)
Wow. And they’re not even playing them tonight.
So? F*** the Rangers.
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by garik16 on Dec 8, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
although a win against the Bolts tonight would be nice
gives us a chance to sneak into 13th.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
NO! We'll move up on their own.
No rooting for the Rangers.
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by garik16 on Dec 8, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rooting for the Rags is unacceptable
At most, you root for both teams to lose
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
attended the Leafs - Rags game on Monday
even that didn’t allow rooting for the Rangers
I need to a piece on the Leafs vs the Islanders here – very very similar teams
frankly, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be very competitive with both of these teams
and Ranger Fans do indeed suck cannonballs
by Cary K on Dec 8, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
For the Winter Classic...
Is it wrong for me to root for AlQaida
Amateurs practice til they get it right. Professionals practice til they can't get it wrong.
by Torgo on Dec 8, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Shouldn't this Gameday article been titled...
“Just Shoot on These Guys, Part Deux”?
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by Captdallas on Dec 8, 2011 9:33 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Sorry Captdallas
I think I may have flagged your post. I definitely hit rec but apparently I can’t control my mouse
Nah
it’s just a glitch in the site lately. If you actually flag someone a dialog box opens where you explain why you are flagging them, and you need to submit the form to actually flag it-go ahead and click flag to see!
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
You're right
I noticed it went away after awhile. GAME ON!
no worries
I checked and you didn’t
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No harm, no foul.
Or what’s the hockey equivalent of that term? No blood drawn, no gloves dropped?
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Mind your mouse now, mind your mouse
And good call on the headline, Captdallas. I need an overnight editor.
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I'll send you my resume.
You can pay me in Islanders trading cards.
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Awesome!
A signed Warren Luhning in Fishstick colors! Near-mint!
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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This whole season thus far
could be titled
“Just Shoot on These Guys”
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
i'm bailing on my company xmas party early
to be home by 730 to start watching this game… btw, have the home fans started chanting, “it’s a goal-son, for moulson!” yet when he scores?
cuz i text my yankee fan friend with that every time he does :-)
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by bob l on Dec 8, 2011 10:19 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I could definitely waste a lot of hours today coming up with John Sterling-esque Islanders calls
“Goal for Kyle Okposo! It’s Kyle! With a Smile!”
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Been there done that
We tended to that in an LHH thread during one of those long between game stretches early in the season, but we didn’t cover the recent callups. Feel free to knock yourself out with Ullstrom, Wallace, Reese, etc.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
didnt post that to rekindle that spurt of hilarity
i genuinely would chant that if i were in attendance and matty scored, i think it would be fn hilarious out of towners would be like “wtf was that”?
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God no. He's terrible and I'm a Yankee fan. The Yankee announcers are the worst in the game.
Blowhard no-nothings IMO…talk about homers. I would love for them to get some other announcers.
is that the guy that yells "An A-BOMB for A-ROD!!?
Whoever that guys is needs two things (besides a muzzle or a bullet):
1, He should have to listen to every Yankee announcer in history, and realize he’s the worst one they’ve ever had.
2. If that doesn’t work, just let him listen to one Dodger game, and tell him to listen very carefully to Vin Scully, and say, “ok, you attention whoring douche, that is how you call a baseball game. This isn’t soccer, football or hockey, and it ain’t about you.”
"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 8, 2011 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
on Wallace
Cappy “He’s not afraid to finish his checks and create some space for those guys”
Unlike…..(no names necessary…)
Wallace is grit
If he was a paper he would be 60 grit sandpaper. He is that gritty
by Strong Island Thuggery on Dec 8, 2011 12:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Haley is just pure sedimentary rock
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
by Zhora on Dec 8, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Haley is straight up jagged
by Strong Island Thuggery on Dec 8, 2011 2:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And that was a pretty nice pass to Martin.
The guy can shoot the puck too. He may force the Isles to think long an hard about sending him back to BPT.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
Wallace could turn stucco into glass
before Grabner reaches the red line. That’s how gritty he is.
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by Dominik on Dec 8, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
He can snow an opposing goalie
Just with his steely glare.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Could be served for breakfast
at Mel’s Diner
Simple truth is, Ullstrom is a better hockey player than Comeau
looks like Rolston, Reasoner and Pandolfo are clearly forwards 10,11, and 12 on the depth chart. MM,JT, Pap, Grabs, Frans, KO, Ullstrom Bailey & Martin are the top nine, no argument.
by CanadianIsleslifer on Dec 8, 2011 11:00 AM EST reply actions
Wallace is better than 10, 11, 12
so is Cizikas, so is Dibenedetto
Frischmon & Colliton are their equal at least
this is an age of Defense first – if we get that right, we can be very very good – Rolston’s days are likely numbered – only question is in single or double digits – Pandolfo is useful – Reasoner may not be playing healthy
Comeau’s got a bit of his scoring touch since he’s joined the Flames. 4 points (1 G, 3 A) in 7 games in third line work. But I like Ullstrom’s fire and what he brings.
That's probably good for Isles
Because next time the Isles try to trade a player before putting him on waivers, perhaps someone offers a draft pick.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Montoya tonight
NYIslanders NYIslanders
Capuano says Montoya in goal. Forwards, lines and the status of Grabner is undetermined. D will stay the same. #Isles
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 11:04 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
UPDATE: Grabner in, Wallace stays
StapeNewsday Arthur Staple
Grabner in lineup tonight for #Isles. Tim Wallace moved from emergency to regular recall, stays up. Haley scratched.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So who goes where?
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
We had empty roster spots mind you -
I don’t think anyone needs to go down.
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Rolston back to the 3rd line with Bailey/ullstrom, Martin/reasoner/wallace 4th line. And grabs back on the 2nd line.
Unless Cap has the balls to throw Rolston on the 4th line where he belongs.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Since Rolston was playing reasonably well on that 3rd line
…I like that.
I’d rather see Martin/Reasoner/Wallace than Martin/Reasoner/Rolston anyway. I think that 4th line can create headaches for opponents.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
but when he plays 17+ minutes
we’re 4-0…
it’s probably just cuz we had lots of PP time in those 4 particular games but… lol
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Pumped
(it’s real fun being a fan of this team lately)
Isles win by 6.
by BaltimoreIslander on Dec 8, 2011 12:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Makes me nervous
I hope Grabs is really healthy enough to skate
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
Quick bite to eat near NVMC?
I usually scoot in and out from CT for Isles games, but tonight I will be arriving a little early and was wondering if anyone can recommend a place to get a quick meal. Something between a McD’s and a sit down dinner. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.
is Friendly's on Hempstead Turnpike still open?
For the full Long Island experience, it must be Friendly’s. Hooters is across the street from the Coliseum, too.
If you really have time, you should at Matt Moulson’s favorite, Vincent’s.
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Thanks, I heard about Vincent's
but don’t think I have the time. Maybe I’ll try it after an afternoon game some time.
He said QUICK meal!
Once when I was a kid I sat with my grandparents for 2 hours waiting for our food. They had ordered a sandwhich and salad. I had ordered a hot dog.
It hasn’t been much better in my return trips :)
by GreekIsles83 on Dec 8, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Just to clarify...I was talking about Friendly's
curse you quick fingers and slow brain!
by GreekIsles83 on Dec 8, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
But were they friendly about it?
We used to call the one on Wantagh Ave “Unfriendly’s” for forgotten, but surely once egregious, reasons.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
I waited tables at a Friendly's in NJ for almost three years
TWO HOURS for entrees? The whole lot of us would have gotten waived down to Burger King.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Where on Wantagh Avenue did they put a Friendly's?
And PS I miss Friendly’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just miss NY food. sigh
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Corner of Wantagh and Jerusalem Avenues
It’s been there a long ass time. The Wantagh Post Office was across the street. That’s now a Benjamin Moore paint store.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow
I don’t remember it there!
In the same shopping plaza as where Burger King and Dunkin Donuts were? Across from Cherrywood?
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes. That's it. Used to have a Genovese drug store.
Dunkin Donuts is now a bank if I remember correctly. BK is still there. There’s a huge complex of condos behind all of it.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
RIGHT!
I remember the condos behind there, and now that you say about the bank, I do remember that too now. My sister worked at both BK and DD when she was in HS.
Do you live in that area?
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I used to. My parents still live there.
My friends and I ate at that Friendly’s a lot when we first had cars and thought we were cool. Nothing cooler than four high school idiots driving a shitty car to Friendly’s on a Friday night for some Fribbles.
I was shocked to see the post office as a store. That’s just weird. There’s a great Mexican place in that Cherrywood Shopping center called the Green Cactus.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We lived north of the southern state (I went to MacArthur)
I think because we always went to the one over by St. James we just kept going there. Although I think that one closed before I even moved off LI.
LOL at the shitty car…..mine would be up on Hempstead Tpke usually in Pergaments or Foodtown parking lots. :)
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That one is, I think, a different restaurant now
But I knew Pergament very well. It’s gone now, too. Now I’m getting teary-eyed…
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I always love
when people here start talking about the places that used to be around back in the day that are no longer…..caldor, rickels, pergaments.
Does Shop and Stop and Target take up that whole corner of Hempstead Tpke and Wantagh Avenue? I can’t remember since that was built after I moved to PA. Just wondering whether the Christmas Tree lot is still there?
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I have just rec'd the entire thread
It was worth the time. Man I miss Long Island.
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Me too!
And although my mom now lives here in PA, I am jealous. They are snowbirds and on their way to LI South aka New Port Richey, Florida.
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I love it when these break out
I feel like a small mission is accomplished here, and the carpetbagger in me feels a little less guilty.
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It is always fun isn't it?
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A few more deceased
I used to live near The Busy Bee, which was a Mays prior.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
Busy Bee in Massapequa?
Wasn’t Tri-County also a Mays?
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Yes it was.
I cannot tell you how much time I spent at the Flea in Jr High into HS.
I was magnetized toward Revolution Rock lol… I even helped out there folding shirts to make money at christmastime. :)
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by TheMetalChick on Dec 8, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
OMG
Revolution Rock!
I miss tri-county too. Many a Saturday there.
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HA! If you spent time at Revolution Rock
We have definitely met. There is just no question about it lol.
Do you remember when they were the little place or when they expanded and moved to the south east corner of the building?
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by TheMetalChick on Dec 8, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
I remember both
And I remember be sooooo psyched that they had a bigger area when the moved over there too!
I told you before, I guarantee we met.
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tri County Mall
Good place for Japanese Import games. At least it was 20 years ago.
Also, great comic book store in that same shopping center called Amok Time. Still there.
And Nathan’s is still across the street.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Amok Time
Great comic book store name.
My dad was a huge collector. I remember he used to go out to a place called The Bat Cave – or at least, that’s what it was called before DC Comics got word of it.
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I'm right with you
I just looked up my old hometown, and found out that the Friendly’s I grew up eating at in Lindenhurst is now a 7-Eleven. I’m gobsmacked. Next they’ll tell me that Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a dry-cleaners.
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LOL
7-11!!!!!!! There are NONE here where I am. We have Sheetz instead.
7-11 was the lunchtime/cutting out spot!
And feel safe. OLPH is still there!
My ex is from Lindenhurst and I still am FB friends with my ex sister in law. LOL
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm probably gonna spend the whole night on Google maps now
I’m lucky in that a lot of the town was still as I recalled it – at least, the last time I was back, maybe six years ago. The Friendly’s has gone since then, but Black Forest Bakery and the Old Village Hall Museum were still around. And nearby, the small building near the LIRR train station where my folks owned a silk-screen shop – still there.
Damn, I want to get in the car and go right now.
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haha
I know. My dad still lives on the island and I can never find the time to get back there.
Ohhhhhh Black Forest Bakery! Holy crap!!!!! One of my favorites, however, when any relatives come here to visit, they have STRICT orders to import Dortoni’s and bagels for me.
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I know, right?
One of my earliest memories is the Bicentennial Parade, though now I can’t remember if they went down Hoffman or Wellwood. And after CCD classes at OLPH every week, my parents would take me to Black Forest Bakery for an Italian Ice (if I was good).
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OK....Italian Ices
I was born in Queens, raised on the island.
My dad used to put me in my wagon and we would walk to Lemon Ice King of Corona. YUMMY!!!!
ALTHOUGH my sister that still lived in Wantagh until a few months ago swears the Italian Ice place on Wantagh Ave heading up toward Island Trees had the best italian ice ever. The rainbow cookie flavor one sounds good.
My ex inlaws were VERY active at OLPH. It is a very nice church.
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Nothing cooler than four high school idiots driving a shitty car to Friendly’s on a Friday night for some Fribbles.
Obviously this was before you found out you could get served at The Ground Round.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Dec 8, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh hell I got served all over....
I honest to god never got carded until I turned 21. LOL
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OMG The Ground Round!
“The Ground Round…. ain’t we got FUN!”
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Forgot to mention re: The Ground Round
I had my college graduation party there while watching the 1999 NHL All Star game (I graduated in January). Love that place. Great if your family has small kids.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 6:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nah, me and my friends were all nerds and geeks
Our schedule was “Go To Sunrise Mall. Go to Time Out Arcade. Go to Galaxy Arcade. Go to Movie Theater. Go to someone’s house for more movies and games. Occasionally eat at White Castle, The UnFriendly’s, McDonalds or Sunrise Diner.”
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Sunrise Mall
So you probably remember that weird UFO shaped building that was near the White Castle. I forget what it was at first, but then it was a Blimpies, and a series of other things. What’s crazy is despite being the most intriguing building around I never went into it once.
On the topics of fond memories and food and places that aren’t around anymore, I’d like to throw in Coco’s and Howard Johnson’s.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
Holy shit coco's!
I can’t remember what the UFO was, but I definitely remember it being a Blimpie’s.
Place no longer around that the family would go to occassionally to meet up with cousins and aunts and uncles on the weekend…….Jahn’s Ice Cream in Rockville Center(?). The kitchen sink!
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There used to be an A & W's on Montauk Highway too
Big gravel parking lot, always mobbed on weekends. Teenburgers and root beer FTW.
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YUM!!!
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Although
growing up in Massapequa I went to Krisch’s a whole lot more. And that’s still there, still making their own ice cream and candy. It’s cool that my own kids are getting their chocolate Easter bunnies from there (still solid, not hollow).
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
I don't know that place
The only Massapequa eatery on my radar:
All-American
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That's the only place you need.
But I could go to Krisch’s anytime.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
All-American
is still a must-get every time I’m home. That and the bagel place on Merrick Rd next to the high school. Used to just be called Hot Bagels I think. Not sure if I ever actually knew the name of it. Everyone knew what you meant when you said the bagel store.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
The only musts I have are
All-American, dortoni’s, Domenico’s and bagel boss
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CoCo's and The Plankhouse
I used to drive the commissary truck delivering all the soups, salad dressings etc and cakes and pies to that place (along with the other ones in the tri-state area. We used to make tons of those Harvest Pies for this time of year.
The way this is going the Captain of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......RESULTS DO MATTER..
I remember that place
I think for a while it was a pizzeria, and before that an actual space-themed diner-esque place. They had that late-70’s computer typefont on the signage and all that jive. I do not remember it as a Blimpies, though.
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UFO Building
was a Waffle House in my youth. We never saw anyone in there, so we were kind of afraid to eat there. We played it safe with White Castle.
Waitaminute…
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Waffle House?!?!
Woah, I didn’t know they EVER made it that far north!
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
Wasn't THE Waffle House
Just A waffle house. I forget the actual name. Whatever it was, it looked pretty dire. More dire than White Castle, at least.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
an off-brand Waffle House
Is, in many ways, quietly frightening.
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I have eaten at a real Waffle House once in Alabama
My friend got a stack of pancakes with a side order of ants, crawling right up the side of the counter. Gross, but fitting.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
LOL!!!!!!
Chinese restaurants were good for that, too.
The guys I hung out with when I was a teenager always wanted to go out for chinese food and eat-in because they could get beers lol.
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by TheMetalChick on Dec 8, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
EXACTLY!!!!!
The 2 I always went to were in Bethpage.
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I prefer almost any diner for late night sit in dining over a national restaurant.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Im a diner person myself, Ozzy.
Plus I waitressed in diners for 7y (HS/college) so I feel very comfortable in them.
I can also carry 4 cups of coffee, three burgers, and a plate of cheese fries if I still wanted to- its like riding a bike lol.
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by TheMetalChick on Dec 8, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
America's Got Talent!
:)
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How can it be a long island experience when they have Friendly's all over central and south flroida?
;=)
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Dec 8, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Are there really?
I know I saw one in Ohio…..next to another place that we do not have here in PA, White Castle.
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yeah, they are also all over Rochester where i grew up.
It’s a big memory of my youth, but none where I live in Florida. When I go south I always get a Reese’s Pieces sunday.
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Dec 8, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
And my dad gets a jim dandy
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does he get the small one like me?
I can’t do that huge 5 scooper anymore.
"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 8, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
He used to get the bigger one
but with age, he just can’t accomplish it any longer. LOL
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Friendly's historical fact:
Started in Pine Point in Springfield (Route 20/Boston Road) and my mother & both uncles worked for Curtis and Presley Blake in the Forties; once hung out in Curtis’ house in Longmeadow for a spell (had a respectable collection of vintage cars out back, and then a helipad at his sprawling place across the state line in Somers…..)
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by ogam5 on Dec 8, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Thats really cool
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The golden age, 1935
Very cool fact.
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There's something about that place
That screams Long Island to me. We have a bunch in Jersey, too. But it always feels like Long Island in there.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
It's for all the snowbunnies
Otherwise they are preposterously hard to find south of Virginia.
NB: worst Friendly’s I ever ate in was just off 95 near Alexandria. I was thisclose to writing to corporate to dime out the manager on shift. It was a dreadfully poor performance.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Remember how many New Yorkers are in that part of Florida though
not shocked they built them there.
I have family in Cape Cod, and they said the Friendly’s all over are closing down, especially in New England.
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Dec 8, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
I live in Mass.
and the one in my town closed as well.
Friendly's was started in Massachusetts
Or should I say – stahrted in Massachusetts. In any event, it is by no means an LI institution. Though I spent a reasonable portion of my childhood at the Franklin Square Friendly’s.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
That's a Wicked Pissah, brah
Massachusetts ruins everything.
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
The Friendly's
in West Hempstead closed awhile back and is now a Kosher Chinese food restaurant
Where was that?
I wonder if I am mixing up my Friendly’s. I lived on the border of Franklin Square and West Hempstead.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
Hempstead Ave.
across from the post office and what used to be GreenPoint Savings Bank
Kosher Chinese?
Only in NY.
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Dec 8, 2011 5:23 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Roosevelt Field food court...
Do a couple laps around the zeppelin and you should be full from the teryaki chicken samples
by rck88 on Dec 8, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Guess im not the only one who discored how to get a free meal lol
Rec’d
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Discored (verb)
When Matt Moulson celebrates a goal with a Travoltan point to the rafters, he has discored.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
we used to free park and pregame in Hofstra's Pk lot across the street
Jump the fence on the way back. 7 more dollars almost one more beer inside the coli. Looking back we should have just payed the 7 dollars, lol.
My dad's friend
would always take us and never want to pay for parking. So instead we would park on the sketchy side streets of Hempstead and walk through the coldest point of Long Island…the NVMC parking lot.
by rck88 on Dec 8, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the coldest point of Long Island…the NVMC parking lot.
Seriously. It’s like they took part of North Dakota and put it on LI the way the wind blows sometimes.
I’ll say this though, some of my fondest childhood memories are joyously running to the car through that cold after a big win with everyone’s horns blaring Honk-Honk Honk-Honk-Honk!
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Dec 8, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
This
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Someone has to fill me in
I’ve been a regular commenter here for about 7 or 8 months, I think, and I still haven’t been able to figure out what the solitary “this” means in reply to comments. Is it the same thing as “Agree”?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
That
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Dec 8, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, kinda both
It’s like this and like that and like this and uh…
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by Dominik on Dec 8, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Awww man, memories
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on the New Yawk transit line
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By the way, NDRE
While we had fun with it, your interpretation is correct. I am an Internet ignorant, so I never know the origin, but it seems this “this” is a more verklempt version of “Agree.”
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Thanks!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
As a kid, I never seemed to mind the cold after a win.
On that note…I feel like kids are never cold. What’s with that?
They've got Bette Davis eyes?
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.....one MORE reason to have approved the Lighthouse Project! LOL
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Great, I can then follow that up with
a pretzel and a beer at NVMC for $20. That’s teryaki chicken, pretzel and a beer for $20, not bad…thanks!
by JoRiverside on Dec 8, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bring some tupperware too
You probably won’t be able to finish everything
haha!
I do that. teriyaki chicken, bourbon chicken, and the many smoothie samples. and sometimes sbarros has garlic knot samples. and then head to teavana to wash it all down!
Gotta go to Hooters
For big beers, fried pickles, and all of the other fun associated with hooters. There are always a bunch of Isles fans in there before games too
by Strong Island Thuggery on Dec 8, 2011 12:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
"fun associated with hooters."
Can be interpreted one of two ways.
Lighthouse Hockey. Where Islanders fans come to panic with punctuation.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Unless it's
Total Recall Hooters. Then it’s three ways.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Dec 8, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh dis is great
Dis is de part of de thread where de posters talk uhbout my movie and put up de picture of de lady with the three boobies.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, I love the part of the thread where they post the 3 titty woman, I laugh at that part.
And that part was just above where mikb posted right above me – he is talking about the picture above which is of the three titty woman in Total Recall. How I laugh.
Dis is de part where Mottau becomes snow angel
And flails arms and legs around while day poss da puck round him. And dey use DiPietro as a human shield. It’s fantastic really.
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GET TOO DA CHOPPA!!
And too da front of da net!
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by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
auhl dat mattuhs nau is Ricky
I like you, Mike. I waive you lahst.
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Dis is when
I post de animinated gift of De Snow Angel into de tread, because it is too funny to look at and not laugh.
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Dec 8, 2011 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
hey listen fun is fun
No matter which way you look at it
by Strong Island Thuggery on Dec 8, 2011 2:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Aside from the wings, I'm really not a fan of the food at all.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
There’s a few dinners not far past the Coliseum that are top notch
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by Mark D on Dec 8, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thats exactly what I was going to recommend.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 8, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
Houlihans is around the corner by eisenhower park
lot better than friendly haha.
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.
Chipolte across the street
Stuff your face with a burrito, order a beer, sit down, it will take 5 minutes longer than Maccers and 30 minutes less then Friendly’s , then find a group to tailgate with in the pK lot.
added bonus
You might also wind up scoring a goal on Corey Crawford.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Millers Ale House in Levittown
GREAT all day drink specials to pre-game and really good food.
No Sleep 'til....Belmont?
If the place is crowded you're gonna be there forever, though
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
there's moes, chipotle, and the coliseum deli all right near the Coli
For Moes you have to drive east down Hempstead to right before Wantagh Pwky and it’ll be in a shopping center on the left hand side
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
Coliseum Deli
Not a while bunch of sitting room, but God, was the roast beef melt good.
"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 8, 2011 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
Great Iced Tea too
if you’re into that sorta thing
Unsweet with lemon
I’m so glad i left the marriot and found that place. I just decided to walk down the street and see what i could find, and there it was. Like a beacon. ;o)
"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 8, 2011 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
Grabner in
@NYIslanders NYIslanders
#Isles Player Transaction: Wallace has been changed from emergency recall to regular recall. Grabner will return to the lineup tonight.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 12:33 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
On Haley..
Now that this team actually starts to hit, I wouldn’t mind seeing him scratched almost all the time (I would say sent down but when we really need a fighter for a game, calling him up just wouldn’t look good)
After watching him, he really doesn’t do a whole lot, barely gets any ice time and like I mentioned before, this team is actually starting to throw its body around, just don’t think he’s needed, but I will admit we probably have to see Wallace do what he did Tuesday on a consistent basis before I’m fully confident in this post
by BaltimoreIslander on Dec 8, 2011 12:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Someone over at IPB keeps insisting
that Haley should be on the 2nd line LOL
Wow. The comments there are still awful.
The new blogger does a fine job but the comment section is the same replay of lionization of Hayley and Konopka, second guessing of Snow’s drafting and love letters to the blogger. And then gems like:
If the Islanders are going to stay in the hunt by New Years, they have to win 80% of the way.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Perhaps they meant the hunt for the Atlantic division lead?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
There's one writer there who's so annoying
He keeps trying to inject some positivity about the Islanders. Seriously, does he know the team he’s talking about? I think he goes by Kevin Quin or something, I don’t know.
Man, what a jerkface.
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by Fabtraption on Dec 8, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
And this is during a winning period
One loss and it’ll be FIRESNOWEVICTWANGBRINGBACKTERRYSIMPSON!!!
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
hahahahaha
BILL STEWART WAS FRAMED!
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I have literally never typed this in my life: LOL
For the kid’s out there: Bill Stewart was Islanders head coach for half a season. Later, as a junior coach, he…uh… here, read this.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
True
Milbury threw a lot more players under the bus than Stewart ever did.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
by PGI on Dec 8, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Uh oh
Once you LOL, you can never un-LOL.
(But yes, I cracked up too.)
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I stopped posting at the islanders forum at hockeyfights.com
It’s like one big cryfest. I even stopped reading it. I went in the other day to read it, and they have still been crying during our little streak here.
I think there was actually a couple of positive posts after the Tampa game finally.
The worst part is, if you’re the least bit optimistic, the Tri Of Tears will make snide remarks and debate your posts with underhanded comments. Why watch if it bothers you that bad?
"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 8, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, man!! That's why Battlin Bily was so unpleasant to have around.
Those idiot commenters at IPB are just all negative all the time. That Bily guy was just jumping down the throat of anyone who was the least bit positive. That’s that happens there. Its this wormhole of negative groupthink.
I'm fine with Haley scratched tonight.
Last game Wallace, Martin, Bailey, Ullstrom, and even Reasoner all looked better than Haley, who didn’t look bad.
And since I don’t remember Chicago being ultra-physical last meeting, guys having Martin and Wallace in the game is probably enough grit up front.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Lines
So if Grabs back on the FNGO, and assuming they don’t break up Martin, Bailey, Wallace…so its going to be Rolston, Ullstrom, and Reasoner?
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.
Nah, It'll be Martin-Reasoner-Wallace, and Rolston-Bailey-Ullstrom
(Besides, Bailey was with Ullstrom last game)
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Really?
Could of swore it was Martin, Bailey and Wallace….I’m confused. Time to take medication.
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.
Nope.
Bailey-Wallace-Ullstrom was the main line for the night (though Martin was with Wallace for one shift where he scored – Martin played less than 2 minutes with Wallace.) and Martin was with Reasoner and Haley.
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by garik16 on Dec 8, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that was it.
However, with Cappy’s comments I wouldnt be suprised if the lines were 50/50 on the night like this:
Bailey – Wallace – Ullstrom
Bailey – Rolston – Ullstrom
Reasoner – Martin – Wallace
Reasoner – Martin – Rolston
Cappy was very happy with Wallace it sounded like.
Why not keep Ullstrom-Bailey-Wallace then?
by BaltimoreIslander on Dec 8, 2011 12:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Because in theory Rolston should be a better player than Wallace?
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agreed
Wallace hits, Rolston not
Ullstrom-Bailey-Wallace
Martin-Reasoner-Rolston
and mix in
Martin-Bailey-Wallace (worth a try for sure)
really wish we could swap out Reasoner & Rolston for Cizikas & Dibenedetto
Ullstrom-Bailey-Wallace
Martin-Cizikas-Dibenedetto
would be sick!
I think it has more to do with the 4th line
I like Reasoner with Martin and Wallace much more than Reasoner with Martin and Rolston.
It’s basically 3rd line ‘a’ and 3rd line ‘b’ if Martin and Wallace are forechecking well. That should be better than a typical 4th line. And that’s where Reasoner belongs— between two physical forecheckers in Martin and Wallace.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
And Rolston/Bailey/Ullstrom was clicking pretty well
So in other words, I have faith in both combinations instead of faith in one and not much in Martin/Reasoner/Rolston. (I think that’s the weakest 3-player combination possible of those 6 forwards.)
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
Ullstrom-Bailey-Rolston
was okay – not as good as Ullstrom-Bailey-Wallace
we could do
Ullstrom-Bailey-Rolston
Martin-Reasoner-Wallace
not as good though
Not to mention,
I would feel for Martin, getting stuck on a line with Reasoner and Rolston. Woe is me is acceptable in this situation.
I agree that Ullstrom-Bailey-Wallace was better...
…than Ullstrom-Bailey-Rolston.
But I think it leaves a bad combo for 4th line.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
The odd man out therefore is Michael Haley.
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BUT WHAT ABOUT TEH GRITZZ!?!
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by Fabtraption on Dec 8, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The Isles need someone to keep Nino from eating too much in the press box
Concessions ran out of soft pretzels after one period. Cost the team a fortune.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Put him on the live chat during the game
give him something to do that’s almost like Twitter.
Amateurs practice til they get it right. Professionals practice til they can't get it wrong.
I think the game chat here would be great.
LOL
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That would be amazing
Seriously, if a scratched player suddenly showed up in one of our game threads incognito? Seven shades of awesome. I wonder how much trouble he’d get into if he was found out…
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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It think that would be great!
or even just on their FB wall ala Gillies talking to the fans.
And that brings up an interesting point….do the players read LHH?
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I did receive a restraining order from the Danish Police
So I wonder…
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by Dominik on Dec 8, 2011 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
things that make ya go hmmmm
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They deemed breakfast food inappropriate for a 7pm puck drop
You wouldn't believe how good the Corsi is for my NHL 12 Be A Pro player.
The Isles just tweeted that we are 4-0-0 when Rolston records over 17+ minutes
Is this really true?!
by BaltimoreIslander on Dec 8, 2011 2:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yep
http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rolstbr01/gamelog/2012/
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Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Wow
So the Jurcina Anomaly is replaced by the Rolston Corollary? Or something.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
MOAR MAKIGN FUN OF TROLLZ
But seriously – you may have a point. It’s possible that overused meme is overused…
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe less is MOAR here?
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
by afrosupreme on Dec 8, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
TRAID TEH COUR
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Haha
I was just going to post that. It felt like a deliberate arrow tossed the LHH commentariat’s way, but then I also believe Colin Campbell is trying to kill me.
The #IslesFact hashtag added extra spice. Fact!
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I am not nearly drunk enough to comprehend that Rolston ice-time stat.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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"drunk enough"
Have you already started?
I will need to as soon as I walk through my door with the fights there will be in my house over control of the big screen tonight.
Males that have the favorite sport of football vs Females that have the favorite sport of hockey
In the next bracket we have female children vs mom aka the Isles and Pens play at the same time.
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I can't at all right now
Still on some fun meds while my knee recuperates. Though I see where my statement could lead to a different conclusion…
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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This team would go 82-0
If Jurcina was able to play every single game while Rolston gets 17+ minutes of ice time.
by Dorfer on Dec 8, 2011 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Let the age of Rolstafarianism begin
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
by ilopan on Dec 8, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Jah mon
It gives us an excuse for the level of toking required to enjoy it.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Excuse?
Who needs an excuse to toke?
The only excuse should be you’re ssleep or at work.
"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 8, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
Or get tested at work
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by JW1970 on Dec 8, 2011 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
*raises hand*
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Dec 8, 2011 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Explanation for TB and NYR games
Isles had 12 or 13 PPs (combined) for those two.
More PP time means more goals (2 PP goals each game) and better chance to win.
More PP time means that Rolston plays more (unfortunately).
The other two I can’t explain.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
injury to nino
forced more time for everyone, i think that game was one no?
These comments crawl up from the depths of the deepest Chasm of Saar
yes
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
LI Wins $100M IN state jobs aid, per Newsday.
Does this have any effect on the Coliseum proposals? No mention of the Coli, so I’m wondering if that shipped has sailed…
I think it could put
Ronkonkoma or Brentwood in play
Sutton's getting an in person hearing
He’s going to be gone for a while.
No Sleep 'til....Belmont?
Here's the hit: I'm guessing 10gms since he got 5 earlier this year:
http://www.faceoffnews.com/?p=3861
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Yeah, it looked really bad
Threw himself at his head along the boards, hands high. Kind of a dick move, actually.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Dec 8, 2011 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Strang says Wallace back to BPT
Here:
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/hockey/post/_/id/5798/grabner-to-play-vs-hawks
I assume she misread the Isles tweet.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Dec 8, 2011 5:46 PM EST reply actions
sounds like
she’s wrong about this, no?
she’s not paying much attention to the Islanders, she never posted that he was moved off emergency to FT – she probably read moved off emergency to mean going down?
hope not
im finally able to join the convo...YAY
school was on lockdown all day, vt student here, computer died earlier in the day so i was without much contact seeing as phone lines were swamped all day
So…is there any relevant game changing info that i missed throughout the day? any news on starters, lines, etc that are major changes?
screw homework, its all about islanders hockey
the scary thing
besides the entire town essentially being on lockdown, was that the first incident took place outside my dorm, and if i woke up 30 minutes earlier i would have been outside walking by the scene when it happened…but thanks for the thoughts
screw homework, its all about islanders hockey
by DarthDoyle on Dec 8, 2011 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thank God you slept in!
Glad that you are OK and I echo the sentiments of glad no students were hurt.
Bless that officer!
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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.
thank God
Glad you’re OK man.
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Hey
havent posted in a while but I have been watching, and I am encouraged. Its great to see Ullstrom up and playing well, Moulson scoring, DiPietro not playing, and oh yeah, Tavares is the man. If anyone gets too discouraged this year just remind yourself that two of our five best players under 25 aren’t even pros yet (Strome, Kabanov) that Nino isn’t close to being the player he will eventually be and that we signed Tavares for forever and a day. Let’s Go Islanders!
by MatthewM11 on Dec 8, 2011 6:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Hey!
Good to see you! I actually was thinking yesterday that you hadn’t posted in a really long time. Was hoping you were all right-no joke, I’ve grown attached to you guys…
Don't make me bring out the Silky.
thanks
Among other hectic life changes and all the holiday madness I recently adopted a puppy, so i’ve been crazy busy. Thing are great though and its nice to see the Isles turning things around. You guys should be seeing a lot more of me from here on out. Great to be back.
btw
the truth is all my internet time that otherwise would be spent on LHH have been spent on a german shepherd forum with dozens of the obligatory “is this normal?!?” posts. But with the isles heating up I have to be sure to make time for The lighthouse
by MatthewM11 on Dec 8, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
thanks!
With the holidays and all I’ll probably be popping in sporadically here and there but after the new year I will be posting regularlly again.
Hahahahaha!
Not only am I glad to see you back, but I also very much identify with that obsession/consumption of time. (Not German Shepherds specifically, but a few interesting breeds.)
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obsession/consumption is right
I figured I may as well supplement my Islanders obsession (obviously I am a glutton for punishment) by finding something else to throw my almost autistic unwavering fervored focus towards. I am turning into the male version of an old cat lady (instead of doing things like, oh, I don’t know, dating or looking for a better job etc. I am already chomping at the bit to get another dog. Let’s see if I can hold that of for at least a year..)
Seriously though, and back on topic, when and if this team figures out how to win in over-time, they might be able to make things interesting this season. I couldn’t even be dissapointed last night with the OT loss, i’ll gladly take a point after a two goal come-back.
Good news: I get 4 local games tonight
Bad news: they all start at 7pm.
"The reader of this sentence exists only while reading me."
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Dec 8, 2011 6:37 PM EST reply actions
Good news, get the Hawks feed and in HD, better news if these lads get 2 pts tonite and keep ascending
2 games in a row now being able to watch Isles in HD here in Michigan, Nice! L G I
So lucky
For some reason my stupid cable provider was like; “Hockey has the most loyal fans so they’ll still pay for Center Ice and we wont give them any HD channels and tell them to go fuck themselves”
I believe those were the exact words that were said during Cox Communications shareholder meeting.
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.
LIVE GAME THREAD
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/12/8/2621857/islanders-blackhawks-game-thread
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/12/8/2621857/islanders-blackhawks-game-thread
It didn’t post to the front page on time for some reason.
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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.
