Islanders Gameday: Life, and Leaf, without Kaberle
by Dominik on Feb 22, 2011 1:18 PM EST
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PrintIn his final 12 games versus the Islanders as a Maple Leaf (back through 2007-08), Tomas Kaberle had 2 goal and 10 assists for a steady point per game. Defensemen who play the powerplay will collect their points as easy as door prizes, but there was something about Kaberle's dependability and smooth passing; you just knew he was always going to show up on the scoresheet.
Islanders (23-30-7, 14th/E) @ Leafs (25-27-7, 12th)
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Now Kaberle's not our problem, at least not until March 11 when the Isles next face the Bruins. In his absence, the Leafs are in a position the Isles know well: Gauging who will step up after a veteran gets hurt or is cast adrift. Sometimes that leads to happy surprises (hello Andrew MacDonald, please enter Teh Core). Other times that leads to newly exposed vulnerabilities. [Insert your personal scapegoat here.] The Leafs are hoping Luke Schenn is part of the former.
Just as soon as Brian Burke off-loaded Kaberle and Francois Beauchemin, he's back on the hunt for reinforcements -- possibly even before tonight's game. It's a tough road, this rebuilding stuff. For those who pine for the priciest wine on the list each July 1, I ask this: How do you suppose the Leafs are feeling about that Mike Komisarek signing right now? If you answered, "Great!" then your 2008-09 player files need the latest service pack update.
Notes Found on the Street
- UPDATE: Radek Martinek is out with a "lower body" injury; Bruno Gervais steps in.
- Once-heralded Swedish goalie import Jonas Gustavsson is coming back soon from his latest heart surgery.
- Speaking of Burke's attempts to supplement his rebuild on the black market, college import Tyler Bozak has had quite the rough season.
- For the Islanders, Al Montoya -- aka Goalie #6 -- gets another start tonight.
- As expected, yesterday's thorough destruction of the Panthers was another reality check.
- Evgeni Nabokov (general body suckitude, 4 to 72 months) will be a scratch for this one.
- As Katie Strang pointed out, this will be one of those cool Ontario homecomings, particularly for Micheal "E before A" Haley.
- Afternoon TPS Report Distraction Dept.: Again, you got Michael Fornabaio's Bridgeport chat at 1:30 here, Christian's 5:15 interview with Calvin de Haan expected here, plus Matt Moulson on NHL Live either at the official site or at nhl.com.
Fun Stat Line Destined for Regression:
Your FIG Policy Update
By dicatorial decree, we're using the rest of the season to figure out how to best handle the FIG (First Islanders Goal) picks, which have taken off way beyond what we ever imagined. They started out as picks you leave only in the game thread, but then some people couldn't make the game thread -- they were even going to the game, go figure -- so we let people leave their picks in the morning (or afternoon, in this case) preview.
Now I notice today they accidentally spilled into the power rankings post, you eager rascals you. (Sorry about the late preview, but on back-to-backs it's fun to let the post-game reactions breathe a little. Also: Lazy blogger.) Anyway, the desire with the FIGs, I think, is to make them fun but not let their sheer volume dominate threads where other discussion is taking place. I think JP's FanPost idea -- a dedicated post for every 10-game stretch or so -- is currently my favorite, but I'm open to all opinions and feedback on that.
In any case, for now leave your FIGs here or in the game thread. Format remains: PLAYER's LAST NAME (assist1, assist2), [Time of goal]. Time is now only the last tiebreaker. For your pick, reply to the subthread where someone has already picked that guy. Thanks for your patience on this.
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Post FIGs here
Maybe we’ll get this right…
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
FIG Tavares (Moulson, Hamonic) 9:36
JT had one helluva game yesterday – you have to go with him having another great game at this homecoming. (Sorry to be so close MLong, but you should win this one because I had A-Mac as the 2nd assist before I saw your post, but didn’t want to copy you exactly.)
...from the days of KOHO sticks, optional helmets, and two Potvins on the point.
FIG Tavares (Parentau, Hamonic) 9:19
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
forgot the 'e', sorry pap didn't mean to f*stf*ck you
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
This should probably be disqualified since no one by that name plays on the team?
Right?
Les Beaver walks to Stage Left, pulls out a goalie helmet and holds it to the sky.
Soliloquy : What form of madness is this? Only one “e”? Thus like Entourage we are – Super Fan Connelly would doth be proud indeed, AHAHAHA….Now, if I can find loopholes for the other 200 people I must compete with I can win this FIG Contest and TAKE OVER THE WORLD!….in accordance with the Fransian Prophecy.
by Les Beaver on Feb 22, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
FIG Tavoras (Moulston, McDarnold) 7:00
Just for you, Les! =D
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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Nice..
but you need to work on your iambic pentameter…
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How dare he insult my scribing thusly!
Winter does set in fair Virginia,
And JP will heed it’s violent call!
Thank you mikb, your mercy is noted.
Though I do deplore,
To you, Les may be more,
A “damn” upon our solemn score,
I believe I’ve made our Beaver sore!
Lighthouse Hockey: where "you better check yourself before you rec yourself" -bobl
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At LHH a duel beckons,
Ill tempers rise, a day to reckon;
Fought over months, or done in seconds?
As long as none hail Joel Rechlicz.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Now ‘tis November of our discontent
Made glorious by the stalwart D of Frans
And Grabner’s speed quite o’erawes the league
Fast strikers make defending difficult.
And though the lords of Pittsburgh grumble, sore
At divers beatings of both face and score
And online scorn from uptight media
Rest where laurels ought, the upstart Isles
Do wonders on the rink. Wherefore our praise
Is not to be dismissed, nor lightly glossed,
But, bolstering the team and the fan-base,
Let verse be read, and rec’d, ’til with green glow
Both fan and team may dream of things to be,
And greater earned through all contentions dear.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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by mikb on Feb 23, 2011 1:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sweet
I’m pretty sure if you and I had started a site from scratch it would be just dorky stuff like this.
In college I penned a pretty biting satire of the university president in the style of that speech, so any variation gives me a charge.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
FIG Tavares (Hamonic, Moulson) 14:21
Lets go, hottest team in hockey!
Thank you Matt Moulson!
It doesn't hurt being an Islander fan....but it sure hurts playing for them...get well soon, um, everybody....
by CharlieIsles on Feb 22, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
FIG Tavares (PAP) 7:02
Guys who put their signature on Matt Cooke's paycheck every week should keep their f'n teeth together when it comes time to lecture other teams on "clean play".
by BrassBonanza10 on Feb 22, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
FIG HAMONIC (TAVARES , MACDONALD) 14:27
LETS GO ISLANDERS .. I GOT ISLANDER FEVER REAL BAD THESE DAYS …GOTTA LOVE IT
Just when you think your in the toilet you come out smelling like roses!!
You have Islander fever now?
I’ve had an Islanders terminal disease since 1972 with no cure in sight!
by Russel Ginart on Feb 22, 2011 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Been infected since 1991.
It was in it’s dormant form, with occasional outbreaks, the most pronounced during the playoffs in ’93, for six years before it went full blown the day Ponytail Pete packed up the U-Hauls and took the Whalers Hurricanes south to play in that big, new, state of the art arena he wanted…to half capacity crowds.
Gotta admit, Milbury damn near cured me though.
Guys who put their signature on Matt Cooke's paycheck every week should keep their f'n teeth together when it comes time to lecture other teams on "clean play".
by BrassBonanza10 on Feb 22, 2011 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
And me
Milbury surviving intact after the lockout was nearly the end of me.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Ive had the fever
for a long time but the past few weeks have been awesome ive been waiting for this all season.. Im like a child with a new toy. I cant get enough of them. Im on this site all day and keep refreshing on my phone. its very gratifying to watch this team come together after what hey been through all year.
Just when you think your in the toilet you come out smelling like roses!!
Tavares (MacDonald, Parenteau) 12:08
FB4Real
"Past performance Is Not A Guarantee For Future Results"
"A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don’t have the guts to try it." - Phil Mickelson
"Listening is a Skill" -Jack Capuano
Tavares (Hamonic) 12:08
No Secondary Assist
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Feb 22, 2011 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
FIG Haley (Hamonic)
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
by IslanderDoug on Feb 22, 2011 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ooops
will repost
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
by IslanderDoug on Feb 22, 2011 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Okposo (Nielsen, Hillen) 12:01
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
by IslesFanInNJ on Feb 22, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Okposo (Grabner, Hillen) 7:00
I’m working on putting a FIG Poll in my Fan Post.
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FIG: Okposo (Nielsen, Grabner) 1:08
Nice early start again!!! GO, ISLES, GO.
Youth WILL be served!!
The REBUILD marches on!!
LHH: Where venting your spleen is not just encouraged but expected...
by upstateislesfan on Feb 22, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
fig okposo (nielsen,jurcina)7:13
i posted in the power rank threas,but maybe this makes it easier
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 22, 2011 5:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ignore my prior FIG from earlier post. Moulson (Tavares, MacDonald) 7:20
I want to make it easier to trace.
FIG MOULSON (TAVARES, HAMONIC) 7:40
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
Moulson (Parenteau, Hamonic) 14:14
Now, kids, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep; in giant blender.
FIG Parenteau (Travares, MacDonald) at 9:15
The way this is going the Captian of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......Results do matter..
FIG Parenteau(Taveras, Hamonic) 3:00
looking for quick start tonight
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Feb 22, 2011 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
FIG: Bailey (unassisted - PK?) 9:00
Bailey is new the black Grabner
by ilopan on Feb 22, 2011 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
FIG Nielsen (Bailey, Hamonic) PK 17:00
Its about Franz time!!!!
by Russel Ginart on Feb 22, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
FIG GRABNER (OKPOSO) @ 4:20
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
FIG GRABNER (NIELSEN, MACDONALD) 15:00
MacDonald uses his vision to see Nielsen is open against the boards, passes to Nielsen who feeds a blazing Grabner coming up the center. Grabner uses his speed to create a breakaway and scores 5 hole.
Signed,
FIG Grabner (Nielsen) 9:45
He wants to be back in front of his cousins.
Native LI'er living in the land of Black & Gold.
Grabner (Nielsen, Okposo) @ 2:12
No goalie experience? NO PROBLEM! Come on down!
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Feb 22, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
FIG: Grabner (Nielsen,Okposo) 8:00
Because the man is on a MEGA slump, 3 games!
by The Danish Backhand of Judgement on Feb 22, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Grabner (Hamonic, Okposo) 8:44
You only figure 8 once.
by The Black Map on Feb 22, 2011 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
Comeau (Bailey, Wishart) 13:45
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
FIG Bailey (Comeau and Wishart) 9:51
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 22, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
FIG Tavares (Hamonic) 12:08
No secondary assist
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Feb 22, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
FIG Haley (Hamonic)
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
by IslanderDoug on Feb 22, 2011 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
Yes Dom?
Are they coming by? Maybe we should create a separate fanshot for it so as not to muddy the game thread and leave it for people who don’t want to participate?
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
Always fine
Just take your shoes off at the door and try not to pee on the rug.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Heroin?
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
by Keith Quinn on Feb 22, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
supposed to look like a sword
ala legend of zelda – i’ll try harder next time :(
by ilopan on Feb 22, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I assumed it would be a
Charles Wang
You cannot stop Jeremy Colliton. You can only hope to recall him. --Dom, LHH
No this is a Charles
8=D~~
Constantly building for the future.
by pgat28 on Feb 22, 2011 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
+2
/tries to attach triforce.wav, realizes Dom doesn’t allow that
//points imaginary sword at (imaginary?) Dom
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Grumble Grumble
:)
Thank you Matt Moulson!
It doesn't hurt being an Islander fan....but it sure hurts playing for them...get well soon, um, everybody....
by CharlieIsles on Feb 22, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
It's not my rule, I swear!
As a bonus, I just got a rush of memories on where about 800 hours of my life in the ’80s went.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
I thought sword
…but the comeback is priceless. +1 to the Mighty Quinn.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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I thought the sword was a refernece to Al "Inigo" Montoya ("Prepare to die!")
Feel kinda stupid now…
Never played Zelda, more of a Metroid man myself.
That and Mega Man.
The I got a Genesis and it was all Madden and NHL from there.
Guys who put their signature on Matt Cooke's paycheck every week should keep their f'n teeth together when it comes time to lecture other teams on "clean play".
by BrassBonanza10 on Feb 22, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
HELLO! MY NAME IS AL "INIGO" MONTOYA! YOU HAVE CHALLENGED THE ISLANDERS, PREPARE TO DIE!
Guys who put their signature on Matt Cooke's paycheck every week should keep their f'n teeth together when it comes time to lecture other teams on "clean play".
by BrassBonanza10 on Feb 22, 2011 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
*hears the Zelda theme going off in his head*
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 22, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
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"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
One of the following ISNT from Zelda:
Dodongo dislikes smoke.
Walk into the waterfall.
Aim at the eyes of Gohma.
Beware Russian goalies with no motivation.
I bet you’d like to have more bombs.
It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this!
Thank you Matt Moulson!
It doesn't hurt being an Islander fan....but it sure hurts playing for them...get well soon, um, everybody....
by CharlieIsles on Feb 22, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I bet you'd like to have more bombs
I’m pretty sure this was Haley to Johnson…
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by mikb on Feb 22, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I haven't heard
But they don’t always knock.
If something happens, a separate FanShot thread may be in order. We’ll see.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Good idea
Leave the game thread by itself without the FIG.
by Russel Ginart on Feb 22, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
As a relative newbie to the site, what is the reasoning for this?
Spirited debate/ribbing in a separate thread?
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
by IslesFanInNJ on Feb 22, 2011 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Good guys (most)
and they’re very funny.
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
Which one are we talking about
If we’re talking about separating FIGs out, it’s because they can kind of fall all over the place and mess with the debate/ribbing (I’m not certain that’s a bad thing, but I sort of think it is. I’m also very late to adapt to online behavior though.)
As far as separating threads in the event of an invasion or “field trip” from another SBN site’s members, for me it’s two reasons: 1) When the traffic hits a certain level of in-game commentary, it gets to be a chaotic circus and the screen jumps a bit too much; and 2) Some beloved members inevitably don’t take to the invasion well, or the jokes/ribs get lost in translation during the game, and you end up having a distracting fight or flame war on our hands. Which makes me enjoy the game less. :(
Not sure if that answered your question, but I’m here for follow-ups.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
I was asking about the need for a separate 'invasion' thread (the FIG procedure is clear)
I was curious about whether the separation was because it can get heated, or just b/c of volume/traffic, so the answer is a little bit of both.
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
by IslesFanInNJ on Feb 22, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly
A little of both, although I think either is manageable at lower traffic levels. Participation is hard to predict. Threads really jam up around the 800-1000 comment level as it is, but when those comments are being collected all at once it gets really hairy.
Then add to that if you have just two people spitting back and forth at each other not only do you get an annoying flamefest, but their one-upmanship keeps you from even being able to add (or follow others’) actually relevant comments.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
The FIG
The FIG post should be a stand alone thread.
by Russel Ginart on Feb 22, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Gustavsson
I thought the latest news on him was that he had another setback with his heart?
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Sort of
He did have another setback, with another surgery, and apparently he’s skating again and might even backup tonight or later this week.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
I really hope he's all right
It would be very sad if the kid had to retire young… but it would be even worse to see him collapse on the ice. Be well, Monster.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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Puppeteering AINT easy
Word
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
by Keith Quinn on Feb 22, 2011 1:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Hey, I just saw the Islanders play! They won!
But I thought you said you went to the hockey game…
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH
[/statlerwaldorf]
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by mikb on Feb 22, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Is this what Cherry and MacLean really look like on HNIC without the makeup?
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
by Hockey1919 on Feb 22, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Aren't those two Toronto MSM Muppets?
Banamana….nah naaaah nah nah nah
Banamana….nah nah nah nah
Banamana….nah naaaah nah nah nah…. nah nah nah…nah nah nah nah nah nah….
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by JPinVA on Feb 22, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Took me a while
Now I’m mixing “Banamana” with “Live is Life” in one surreal mash-up of a goal song.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
by Dominik on Feb 22, 2011 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe this version...
…as the new GOAL SONG!
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Love that!
fail! ugh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNslD00ICrk
Native LI'er living in the land of Black & Gold.
THOSE BASTARDS
ALL I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW IS…THIS
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Yeah
and that’s about it too…….I was VERY glad that they lost just so everyone would shut up about them!
The running joke in our house is that the only other things that would start the newscasts on TV other than the Stillers is if a nuclear warhead was heading directly toward Pittsburgh.
Native LI'er living in the land of Black & Gold.
That's ok, Pitt will be in the Super Bowl next year
That team is unbelievably good year in and year out, this coming from a Cowboys fan….We’re unbelievably over rated year in and year out haha
by Meet Me at the Lighthouse on Feb 22, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
My Goalie watch
Montoya: has looked solid in his two games. Not spectacular but, has made every save that he should of. Has made a couple of saves he should not have, has not given up any weak goals. His position has bee good: (exampler) last shot of the Kings game an angle shot by the boards went high BUT Montoya did not automacticaly go down in the butterfly and took the shoot in the chest easy positional save. Otherwise it could have gone over his shoulder and shotout lost. In summary he is giving the team a good chance to win games.
If this is all we get...
In summary he is giving the team a good chance to win games.
…for the rest of the year, then it’ll be like Christmas in March!
I’m just so worried about pr*j*ct*ng his numbers out through the rest of the year. That will only cause a 5 spotter, or a twisted knee or worse yet… he’ll get some pointers from RDP.
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Yeap thats all we get JP
What we don’t seem to be getting from “you can call me AL” pretending to be Greksty with the puck, giving up the usual soft goal, straying from the crease and getting caught out of position. Yeap thats all we get, and for now I’ll take it. No need to project any numbers, I’ll leave that up to more qualified people than me, like Vegas odds makers.
by Russel Ginart on Feb 22, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
well, in yesterday's game
Montoya nearly got caught trying to whip the puck up ice to catch Florida in a change – he was lucky not to bounce it off his own defenseman. (I forget who it was but he was able to control the puck rather than have it bounce away, or into the net. I also remember him on one late power play, racing way out to the corner to snag a clear before it got to the red line… I thought, well, Florida’s not giving him anything, he has to find his own adventure.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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At least he didn't
dive headfirst into the boards to make sure it didn’t cross the red line of doom.
I was a little concerned about his puck handling prowess. I can live with the firing the puck up the ice… and the gathering it in the corners… it is the decision to what and when to do it that has always gotten us on RDP. It’s not a problem until it is… and right now it is not.
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a lil' off topic
Today is the 31st birthday of the Miracle On Ice.
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 2:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
wooooooo!
Congrats to Kenny Morrow and the other, lesser, non-Islander Olympians. =P
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Not lesser known by me..
Love to read anything I can about that day.
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet
“Where’s my dad!?!”
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by Dominik on Feb 22, 2011 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I will never forget the smile on my grandma's face. I'm so happy to have remembered that day.
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously, sometimes I think the best hockey was played before I was born.
Olympic win in 1980 + 4 cups, all before 1985.
by Fabtraption on Feb 22, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was born in 1971,
And wish I remembered more myself.
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
I was born in 1980
So I keep on saying that I was born into a champion, meaning the Islanders. Of course, I have little if any recollection of ice hockey before the Easter Epic. I started rooting for the Islanders during the waning years of the 80s, but the 1993 team solidified my place as a lifelong Islanders fan.
same here
I was an 81 baby
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
seconded
What a golden age for a kid hockey fan from Long Island! We were so spoiled…
…but I still believe in miracles.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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I really became a fan of the team after the '93 season
then everything went downhill after that. I had an Eric Fichaud poster on my wall. FICHAUD.
by Fabtraption on Feb 22, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
sigh
That poor kid. I think he was very talented, but got tossed to the wolves too quickly behind a terrible team. I remember seeing clips of him playing heroically, getting beat with no chance, and smacking his stick in frustration at the end. He wasn’t up to trying to develop behind the 90’s Islanders.
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I read yesterday
He was the starting MTL goalie in the Heritage Classic old timers game (seiously)…he became an obscure punchline somewhere around the 3 minute mark (not serious, and prorated to match career).
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
I still feel like we broke Fichaud
Such hopes, so dashed.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Dominick
I have a story to tell you about Fichaud and Salo, which I will do at a later date!
by Russel Ginart on Feb 22, 2011 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
So it's YOU?
17 years of Fabtraption induced jinxocity???
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
Well I'm a Mets fan also, so it's very possible that I'm a walking jinx.
The World Series win in 1986 was just a cruel joke played on me by greater forces since I still barely existed.
Just a test, root for the Penguins for a week and see what happens.
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
or all the teams ahead of us in the playoff picture
Yes I said “PLAYOFF PICTURE” lol
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 22, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Having been at MSG shortly before the Olympics to see the Soviets beat USA 10-3
and then to see the Miracle take place in Lake Placid was unbelievable. Once Wolfman joined the team you knew it was destiny that the Cup was coming.
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
I rember the cups, but I grew up in rural ny state near Rochester, and didn't get to watch all of them
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Montoya
Wow. Back to back and third in four days. I guess having the matinee helps, but still. Either a total lack on confidence in Lawson, or maybe he is still hurting. I wouldn’t be surprised if he rushed back, given the circumstances, and Montoya’s hot hand is letting him rest up some more.
Yesterday's start was easier than some morning skates
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
True, but you figure they might want Lawson to get some work since you have to figure Montoya is starting against Philly and the Caps coming up. Looking at a likely two weeks between appearances for Lawson then.
Tough call
since they have to win as much as possible to have a shot. Lawson just doesn’t give you a very good chance, although he did play well both games he’s played in Canada. Easy matinee game for Montoya definitely helps Cap not have to worry about fatigue. Montoya hasn’t had to be stellar, but something can be said for how the team has played in front of him. Don’t fix what’s not broken?
FIG PATROL!!!
Please insert FIG back on tree.
/runs to washroom
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Thursday is the gut check game
vs Flyers, can we beat them, the top team in the league. plus a team we have a very hard time beating
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
Double ugh
Marty should have known better to be so happy after yesterday’s game.
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
by IslesFanInNJ on Feb 22, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Crap
Only Marti would get elbowed in the head and come out with a lower-body injury.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Actually
I guess that’s not true, as it happened to Frans when he got Mottau’d.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Technically, to DiPietro, too
Hit in the face, out with a knee (or two or whatever).
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
by IslesFanInNJ on Feb 22, 2011 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
My God this is another strange Isles injury trend!
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Mottau too
Hit in face with puck and is out with a hip injury.
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Islanders Face
It’s attached to EVERYTHING.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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It can lie dormant as well and then flare up years later - see McCabe
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
Bryan Berard?
Too soon?
You cannot stop Jeremy Colliton. You can only hope to recall him. --Dom, LHH
That's what happens for cracking a smile
jeez
You mean to tell me shooting the puck from 70 feet out doesn't earn us extra goals?
Do you think "lower body injury" could mean "impending trade?"
And now that they’re 11 pts out, do you move people?
After that interview yesterday
I hope not!
"Gervais...he looks danger in the fist with his face!" JPinVA
Every time this comes up I realize how unprepared I am to lose him.
Someone else will have to write that tribute thread, I’m not sure I could hold it together. I also never knew I felt this way until the prospect of him leaving became closer.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
Your EHM LOL Moment of the day
The Dallas Stars need a 1st Line Defenseman, and decide that Chef Bruno is the key to solve their woes. Seriously..
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7808/brunolol.jpg
The AI made the offer, it was Bruno Gervais for Patrik Nemeth (2010 2nd rounder) Reilly Smith (2009 3rd Rounder) and Tomas Vincour (2009 5th Rounder)
I almost died laughing, and yes I accepted it.
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
by Mark D on Feb 22, 2011 2:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I tried to send Bruno to the minors and he got claimed
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
I tried sending Jurcina
Cause he was so much worse then Hillen,Gervais and MacDonald via the game to game ratings and he got grabbed.
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
You talking about NHL 11?
Nobody is worse than Bruno on that game. Except Reese.
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
nah, eastside hockey manager from fhockey.com. You can view the game to game performance of players and it’s rated on a scale of 1 – 10 and he was by far the worst average rating on the team.
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
this boggles the mind
If this trade happened in a fantasy keeper league everyone else would be vetoing it.
BTW, Vincour is a damned good player in EHM’07… so he has really fallen far in the eyes of the game builders if he can’t even net Gervais by himself.
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the updated rosters aren’t done by the actual EHM people, its done by volunteers. One of the reasons the Isles were beyond awful this season and almost all the prospects are awful except for Kabanov and Nino.
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
ah, cool
Didn’t know that. But it’s good to see people rally around such a good game and keep it alive. I had always hoped that a different developer would buy the base game code and come out with a new version – but of course I knew that would never happen. The EA folks have their own code, and nobody else would be able to afford all the licensing for the leagues and players’ names and likenesses… much less make a profit off a GM simulation in a console world.
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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Is this like fantasy hockey?
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
basically you GM a team season to season and are in control of everything. You just don’t play the games, they are simulated by the program.
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
taken with a grain of salt
I took over the Panthers in EHM ‘07 for the 2005-2006 season. They won the Cup back-to-back in 2009 and 2010 (the past two seasons, essentially) with Jay Bouwmeester, Denis Kulyash (the KHL’s Hardest Shot), and Mike Van Freakin’ Ryn anchoring the blue line. The top scoring line was Kenndal McArdle and Nathan Horton centered by Olli “GIF King” Jokinen. The starting goalie was EVGENI NABOKOV.
And you’d probably think I was lying even before I added that those Cups were the first in a stretch of seven championships in eleven years.
So, does this say something about me, or the game… or maybe Jacques Martin and Dale Tallon?
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I've found
you need to make it challenging for yourself. I go by the following rules
1 No offering trades, because you can always trade a bushel of players for Crosby
2 Drafting only players from the minor hockey countries (in Eastside this is Italy, Ukraine, France, Austria, Latvia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Poland)
3 Don’t bring back any UFAs
My last long term game with those rules I was able to turn the Jackets into yearly Presidents trophy winners (5 years) they made the Cup Finals 3 of those years but only won it once.
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Nope
Brett Hull is no longer GM of the Stars
"LHH gives me a chance to vent my spleen. The NHL never took my calls anyway.." ~ Hockey1919
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
hahahahahaha
Fast strikers, give the defenders difficulty!
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FIG Format question
Should we be writing FIG int front of the goal scorer , assists and time or is the FIG part of the post obvious? Or Does FIG make it easier to find? Just tryng to help standardize the FIG.
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
I am not the expert on this
But I think it doesn’t really matter, so long as that first comment up top notes that FIGs GO HERE. When we’re searching for the picks we just put the player’s name in anyway.
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Do we read anything into Martinek "Injury"
I have a feeling that he is gonna get dealt
FB4Real
"Past performance Is Not A Guarantee For Future Results"
"A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don’t have the guts to try it." - Phil Mickelson
"Listening is a Skill" -Jack Capuano
Wouldn't they just make him a healthy scratch?
What benefit is there to reporting an injury?
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip?
Tom Reagan: Old war wound. Acts up around morons.
by IslesFanInNJ on Feb 22, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
your right
FB4Real
"Past performance Is Not A Guarantee For Future Results"
"A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don’t have the guts to try it." - Phil Mickelson
"Listening is a Skill" -Jack Capuano
If he doesn't get dealt it opens up a can of worms in the media.
Healthy scratch – you’re not good enough
Upper Body injury – buyer beware, we are hiding a concussion
Lower Body Injury – He may be hurt
Sarcasm is my permanent font.
If there is ever a case
where you shouldn’t read into someone being “injured” it is probably Martinek! lol
I watch hockey because I love the game...I watch the Islanders because I hate myself. ~JPinVA
Gettin FIGgy with it...
I just put a poll in the FIG 101 FAN POST. I’ll leave it there through the weekend and maybe Dom will let that determine where FIGs should be left for the remainder of the season.
If anybody is actually interested in a FIG money pool, email me and I’ll send you back my thoughts. But it will be for next season, and it will not be associated with LHH… just a little sidebar fun… if there is enough interest. My email address can be found in my profile.
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Inigo goes on back-to-back nights?
Cappy must have resigned himself to the same conclusion the rest of us have: Lawson’s not a starter.
Big test for Ingio, but something about his positive attitude and the work ethic he conveyed in his statement after shutting out the Kings gives me reason to believe he can do this sort of thing.
No matter what, back-to-back games, short rest, whatever, he’s still the Isles best chance in net to get the win.
New Islanders formula for victory: The forwards brains, his steel and the d-men’s strength.
Guys who put their signature on Matt Cooke's paycheck every week should keep their f'n teeth together when it comes time to lecture other teams on "clean play".
Lol
quality formula if I’ve ever seen one.
On alternating nights...
Tavares, Moulson and Grabs take turns playing The Man in Black.
Of course, from deep within the halls of the league offices, Betteman can be heard to scream “INCONCEIVABLE!” whenever the Isles win…
Mario, of course, is Prince Humperdinck and Matt Cooke is Count Ruegen.
Featuring Garth Snow as Miracle Max!
Guys who put their signature on Matt Cooke's paycheck every week should keep their f'n teeth together when it comes time to lecture other teams on "clean play".
by BrassBonanza10 on Feb 22, 2011 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
FIG Bailey (Comeau and Wishart 9:51)
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 22, 2011 3:43 PM EST reply actions
You in the wrong spot? :o)
"Their eyes were bright, their eyes were burning, It was team." - Russian hockey player Sergei Makarov, on the US kids after they beat the Soviets
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 22, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
I posted it up there too lol
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 22, 2011 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
Ah, I love watching Isles games and getting that pre game nerves feeling, or the nerves feeling during the game
Only happens when the teams are playing important games. We might be out of the playoffs, but it’s not over till its over, just feels nice to watch this team play well with all this fan base has gone through
by Meet Me at the Lighthouse on Feb 22, 2011 4:20 PM EST reply actions
New it was to good to be true with Martinek not getting hurt yesterday
He’s out tonite, will be re evaluated when they get back to LI
by Meet Me at the Lighthouse on Feb 22, 2011 4:45 PM EST reply actions
martinek replaced by gervais is what makes tonights game a toss-up
otherwise it should be another win for the men in blue …and orange…and white. i think we should have a FIPP for games against the leafs
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 22, 2011 5:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This game is EXTREMELY CRUCIAL
Every game the rest of the way is crucial…but this is the Leafs and we need to:
- Decimate them on a back-to-back
- Decimate them in reciprocation for previous preponderances of profane Phaneufinity
- Decimate them…just ’cause
- Decimate them in Hockey Hometown…bringing it to C-Crizzle’s doorstep
Grabner Good speed, Grabner God speed…
You only figure 8 once.
Just saying...
I think I’m gonna start using “you eager rascal you” in conversation, even if it doesn’t make sense
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 22, 2011 5:53 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Mario has already issued an APB on this one.
You only figure 8 once.
by The Black Map on Feb 22, 2011 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Have fun.....
I am hoping my boro council meeting gets over and done with quickly so I can get home to watch the game…..hopefully they don’t think I am too rude constantly watching twitter for score updates. LOL
Native LI'er living in the land of Black & Gold.
Game Thread Link HERE
FYI, in-game discussion thread link is here:
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/2/22/2008808/islanders-maple-leafs-game-thread
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/2/22/2008808/islanders-maple-leafs-game-thread
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/2/22/2008808/islanders-maple-leafs-game-thread
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Nice
The NHL.com just credited Zenon Konopka with his 27th goal…
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1979-80
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
1980-81
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
