Islanders Bits: It's Grabner 4 Calder Day, Coliseum Day - Oh, NHL Draft Looms Too
by Dominik on Jun 22, 2011 6:15 AM EDT
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Come sit on my knee, young fella, and I'll tell you about time was when June was a slow month for the NHL. No more. Now it's like the NFL (when it's not locked out), with news all the year 'round. Stanley Cup goes into June, the draft gets overcovered like CNN covers a missing pretty white girl, and the salary cap puts free agency on the mind all summer.
For the Islanders, there's a bunch going on: Michael Grabner is up for the Calder Trophy at the NHL awards show tonight (technically the vote was months ago, but we find out tonight). And at 11 a.m. this morning the Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has an announcement about the areener lease details with Charles Wang for the replacement of Nassau [Still Gloriously Unsponsored] Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
I'm not going to rehash this (though you're quite welcome to), but here was our comprehensive argument for why Grabner deserves the Calder -- or, at minimum, should not be seen as the distant third in a two-horse race. Plenty more hockey links follow on a busy June Wednesday morn'.
This Areener Used to be a Coliseum
Again, the announcement is today at 11 a.m., but Newsday was advanced the details, including:
Nassau County would receive 11.5 percent of all revenue from a new Nassau Coliseum -- or a minimum of $14 million a year -- under the agreement between County Executive Edward Mangano and the Islanders to be announced Wednesday.
The deal would give team owner Charles Wang a 30-year lease beginning in 2015 over the entire 77 acres surrounding the Coliseum, but would not grant him development rights. Wang would have to pay Nassau at least $14 million annually, regardless of how much the team takes in. But Mangano cites revenue-sharing projections of more than $18 million in the first year.
NHL Awards Tonight
The Gremlin is on the ground. So is Doug Weight(?) and his family. Keep up with them on the Islanders' NHL Awards Blog.
The other fun thing about tonight's awards show: Tim Thomas and Roberto Luongo and Zdeno Chara in the same room together. Think Jay Mohr makes any tire-pumping jokes? The show is tonight at 7 p.m. EDT on Versus/CBC.
NHL News
Big Rule Enforcement Changes: Very interesting rule tweaks approved by the NHL for Boarding and "Rule 48" hits to the head. Both are progress, I think. You can now get just a minor for Rule 48 -- if it's an incidental thing, otherwise you get a match. Mikb, you're up.
AHL Free Agents: With a h/t to Michael Fornabaio, here's a great list (and ranking) of AHL free agents. Mike Zigomanis, anyone? Let's play count the ex-Islanders on that list. (I got to five before I stopped counting.)
NHL Free Agents:
- Alex Tanguay is looking for a big raise (again), which means the annual Islanders fan clamor for him can now begin.
- Entering the Martinek Phase: Andrei Markov's knees have been wrecked for the past two seasons and he'll be 33 in December. Yet the Hockey Club from Montreal is apparently close to retaining him for two years at the same $5.75 million cap hit.
- This article blames it all on NHL economics, but the important thing for us to consider is whether you want to take a run at Chad LaRose, Erik Cole, or Joni Pitkanen.
From all these rumors, I can't take it no more / My best friend said there's one out now about me and the girl next door: Craig Custance has your rumors from Philly to Jagr to Detroit.
I just need some time, some time to get away: Even more rumors at Bruins2011DraftWatch, including Edmonton listening to offers for #1, and more wind behind that Carter-to-Columbus thing.
Aren't the NHLers as kids so freaking cute? Ruslan Fedotenko hasn't changed.
NHL Draft
- Mock Me: The Hockey News mock draft seems almost contrarian. They have Huberdeau falling to the Isles, RNH to the Panthers.
- Mock You: Yahoo's Buzzing the Net is doing a live mock draft today at 1:30 p.m.
- Mock Them: ProSportsBlogging's Mock Draft gives the Isles the Dougie
- Kirk Luedeke at Bruins2011DW had interesting observations on Bob McKenzie's top 10.
- No pressure on Marcel Comeau or anything. He's only the legacy Thrashers scout in charge of Winnipeg's draft.
- The Avs know what they want. Not that it's all that hard to pick your top two and hope you get one.
- HNIC's Jeff Marek waxes on about Ryan Strome to Chris Botta at Point Blank.
- Draft do-overs: If given a do-over of 2009, Craig Button would pick Matt Duchene over John Tavares. And he drops Calvin De Haan to 27. Full 2009 do-over list is here. He does the same with the top of 2010 (and drops Nino Niederreiter down a few pegs, and Gudbranson many pegs).
OT
Finally, this ain't hockey but: Come on, get out into the sun, people. For your eyes. (But still protect that skin.)
And back on topic, please look at this role and usage chart for the Atlanta/Winnipeg players (Meyer did heavy lifting) and tell me if you'd like such a thing for the Islanders. A chart, I mean -- not a team with ugly unis.
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I dont understand those redrafts
Some of it just doesn’t make sense to me, Hall falling behind Seguin after having a better season on a worse team?
Constantly building for the future.
remember last year
A lot of places did these redrafts and had De Haan fall out or nearly fall out of the first because he had gotten hurt.
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yea I remember that now
I just wasn’t expecting that after Seguin only had 22 points.
Constantly building for the future.
Very loosely based on Seguin’s playoff “explosion” ?
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those 7 extra points must have went a long way
Constantly building for the future.
by pgat28 on Jun 22, 2011 7:05 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well
These are the same people who claim Grabner doesn’t deserve the Calder cause he was playing with no Pressure.
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Nah....
Commentators are like politicians, they rewrite history to make themselves relevant.
We have to be patient with Nino and CDH as well as Bailey. Those three are critical to taking this team to the next level. If they succeed we will be a playoff team and a difficult team to play against. If they don’t we will be looking at another lottery pick next year.
totally
How can anyone talk about redoing the draft from last year? Give the drafts at least five years to mature, like a good cheese, and then we’ll talk.
by Jones79 on Jun 22, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ha, right on
And rec’d for cheese. MMmmmm, gooood.
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seconded
Hope it goes green. Draft winners and losers the year after might make sense (MAYBE) in basketball or football, when you expect the people you draft to make immediate contributions. In hockey it’s just stupid. (And in baseball, completely spacebug insane.)
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No doubt
those 7 extra points must have went a long way
And apparently Hall’s injury means he’s suddenly worse than Seguin. I don’t really get it either.
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It’s just guys trying to fill time by pretending to know shit they don’t.
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by Semi_Colon on Jun 22, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Seguin over Hall is one of the worst redrafts I've heard of. WOWOW.
And the Duchene over Tavares thing is also highly laughable. Journalistic crap by people that don’t know sheet. Rec’ing Semi’s post.
And back on topic, please look at this role and usage chart for the Atlanta/Winnipeg players (Meyer did heavy lifting) and tell me if you’d like such a thing for the Islanders. A chart, I mean — not a team with ugly unis.
lol, I love that Bettman’s Nightmare is one of the managing editors at the new Winnipeg site. I might have to start following them.
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Mancari for RW
Ladies and Gentleman we may have found our fourth line right winger. Mark Mancari…..checked on this you tube session on our dearly beloved Darcy Tucker.
Might be worth it just to show that highlight when the crowd needs a pumping up.
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they can photoshop an Isles sweater on him
It’ll look as fake as those huge heads on the old NBA Jam coin-op game.
In fact, why not just go completely NBA Jam? “Whooooooooaaaaaaaah BOOM SHAKA-LAKA!” “He’s on FIRE!” And play those digitized grunts when punches land.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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That reminds me of Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey
and how terrible that game was.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Here's a thought
If THN’s LSD experiment in the Mock draft were ever to come to pass, and RNH actually dropped to #3, what would we be willing to give up to move up to grab him and is there any possibility, after cleaning the gooey stains on the bottom of the table at the draft, that Dale Tallon actually would be willing to consider it?
There's a mountain of buoyant nostalgia under this team and it's going to erupt like Vesuvius when the Islanders are back in playoff contention.... Count on it.
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Jun 22, 2011 8:40 AM EDT reply actions
well if LSD were involved
I’d given Tallon a quartz crystal charged with moon rays, the Greatful Dead’s first album and a bushel of oranges, ’cause you need the Vitamin C.
Seriouly though, I would trade Calvin DeHaan and the 5th overall pick to get RNH.
by Jones79 on Jun 22, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd and inspired
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Rec'd like my speakers after Garcia crawled out of one of them
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by Bryan2112 on Jun 22, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd squared
Like my wallet after the devil took my 20 dollar bill and vanished in thin air.
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Prosports Blogging Mock Draft
poses and interesting dilemma for the Isles if the draft shakes out they way they predict. Do you take Dougie Hamlton, the rising and growing defenseman, or Courtier who has fallen. I’d be happy with either especially if given the choice and not having to trade up to grab either.
Both fill needs, obv. Hamilton more so, but drafting Courtier might be a sign that Isles brass think that either, Tavares is better suited at wing (which I don’t), or that Bailey isn’t a #2-type center (which I do).
I think I prefer the guy falling
These things tend to take on a life of their own. Basically one or two sources report they like or don’t like a prospect that was once thought of the opposite way. To drive traffic and create those draft storylines, the stuff gets parrotted all over the place. And when you’re in the spotlight as long as Couturier, you get picked apart (see tAVAres, john).
That’s my one reservation with Zibinejad. He’s rising way too fast, but he played in Sweden so I’m hoping word was just slow to get out. He’s the guy I want the Isles to take.
At the end of the day though, the only thing I really wish for is the Isles tune all the shit out, and go on what they saw of these kids. I don’t want them to ‘fall in love’. I want them to find a guy w/ a great work ethic who excelled in his current role and do it with conviction. That’s all I can ask for.
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
by Pauly C on Jun 22, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
My vote: What Pauly C said
Although the dilemma does make me uncomfortable. It’s that fear of buying the hot stock too late, and missing out on the riser.
But yeah, the way I see it the Isles could use an oustanding center, D or wing, so position doesn’t bug me much (though I’d leave wing for last, and probably only use it on Huberdoobiedoo).
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How does
a guy like Alexandre Giroux never get a legitimate shot in NHL? 7 straight 30 goal season, including a 50 and a 60. Yet he’s never played more than 12 games in a season at the NHL level (and only 39 total). And he’s been with some organizations that were pretty bad while they had him, including Edmonton this year. Just seems odd for a guy with good size and an obvious talent for scoring.
Imagine if we sent Grabner down after 12 games? He was 3G 1A and -2 through 12, roughly the same as Giroux has been in any of his cups of coffee.
Giroux
Boy…this is pretty brutal…
http://www.coppernblue.com/2011/3/5/2031837/oilers-recall-alex-giroux
Hmm
Reading the notes he took watching the Caps game strike me as one of two things. Either he really is far too slow and has terrible hockey sense, or he’s nervous and pressing because at this point in his career he thinks every shift is going to make or break his NHL chances.
I think I really learned a lot about this from watching Grabs this past season. He was a notorious slow starter coming in, and he didn’t do anything to change that perception. He really wasn’t a particularly good player in 2010. But by the time 2011 rolled around I think he realized he wasn’t going anywhere and he felt confident enough to just do his thing. Look at his splits:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3995/splits;_ylt=At5HZGBLLt9iupbkemdgYO1ivLYF
Why did he score 6 goals in March and only 3 in December? Because he took twice as many shots, that was the only difference. Now sure, there were likely a number of factors into why he took more shots, including ice time and a coaching change, but I don’t think we can discount the importance of confidence, which stemmed from the fact that the Isles stuck with him and made it clear his job wasn’t on the line on a nightly basis. I think a long leash can work wonders for some guys.
The long leash
That’s always the dilemma with these AAAA guys, isn’t it? Seems like the Isles have had plenty of those scenarios. Some use it wisely, some don’t — so damn hard to predict. I’d certainly be tempted to give talent like that (and Schremp, etc.) a longer leash.
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If given a do-over of 2000, the Flames wouldn't hire Craig Button
Then maybe they’d still have Marty St. Louis.
The Avalanche are a gilded franchise going back to the Sakic-Roy-Forsberg era. The Islanders are treated by the media like the annoying neighbor with overgrown grass and the junk cars propped up by cinder blocks on his lawn. Until the Islanders sweep the Avalanche in the Cup Finals – with Tavares scoring four hat tricks and Duchene finishing a minus-20 – this nonsense will never stop. God forbid both guys just end up being excellent players. WE MUST DETERMINE WHO IS THE BEST SO THAT WE CAN WRITE ARTICLES AND FILL WEB PAGES!
As for the free agent Hurricanes, I’d take a look at all of them, especially Cole. He played all 82 games last season, so hopefully his injuries are behind him. He can definitely score, has won a Cup, been deep in the playoffs. He can play with Tavares and Moulson, or Bailey and Comeau. LaRose has less offensive punch, but is in the same boat. I wouldn’t overpay or bid against myself for them, but for a reasonable price, I’d sign one or both of them.
by PGI on Jun 22, 2011 9:27 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
That's a fantastic rant
God forbid both guys just end up being excellent players. WE MUST DETERMINE WHO IS THE BEST SO THAT WE CAN WRITE ARTICLES AND FILL WEB PAGES!
Sometimes I wake up in the morning shouting this.
Sometimes I can enjoy Button — as a commentator, I think he presents and opines well. I just rarely agree with much of his evals. Roman Turek and Marty St. Louis are like ghosts of decisions’ past.
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I hate these re-dos...
Just like you said, can’t they both be good players? I find myself comparing the 2 constantly, and hating Duchene because he’s now projected (I can say that because he’s not an Islander, right?) to be better than JT. I feel like I’m robbing myself of liking another good hockey player because of comparisons after the fact. It is rather frustrating.
11.5%
Wow… In my line of work, profit is usually just 10%. I wonder how they’re ever going to turn a profit, at least until the bond is completely repaid.
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jun 22, 2011 9:45 AM EDT reply actions
Some of those
kid pictures are pretty cool.
Even though he is The Hated One, it must have been awesome for Pittsburgher Ryan Malone to meet Lemieux.
Also liked the one of Crosby and Jack Johnson in their baseball uniforms from boarding school.
I didn’t think they had color film when Roli was a kid.
Ovechkin’s USA flag outfit is beyond hilarious.
The couple of Stamkos ones are great because he looks absolutely the same as he did when he was 5.
Alex Burrows apparently was always mischievous.
And our boy, cool as always.
In soviet russia, usa flag wears you.
Man that one is funny, looks like a gulash back there or something.
by ghalbart on Jun 22, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now I'm hungry for goulash
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How did Ovechkin get away with that?
How did Ovie ever get away with wearing an outfit like that in Russia? Amazing! Also looks like Ovechkin wasn’t anything close to a rich kid and grew up wearing hand-me-downs. Pretty impressive.
Crazy thought but
That picture was surely taken after the USSR collapsed. He was born in 1985 (yikes).
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by Dominik on Jun 22, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yikes is right
When he was born I was already listening to twisted sister.
Excuse me while I break out the cane to get over to my rocking chair lol.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jun 22, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Things that are older than Alex Ovechkin
the Macintosh PC
the movie War Games
Michael Jackson’s Thriller album
Doug Weight’s hockey gloves
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Stop it before I cry
Caddyshack and Fletch are older (or as old), too. Hmmm, I need new cultural references. Good comedies are just too rare.
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MSG PLUS summer re-runs
HNL Summer Ice schedule
i thought last year this started in August.
now MSG+ is alternating on Wed and Fri
for anyone who missed the Feb 11against Pitt, it will re-air on Fri Aug 12 8pm
tonight on MSG+
Rangers at Islanders (10/11/10)
Parenteau ties game with 4:24 left, against his former team. Comeau scores game winner with 3:26 left, his 2nd goal of the game.
Thats why theyre The HOCKEY News
Nugent-Hopkins is going to fall even more than just two spots. Its the Aaron Rodgers situation. There just arent that many teams in the top of the draft in need of a potential high scoring, franchise forward. Edmonton will end up with him…at 19!
Intently glued to every COZO
Posting some tweets from press conference
Mangano: “the County has reached a lease and operating agreement to retain Long Island’s only professional sports team.” #islesarena
HootSuite • 6/22/11 11:10 AM
#Isles will revenue share and arena will contribute $400 M in profits to Nassau County taxpayers. #islesarena
HootSuite • 6/22/11 11:11 AM
Complete press release with details here. ow.ly/5nPij #islesarena #isles
Mangano will host a series of informational meetings. Dates and times listed in the press release that was just posted. #islesarena #isles
HootSuite • 6/22/11 11:13 AM
Wang: "the economy is not going to fix itself. We have to make decisions on opportunities that can be a CATALYST for improving our lives…
HootSuite • 6/22/11 11:16 AM
Estimates net profit of $400 million over lifetime of deal.
Twitter for BlackBerry® • 6/22/11 11:15 AM
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 22, 2011 11:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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Wang: Money spent by the 2M ppl who visit Coliseum annually “drives jobs not only at the arena but at businesses across LI.” #islesarena
Three public information sessions forthcoming in the coming weeks.
Twitter for BlackBerry® • 6/22/11 11:21 AM
%11.5 of revenue goes to the county from all arena events #islesarena
$350 includes demolition of coliseum #islesarena
Twitter for BlackBerry® • 6/22/11 11:24 AM
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 22, 2011 11:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Mangano: “There is a very transparent public process here.” The public has every opportunity to be involved with this process. #islesarena
HootSuite • 6/22/11 11:24 AM
And now they’re either twitterslacking or it’s over…nothing in last 5 minutes. So looks like probably nothing we didn’t read already unless more is being addressed via Q/A session.
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 22, 2011 11:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"$350 includes demo of Coliseum"
Interesting. Cries out for the old joke about just having Snow trade down on Draft Day and the fans will do the demo for free.
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Go Grabner Go!
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by Semi_Colon on Jun 22, 2011 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
#grabtrick
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jun 22, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Grabtrick: is that 3 breakaway goals in one game?
Or can one be a wrap-around?
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jun 22, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He can wrap around after getting the breakaway and not scoring. In fact, he has done exactly that- Hockey Night Live was just showing highlights from his grabtrick this weekend, good stuff! :)
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by TheMetalChick on Jun 22, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh and one of the goals can be shorthanded to make it the ultimate grabtrick! :)
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by TheMetalChick on Jun 22, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
changes to Rule 48
Aw, sweet of you to remember my crankiness on that, Dom!
I find it most interesting that they both added the minor AND removed the major. It’s either a two for incidental and unavoidable – or match and you’re done. I see a pro and con to this:
Pros – if you did it on purpose, you SHOULD be gone. And, knowing this should curtail bad incidents.
Cons – hopefully refs are willing to give out those match penalties, instead of weaselling out by giving minors to star players who are careless.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Match and minors
I was worried about the cons, but I will go all-in with the pros if it’s supplemented by discipline from the Office of Shanahanigans. Sort of like how soccer needs to be able to punish divers after the fact when the ref couldn’t see it, it’d be great if the NHL would suspend bad hits even if the ref only caught a minor infraction on the play.
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That's what scares me too
the refs having the ability to judge “intent to hit” is the same as the other idiots judging “intent to injure”. The problem will really be when the disciplinary committee takes the on-ice official’s word into account “just because”.
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Yea
I think a lot of this isn’t going to make a damn bit of difference because they are making it a judgement call for the referees.
And as much as I like to bash the refs, the reality is at full speed on a play that you may not see from a good angle, or be focused on, I’d imagine more than half the time it’s actually impossible to judge. Even just thinking about our in game comments, they so often go, “Wow, bad hit. Wait on the replay, doesn’t look to bad. No, on that angle-totally intentional.”
I sure as hell don’t want them going to Toronto for this stuff, but I think it’s going to put the refs in a bad situation more often than not. And part of me is tired of the whole thing. Hockey’s violent. People get hurt. It sucks. Moving on.
I do think we’re going to see a whole lot more of what we did in the playoffs where they just start tossing guys when games get out of hand and it seems like there’s going to be a lot of extracurriculars. That whole approach might have something to do with a certain game back in February.
buzzing the net has us taking larsson and jersey taking dougie
wake me up when the isles start to play
Two or three sources
…have NJ taking Hamilton. I hope they do! If somehow Hamilton and Landeskog are taken in the top 4, Isles will have their choice of one of the “top 3” or Couturier.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jun 22, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
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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.
