Pick 'em: Your 2011-12 Islanders Power Play Goal Leader
by Dominik on Aug 23, 2011 1:12 PM EDT
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PrintSo it's August. I know it's quiet. You know it's quiet. That doesn't mean we're not kept awake at night by visions of Mark Streit slapshots* dancing in our heads.
| 2010-11 | GP | PPtoi | PPG | PPP |
| John Tavares | 79 | 3:30 | 9 | 24 |
| P.A. Parenteau | 81 | 3:29 | 9 | 20 |
| Matt Moulson | 82 | 3:21 | 9 | 15 |
| Blake Comeau | 77 | 2:30 | 5 | 12 |
| Josh Bailey | 70 | 2:23 | 5 | 9 |
These are the top five New York Islanders power play goal scorers from last season. (Michael Grabner, remember, had less than a minute per game on the PP and ended up with two PPG.)
Who will lead the team in powerplay goals this coming season? Poll and room for comments below.
*Now with an improved flank threat? The Rolston bomb keeps 'em honest? Maybe?
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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I voted for JT, but...
If P.A. did lead the team in PP goals it would be a F*stF)#$(ing good time!
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by IslesOfficial on Aug 23, 2011 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It would create an interesting f#$%ing contract negotiation too
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Write in: Streit.
He scored 19 goals in 2 seasons with the Isles. If his shoulder is good, 10-12 is reasonable.
Didn’t realize Parenteau had 9. That’s a lot for a pass-first PP guy. He probably gets the spot on the left half boards.
Hamonic or Jurcina could pile them up if the other teams are going to overplay to the Streit/JT side. (A little more room in the shooting lane and I think more of Hamonic’s slappers are on net.)
I think goals will be pretty evenly spread over the 1st PP unit.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Aug 23, 2011 2:16 PM EDT reply actions
Didn’t realize Parenteau had 9. That’s a lot for a pass-first PP guy. He probably gets the spot on the left half boards.
Who also tends to miss the broad side of the barn when 3 feet away from it. I was watching some highlights and had totally forgotten how often he missed goals or got robbed from right in front of the net.
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A fist bump for PA
Because if I didn’t vote for him, well… you know…
Also, thanks to Mikb and my comment on the Markov comment, I can’t think of Streit taking a slap shot without hearing the slow mo music from 6 Million Dollar Man.
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Im thinkin tavares
I expect his goal totals to take a decent jump this year
And very off topic but did anyone else on the east coast feel that earthquake? never felt one before, freaky stuff. hopefully everyone in DC is ok
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yes
I was in a meeting with a contractor, they all ran out of the building, I started sketching some ideas for the design we were working on for when they returned. – My house is on a crawlspace and it’s old. Kind of felt like my son walking through the living room – He’s a pretty big kid.
by Katzenhammer on Aug 23, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It cleared our office...
..here in Richmond. Worst one I’ve ever felt, but no damage seen yet.
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thought of you
It was only about 50 miles away from you guys, right? Yikes.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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thanks...
I’m on the first floor of a 4 story building… after about 5 seconds of the building shaking I showed some of th locals how fast a 46 year old man could move 250 lbs of semi-gelatinus mass… but even better was my sister in NY who new about it and called my cell phone before I got out of the building.
One of my analysts said, “earthquakes are the worst. Here in Mississippi we at least get some warning when a hurricane or tornado is gonna hit… there are no warnings with earthquakes”
Obviously she never met my sister.
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As usual, xkcd has that covered: 
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by Dominik on Aug 24, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is it wrong that i logged on to progressively more northern SBN hockey blogs to see people comment about the quake that i already knew was coming?
Original member of the Mike Weber bandwagon!
To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
Totally normal
As is drinking copious amounts of suspicious liquids.
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it was unsettling, to say the least
Felt it all the way up in New Jersey.
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Yeah im in Long Beach NY
It was about a 2 on the richter scale here, just a few things shaking but were not used to earthquakes. theyre especially frightening here considering this town is just a big sandbar, wouldnt take much to sink the place lol
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that wasn't an earthquake
it was the shock waves resulting from Michael Grabner’s afternoon skate
Pr*j*ct**ns lead to long term injuries, just ask the asian guy from Inception
by ArsenalLI on Aug 23, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Yea
Down in northern VA. It shook pretty good here. Everyone in the area seemed to get sent home at the same time. Thankfully I don’t work in the city because it must have been one of those 3 hours to go 10 miles commutes.
Buncha rookies!
But seriously, glad everyone’s alright. That is the most earthquake you’ll ever want to feel.
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With Streit and Rolston
manning the points I’d say that Tavares gets ~15, and Molson might lose some time to Nino, comeau and Martin, but he might reach double digits as well. People forget that this team only functioned as an NHL team for about 55 games last year. this year they will be an 82 game team, and if healthy they should far exceed last year’s numbers… there is plenty of room for improvement.
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I thought about adding Nino
Figured no one expects he could lead the team in PPG, but if things go right for him he could be part of the mix, esp. the second unit or if (Bossy forbid) Moulson ever misses a game.
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I believe JT will become set up MM for most
so I pick MM. I believe both can be awesome PPG guys but that JT has the abilty to fidn MM better than MM can find JT
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
It's a Draw.
I say JT and MM finish with the same number again to lead the team. Nothing like a healthy rivalry between good friends.
I had to go with Grabs,
if only because he so fast he has 5 goals already… wait, sh*t, he scored another. Dang that kid has wheels!
by Bri On LI on Aug 23, 2011 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Went with Tavares.
My gut tells me that, between his talent, two years under his belt and the talent around him, this is going to be his eruption year.
On a semi-related note, I think that not only will Grabs lead the league in short-handed goals, I believe he’ll break the single season record of 13, set in the 1988-89 season by…wait for it….Mario Lemieux.
I got a feeling about this season…good things…good things…
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by BrassBonanza10 on Aug 23, 2011 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Voted for Grabs
Not because I think he will – that will probably be Tavares – but because the line was just too good.
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It's weird but
every time I think about the depth of this team I have to stop and gather myself. Im not used to it. But when you think about the power play units they’re pretty darn exciting. I would have to figure the two units at this moment would be:
Moulson-Tavares-Parenteau
Streit-Rolston
Grabner-Nielsen-Comeau
Okposo-MacDonald
I hate to see Okposo on the point but if I recall the second half of last year those two forward lines were what Cappy went with and Okposo-MacDonald was the first blueline pairing.
I went to an Islanders Power Play and all I got was this broken stick
If Streit can hammer the puck...
…I see a righty with him on the 1st unit. But if Rolston is taking the slappers, perhaps Streit is on the left point feeding him. (In that setup, Streit can sneak in backdoor when JT has the puck. That might not be so bad.) Grabner-Nielsen-Comeau sounds good to me. Okposo-MacDonald is good, but I would like to see Hamonic-MacDonald if Hamonic doesn’t play 1st unit.
Lots of options for the 1st two units!
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Aug 23, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Voted Moulson
because I think he’ll still be the one hanging around the net doing the dirty work and will get a ton more chances like that with Streit back.
I agree to a certain extent
But often the guy doing the dirty work in front doesn’t end up with the goal. Moulson created a few goals this past season with screens. And sometimes he chips at a rebound and then JT finishes it off.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Aug 23, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
True
my prediction in part depends on how many of those screened shots go in off his hip, arm, ankle, etc!
Moulson
Obviously it’s possible Moulson’s PP TOI will be reduced at some point, though that would be a mistake in my opinion. As some other aspects of Moulson’s game are underrated, I think the same goes for his PP ability. The PP however was best in terms of producing shots when Moulson was on. And he personally got more shots off than anyone else, and from closest distance.
Overall, JT’s too likely to improve to not be the favourite, but I voted Moulson. He’s been as good or better as JT on the PP over the last two years and I think the better support from the points will certainly not hurt his game there. Also, Doug Weight loved that shot-pass from the right point to Moulson’s stick and I’m pretty sure he’s going to teach them that play in detail.
by BenHasna on Aug 23, 2011 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for that
Agree Tavares is the easy favorite choice, so I was happy to see some arguments for someone else.
Tavares has that sneaky way of getting open at the back door … I feel like if the rest of the PP unit improves then the defense will let him slip again. On the other hand, his passing can be so ridiculous he could easily help someone have a career year on the PP.
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For me their PP definitely will be one of the most fascinating things to watch this season. I really have no idea how good their units can be.
I was a bit disappointed when I looked into some of Rolston’s numbers. He’s got a great shot, no question about that, and he’ll score some goals, but his sfon/60 and also assists/60 have been a bit average over the last few years. Might be that he wasn’t always used with the 1st units and that definitely hurts your numbers there, but it really seems a lot of his former team mates used on the point (Foster, Martin, Greene, maybe Burns) were as good or better in terms of creating offense on the PP. Again, surely, he’ll score his goals, but to me it looks like he’s just a fantastic shooter and – though that asset of course delivers great value on the PP – not really a PP specialist.
On the other hand I think A-Mac and Grabner have great potential and, if TOI management for them allows, both should be used a bit more this season. And if possible in place of Comeau who, except from Edmonton’s horrible unit, was maybe the worst PP guy in the league last year. And, though samples are much smaller, his numbers looked very similar in 08 and 09.
Just heard a funny one...
God found out Crosby might not be ready to start the season and smashed his fist on D.C. for the Steckel hit
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