New York Islanders Name Mark Streit Captain
by Dominik on Sep 21, 2011 2:41 PM EDT
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PrintIt's official: As expected, defenseman Mark Streit is the new New York Islanders captain.
This isn't the first time Mark Streit's captained a hockey team, and it's not the first time he's captained a bunch of unsung up-and-comers fighting to earn more respect from peers.
Carving out the singular path of an undrafted [edit: Sorry, 9th-round-pick] Swiss player who makes it in the NHL, Streit's whole career has prepared him to take nothing for granted:
In 1999 he decided to make the leap and spent a year discovering the reality of life in the minor American leagues. From the Tiger Sharks in Tallahassee to the Falcons in Springfield via the Grizzlies in Utah, he learned to live with the breakneck pace of matches played every two or three days, long and tiring journeys and above all the merciless competition between the hundreds of young players all wanting a shot at the NHL.
After years of annual service at the IIHF World Championship, Streit was named captain of Switzerland's 2006 Olympic hockey team, who famously downed Canada and the Czech Republic in the preliminary round. He was valued in Montreal but still cast aside as one of a surplus of "small" defensemen. Then he signed a free agent deal with the Islanders, led the team in scoring from the blueline, and quietly turned in two fantastic seasons before a freak shoulder injury wiped 2010-11 from the books.
It is with this history, in this context, that Streit takes over a young, promising-but-question-laden team at age 33.
Islanders Captain History
- Ed Westfall (handed off)
- Clark Gillies (handed off)
- Denis Potvin (retired)
- Brent Sutter (traded to Chicago)
- Patrick Flatley (let go to the Rangers)
- Bryan McCabe (traded to Vancouver)
- Trevor Linden (traded to Montreal)
- Kenny Jonsson (never comfortable, finally asked to relinquish)
- Michael Peca (traded to Edmonton ... after Leafs altered his career)
- Alexei Yashin (bought out, but media puts him back here every. Freaking. Year.)
- Bill Guerin (traded to Pittsburgh)
- Doug Weight (retired)
- Mark Streit
A tradition that started off in legendary form had a few abridged tenures in recent years. We often mythologize the role of captain -- and it surely plays a psychological and logistic role within a hockey team -- but the reality of modern hockey is that captains don't always have storied tenures.
Streit's contract runs for two more seasons. Will Streit's tenure join the annals, or just stop there? Right now it doesn't matter. What matters is the 2011-12 season, with Streit proudly leading the way.
Prior Discussion of the Captaincy at LHH
- This morning: Oh Captain, My Schwingerkonig
- Last night: FanShot from Newday tip
- Last month: An Argument against Young Captains: Why Rush?
- Summer FanPost captaincy poll/dicussions: mdesarmo's in August, and KCNYI's in July.
I'm sure there's enough discussion fodder in all of those for everyone of us to have contradicted ourselves at least once or twice. Now that this announcement is through, thank Streit, hockey's on the way.
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Mario to hold presser in 20 minutes to complain about this
"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 Sep 21, 2011 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
I love this meme
Also, congrats to Streit. The right choice right now.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
It is the right choice for now.
Maybe when his time on the island is done, they can then hand it off to JT, KO or The Hammer.
"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 Sep 21, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Potential NHL.com Headlines
As started on Twitter by @LHHockey
“How Swiss It Is” – @LHHockey
“Mark His Words” – @LHHockey
“New Isles Captain Has the Streit Stuff” – @Fabtraption
“Streit Choice” – @afacini
“Not Just Any Schwingerkonig” – @LHHockey
“Sinking Ship Has Its Captain!!!!11” – @KeithLHHockey
Let’s keep it going, ya’ll.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Sep 21, 2011 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
“I Can ‘C’ Streit”
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
New Captain Streit says Isles are Marked for greatness
Pr*j*ct**ns lead to long term injuries, just ask the asian guy from Inception
Captaincy places new Weight on Streit's surgically repaired shoulder
Pr*j*ct**ns lead to long term injuries, just ask the asian guy from Inception
by ArsenalLI on Sep 21, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Oh Hauptmann My Hauptmann
These comments crawl up from the depths of the deepest Chasm of Saar
by bob l on Sep 21, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Streit to the Top!”
“Mark of a Captain”
“Isles Streit-en out Team Captaincy”
“Tavares Enraged regarding Slight after Requesting Captaincy, Demands Trade to Leafs” ~Toronto Sun
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 21, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Don Cherry is enraged Another Euro is Captain.
When learning that Swiss Mark Streit was named captain, Don Cherry stated that “No European will ever captain a Stanley Cup winner.” When informed that Chara had already captained a Stanley Cup winner he retorted, “Then no Swede will ever be the captain of a Cup winner.” When informed that Lidstrom is Swedish and had already Captained a Cup winner, he was left speechless and perplexed. Luckily, Don Cherry does not know that the Swiss do not come from Sweden.
The name Don Cherry is purely fictional and has not to be confused with any real person. real
Nassau Coliseum lost a veteran and an original Islander fan. ACC 1918-2011
by Hockey1919 on Sep 21, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
"Heidi protests, rest of world says shut the f**k up Heidi."
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
"Streit: I'm captain #13? Nothing bad can ever happen!"
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
“Isles Do Right by Streit”
Oh wait, that one actually got used! :)
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 22, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And the winner is!
“Islanders make Streit first Swiss-born captain”
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Streit listed LaFontaine as a former captain
1. Is that true?
2. I thought LaFontaine didn’t exist like Santa Claus and the tooth fairy
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 21, 2011 2:54 PM EDT reply actions
what is it with the isles and not recognizing LaFontaine as an islander
loving the tears of fallen leaf fans...JT IS OURS
by DarthDoyle on Sep 21, 2011 3:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Who?
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Sep 21, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
So when they upload the press conference video to the site, what word do they use to overdub "LaFontaine"?
Lake Pontchartrain? High Octane?
This is why they don’t stream things live. It’s called “managing the press.” Works wonders in North Korea, I hear.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 21, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
They just dub the whole name over with Pierre Turgeon
Pr*j*ct**ns lead to long term injuries, just ask the asian guy from Inception
Okay, silly question
But what is the deal with LaFontaine/Islanders? After reading it here for the past couple of days and then his unperson-status on the team site, what happened between them? This can’t be from the whole committee thing still…can it?
Curious
Lady on a Train (1945) – While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she brings the police to the scene of the crime, they think she’s crazy since there’s no body. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help with her sleuthing.
Haha sounds just like the Isles!
There was a story on nhl.com about LaFontaine and Webb biking 500 miles in 2 days for charity
The story on the Islanders site didn’t mention LaFontaine — only Webb. Hence the “erase LaFontaine” meme.
Although, reading the one on the Isles site, it just looks like someone ripped a couple of lines of press release-type info, rather than removed LaFontaine from the nhl.com story (which was an actual written-out/interviewed piece). Smells superficially like conspiracy, but is probably just low-hanging fruit oversight. Although with the number of divorces LaFontaine’s had with the org…
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Dom, they also skipped the 1983 1st round draft pick in the frozen in time series
It goes from Flatley to Duncan “Fearsome” McPherson (I just made up that nickname but I’m sure he was in fact fearsome).
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 21, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't know what's going on with that
But they’ve skipped more than just 1983, so I didn’t even realize they were kinda going in sequential order.
What did Brad Dalgarno do to get unpersoned?!
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
persona non grata to alio does nusquam esse?
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
The strange story of Duncan MacPherson (from Wikipedia)
Duncan MacPherson (February 3, 1966 – August 9, 1989) was a professional ice hockey player who died under mysterious circumstances. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A standout defensive defenceman for the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League, MacPherson was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. He played minor league hockey for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League and the Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League.
In the summer of 1989 he went to Europe. The New York Islanders had a couple of months earlier bought out and released the often injured MacPherson. 1 He never made it to the big club. 2 MacPherson had intentions of taking a job as a player-coach for a semi-pro hockey team in Dundee, Scotland, commencing in August 1989, though he did have a bad feeling in his gut about the entrepreneur Ron Dixon who was backing the Scottish team.2 He went to central Europe alone in early August 1989, the plan being to visit old friends and see the sights before going on to Scotland.
He was scheduled to arrive in Dundee on August 12. When he did not show up, his family went to look for him. A car he had borrowed from a friend was discovered six weeks later in the parking lot of the Stubaier Gletscher resort in the Stubai Alps in Austria, where he had rented a snowboard. His last known contact was with an employee of the ski resort on August 9, who reported that he spoke with MacPherson, and last saw MacPherson departing alone to perhaps squeeze in some final snowboarding and hiking before nightfall.2
Adding drama to the mystery was the fact that MacPherson claimed he had been contacted by the CIA, and that they were interested in recruiting him as a spy. The story was never confirmed. 1
Almost 14 years after MacPherson disappeared, an employee of the Stubai Glacier Resort discovered a glove sticking out of the ice of a melting alpine glacier, right in the middle of the ski run, where MacPherson’s body had lain frozen. 3
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 21, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Really tough story
There was much more, with his family trying to find out why authorities weren’t more helpful. There was stuff on Austrian TV and something by CBC. Check CBC here for a taste.
There is an Islanders blog that did a lot of research/speaking with the family about the case, but for the life of me I can’t find the link or site right now.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Hm, I remember Patty as an A, not a C
Unless Mark was paying attention to leadership in general (As and Cs). Pretty sure Brent Sutter was the Cappy throughout the years Patty would have been considered.
Never a captain
I don’t remember him being a captain, either.
Maybe he was thinking Sabres? LaFontain was there Captain.
Nassau Coliseum lost a veteran and an original Islander fan. ACC 1918-2011
I even have a jersey to prove it LOL.
Vintage blue Sabres jersey #16 LaFontaine with the C.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
Damn it, Dom!
Don’t make me choose between following my heart (saying Streit is the right choice) and following my heart (voting for an excellent pun).
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
Internet democracy
is about making you feel unsatisfied no matter what you choose.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Sep 21, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“internet” qualifier not strictly necessary
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
by ilopan on Sep 21, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
my only issue with this
is that he’s only under contract thru next season… not a major issue to be sure, but still…
These comments crawl up from the depths of the deepest Chasm of Saar
Streit will be a good captain I think.
He’s a hard worker who plays big minutes. I think he’ll set a good example. I don’t think the captain makes a hell of a lot of difference anyway though. Its good for fan loyalty to have a popular captain for a long time.
resign him for 1-2 yrs. I forsee this. Now lets lock up Fransie!
Will they have a rotating shift of "a"’s? Frans, JT, Rolston, and Okie should all be considered. Well…Reasoner…not Rolie…or maybe Matty Mo and Grabs. I think they should rotate bc the young guns are all happy to be here. Havnt had this much excitement in Islander country in QUITE SOME TIME
by mdesarmo on Sep 21, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Congratulations to Streit.
This is the most excited I’ve been about a captain for maybe 10 years.
So Happy!
What a great choice. Thrilled.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
If you see this tweet
RealESPN_Lebrun Pierre LeBrun
Nino Niederreiter, Michael Grabner, NYI 1st and Travis Hamonic to the LA Kings in exchange for Drew Doughty and a 3rd. Done Deal.
Don’t lose your shit. Its a fake LeBrun account. But a few Isles fans on twitter were jumoing off the ledge after they saw this.
I just scored another Tuscan Dairy goal!
Good god
Shit like that should be taken off Twitter. Jeez! Theyre gonns give some Isles fan a heart attack!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 21, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That trade would be Milbury-esque
except we probably wouldn’t get the 3rd back from LA
Pr*j*ct**ns lead to long term injuries, just ask the asian guy from Inception
If Milbury made that trade
He’d immediately flip Doughty for Kyle Turris.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
Haha I was going to say. I love the idea of acquiring Doughty, but not even close to that price.
One of those wingers, plus the 1st and an additional prospect would be enough. You might be able to get him for even less. Something to the effect of:
Josh Bailey, Calvin De Haan, Brock Nelson, and a first. I would do that.
No way would they accept that.
Doughty probably has more value than Tavares right now. Not one of those 4 is even a definite impact player yet…. I’d be hesitant including Hamonic, though. I might trade Nino, Grabner (as much as I like him), and a 1st for Doughty, assuming he signs for 5-6 years, but that is not going to happen.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Sep 21, 2011 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
More value than Tavares?
No way. In fact, Doughty had a sub par year and many Kings fans think he is wrong to hold out for all that money. Nino, Grabs, and a first for Doughty? No way at all. Fact is he won’t be traded at all. Just a matter of what kind of deal he signs with LA.
by BCISLEMAN on Sep 21, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
No matter how THN spins it
to me, this is also a question about character. Just based on that, I’d take Tavares in a second over Doughty (no doubht?). Their respective contract stories tell me a lot about them and about how these guys feel about their teams. I want to see THN write that article.
Perhaps I should have said "perceived" value
Ask 28 GMs if they would take Doughty or JT for their next three 1st round picks, contracts aside, and I bet most go with Doughty. His league-wide reputation is better than JT’s, from what I gather. They both show a TON of offensive promise (Doughty had 59 pts two seasons ago), and I don’t think JT’s defensive reputation is any better than Doughty’s.
Don’t get me wrong—I wouldn’t trade JT for Doughty.
But I might trade Nino, Grabner, and a 1st, if I believed Doughty was on a similar trajectory as JT.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Sep 22, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I dont think its stupid
Im sure they dont want to lose Doughty, but theres no need to screw the future of your franchise over with an overpriced contract that will lead to a UFA bidding war down the road. As one Kings fan pointed out, when Doughty was out of the lineup, the Kings did fine. When Kopitar was out of the lineup, the season was over. It would definitely hurt them, but wouldnt be the end of the world to lose Doughty, especially considering hes being ridiculous with his contract demands (even the final offer by Lombardi was ridiculous) lets face it, Doughty has had one great season, and 2 decent ones. That does not warrant being one of the highest paid D-men in the league
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
agree on all but one minor point...
Doughty’s first season IMHO was enticing for a rookie, but i don’t see it is either as a great season or a decent one…had the points, bad plus/minus…totally agree with the rest of your post though
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 22, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Doughty has made it obvious though. He wants X amount of years for X amount of dollars, no more or less.
The kings don’t wanna give it to him, they should trade him, and it’s obvious they don’t wanna give it to him. But what are they gonna do, let him sit out a year? Because if I’m Doughty and I either choose to lose millions of dollars in UFA or lose 1 contract year at 22yrs old, I choose the contract year. Let’s be honest, Doughty is easily on his way to being an elite d-man in this league. Doughty has been facing “top pairing” competition since he stepped into this league, and has put up great stats and corsi numbers while doing it(given the situation):
08/09—3.6(as a rookie): stats-6goals/27pts
09/10- 5.5 stats-16goals/59pts
10/11-9.1 stats-11goals/40pts(and he had a concussion this year)
12goals/44pts
And he’s still only 21yrs old. The sky is the limit for this kid. What he has done against the opposition’s best is really phenomenal. I feel confident calling this kid an arugable top 10 d-man in the nhl already given what he’s done the last 2 seasons(even his last season is really impressive). Very very few d-men can play against the oppositions best with the corsi success he has and produce the points he can. You are really underestimating his abilities. Think of it this way, he’s playing MacDonald’s role for the Kings, being noticably more successful at it at both ends, and is putting up 12goal/45-50pts seasons while doing it. He’s that impressive. And he really could become “the” best d-man in the nhl very soon. So comparitively, he is worth $7mil/yr now, and aruably top dollar/higher based on projection/potential.
And on the policy, they should be like the islanders: sign by training camp or sit out the season, that sends the message fine and that way you don’t have a fiasco lying over your head during training camp and the season which you don’t need or want to deal with.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Doughty played three seasons
you can excuse his rookie year, did good in points, bad plus minus. Had a really good second year, dropped to 40 points 3rd year…he wants too much money, which means if you give it too him, you are short for paying some other position role; thus, as we know, overpaying can hurt the team’s chances of winning…
no way in hell i’d give Grabner, Nino, Hamonic and a first…that is way, way too much…and creates way way too many roles elsewhere….i’d rather get a guy a little lesser than Doughty for a lot less money and keep the other four players….Even though Hamonic didn’t start playing in NHL @ 18, his rookie number compare well to Doughty’s…and no, i am not saying Hamonic is better, but i do believe Hamonic will be better defensively…i see him in the same role as a Serg Savard for Montreal, Kevin Lowe for Edmonton, Morrow for Isles, but with more offense.
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 22, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
What if we don't see that tweet?
Then can we lose our shit? Hmm? Hmm?
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Haha NO!
Bc then I would be the source of you losing your shit. I put it here to calm people down, not get them riled up.
I just scored another Tuscan Dairy goal!
by Chris McNally on Sep 21, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW English language I have a bone to pick with you
Nose
Chose
Rose
Pose
Prose
Those
Lose? Lose?! Really?!?!
Sorry, its been festering in my brain for some time now. I realize this is non-hockey related at all.
I just scored another Tuscan Dairy goal!
by Chris McNally on Sep 21, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Why do people insist on making fake Twitter accounts? What’s the point in freaking out sports fans with this shit?
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Why do people design computer viruses to fuck up your computer?
People are assholes.
Except my fellow LHH brethren
by Original Rob on Sep 21, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Hey, speak for yourself!
Except my fellow LHH brethren
Some of us are, if not quite assholes, at the very least prone to leaving the toilet seat up.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
I knew it, I'm surrounded by assholes.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Sep 21, 2011 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not an asshole!
I may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, an asshole… but I am NOT a porn star!
by Original Rob on Sep 21, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I may be an asshole but there is one thing Im not sir, and that is an asshole
I just scored another Tuscan Dairy goal!
by Chris McNally on Sep 21, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Being an asshole is NOT the worst thing in the world.
After all an asshole is usefull, without it we would explode! NOW being a pimple on an asshole is truly being worthless!!!!!
We are all Islanders, even if we’re from Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Sep 21, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
problem with a-holes
is everybody has one
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 22, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
caveat;
except mine, mine smells like Roses.
well fertilized roses…
There is a problem with outliving your enemies, it usually means that you have outlived your friends as well...
Honnor thy father - D. Vader (Robert Asprin, Myth series)
by burpchelischili on Sep 22, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
This was fake?
But it says “real”! And also “done deal”. To think what we could have done with that 3rd round pick.
A little off topic here guys, but I'm wondering
If it’s okay to post a fanshot inviying people to play fantasy hockey?
"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 Sep 21, 2011 7:14 PM EDT reply actions
Fanshotting it should be fine
unless someone said something different to you. It’s not like we have a ton of people already advertising fantasy leagues.
"Failing upwards! How come I can’t ever seem to do that?" - AP77 on Strang's ESPN Job
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Thanks Webby,
BTW, been meaning to tell you I love your Gillies – Ride The Stache video.
"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 Sep 22, 2011 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Like there was really any other logical choice...
Our GM is using logic. Go figure!
Damn, I was really hoping Strome would get the nod
Not only should we rush him to the NHL, but further increase his psychological burden by making him the first NHL player named captain before ever playing an NHL game.
Kabanov was my second choice, because neck tattoos are cool
by MatthewM11 on Sep 21, 2011 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Rec!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 21, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Strome has to get busy transitioning to Islanders prospect life (i.e., moving to RW), becoming a clubhouse leader, and getting on the facial Rogaine to work on his playoff beard. How he got overlooked I just don’t know—Wang and Garth, clueless again!
No he didnt
Charles Wang did.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 21, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, sorry...I still wanna strangle him...
He should’ve talked him out of it then…Sorry about the e bombs, lol…I was pissed
Milbury hates 9 year deals.
He prefers Ten Year Contracts.
by Isles2011 on Sep 21, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Blame him for YAsh, not DiPi
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 21, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup
Eight years/$80 million is cool. But NINE years?!? No way.
Never change, Mike.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
by PGI on Sep 21, 2011 8:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Milbury wanted to sign DP for an insane term
The league stepped in and stopped him, thus the 1 year extension that DP got.
"Failing upwards! How come I can’t ever seem to do that?" - AP77 on Strang's ESPN Job
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
by Mark D on Sep 22, 2011 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
really???
not surprising but he already had a 15 yr deal so wtf?
As I was watching the big headed mother effer I was telling myself i dont watch this guy but I found myself watching anyway
and then he said that and my jaw dropped… Reminding me why I avoid his complimentary on versus like the plaque…
At the end of DP’s ELC, he got a 1 year 2.5 million deal. Check Capgeek.
"Failing upwards! How come I can’t ever seem to do that?" - AP77 on Strang's ESPN Job
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Really happy for Mark
Especially so since I am a Swiss-American but… someone should show him a list of Islander captains (which does not include Trots or Pat), point out the big #5 hanging from the rafters, and sit him down to watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okMMqsrX71U
From about 2:30 til 4:30, Denis along with Boss, Trots, and Smitty talk about what it means to be captain and Denis as captain. If Mark can be that good as captain, he will become an Islander legend in his own right.
Thanks for the link, BC
It would be great if there were some prospect, right now in the Isles system, maybe a Hamonic or Mayfield, that could end up being half the player and leader that The Captain was…Streit will be a good captain and is the right captain for now, but, as far as this beloved franchise is concerned, it’s the 14th captain that I’m really gonna be excited for!
That being said, bring on the turning of the corner. Bring on the new season!
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Lead the way Captain Streit...
i thought it was gonna be KO w JT and Streit as Alternates. either way, we got a blue line captain, and now let october hurry up already!
"son of a bitch i'm sick of these dolphins"
- Steve Zissou
Captain Streit
Natural choice … he has all the attributes I believe are important to be the captain of a hockey team.
He has experience on multiple levels. His talent and lead by example hard working personality will help bring on the young leaders of this team to become better leaders. I personally also favor having defensemen as team captains for the “on ice” part of the job. Defensemen are usually in a good position to observe the game because they are usually facing the play … from both the break out, and from the retreat position. They have the play infront of them about 90% of the time. They learn and adjust and pass on info to the forwards… This puts them in a natural position of leadership.
All that said … I think JT and KO are emerging leaders … they have leadership qualities that will be further honed and developed after a few more seasons, and hopefully some playoff appearences. Who knows? … By then we may be arguing for Hamonic or deHann as captain … time and circumstances change ones point of view.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Sep 22, 2011 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
Awesome move. No need to rush Tavares or Okposo or any other young player.
If Streit can come back at 60-70% I’d say this is a good move. Hopefully he can provide another 2-3 years of consistent play.
by nyislanders93 on Sep 22, 2011 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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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.
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
