Bits: Let the Islanders Preseason Games Begin
by Dominik on Sep 23, 2011 6:30 AM EDT
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PrintSo many other teams have gotten in on the fun, it's time for the New York Islanders to get their preseason kicks, too.
It starts tonight with a lighter squad in Boston, before tomorrow night's lone true "home" preseason game at Nassau Coliseum.
Coach Jack Capuano is sending the right "anyone can make the team" message to the youngsters, but the intrigue (standard preseason caveats apply) in tonight's lineup probably lies in whether P.A. Parenteau can elevate the Josh Bailey-Blake Comeau combo, and whether Rick DiPietro shows revived form (or whether North American rookie Anders Nilsson trumps him the way he trumped Mikko Koskinen in the rookie games).
Islanders Links
- Speaking of having a chance, Calvin de Haan was written up in Newsday concerning his attempt to make the team, and how the standard for impressing just rises each year and at each level.
- Meanwhile, looks like Isles fans are buying up ticket packages.
- Don't believe the headline -- this Dobber writer actually knows about the Frans prophecies.
- Honoring Mark Streit, making Swiss hockey history: Streit sets milestone for Swiss [IIHF]
- Jack Hillen in Predators camp: Preds On The Glass: Jack Hillen: Looking for a Shot at the Stanley Cup and also: Smashville 24/7: Conversation with Jack Hillen
- Bryan Trottier, your new Delta Tau Chi name is ... Ring Pig.
- LATE ADDITIONS: Streit credits the Habs for giving him his shot | AMac is back (at practice) | P.A. Parenteau talks growing up in his Road to the Coliseum
For the record, here are the expected -- but not official -- combos and lineup as listed by the official site:
Forwards
Comeau-Bailey-Parenteau
Pandolfo-Frischmon-Colliton
DiBenedetto-Ullstrom-Haley
McNeely-Marcinko-Gillies
Defensemen
Staios-Mottau
Wishart-Reese
Donovan-de Haan
Goalies
DiPietro
Nilsson
The official site also speculates on possible Bruins lines tonight in what is a home game for them.
This is the mindset of Rick DiPietro in September 2011:
"As bad as it was being injured, it really gives you an opportunity to sit back and realize how lucky you are," DiPietro said. "Every time I get a chance to play an exhibition or any kind of NHL game, is a huge thrill."
Needless to say, it's a massive year for DiPietro. Expect tonight's game to be streamed live so you can see how it begins (assuming DiPietro gets some playing time).
Meanwhile, in other injury reports Marty Reasoner and Andrew MacDonald were back on the ice (though not at full speed) yesterday, and Kirill Kabanov's wrist issue isn't listed as serious.
Tonight, the fun resumes.
Other Hockey Links
- Please tell me this didn't happen: Wayne Simmonds Taunted With Bananas During Philadelphia Flyers Game - SBNation.com
- Oh, Nassau County: HockeyBuzz.com - Dee Karl - What $4 Million In County Money Can Get The Isles
- It's never too early to gawk at teenagers: McKenzie: Russian Yakupov tops pre-season Draft Rankings
- Brendan Shanahan is serious about this explaining suspensions thing. Like, 10 games for Shelley serious. FanShot discussion here.
- Interesting perspective on how Christian Ehrhoff was used in Vancouver and whether they'll miss him.
If you can't watch hockey tonight, there's always tomorrow night. That must mean hockey season is near.
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Let's hope DP looks fit tonight.
But let’s hope just as much that they base their goalie choices for the regular season based on how they perform and nothing else.
I'm hoping DP looks great. I have faith in his work ethic and believe he'll do whatever he can(with hope of him staying in the net more).
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
I'm hoping DP does great
Something about a guy who is fighting to the end for a game he loves to play, rather than taking his money and going home. Go to it til you can’t anymore, Rickster.
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by NSOsFan on Sep 23, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I'm sure he has more then enough evidence to plead to an insurance company for half of his remaining contract worth at least.
3 surgeries in 3 years? Damn.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
And the 10-game suspension seems reasonable.
But let’s hope that Shanahan continues to take as much of a reasonable and consistent approach as he’s promised. Only time will tell.
I really wish they'd stop calling it 10
because it’s the preseason. The only thing that makes it 10 is the paychecks now cover preseason games, but the team itself is not impacted by a vet missing preseason games. Some of the TSN crew were noting that a lot of vets hate playing in these games anyway…I would think, in particular, 4th line enforcers who are definitely going to be challenged on a nightly basis by kids lookning to make a name for themselves.
It is a great start by Shanahan though…let’s hope that it keeps up and that he proves consistent with the next batch of suspendbles.
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True enough.
On the other hand, referring to it as a ten-game suspension will only raise expectations for similar suspensions in the future.
Let's hope that's true
I guess we’ll see. If Shelley is suspended again, and it is 12 games, I guess that bears out…If it’s 7, it’s a bit disingenuous. But you may be right!
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That really depends more on what the particular suspension is for
They arent just going to go up in size regardless of what took place.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
True
Shan said it has a lot to do with previous suspensions for Shelley, but perhaps he still gets 3 regular season games with no history. This hit was pretty bad— could have been more games IMO. Still, a good start.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Sep 23, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It sounds like they’re going to be critically thinking about the suspensions rather than just handing out random numbers. They will consider more factors, like history, context, and intent of the incident. If something that would garner a one game suspension normally is done by a guy with a history of suspensions and who has had a longer one earlier in the season, they’re probably not going to arbitrarily hand out a very lengthy suspension, but make one a little longer than would normally be considered for the offense, so maybe two days instead of one for this offense.
by dunnowhat2type on Sep 23, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
My world has been turned upside down
It sounds like they’re going to be critically thinking about the suspensions rather than just handing out random numbers.
Next thing you know, Bettman will come out and say “Six franchises make the bulk of the revenue in this league, and they’re only willing to share so much. So that’s why we want to lower salaries again.”
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You don't think?
I think if Shelley comes back and elbows someone in the head, hell yes the suspension should go up. I think what we’re looking at here is Shanahan already has outlined what will be suspendable and not suspendable…not “kind of suspendable so we’l give him a couple this time, several next time” etc.
They’re still garbage plays and either, suspendable or not suspendable…I don’t think having a guy think “hey, last time I boarded a guy…this time, I’ll charge him or elbow him so I don’t get 10 games” is a good idea.
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by Keith Quinn on Sep 23, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That may be true for affirmed players,
but those fighting for a spot need preseason games. A 5 preseason game suspension would be catastrophic for a player like Matt Martin.
It's 10 games
It’s like that silly argument that Wysh has that “1 playoff game = 2 games”
I could see the problem if he was suspended 6 games and was getting a 1 game suspension, but it looks like Shanny wanted to give him a 5 game suspension for the regular season, and had to cover the preseason too.
I think the good side is that Campbell would “rev up” the suspensions as the season got on. Remember the Nino slashing only got Calamerri 1 game, and Briere’s crosscheck on Nielsen only got Briere 2 games. Usually at the start of the season suspensions were light. I like that we’re starting at 5 games for a repeat offender.
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If they are going to be consistent...
they need to develop a scale.
1 playoff game = 2 reg season = 4 pre-season games
So he basically got 6 games. So when he does it again they can start at 8 and work their way up from there.
Unlike Campbell… no previous suspensions, 10 games. The player comes back, next suspension 9 games.
Team gets $100K fine because a player was talking trash before a game.
Other team has automatic $10K fine rescinded because coach possibly said, “wait, stop” to goon who jumped off the bench to cerate a 2-on-1 pummelling of somebody he outweighed by 20 lbs while officials were tied up with the guy who got the ten game suspension in the first paragraph.
So… I really liked what Shanny did. But I am going to reserve judgement to see if the Islander related suspensions are consistent with the rest of the league.
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
by JPinVA on Sep 23, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Let’s see what happens when it is Malkin’s (insert favored star or team here) turn.
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by metalcoconut on Sep 23, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
OV8, your office is calling
Ovechkin’s the star most likely to run afoul of the new sheriff.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Loved this
He had carried his historic promotion in a buttoned pocket for most of the week, having days earlier been informed of the Islanders’ choice — and sworn to secrecy — by general manager Garth Snow.
You keep this in the family until I says so, ya hear?
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Robinson Streit
I’m pretty sure if you look deep enough in the archives there is a Montreal press release headlined, “New Dodger Second Baseman Credits Montreal for Opportunity”
It’s the greatest city in the world. If you don’t believe me, just ask anyone from Montreal.
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
reply fail
this was supposed to be under Francesca’s post.
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
Yes, but in this case it's true
Without Montréal, Streit wouldn’t be in the NHL. They gave a chance to a 28-year-old Swiss rookie, that counts.
Other statements...
like “LHH IS AWESOME” are also true. But I don’t go around telling everybody… oh… wait… okay… I’m sorry.
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
let us not forget
FIGs. Are we doing that again?
by Empire39 on Sep 23, 2011 7:13 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
haha
I’ve been trying to predict “FIF” (First in Facebook) and “FIN” (First in Naps) around my office this week to prepare :-)
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by CharlieIsles on Sep 23, 2011 7:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dang, we do need the practice
Clearly I need the practice.
I probably need to re-introduce them for any new visitors. But feel free to get figgy with it here for now (I assume we won’t have nearly as many as during a reg. season game.)
((My assumptions are often wrong and regrettable.))
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FIG Bailey (PAP,Reese) 14:14
Thou shalt not recognize false enemies, they are the Rangers, you shall have no other enemies before them.
PAP @ 12:32
“OK, can I go back to the top line, boss?”
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Sep 23, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Haley
(Reese) at 14:20 of first period.
"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 23, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ullstrom 12:00 (Haley, Wishart)
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Does anyone know
Will the tonight’s game be available for replay?
by Empire39 on Sep 23, 2011 7:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Will it be online?
"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 23, 2011 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
They definitely said they would be streaming the preseason games
I’m going to assume that there will be some sort of game thread later with the link. If it’s not in the works, I will definitely post.
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Yeah, thanks, Keith
"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 23, 2011 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
@NYIslanders NYIslanders
Tonight’s game will be streamed live on IslandersTV and newyorkislanders.com. Link to be posted soon. #isles
6 minutes ago
How do those look? Sometimes the quality of webcasts is so bad its actually like punishment
to try to figure out what is going on.
FINALLY!!!!!!!! Maybe they saved the best team for last
The last team to lace them up for a game
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
I'd take that banana and shove it up that asshole's, asshole...
WTF is wrong with people???How embarrassing that is…Reminds me of when Nolan talked about racism that he faced…This is hard to believe
Dude, I watch games in the SPHL
The Southern Pro Hockey league, and have watched Southern Hockey since 1996 and have never seen anything like that happen. Not even close to that.
I hope some fans grabbed him and beat him down, this is North America. leave that shit for those soccer freaks in other parts of the world.
"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 23, 2011 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Um, it WAS in another part of the world, right?
I think the game took place in England.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Sep 23, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Oops, nevermind...
Should really read which “London” they were referring to first. (Ontario vs England)
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Sep 23, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Do they even play hockey in England?
Throwing bannanas at soccer players in Europe is still somewhat common. I saw something on it a few years ago. The reason that was given was they never had a civil law uprising like we had in the US.
"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 23, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't answer on the banana thing....
… But yes, they do play some hockey there. Ex-Isle Steve Thomas is English.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Sep 23, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Simon said he dealt with a lot of this kind of shit, too.
Whats really sad is that its NOT hard to believe. These kind of idiots still exist.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
The weird thing is
I’m amazed people would even know that Nolan/Simon were Native Americans. I never realized it till I read up on them in the mid 2000s
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It was pretty well known...
if you had followed either of them. In Washington Simon was referred to as “Chief”. That was a Craig Laughlin thing. I never heard it when he was a ranger or with any other team.
I think I found out about Nolan when his name surfaced the first time as a candidate for the Islanders’ job. I didn’t really follow him during his time in Buffalo, but there were stories about racism a few years into his NHL exile. If I remember correctly one of the bigger stories concerning Nolan was while he was at Moncton. They were in an away arena and the fans started doing the tomahawk chop and yelling first nation related slurs to Nolan. I think he filed a grievance with the Q.
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
That was our classy ol' friend Patrick Roy encourageing that behavior
That was right before encouraging his teenage son to assault the other teams goalie. Class all the way baby.
Thou shalt not recognize false enemies, they are the Rangers, you shall have no other enemies before them.
didn't Roy also Marry a Stripper?
i know he was up on assault charges for hitting his wife
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
[insert "but what a competitor" broadcaster cliche here]
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Patty can't hear you
He’s got both his baseball bats he beat his girl with plugging his ears.
"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 23, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Screw Roy, I'm a Belfour/Hasek guy myself.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
original Chief....60s Leafs George Armstrong
kind of a racist term, but he called chief for being first nations
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
truthfully
I never thought they looked Indian. I see it in Nolan now, but not really in Simon.
"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.
hmmm, not really
their both Anishnabe…or Ojibway for non-Aboriginals…the further north you go, the less inter-marriage years between whites and Aboriginals in Canada, in other words, on average southern Canadian Aboriginals have had much more years living amongst whites and therefor far more intermarriages….generally, if you have “status” your considered First Nations, but if not your Metis…kinda like me…
John Chabot and Gino Ojick are both Algonkian, from the actual same reserve near Maniwaki Quebec….one of my close buddies from my university days is from that same reserve, knows them both well…this friends mother even babysat Gino…another one of my former classmates is in a commonlaw relationship with John Chabot’s sister.
When McCabe and the boys were kids, I caught an Islanders-Sabres pre-season game in Peterborough Ontario, where I wrote my M.A. and B.A. Nolan always had an Aboriginal following to his games…by coincidence, Buffalo came out with their “white buffalo” jerseys, which kinda played into an Aboriginal post-colonial prophesy…Nolan was a real role model for Aboriginal ppl, and i will always be greatful to Wang for giving him a chance to coach again in the NHL…now if we can just get Chabot back in the league.
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
My late Uncle and my cousins are Algonkian, I believe....
Living on long Island too
cool
Okibway and Algonkian are very similar languages, so they are obviously related over the centuries…those who speak the languages can actually understand each other…in Canada there are only three Aboriginal languages not in danger of extinction, Inuktitut (Inuit, also called Eskimos), Cree, which is also related to Ojibway, and Ojibway…Ojibway Nation is the “Circle of Three Fires” which includes Ojibway, Potawami and Odawa…b/c of their rotating on their lands lifestyle (there was never any such thing as ‘nomadic’ Aboriginals, they rotated within their lands depending on the season) Europeans found it difficult to live among them, compared to the Iroquians who were farmers and lived in villages…as a result, there are literally over 125 names in historical documents for the Ojibway, this even includes Chipewa…and then it gets really confusing, as there are the Algonquin Nation and the Algonkian language groups that include Cree, Ojib etc., and there is the Iroquois 6 Nations, formely five, plus the Iroquian language group, which includes Huron, in the USA also called Wyondat, and the Cherokee are also Iroquian language group, but the last two are not Iroquois…
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 24, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My uncle was so cool...
He was an Eagle Scout as well as his son….He was the best scout leader in these here parts because of his proud native american heritage he would pass on…He would do special things for the scouts such as authentic Pow wows….He made this magnificent head dress he would wear at the Pow Wow’s…I wasn’t in his troop, I was way too young, and not living in his area…But I did go camping with his troop once and I remember cleaning our mess kits with sand….He helped me to win the pine wood derby when I was a Webelo…My car wasn’t fancy but it was the fastest one…We cut the wood into a wedge so it was aerodynamic, drilled holes in the bottom and glued lead weights in the holes to make it weigh the maximum allowed…I won the district race…It was a simple design but it left everyone in the dust…
RIP Uncle Willie Wright
by KO21 on Sep 24, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
my pleasure...Thanks for the back ground on the Nations.
Its a shame how they were treated so horrendously, stripped of their heritage and culture by the my white ancestors… If I were a native american I would be proud of it…You should be proud if you are, CIsleslifer…
oh yes
made it my life, actually…i am the author of the section on canada in the encyclopedia of genocide and ethnocide, pulbished by Mcmillan out of New York, New York…also, Sept 28 on CBC @ 10:00 pm, a documentary called “The Experimental Eskimos” will be aired…i am the one who found the original documents…basically, anything to do with residential schools for Inuit (Eskimos) I am the guy that found the original documents in various government and church archives….the Experimental Eskimos: in the 60s, the Canadian government went north, using western culturally based IQ Test, they heavily tested Inuit kids…three boys who did very well were sent down south the the Canadian Capitial, Ottawa, to live amongst the homes of two senior federal bureaucrats,, living next door to each other…the boys were given the best of western society, top education, music lesson, judo lesson, met dignitaries from all over the world..the idea was to send them back home as adults, with the frameworks of western society, to be leaders among their ppl and do the assimilating for the government…all three did become very high political leaders, involved in land claims and events that shaped canadian northern history…i sent them copies of all the documentation on them back in the 90s…took this long to get this far….Jordin Tootoo is Inuit, like Chabot and Gino, I know a ton of ppl that are either related to them or friends or know them personally, but i have never actually met any of them…the Aboriginal community is small like that…about a million in Canada out of 32-33 million total population.
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 25, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
They did the same thing here...
The assimilation program…Did you see that HBO movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee???It was really sad how the Indian kid who was stripped from his tribe and stripped of his culture….He was an oddity for Americans and an outcast when he came back to his Lukota tribe…
Wow, guys!
This was awesome. I only just now caught up to this part of the thread, but it’s fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Tangents like this make this site so much more fun for me.
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And that these type of idiots
have been replaced by Brendan Shanahan.
And kudos to Simmonds
for not finding that idiot and conducting a Milbury-style shoe beat down on the guy. I feel sick knowing something like this can happen still.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
BananaGate
Not to play devil’s advocate nor to excuse someone throwing fruits, but my mind doesn’t run to rasicm automatically.
Do they sell bananas at the place? So the guy brought bananas from home in the event that 1) the one black person on the ice ties up a game with a minute to go? and 2) they choose him for the shootout? Seems like a stretch, even if they sold bananas there, so he bought/brought some bananas on the extreme off-chance Simmonds scores a game tying goal? Maybe there was a second banana-man on the grassy knoll.
If the banana(s) were thrown at any randon point of the game at the player, I’d see there being more of a case. Even if the guy waits until the near end of game since he figures he would be thrown out if caught; but Simmonds happens to score a big goal[Banana-1, misses ice] and selected for shoot-out[Banana-2] and banana thrown becasue of the previous goal? Its too much of a coincidence for me.
Preseason team line-ups could change at any time, who really would have known if he were to even be in the lineup, for someone planning a banana incident. Maybe he was just a disgruntled Red Wings fan, had and chucked what he had, a tasty banana. Maybe this whole thing was as simple as someone throwing a tomato at an opera singer? End of the game, ate his fill of bananas and had a couple extra fruits, no extra brain cells, too much to drink, figured here goes.
So I hope it was not racism which hurts this game we all love.
by Isles2011 on Sep 23, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe it was a team promotion
First 5,000 fans who show up get a Banana with a red wings logo imprinted on it.
by MatthewM11 on Sep 23, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or maybe
His local fishmonger was out of octopi. So he stopped by a fruit stand for eight bananas.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
by PGI on Sep 23, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe London Ontario has a potassium defiency epidemic
The ministry of health partnered with the Red Wings to spearhead an effort to educate Londoners about the need for a potassium rich diet. All fans in attendance where provided a banana as well as a pamphlet entitled “aren’t you glad I said Banana: the benefits of potassium”
by MatthewM11 on Sep 23, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
All good theories
Potassium is a nutrient necessary for human life and health. Remember fans, please deposit your banana peels at the nearest trash receptacle, we cannot strees this enough. Do not place the peel on the concourse floor, no matter how humorous the effect.
I used to think like that
To think that wait … how does a banana mean … what now? But apparently this is a thing. It’s happened several times at soccer games in Spain and Italy, to taunt African players. Teams have been fined, even docked standings points for it.
It doesn’t surprise me that people are still racists, but this way of showing it just boggles my mind. It’s like screaming, “I’M MAKING A SYMBOLIC CARICATURE OF MY IGNORANCE RIGHT NOW, FOR ALL TO SEE.”
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I suppose
Based on previous events elsewhere, it sure is possible this is what happened here, but I don’t automatically run to racism by default. The burden of proof is on me to say this Banana-thrower is racist, and given the situation that it happened in, I can’t say for certainty that it is beyond a reasonable doubt. Either way, I’d just hate for a passing fan to see national coverage of this and think this is what its about at the NHL. Hopefully this will blow over and we can start reading about the game. Can this season just start already?
Yeah except the report was there was a banana thrown earlier
When Simmonds scored the tying goal. It just didn’t reach the ice.
No Sleep 'til....
And the guy who threw it reportedly said:
“Orange you glad I threw a banana?”
by MatthewM11 on Sep 23, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A little naive
You don’t see anything ethnic being thrown toward any other player on the ice ever…nothing at the Francophones, Swedes, Swiss, Russians, Indians…just the black guy…and it happens to be a banana?
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my questions would centre around intent
did said fan bring banana into arena with the intent of throwing it at the black player? or was it spontenous? difference between premeditation — also, did said fan throw it at that player b/c he’s black, or b/c he was a Flyer and was within range? not defending a stupid act, but giving benefit of the doubt until there is more discloser/evidence
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
if it all turns out that the idiot fan had intent
the fan should have the book thrown at him…
but do the same thing to idiots who like to heat up copper pennies with lighters and throw them on the ice…that still happens every now and than and is very dangerous for players
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude
he smuggled FRUIT into a game…fruit. You are not allowed to walk in with it, so he had to hide it. The only two times it happened were when Simmonds was involved in the play. I mean, maybe you’re a better person than me holing out hope for people, but that is one hell of a coincidence.
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by Keith Quinn on Sep 23, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My bad...
I thought this happened in Philly, had completely forgotten Simmonds was traded to the Flyers. This kind of behavior wouldn’t of surprised me in philly
What the sh-t
The body of my previous post didn’t post. What I said was that I thought this happened in Philly, forgot Wayne was a flyer. This type of behavior I’ve come to expect from Philly sport fans, so I guess I just assumed. My apologies, Philly
That happens every now and then
Sometimes I even see a double post without the body. I usually reload the page and everything is back to normal (one post and the full body).
Teams potentially in the market for a goalie
CBJ and SJS may be in the goalie market due to injuries (nyttimaky, niemi and dekanich). Hope Garth works out a trade before the season.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 23, 2011 8:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
How funny would it be if we deal Nabokov to the Sharks.
Plus Nyttimaki sucked hard last season.
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by Mark D on Sep 23, 2011 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ha!
And then he won’t report again. But nobody will bash the Sharks about letting him go.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Sep 23, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
‘Has the ice making equipment been updated? Simple question, but one of tantamount importance in the National hockey league. Yes they have. Along with the ice equipment update, they have purchased a portable dehumidifier which will come in very handy at the end of the season and playoff time. Yes, I said playoff time.’-Dee
Good.
No Sleep 'til....
The Difference
Between the Wachovia (or whatever it’s called now where the Flyers play) and Gloriously Unsponsored is like night and day. At the Flyers game they stopped once each period to clean the ice. At the Islanders game they came out 4 times a period to clean the ice. I hope this helps improve the ice conditions.
"Failing upwards! How come I can’t ever seem to do that?" - AP77 on Strang's ESPN Job
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It can be two things.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that a captain's hat...?
I pictured Streit having a sexy party like this after being named the 13th Captain of the New York Islanders.
by Isles2011 on Sep 23, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Islanders' Dressing Room
after the announcement. There is a picture of Comeau’s wedding in the background. The stereo is playing “Live is life” and the Ice Girls just can’t keep their clothes on when this is playing. If you click on the PARTII you will see DP skateboarding down the bannister in an attempt to “Johnny Knoxville” his way into another 10 start $4.5M season.
The piano was bought by Charles last year so that Bruno could find something he was good at.
If you don’t believe me look at the color of the rug…
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
by JPinVA on Sep 23, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Amazing!
At first I thought you were bamboozling me, until I indeed looked at the color of the area rug. Once I did, I knew the information you provided was genuine and accurate. Wow, Comeau really let himself get out of shape over the offseason. I see an altercation is about to break out between 2 of the Ice Girls, they neglected to phone each other before the game and ended up wearing the same color undergarments. You can even see the old teal color of the wall to wall carpet, a holdover from the old fisherman days. Yes, this locker room has been upgraded nicely, but I can still see the out of date central air vent that should be replaced one of these days. I hope DP doesn’t tweak an injury when he skates down the bannister in his reverse playoff beard. The piano is nice and Bruno played a wicked Für Elise, but many fans long for organ music. Be that as it may, each player must master some simple songs on the ivory keys before taking the ice. “No chopsticks, no hockey sticks”, coach says.
by Isles2011 on Sep 23, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
FU Center
I still like it best when First Union sponsored the arena. My fiends from philly by the way hate the area, they all prefer the rectum.
Yeah, that was better
As for preferring The Rectum (nice), I hope people are ready for that sort of let down. Pricier beer and restrooms you can actually access (plus happier hockey players) are great, but sometimes in the sterile new buildings you wonder if it was worth it.
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No Offense Dom
go to a game in Philly, and the last way you’d describe it is “Sterile”
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I could buy that
But I also bet it’s not as crazy as the Spectrum.
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Crazy News
Simmonds showed a lot of maturity. The league and fans owe him a huge thank you for not doing a Milbury.
Next – Can tonights and tomorrows game be watched anywhere? The games are not scheduled to be on MSG so what gives.
I would like to trade our surplus goal tending but don’t think CBJ or SJS have the youth to trade.
Hi everyone.
I just moved from Long Island to Queens and I currently have Time Warner Cable. I was looking to record the Isles preseason game tonight but MSG and MSG+ both have the Rangers-Devils game. I know Cablevision used to put Islanders games on their guide channel but I did not see something similar on the guide that we have. For those of you that have Time Warner Cable in the NYC, is there a channel that would show the game that I am overlooking? Or, do I really need to find another way to watch this game (and possible future Islanders games)?
Now, kids, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep; in giant blender.
IPB
Anyone know what’s going on there? They has a new guy (Brad Kurtzman) blogging there but his post disappeared.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 23, 2011 10:44 AM EDT reply actions
WTF?
Its like that Brad dude never existed.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
He's IBP's LaFontaine
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 23, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Marty!
Quick, show me that picture of your brother! Great Scott! Just as I though…erased!
by Isles2011 on Sep 23, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't see the post, but reading botta's twitter
I presume Brad Kurtzman wasn’t authorized to post.
ChrisBottaNHL Chris Botta
Athough I’m not at Point Blank anymore, I’ve been informed by many of the serious matter re: a poster and it is being addressed (1)
2 hours ago
ChrisBottaNHL Chris Botta
Thanks to all who called it to my attention. Issue is being handled seriously and swiftly by mgt.
2 hours ago
So, in other words
Botta revoked Brad’s access?
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
by PGI on Sep 23, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Brad is awaiting moderation!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Googling Islanders Point Blank
and clicking on cache, the Brad Kurtzberg posts are still visible. I think the site has been hacked. The first Brad Kurtzberg post is dated September 21st. Wow, they really take care of that site now. They needed three full days to notice?
How would brad be able to post without permission?
Brad’s tweets suggested that an formal arrangement was in process.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 23, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Whats Brads Twitter?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The Password
is one, two, three, four, five.
by Isles2011 on Sep 23, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
So the combination is...one, two, three, four, five?
That’s the stupidest combination I’ve ever heard in my life! That’s the kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Sep 23, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's pretty rude
Why don’t you just post my SSN while you’re at it? Jerk!
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Sep 23, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Chris Botta: only blogger with his own password theme song...come on Isles fans, everyone do the Mumba
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys
I’ve never posted here before but I read the content here everyday and its awesome. I noticed your discussion here about IPB and wanted to add to it. Im not a huge fan of Botta or IPB but I sometimes visit it just to see if there is any interesting Isles news posted. Anyway, to the point of my post, last night I pulled up IPB to check it out and one of the commenters on the site started posting info on there about a 33 year old Brad Kurtzberg who was sentenced to 22 months in prison back in 2002 for distributing child pornography over the internet and setting up a meeting with a 15 year old girl, who turned out to be an FBI agent, at a mall in NJ. The guy apparently lives in Merrick. Shortly after that info was posted all of the comments were deleted. Then today all of Brad’s post were gone.
by jdun89 on Sep 23, 2011 5:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Wow
The first three results for a Bradley Kurtzberg search confirm what you wrote.That’s not a good name to have. But are they really the same person? Homonymy can cause dangerous witch hunts.
Color me confused.
"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 23, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd ??????
I hope this is just a misunderstanding????
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea its weird
When I first saw the posts I was telling people they really shouldn’t be saying stuff like that about people without all the facts. But then when I saw that any trace of Brad had been completely wiped out I didn’t know what to think. Very interesting. Whether it is the same person or not, its pretty clear he wasn’t supposed to be posting there.
by jdun89 on Sep 23, 2011 6:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hes a Lawyer
LAWYER GETS 22 MONTHS
Bradley Kurtzberg, 33, a divorce attorney from Melville, was arrested at a mall in Paramus, New Jersey where he had allegedly arranged to meet 15 year old “April” for a sexual encounter. April was not a 15 year old, she was a member of an FBI task force whose duties include trolling cyberspace for sexual predators. He told April that he would be gentle and would bring protection for her first time. He pleaded guilty last year to one count of transporting child pornography and has been sentenced to 22 months in a federal prison. US District Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr also imposed a sentence of 3 years’ supervised release, and a $3,000 fine. He has been free on $100,000 unsecured bond and will surrender within 60 days of the sentencing date.
(New York)
Submitted on: 04/03/02
http://www.parentsformeganslaw.org/newscategories/newsArticles/General/GOOD_POLICING_CATCHES_SEX_OF/GOOD_POLICING_CATCHES_SEX_OF/LAWYER_GETS_22_MONTHS
by KO21 on Sep 24, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
G@rthEatG@rth
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by Dominik on Sep 23, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If I had to guess
Either SNY or Botta gave permission to Brad to post and the other objected. It’s odd that CB is no longer posting yet his face and name are all over the site.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Sep 23, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well what the hell?
He left, but he is against anyone else posting there and still wants his name and noggin posted on the site? Why?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 23, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Botta knows a thing or two....
… about revoking credentials.
Yet another Moulson brother-in-law.
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Sep 23, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dave Hodge was fired by Hockey Night and Canada, and Banned from Maple Leaf Gardens by then owner Harold Ballard for a lot less
Hodge was replaced by Ron Mclean…below is the link to the live recorded broadcast that got him fired…
clearly Botta got away with a lot more…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx33a0u3gmg
I posted this clip in the Botta thread but thought some might miss it and be interested, since it is an older thread…yes, i know Botta was already a former employee when he got his credentials removed, but clearly, NHL is a business, and businesses do have a right to protect themselves from former employees with an axe to grind…clearly, Botta’s is not an isolated case
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Botta's picture is still on the site
What a hack job by whoever was using it.
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by Keith Quinn on Sep 23, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i'm actually quite impressed by the hacker's writing, but not sure he is worthy of the label "hacker"
if the password was really 1,2,3,4,5 reminds me of a song…
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I called him hacker, because I didn't know who Brad Kurtzberg is.
I thought someone posted with a fantasy name without Botta’s or SNY’s consent.
seriously i dont know what IPB is or who Brad is
but its kind of shame that half this discussion are posts about whatever these things are because those of us outside the loop (me) are confused and left feeling like the dork at the lunch table listening to the cool kids talk about a great party. Except in this case I am happy being a dork because I spend enough time on the internet as is, on this website.
by MatthewM11 on Sep 24, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
IPB= Islenders PointBlank… Chris Bottas Website. You never saw it? Bottas site got a LOT of attention of the past few years.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 24, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Nothing to check out anymore
It was HUGE for years, it is now in its death throes.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 25, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Tonights Game to be Streamed Live
Tonight’s game will be streamed live on IslandersTV and newyorkislanders.com. Link to be posted soon. #isles 20 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
In honour (yes I put the U in there!) of our Swiss capitan
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Excellent
Or excelleunt, if you prefeur.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Oh, and on this day wayyyyyy back in 1992
Manon Rheaume becomes the first woman to play in the NHL. She also defaults as the hottest NHL player in history.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
by NSOsFan on Sep 23, 2011 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Brendan Shanahan commented on her eyes
Distracting, he said.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
"Tell me more about my eyes....."
Shanahan fires- goal!
“….HEY!”
Hmmm,
I guess Gretzky doesn’t hold all the records…
On another note, my daughter saw the signed jersey of Rheaume’s that I have and asked if she could wear it.
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 23, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure we are familiar...
with her netmate in Knoxville… he’s now an assistant in Toronto.
Who cares... John Tavares is here until 2017-18!!!
Whoever gets the game link, please post. Sucks it's not on TV tonight while the Rags/Devils preseason game has "2" channels.
F MSG! Frigging idiots.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
AP Photo: Cappy, a fan of City Slickers
is seen imitating Curly while explaining the meaning of life to his team…
Tonight's starter
NYIslanders NYIslanders
DiPietro starting in goal tonight for the #isles
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Hey all an update on Pen's enforcer Bic Mouth, I mean Big Mac.
Today was a rough day for Big Mac
Today at pratice he got smacked in the face with a goalie stick,now hes sporting 15 fresh stiches.
Wait until the Stache gets a hold of him.
"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 23, 2011 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
In a statement after practice
Penguins owner Mario Lemeiux said that if the stick’s callous, reckless and dangerous actions were not addressed, then he may consider walking away from the game he loves.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
by PGI on Sep 23, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
What would we ever talk about if that game didn't happen last year
And Mario never cried. Wait, Mario would be crying no matter what happened.
"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 23, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Mario is just pissed b/c Milbury is not around
Lemieuz realized after Kasper and Pilon killed his teams chances of a dynasty that he didn’t like playing against Kasper…so Shitsburgh had him “Milburried” for Smolinki…but Snow won’t let Lemieux have Gillies, Martin or Haley, et al
by CanadianIsleslifer on Sep 23, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL @ The caption of caps.
I was wondering is that’s his version of the Herb Brooks “again” drill.
"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 23, 2011 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
Here is the stream site
http://video.islanders.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=616&id=124334&navid=DL|NYI|home
Again, will throw up a game thread in a little while too.
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Balls...stupid link
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
Website:Lighthouse HockeyTwitter: @KeithLHHockey
says video not availible in my area? wtf?
"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 23, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions
Like there is some competition here in Northwest Florida?
makes zero sense. Thanks for taking care of the diehards, NHL.
"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 23, 2011 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
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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.
