Islanders Bits: Post-Game Video Clips, Coveting Others' Goods
by Dominik on Jan 2, 2012 3:28 AM EST
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The Islanders finished 2011 on a high note and have an opportunity to extend that happiness into 2012, but let's remember that, like Tuesday's opponent the Hurricanes, the recently felled Oilers and Flames are not so good.
The Oilers have been erasing a feel-good start for the last 60 days and now have but one more standings point (in 37 games played) than the Islanders, who have played 36. The Flames recently flirted with seventh place in the West but after a whopping 40 games they have just 41 points, good enough for 12th in that conference. Their ugly road trip continued with a loss in Nashville Sunday night, the NHL's only New Year's Day game.
Of course, for sore eyes who saw the Isles lose twice to the Rangers around Christmas, the quality of the Albertan opponents does not dilute the joy beating them. So here are some fun selections from the happy post-game interviews:
John Tavares
On the late Andy Sutton hit, and refs calling (and not calling) such plays. Tavares is carrying a steady confidence and clarity in his post-game remarks lately that mirrors how he's driving the team. Now, when the time comes that more good players join him...
Matt Martin
On the key to the two home wins (his playlist, obviously) and on resisting Ben Eager's tempting invitation to be with stupid. Dare we say, Matt Martin gets it:
Matt Moulson
Jeff Spicoli on receiving that fantastic spin pass from John Tavares:
Bonus Video: Part 5 of the Ken Morrow Series
In which Morrow talks about being here so long, and about what he talked about with Garth Snow when Snow was named GM:
Bonus Discussion Topics
Finally, some bonus topics for the NHL, the Winter Classic, and relating them to the Islanders:
- The Blue Jackets -- who just lost another one and had their coach come out looking silly -- finally sound ready to make major moves. Resume thy coveting of thy neighbor's goods.
- So it sure sounds like Robin Lehner has some growing up to do. He left his crease to create a goalie fight without a partner, then got into a physical tussle with the linesmen. Remember this is the same kid who leveled Kevin Poulin between periods last season ... and Poulin went down awkwardly on his left knee, then dislocated that knee during warmups of the next game. (Keith deserves the credit for pointing out that coincidence.)
- I loved Bernie Parent getting some ice time during the Winter Classic alumni game, and I loved his interview even more. Almost thought he was going to have a Joe Namath moment there.
- Brooksie writes a commercial for Mark Messier's helmet.
- We got ourselves a racial situation with Krys Barch, alleged to have slurred P.K. Subban.
If you missed the memo, today's Winter Classic start time has been pushed back two hours, to 3 p.m. EST. Great Apollo, the sun was the concern.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
My Isle’s wish for the new year is real progress on the New Arena. If that issue is at least on track for a positive resolution, – than all the other player/team/success issues will be on the way to a successful outcome, Unfortunately if that does not happen than you can fill in the -——————.
That has been in the back of my mind for a while
Although, I don’t thik we will hear anything about that until the end of the season. Hopefully, we can find a nice place that doesn’t have a leaky roof.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
Haley goes down to BPT per twitter
must mean Pandolfo is back, which I’m fine with, frankly – he can play a solid 4th line/PK role – not sure why he gets so much hate here
Moulson-JT-KO
Rolston-Nielsen-PAP
Martin-Bailey-Grabner
Pandolfo-Reasoner-Niederreiter
Wallace
(if Wallace plays, we have 7 solid PK choices – Grabner/Nielsen, Martin/Bailey, Pandolfo/Wallace or Reasoner)
Streit-Eaton
MacDonald-Hamonic
Staios-Jurcina
Mottau
Staios’s return has been key, if only to bump Mottau to the press box
the UFAs brought in this year haven’t been the problem
Yikes
I would rather have Haley’s toughness than Pandolfo one mediocrity.
The UFA brought in have been disappointing or look old.
- Rolston is really one note player – shoot the puck and pray it hits the net.
- Staios makes boneheaded decisions repeatedly (pinches too ofter and is constantly out of place),
- Reasoner is offensively challenged
- and Pandolfo is nice on the penalty kill but doesn’t add much else.
I would rather see more of the kids from BPT and Haley then those above.
by TheMagus on Jan 2, 2012 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'd rather have a young guy from Bridgeport who can score
than Haley or Pandolfo.
Do we have any down there who are good to go?
nope
in a word.
toughness is more of a problem with this team anyway
Hey, we won 2 in a row, fans stopped complaing endlessly
LET’S SEND HALEY BACK DOWN!!!
What a bunch of dicks.
"We owe him a lot more than he owes us at this point. He's been stellar all year. He still gave us a chance to win this one, and we've got to find a way."
—C Josh Bailey, on G Al Montoya after a 5-3 loss Tuesday in Montreal.
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 2, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
"Pandolfo is back, which I’m fine with, – not sure why he gets so much hate here"
mabey because HE BLOWS?
this organization continues to be clueless.
i’ve seen enough of wallace too. he brings nothing. actually i already knew it because i saw him at bridgeport
Missed the game
But saw the highlights. What happened with Eager and Martin? Is there a video anywhere?
Was this game a complete 60 min effort like the one against the Flames?
I said it in the game thread against the flames, there is a reason to be excited about winning. The season isn’t over. One win turns into two good wins. Two good wins turns into three and now we have a winning streak. Let’s go!
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Matt Martin could've had a huge hit on an Oiler player and pulled up
And eager still took exception and started shaking Martin and he didn’t engage.
And yes, pretty good effort.
"We owe him a lot more than he owes us at this point. He's been stellar all year. He still gave us a chance to win this one, and we've got to find a way."
—C Josh Bailey, on G Al Montoya after a 5-3 loss Tuesday in Montreal.
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 2, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Matt Martin's face in this pic is classic.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Jan 2, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"Hahaha, youre giving us a power play."
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 2, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I'm still waiting
for someone to go after Sutton for his late hit on Tavares. I mean, Garth said last week that we had “team toughness”, right? Still waiting. I’m sure Pando would have. When JT gets injured by a cheap shot, then either Haley or Gillies will be ushered back in, beacause they are the only 2 in the organization who consistently stand up for their mates.
The ignorance of this organization to the need for such a player every night constitutes negligence for the disaster waiting to happen. When it does, as with everything else in this organization, it will be dealt with after the fact.
"Going after" Sutton?
It was a hit that was late, OK- but it is not the big deal its being made out to be.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 2, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
you werent concerned
Seein tavares down? Good teams do not accept even marginal hits to their stars. Sutton, in off his 2nd suspension this year, at 6’6 late hits our franchise. He shouldnt get the benefit of the doubt, he should get a mouthful of glove, stick or whatever is handy. Would it not be “a big deal” if jt were out indefinitely with an “upper body injury”. This season reminds me of 2 years ago when pronger (and several others) decked jt with impunity. The crap stopped last year, and it wasnt by accident, it was by at least one, and often more, of knopka, gillies and haley in the lineup. This team is soft and it is a dangerous situation for a talent like jt.
by randyboyd on Jan 2, 2012 10:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely concerned.
But that concern doesnt automatically mean it was that dirty.
Mouthful of glove would be fine with me.
But this wasnt someone “decking with impunity” this was just Andy Sutton hitting JT later than he wanted to and apologizing afterwards. Its just not the same thing as the crap the Isles were taking from Pronger and Cooke last season.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 2, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'm very concerned
That this was another symptom of an insidious disease for which the doctors know the cure but, for some reason, refuse to administer it until the patient suffers irreparable harm. (and I have now officially used up my metaphoric allotment for 2012.)
Randy, this was the same bunch that let Montoya get run over more than a speed bump.
You see how that turned out?
"We owe him a lot more than he owes us at this point. He's been stellar all year. He still gave us a chance to win this one, and we've got to find a way."
—C Josh Bailey, on G Al Montoya after a 5-3 loss Tuesday in Montreal.
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 2, 2012 3:03 PM EST up 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.
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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.
