Islanders Bits - Giant Weekend: Hamonic, Kabanov Hurt; Aaron Ness Recalled

Cause that’s what Hammer has

Kind of cool and all, but you wonder how far we are from someone doing this while trying to score in one of these.

Except it gives me reason to make fun of him, which is always good.

They pick him because of his size?

coreypronman Corey Pronman
The small skilled dman has been great in own end in AHL this year. Big fan. RT

Some of their top D prospects (according to, and analysis from, hockeysfuture).

Dylan Olsen 6’3" 220lb LH Playing in the AHL.

Olsen is a mobile defenseman with the potential to be an effective pro at both ends of the rink. He skates well for a big man and has a good top end speed. His heavy, accurate shot is effective on the man advantage, but he will need to continue developing his offensive instincts to play a consistent role on the power play in the NHL. He is a capable puck mover but is still prone to making bad decisions with the puck. Defensively, Olsen can use his size and strength to knock forwards off the puck. He shows a strong desire to win board battles and control the front of his net. His footwork and quickness could still use some work.

A potential top four blueliner at the NHL level, Olsen will continue developing in Rockford as he prepares for his first full pro season in 2011-12.

Shawn Lalonde 6’1" 195lb RH Playing in the AHL.

Lalonde is a mobile defenseman who has the ability to jump into the rush when required. Though he displays good instincts on the ice, Lalonde needs to improve his defensive play and make better decisions at times. He also needs to improve his strength and play consistently for the entire game.

Lalonde will look to build on his strong rookie pro season with an increased role as a top four defenseman and top power play option for the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs in 2011-12.

Adam Clendening 6’0" 195lb RH Playing at BU.

Clendening is an offensive defenseman blessed with superb puck-moving ability and on-ice vision. His excellent puck skills are one reason why many scouts are so high on Clendening. He can see plays develop and follows them quite well. He can also be found frequently jumping into plays too. Clendening’s ability to move the puck and patience with it makes him an ideal quarterback on the power play. He makes very good decisions with the puck and distributes the puck very well. Clendening can also control the tempo of the game from the blue line. He is an excellent skater with good speed that can keep up with many of the faster opposing forwards. He also transitions quite well too. One area where Clendening will need to improve is keeping his feet moving more consistently. While he is known for his offensive prowess, Clendening is also solid defensively. He doesn’t shy away from the physical side of the game and plays with a good deal of intensity. However, Clendening could stand to utilize his intensity and grit more to the benefit of his team. He possesses a very good shot and can get pucks to the net. As his rookie season at Boston University went along, one area that Clendening showed noticeable improvement in was the quality of shots he was taking.

After a strong freshman year at BU, Clendening is likely to see an increased role as a sophomore for the Terriers in the 2011-12 season.

Stephen Johns 6’4" 221lb RH Playing at Notre Dame.

Big stay-at-home defenseman. He has a high center of gravity. Good character. Johns’ best asset is ability to dole out punishment through the physical game, though he does lose defensive positioning at times looking for the big hit. Though he may not project as much of a scorer at the pro level, Johns is not shy about taking shots from the blue line to get the puck to the front of the net.

Johns will be a sophomore and likely play a shutdown role on the blue line again for Notre Dame in 2011-12.

Figure if he’s going to survive at his size, he’s going to have to know how to elude all comers, so here we go!

so i think he gets the automatic day off tuesday

Nothing saying he’s going to definitely be in on Tuesday. Jurcina and Reese are still up

Than crushing a third pairing defenseman. What they should focus on is winning hockey games. They’ve given up 11 goals in their last two games… and neither of the teams that beat them had John Tavares or Frans Nielsen on them.
If Ness gets that kind of greeting Briere will have to hide in the locker room for the rest of the game.

survived the AHL so far so not that concerned.

And I thought “who are the NYR kidding with that?”

Since the Isles came into the league, that’s been the best for the team and the area because of rivalry. Keep the team in town, keep the rivalry strong. Call me stupid, but I just don’t get it.

So the Isles are allowed to locate themselves anywhere on “Long Island.” Not “Nassau or Suffolk,” but the geographical Island known as Long Island.

Guess what island Kings County is a part of?

I feared much worse. For a moment I thought the disk slipped under his visor. Seeing so much blood calmed me down. To much blood for an eye injury, it had to be the nose.

but coughlin!!! why did you go for 2??? you robbed me of a smooth 1000 beans!

Sometimes they have screwed up and listed the wrong morning lines. Or maybe they are giving PAP the day off?

Body maintenance?

Hoppy custody battle hearing?

Trading PAP would be a bad idea, I think.

Naturally, the Isles will do it.

@NYIslanders Will get an update as to why PA is not skating once Capuano addresses the media. #isles

I’d do a “why not” as a fourth-liner over Wallace, but man, Florida/Atlanta/Carolina have all given up on him now?