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Islanders (21-22-8, 12th/E) @ Flyers (30-16-6, 3rd/E)
7 p.m. EST | MSG+ (sans TWC) | Audio: NHL - WRHU
[Fort Someday Win] Center
Two Losses, No Problem: Broad Street Hockey
All hands on deck needed for this one. Go Aaron Ness, go. They won't hit 10,000 tonight, but it's fun to dream.
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I'm starting to love this guy.
Is that Gigantor?
by CloseCallJiggs on Feb 7, 2012 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, yes it is
I used to have a couple of VHS’s of the show… showing my age a bit, but it was an awesome show
by IDCWhoYouLike on Feb 7, 2012 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
i think
Speed racer was also around then too
by WRANGLERICK on Feb 7, 2012 7:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We might 10,000 tonight
ya never know
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
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#Isles lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo; Grabner-Nielsen-Parenteau; Martin-Bailey-Rakhshani; Niederreiter-Pandolfo-Wallace.
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#Isles d-pairs: Streit-Staios; Reese-MacDonald; Ness-Eaton.
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
We may be worried about the Flyers coming off embarassment...
but the Buffalo was no gem for us, either. Should be a good game.
by EastsideIslander on Feb 7, 2012 6:55 PM EST reply actions
Never know, but I think Isles need 2 PP goals to have a chance tonight.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 6:58 PM EST reply actions
That would require 2 PPs.
As per Hornick:
#isles have been shorthanded 2x or less in each of last 5 gms — in prior 24 years Isles had no stretch of 4 gms, let alone 5, short twice or less. #NHL
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Feb 7, 2012 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I actually think this game is more important than the last game
As far as the win goes. It’s always important in the standings, but for the Isles vs. Flyers thing, they need to win this game to make the last one stick a little more.
YES!
Brian Compton @BComptonNHL Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
@TSNBobMcKenzie reports #Isles have signed Frans Nielsen to a 4-year $11 million extension.
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
by DarthDoyle on Feb 7, 2012 7:03 PM EST reply actions 12 recs
Jez
That ruins our current tagline. Good thing I emailed Dom the idea last night, so it got a few hours of glory.
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by Mark D on Feb 7, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
already made a fanshot of this
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
And Here's the Breakdown
Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Nielsen’s extension has an annual cap hit of $2.75M, with year by year salary of $2M, $2.5M, $3M and $3.5M.
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that is a steal for what he brings to the table for us
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
I'm starting to worry
about all of these backloaded contracts… Am I alone in that?
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I assume
Wang figures he’s making more money then either in a new Coliseum … or a new city. Doesn’t raise my DEFCON level though.
I get that for the big name guys
But I’m a bit worried that they couldn’t just give Frans 2.75 straight through the deal.
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it's the danish backend of contracts
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by Homey Chives on Feb 7, 2012 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
We can also hope
They might be saving some of next year’s real money for a frontloaded offer to a UFA.
He'll be, what, 31 the last year?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
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Yes.
Backloaded is always better for the team than the player. Doesn’t affect the cap hit, and delays the money until the team should be more profitable. Meanwhile, the value of money in the future is less than in the present, so it makes the contract worth less than it looks.
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Under $3 million per year?
Good deal! That is about the going rate for his type, I guess, but we know he is capable of playing better than that.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
So I guess that reporter is Ottawa WAS full of crap.
Today has been a good day, and that news about Fransy made it even better.
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Don't you dare doubt Bruce Garrioch
His rumors are rock solid bullstool.
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It'll happen
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by PGI on Feb 7, 2012 7:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
WHY ISN'T FRANS' CONTRACT NEWS GREEN?!
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by Dominik on Feb 7, 2012 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
YES!
At work, and just logged on to NHL.com to check it out. EXCELLENT news! And at a great cost. Now lets hit 10,000!
This team never does anything right!?
Why isn’t Frans deal for 5 years or 3 years and why not for 10 mil or 12 mil? Nag nag nag.
Jay kay. Brilliant deal. Love that Garth gets this stuff done quietly to allow the “insiders” their opportunities to divulge potential deals and look like idiots.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
Sweet.
Full Frans party later.
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by PGI on Feb 7, 2012 7:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He’s a really loyal guy.
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This is why I didn't wait until closer to the deadline to use your slogan
Woot!
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LETS GO ISLANDERS!!!
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 7:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Is it tempting fate to say
It looks like the Mottau experiment is finally over? Jurcina and Hamonic go down and they not only keep Reese in, but also call up Ness (whether emergency or not), while Mottau is still, as far as I know anyway a healthy scratch.
Mottau's still out with injury
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Don't jinx it - but Mottau's been out with a concussion
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Ah
didn’t know about the concussion, should have because it seems to be the injury of the year.
by IDCWhoYouLike on Feb 7, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
When they sent him home from Carolina
Although … I mean he’s been so bad it might morph into a “concussion.” (Seriously, for his sake and future lifestyle I hope he recovers by May.)
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I was probably paying more attention to Montoya
He’s just more relevant to the team.
by IDCWhoYouLike on Feb 7, 2012 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ever so slightly
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yup, hes #55
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Clement on Sestito
“Who did a good job representing the proud orange and black on the road.”
Yeah.
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I hear the price is right horn after reading that
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It's like a Catch-22
Sure don’t want him holding it and thinking, but don’t want him rushing spitting it up either.
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Reverse catch-22 with Tavares
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
Who made Staios Staios?
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Who made Staios Staios?
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And poorly too.
Like he makes soft passes into danger zones. By contrast, AMac sometimes rockets the puck away, but always to the side.
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Has he ever thrown a check in his life?
Are they allowed to hit in Austria?
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Meant the play
where he had it in front and didn’t get a shot.
Doesn’t need to hit, just steals it and is gone.
Did Bryz hold Grabs' Stick
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Good try, Josh
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
philly leaving the front of the net wide open
that’s at least three times
This is my signature, not that you particularly care.
Shhhh
Don’t tell them
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Did someone forget
to tell them that Comeau isn’t an Islander anymore
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"rangers devils open up with two heavy weight fights on the face off,,thats hockey this team is a waste move to quebec,brooklyn siberia who cares…snow and wang suck"
Gotta love the comments on IPB!
You know why that shit bothers me so much?
They’re fans of this team and they want them to leave… what the fuck?
That’s like saying “Oh Megan Fox is naked right in from of me, ok now leave.”
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 7, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
MacDonald-Reese is a jarring reality check
Get well soon, Travis.
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Ness, Eaton scares me more lol
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
So you're allowed to just pulled down defensemen in their first NHL game?
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Feb 7, 2012 7:22 PM EST reply actions
Seems so.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
I just noticed
when the popup comes to say that you just posted, your name is too long to fit in the notice block. It’s actually nearly off my screen.
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Radio just made a size comparison between #55s Ness and Jason Blake
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How was that not a hold?
Briere just yanked down young Aaron right in front of the offish.
Don't mind him, he's just angry Frans got extended.
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by garik16 on Feb 7, 2012 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good D Reese
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:24 PM EST reply actions
Yep, then iced the puck
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
a bunch of words that should horrify me
“Dylan Reese on Jagr”
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Okposto returns
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So Close, the officlal Kyle Okposo story.
He could’ve had 20 more goals a year, it the net was two inches wider.
In theaters this fall.
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
I remember awhile ago
They were talking about triangular angled posts to increase scoring. If you hit the post it would be a goal.
Ugh.
Eeeek Okposto
Man I am just giddy about the Frans news. Absolutely giddy.
Good play by PAP
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:27 PM EST reply actions
Bailey looks confident
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:28 PM EST reply actions
Good work WFAN
nothing like having a commercial from Boomer and Carlton with those two morons talking about the Rangers during an Isles game.. I’m sure I’ll tune in to that!
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Fastforward Five Years
“WFAN host Craig Carton finally comes out as gay”
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
lol love the Boomer and Carton commercial
“The Rangers are the best team in the league. Keep your homegrown talent and then go for free agent talent in the offseason.”
No shit Sherlock, Isles fans have been trying to tell the Rags that for 2 decades lol
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 7:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The jury is still out on whether signing all-stars from 5 seasons ago at huge deals works effectively or not.
What do we say if the Panthers win the Stanley Cup?
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
maybe
but if the Cats win the cup then they are no different than the 94 Rangers right?
I mean why build it when you can buy it?
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
well yea, but teams with money could do it either way
Chicago chose to build, the Rangers chose to buy
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Chicago kind of backed into building
Then woke up with a bunch of nice young pieces, and bought the rest.
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If refs continue to swallow whistles, isles have no chance
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:32 PM EST reply actions
Holmgren had him swallow something else.
He doesn’t have the lung capacity to blow it right now.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
That sounds rather complimentary of Holmgren.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Feb 7, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
You have to be that confident to sign two players to lengthy contracts, ship them off, then sign a goalie to a lengthy contract.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
Going to need
the Bailey line to come up big tonight. All of the other lines are struggling to just get out of our own end, let alone generate chances.
Another way of saying, could be a long night.
The ref has NO balls in his whistle
In loving memory;Dad thanks for making us Islanders fans, ACC 1918-2011
Greenburg love for the Islanders lol
James T Paulson
Unless what he wants to say is: "I was wrong"
I don’t care.
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
He probably couldn't believe how many isles fans there actually are.
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
He was on LHH
awhile back and actually seemed like not that bad of a guy.
I find his list more funny than holding any sort of malice now.
I was under the impression
that the guy was merely a form of purely concentrated evil.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Feb 7, 2012 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Since I'm in Time-Warnerville anyway...
… I’ll be recording the Giants’ triumph onto DVD for posterity. If I listen to the game at the same time, it’ll be too many voices in my head (let’s see you guys not touch that line!). I’ll check in but Go Isles! Two in a row in Philly would land us in Bizzarro World.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Feb 7, 2012 7:36 PM EST reply actions
Good play Rhett!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:36 PM EST reply actions
But probably should have shot
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
I love this Bailey-Martin-Rahk line.
When Rolston or Reasoner return, let’s leave them in a boat in the Long Island Sound.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
I second
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Agree on Rolston
and on the Bailey line.
But I was just thinking how much better I think the fourth line would look with Reasoner. They’re really overmatched tonight.
But Isles may have better of scoring chances thus far.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
I was looking for one too...
I have the radio feed if interested
(http://live.streamwrhu.net/flash/index.html)
Flyers feed: "Islanders are allowing the Flyers nothing in their zone right now"
I guess all those odd-man rushes the Flyers are allowing help. Really would’ve liked something out of all that.
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GameCenter only plays commercials on one of the two feeds it offers... which also will get you the intermission reports
usually it’s not the islanders.. today it is… mildly excited for garth snow interview
by BaltimoreIslander on Feb 7, 2012 7:43 PM EST reply actions
Since we're on intermission
I don’t know where a request like this should be posted but…
Asking someone familiar with deep stats to do a comparison amongst our centers for the sole purpose of putting those stats into perspective for people like me who are just starting to get the hang of them.
Where should I throw up a request like that?
In regular day thread comment or
Well it depends, what are you looking for? How they’re used? How they compare to centers on other teams?
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More or less
How advanced stats work using our players as examples.
Have you looked at
garik’s posts from over the summer?
This is the last one in the series, but has links to the earlier ones:
Oh, good call
I was trying to think of where to begin.
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Butchy is saying the Isles are doing a good job so far..
If playing defense in their own zone is good then I guess they are..
Isles had more chances than Philly, I think.
Yes, Philly has been awful in their zone, but I will take it.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Bald Vinny
Any other Yankee fans here know him. Apparently he wants a job with isles. see his twitter timeline. Would link but am on phone.
by mnroy33 on Feb 7, 2012 7:49 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
O cool
The Islander game I’m going to is Kenny Jonsson day.
I didn’t even realize.
I wish it were Shawn Bates day.
He would probably miss it with a groin injury tho =\
lol
I’m Jealous, I’d love to go to Kenny Jonsson day. I was always a fan of him.
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Shawn Bates already had his day
…and what a day it was!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
When all is said and done
I will miss how unbelievably loud the coliseum can get.
that place will get an AMAZING last Hurrah
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
I love this sport
and I owe it all to that stadium.
Yeah I hate it… but in the same way you hate your younger sister growing up. She’s annoying and nags and ruins everything… but she’s still your sister.
I'm kinda sad
I’m gonna miss the game saturday so I wont be able to watch Kenny Jonsson’s ceremony, which means i have to stay away from LHH until sunday night
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Another guy I appreciate
But this Isles HoF is watered down w him and Flats, IMHO…
I just wish the Isles would take more pride and make it a select few...
Not just good players…The Greats should be in the Isles HoF…
Ehhh
The greats get their personal banners and a prohibition of their numbers being further worn… the Bournes, Morrows, Westfalls, Flatleys, Jonssons, etc. weren’t worthy of their numbers being retired but they are revered members of the organization in their own rights and this isn’t a terrible idea.
To be honest, I questioned the point of the whole Islanders Hall of Fame thing because Bourne was the only guy on there for like 3 years who didn’t actually have a retired number… I wondered why they didn’t just put his number up in the rafters. But now I see their reasoning behind it. It just took them far longer than it should’ve.
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 7, 2012 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I still worry that they only finally fixed the Hall because it's the anniversary year
But as long as they’ve addressed it now, it’s cool. Doing the right thing.
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That's probably what it was
Better late than never though
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 7, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
He would have a much longer career if it wasnt for Gary Roberts
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
In all seriousness though, I think Jonsson's deserving of that
At the very least anyway. We were so bad for so long and he was the good soldier through a lot of it and he played very well… always one of my favorite players.
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 7, 2012 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
I remember one game he played
where he had his stick upside down and still made a great stick check with the butt end.
by IDCWhoYouLike on Feb 7, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but he wasnt a Trots, Bossy, Lafontaine, Turgeon, Gillies, etc...
Im a Yanks fan and I expect more pride I guess…It would be like the Yankees retiring a guys number like say a Jessie Barfield…He was a real good player for us but was he a great?
I see the Islanders HOF as being analogous to Monument Park for the Yankees
a way to honor players who were important to the organization, but whose accomplishments don’t warrant a retired number
If you look at it as the Hall of Retired Numbers +
Then I don’t think it’s watered down. I mean they could put the whole dynasty in there. I like the idea of recognizing the shining (and somewhat lasting) soldiers from each era.
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Dunno
Some day maybe? All of those guys suffer for being among a crowd of greats.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Do you mean Tonelli?
Just take alook at all of the big goals that were scored during the cup years. Tonelli is in on most of them. The most uder appreciated Islander from the cup years
I fully agree
I’m not doubting Tonelli, just wondering if he’ll get his day.
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At the end of the 1st Baileys line was the best...
JT has been invisible by JT’s standards…
Bust!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Jagr is so big he doesn't need to skate
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:00 PM EST reply actions
Rhett!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:01 PM EST reply actions
I thought Rhett scored for a sec
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Likewise, I was hoping I'd been on some kind of delay
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I love Butchie
The Flyers look like the Harlem Globetrotters out there…
Dam you Ref! Open your eyes, Scott Hartnell has a LADDER! Goodness Gracious, Jagr is pantsing people who are defending, What are you watching Ref!!!
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OMG RINALDO THROWS A BUCKET OF WATER ON A FAN
Oh you silly flyer it was filled with glitter not water hahahaha.
would love to see either Rahk or Nino get a goal
James T Paulson
Wow, Martin takes Gustafsson into the wall and immediately helps him
Because he went in so awkwardly.
Don’t tell the Penguins.
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Martin Bailey and Rhak
have some really nice chemestry. Hope they keep that line around and give em more ice time.
wow Eaton won a race lol
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by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 8:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Almost
Great pass by Bailey behind the net
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:07 PM EST reply actions
Bailey is shotting tonight !!
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bailey line has been great tonight
rakshani really fits
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 8:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Would likw to see that line get some shifts against
Jagr and Giroux. Just to see what happens when you get into their wheel house a bit.
I think
this is the first time in a long time that Bailey has been mentioned this much in a positive light in a game thread
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Well to give credit where credit is due
Bailey is having a pretty good night, and has looked better the past few games
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agree
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I've always felt Bailey has gotten short changed playing on those third and fourth lines
Our secondary scoring is bad enough to put anyone into a drought.
If you think about it
Who was the best player bailey ever played with consistently? Comeau? As good as he was last year he wasnt exactly a rock, and im sure he was just as frustrating to play with as he was to watch. When bailey had like 6 points in the first 5 games of the season last year it was when JT was hurt and he essentially was our 1st line center with PAP on his wing.
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Tavares line look flat to anyone else?
Perhaps in posting this I will be proven wrong.
congrats to frans!
i no longer have to worry about the pending heart attack caused by nielsen signing elsewhere
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 8:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Thats right becasue Frans is going to pump
::CLAP::
you up
Moulson with magic hands
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:09 PM EST reply actions
I don't care what league you're coming in from
Reese has to get that shot on net.
Yes
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
I like
how JT used the force there, felt the hit, sidestepped it and sent the Flyer face first into the glass. Beautiful.
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Talbot try, try again
Corollary to Turtle, turtle again.
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Nice Save Nabby
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Bulls'it
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:12 PM EST reply actions
After what they let go
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Now thats some BS
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
lol
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 8:13 PM EST reply actions
Bailey Shortie Time?
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Smart play Eaton
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:14 PM EST reply actions
Isles PP
Bailey makes it happen again
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Yep
good penalty for Mez to take there. Bailey was gone otherwise.
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I may rather give up a Bailey breakaway.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Bailey again
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:16 PM EST reply actions
Isles PP
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
staios looked shaken up
not that we particularly care. Well maybe we do with Dmen going down like Lindsay Lohan
This is my signature, not that you particularly care.
he's had one
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and an s and a t and an i and an o and an s
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by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Does anybody know why Grabner is no longer on the PK?
I understand that the Isles have one of the best PK units in the league, but something doesn’t sit right with me when Cappy broke up one of the Isles’ best strengths last year (SH goals). I just noticed that the PK players on the last penalty were Bailey-Martin (which is great) and Nielsen-Pandolfo (which has also been solid). I just feel like I haven’t seen Grabs on the PK recently.
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I have no idea.
He wasn’t on it last game, but I haven’t noticed it being a consistent thing. Grabner is a superior penalty killer to anyone but Nielsen.
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The only plausible option that isn't stupid is if they're still protecting his groin
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what a play by Rhett to keep that puck in
..great hockey sense realizing the flyers were pooped.
Who said trade Bailey?
He’s been solid since January and making some excellent plays.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
It's really annoying how the Islanders have so many good young forwards.
I feel like I keep saying to myself “Man, I really want to see what Nino could do with some better linemates,” then realize that there’s nobody you could drop down to that fourth line.
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Yes but in all honesty, there's no reason why Rakh should be getting better chances that Nino.
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No,
but he’s played well enough that it doesn’t merit a demotion to the fourth line.
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Rhett has shown more in a few games than Nino has all season.
=d
by AP77 on Feb 7, 2012 8:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Reasoner will be an improvement when he returns
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Feb 7, 2012 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Another!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:21 PM EST reply actions
nice pressure by the 1st line
another PP
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PP time
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On Nabby?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:23 PM EST reply actions
wtf is frans taking these draws?
JT is way better.
=d
by AP77 on Feb 7, 2012 8:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't know why Nielsen is on first unit PP
Makes little sense.
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It's 'cause he's the $11 million man.
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2 weak penalties
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Reese is done
Warrior though
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Can we please go 2 D Man on the PP?
(Assuming no Hamonic/Jurcina)
1st Unit Streit-AMac-Tavares-Moulson-Parenteau
2nd Unit: Streit-Ness-Nielsen-Grabner-Okposo (Alternatively put Nino)
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Is double shifting Streit on the PP a good idea, though?
I know he’s our best offensive d-man, but he just hasn’t looked right all season. He had that whiff on the first Isles PP, and he’s been making some questionable plays all season. I think having a defensive forward on the point (especially one as fast as Nielsen) isn’t that much of a liability. I’d like to see two d on the PP as well, but do the Isles have the horses to do it without double shifting a player whose ability has either declined or hasn’t been able to get back up to ability after the injury.
by IDCWhoYouLike on Feb 7, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
wow Reese
What a night
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Ness time
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:27 PM EST reply actions
What happened to Reese? Radio hasn't mentioned it.
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Jagr shot to the ankle
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You’re trying to say Callahan will break his foot in time for playoffs again, aren’t you.
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Someone say jagerbombs?
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Leg injury
Announcers saying may be ice related (bad ice tonight)
They aren't sure
They think he blocked a puck, but Howie was saying it might have been due to the bad ice
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Looks like an MCL or something
nothing you could see, no contact, no shot, just went down by himself very awkwardly.
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Nabby looks unreal tonight
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:28 PM EST reply actions
Yuck. I hope this doesn't mean more Mottau
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Feb 7, 2012 8:28 PM EST reply actions
nabby is on his head
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 8:28 PM EST reply actions
If the Isles can lock up Nabby for another season or two...
then I say Monty might be on the block. Nabby has been phenomenal since December.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
It also means Nabby has more trade value
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
what makes you think he'll re-sign?
i think he is playin it out for a 2 yr deal with a contender
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 8:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nothing makes me think it.
You have to ask Nabby. He seems to be enjoying his time here.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
reese hurt? wow we are screwed. calling fmiv,or dare i say bruno?
i guess wishart is next
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 8:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I miss Fearless Freddy.
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Ness is FMIV's reincarnation.
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They're like hating on Wishart.
So i expect Donovan (or Juice to come back)
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I thought that
but then I saw the quote Dom pulled from Fornabaio’s chat today:
“The guy’s getting every-situation minutes here. It’s not like they’ve buried him because they called a couple of their high draft picks up for emergency recalls. … He’s been a part of the leadership here.”
damn nabby...
Keep playing that way I might start to like you!
by Whitby on Feb 7, 2012 8:29 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Nabokov
auditioning for that Red Wings starting position again…
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I cant believe we left Martin out on the island all alone
he can’t handle all of this Flyer phenom alone
The Rangers have Jeff Bloemberg in the lineup tonight, why are we not dressing Mick Vukota?!?! This team is unbelievable.
by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Reese's knee looks messed up
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:30 PM EST reply actions
Wow
If Reese didnt blow out his knee there then he aint human
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I think he did
Any time you see a guy go down like that without taking contact or getting hit with something, it’s worse than you think.
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Tavy
Not looking like his beastly self last couple nights. Think it induce time related ?
by mnroy33 on Feb 7, 2012 8:31 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Got to get some shots up on Bryz
Dagnabbit.
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What a goal that would have been!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions
Butchie
4 games in 6 nights, You can’t play 4 defenseman every night
He should know, he tried
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that was a penalty???
are you serious?
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Tavares too
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
Gah!
So close, Bailey and PAP. And now…bizarre call on Martin.
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Anybody going to show us
the penalty? Idiots.
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Saw it on Comcast. Bad call. Martin went in for the check on Couturier, and they thought it was high.
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apparently you arent allowed to finish a check anymore
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by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Cappy just said
“What the F**k was that?” Thats Horses**t
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Isles thwarting Jagr reminds me of old Penguin days
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:37 PM EST reply actions
Maybe I'm misremembering
But I don’t recall a lot of “thwarting” going on back then. Usually just Jagr doing what he wanted out there and the Islanders chasing after him.
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by PGI on Feb 7, 2012 8:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You're just remembering the shitty old days
They came before and after the thwarting old days.
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Second period merits/demerits
Merits:
+ Nabby
+ Reese trying to gut it out
+ Rhett
Demerits:
- Powerplay
- Streit: are you fucking kidding me?
- Pandolfo: GFY
- Nino: please be useful
=d
Here is one more for you
- Jack Crapuano: wtf are you doing have FN take those draws instead of JT?
=d
Nielsen is 7-5 on FO tonight; Bailey too (!)
JT is 3-9. Don’t know if there’s a mitigating issue.
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Could be
There’s a ton of possibilities.
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Was Briere taking the draw?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
Only three draws so far for Briere. Nielsen is 6-3 against Giroux.
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I recommend you not look at Nino's GVT
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I expect a lot of these in years to come...
+ Rhett
It may be as a bottom six winger, but he’s going to be in the NHL making things happen.
I believe in ELI! Go Blue!
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Martin-Bailey-Rhett
they are going to explode pretty soon. Continuity is all they’re missing. give it some time.
WTF was that call against Martin? it didn’t look late, or high or against a Maple Leaf…
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Bailey
Playing mostly against Schenn-Briere-Simmonds tonight, for those who like how his line is doing.
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Im suprised Briere hasnt brought out the thuggery in him yet
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by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
That'd be awesome
Briere’s paranoia steadily builds every mild-mannered Islander up into a fierce villain. But who will back him up without Carcillo around?
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Baileys hair isnt long enough to have Rinaldo be a factor
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by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
I hope the pig crashes
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:43 PM EST reply actions
Why did they think that was a good idea?
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Why isnt
Nabby worth a first round pick ?
by WRANGLERICK on Feb 7, 2012 8:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Bc most GMs dont want to part with a a first rounder for a rental
especially a goalie rental
The Rangers have Jeff Bloemberg in the lineup tonight, why are we not dressing Mick Vukota?!?! This team is unbelievable.
by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
not if he is the "final piece"
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 8:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nabokov isn't the final piece to anyone's championship
The Rangers have Jeff Bloemberg in the lineup tonight, why are we not dressing Mick Vukota?!?! This team is unbelievable.
by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
but
Isn’t that up to nabbys agent ?
by WRANGLERICK on Feb 7, 2012 8:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sign-and-trades don't usually happen, if that's what you're thinking
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exactly
Thanks for picking up on that…..nabbys agent needs to think about that
by WRANGLERICK on Feb 7, 2012 8:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'd take a Wishart level prospect for him.
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It would only be for 3 months
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
His name isn't
Simon Varlymov or Chris Campoli
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by Mark D on Feb 7, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, how many picks did Varlamov bring back?
it seemed ridiculous at the time.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Just think though
if we traded John Tavares we wouldn’t even be able to get as much
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by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
Was it 3 1st rounders?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was only 2
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by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
Varlamov was in the Top 25 Under 25
JT not so much, so obviously Varlamov would bring in a bigger haul
The Rangers have Jeff Bloemberg in the lineup tonight, why are we not dressing Mick Vukota?!?! This team is unbelievable.
by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
He may bring back a 2nd rounder, playing like this.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
Even a third round pick would be worth it.
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It would also enhance your Fail for Nail
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Theres no fail in this team on the ice
The only way we get Nail is an Easter-ish miracle
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by Chris McNally on Feb 7, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
IMHO...
We should try to keep him. He’s been the most consistent & professional one of the bunch. I know my opinion originally, of him, was poor… but, he has made me a believer.
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
by IslanderDoug on Feb 7, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i'm going to the game sunday at the mausileum. first time there since 93' playoffs vs.canadiennes
i hope it turns out better than that game
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 8:51 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Reese out
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Islanders need
to remake this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F18k-KY40nI
It’s so awesome, still gives me goosebumps
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Also
Searching Islanders Tradition on Youtube brings up Palffy kissing Green as the 2nd result
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Staios helped him a bit
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by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Aw, look at Turtle...
these refs are bullshit. There is a problem in the NHL.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
really talbot
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geez this does not look good
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Rope a dope
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Nabby
Spin move!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 8:56 PM EST reply actions
Reese
RT @stapenewsday: #Isles say Reese won’t return tonight. Down to 5 D, one of whom is making his NHL debut. Shots are 33-14 Flyers.
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Nice pass by Ness
Sweet stickhandle through everyone's feet by JT.
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Ness should use PK Fire on the Flyers.
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 9:00 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
or maybe PK Thunder
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did any one catch that? "your'e fucking killing me nabby" - Giroux
by fourstraightdonthate on Feb 7, 2012 9:06 PM EST reply actions
D-Pairs
eaton-staios
streit-Amac
Ness being moved into wallaces spot?
Nabokov says, "No, back off."
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:07 PM EST reply actions
So
We’re playing with 5 dmen, one of whom is playing in his first NHL, one of whom is Mark Eaton, and one of whom is Staios.
JFC.
=d
by AP77 on Feb 7, 2012 9:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Okay, seriously
I don’t want to trade Nabby under any circumstances…seriously, can we toll him again? He’s got some years left in him, and I’d be thrilled to death with a Nabby/Poulin platoon until Nabby retires. I like Montoya, but man, Nabby is reassuring.
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Nabby is amazingly reassuring.
If the Isles can keep him, then I say do it.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
I've never done research into advanced stats like corsi and what not
But I think I will tonight just to comprehend exactly how badly we’ve looked/ how long the puck has been in our zone
by BaltimoreIslander on Feb 7, 2012 9:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Yeah, it looks worse each period.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
lets put it this way
I tried to tabulate the corsi and the calculator starting smoking
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by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty bad this period.
Though we were worse, believe it or not, in our last game, by a good bit.
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Although
I feel like we’re somehow keeping Philly from getting shots this game, but they are in our end the whole game. Corsi +/- not totally reflective. Very little sustained pressure by us.
Well normally that'd result in lots of missed shots/blocked shots
Are you saying they’re just passing a ton?
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They're cycling a lot
and holding the puck at the point a lot, and then cycling more. Or so it seems. So lots of possession, but not a lot of shots, missed, blocked or otherwise.
And a lot of our shots have been odd-man rushes, not time spent in their end.
-11 This Period, -8 1st two periods in Corsi.
Its pretty bad….but well we were -38 at one point on saturday.
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NYIslanders NYIslanders
Reese will not return tonight. Nothing further at this time. #isles
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Just a brutal game on D from our end
Reese was playing great and he got hurt…Ness has been solid
They owe it to Nabby to score...
JT needs to go in mission mode…
Great, headshot on Rakh
Hope he holds up.
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wow nice interference there
James T Paulson
Streit has been much better in the third.
And THERE is the John Tavares Beast Mode.
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Streit and JT
Each with great plays
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:16 PM EST reply actions
That was a beastly move by JT there
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 7, 2012 9:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Timeout Cappy.
Give 1st line an extra minute break. May not use it otherwise.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:17 PM EST reply actions
Someone finally figures it out
Drive the net and you get calls.
Ah, JT.
Do you hear that? I think he just transformed into beast mode.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
JFC
Put Rolston back on the PP
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WTF
Why is Staios on the first unit? Just use Ness or Amac already. FFS
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Eaton on 2nd pairing
that means either Ness or AMac was not.
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Wait
that wasn’t Streit?
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What is this chant?
It sounds obnoxious.
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They are chanting
For talbot to get the tables.
we talk alot about this team playing mistake free on D
This is one of those where a mistake free game in the offensive zone is needed as well.
Sometimes you can't have be all mistake free...
you have to decide where you want to focus the mistakes.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
holy shit
isles out shot 40-17
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
That's about as good as we expected this game, right?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
now lets steal the 2nd
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by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
He's been good
but the Isles forced a lot of perimeter shots tonight too. Hasn’t been a ton of action in the slot for how much they were outplayed.
well earned point
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We've already won here.
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by garik16 on Feb 7, 2012 9:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Win or lose Nabokov deserves the first star
this is ridiculous
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by Zhora on Feb 7, 2012 9:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
How Jay Pandolfo sees the ice
with under a minute left I’ll never understand. AP, what does a situation like that generally call for?
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In regulation?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
To be fair, it didnt' get disastrous till Reese went down
and that wasn’t our fault.
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So
I think we know why the Flyers heft be mad. NABBY
by mnroy33 on Feb 7, 2012 9:26 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
dude. Nabokov really wants to make the playoffs
for us or another team
by EastsideIslander on Feb 7, 2012 9:26 PM EST reply actions
Resign Nabby
1 Year 4 Million, basically replacing Rolston’s cap hit. And either resign montoya to keep Poulin down another year or trade monty for a draft pick.
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Yeah
I like Montoya but Nabby is NHL proven and Poulin is the future netminder.
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Maybe, but I honestly still don't know if he wants to be here. He might just be making the best of a bad situation as he sees it.
Even if he’s not happy here, I’m thrilled with how he’s handled it this season. Play his ass off, and then leave after this year.
This is where you want young forwards/young defense, but vet goalie.
Someone who gets it.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
what makes this even sweeter
is that the rags just got screwed out of a point.
Ive been asking for a goalie to steal some games for us...
Ive been saying it since the season started…Nabby is our best puck stopper..Just didnt expect him to be doing it this good…
by KO21 on Feb 7, 2012 9:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Reading Fornabaio's chat
New player at BP described by Thompson as “kind of a mini-Ness.”
Mini-Ness? He like Mini-Me?
honestly, just give ness some more time
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by DarthDoyle on Feb 7, 2012 9:28 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Almost like Isles played rope a dope, waiting for OT
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:30 PM EST reply actions
Was tired
thought it was a good play but yeah should’ve passed it
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Hey, at least they showed up to play in OT
Also: “Hartnell VEHEMENTLY disagrees with offside call.”
Thanks for that incisive announcing.
=d
by AP77 on Feb 7, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Man
Moulson missed that top left corner by two inches. Great outworking the Philly D on that play.
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by Keith Quinn on Feb 7, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
IMO
AMac and Streit playing very well
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by edavidmorris on Feb 7, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Islanders should just let loose in OT. They're playing with house money. Put on four forwards or something lol just go for that second point.
Already stole one that we didn’t deserve, may as well go hard for that second one.
No need to let loose in OT...
…when you have the Backhand.
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by Dominik on Feb 7, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Haha
Tavares “NOOO!”
Ref “Yes”
Icing
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ON that note though
whoever made that 180ft chest high, off-line, saucer pass for icing should be lit on fire.
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To be fair
That was a pretty crappy icing call. Tavares was in the area and we’ve all seen that waved off more times than not
by IDCWhoYouLike on Feb 7, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
anyone
Know how to go down the middle anymore?…..jeez
by WRANGLERICK on Feb 7, 2012 9:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
nice moves by Bailey there
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
and now its time for the skillz competition
James T Paulson
Put two players at center ice...
and get ready for bubble hockey action!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
What a game by Bailey!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:34 PM EST reply actions
I'm supremely confident.
Nothing is getting behind Nabby tonight. NOTHING.
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 9:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Bailey
Sounded like he hit the post
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JFC
it’s like the Isles have a grudge against Corsi. SHOOT PLEASE!
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Jesus effing christ
Bailey just looked like JT there. If he finished that that wouldve been a goal of the year candidate
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Well deserved shutout.
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Bails and Grabs
Need to go to finishing school =|
Time to put in DP for the shootout
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the elusive double shutout
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
One will have shutout and loss
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
NHL on the fly means that I get to see the skillz comp
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by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:35 PM EST reply actions
maybe
"The truly good man does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone. A foolish man is always doing, yet much remains to be done."
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Bailey takes one?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:35 PM EST reply actions
Second point here would be HUGE, really Huge
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by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Do we see a Danish Backhand of Re-signment?
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
by Turgeon1992 on Feb 7, 2012 9:36 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
This game ending in a skills comp...
Its just wrong…
we were pushing our luck
better chance to win with the breakways, i think
by EastsideIslander on Feb 7, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
this game should have just ended in a tie
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Frans! Judged!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:37 PM EST reply actions
Man, Frans Nielsen
they know what’s coming and it still gets ’em every time.
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 9:37 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
There we go
worth every penny of 1 mil.
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wwwwwwwoooooooooo
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
JT!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:38 PM EST reply actions
JT!
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HOLY FUCK WE'RE GOING TO STEAL THIS
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 9:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
How?!?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
Were at 500 and we take 11th place in the East !!!!!
Nine points out and closing…. HOLY SHIT!!!!!! That was AWESOME!!!!
by islesin2012 on Feb 7, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Thump!
Nabby’s Pillow steals it!
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JT!!!!!!!
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
2 in a row in philly
The way this is going the Captain of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......RESULTS DO MATTER..
NAB-BY! NAB-BY!
NAB-BY! NAB-BY! NAB-BY! NAB-BY! NAB-BY! NAB-BY! NAB-BY! NAB-BY!
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by Devon Edwards on Feb 7, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Wayne Simmonds? Weird choice for the shootout
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WINNER WINNER!!
CHICKEN DINNER’S FOR ALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
by barry_hal_oliver_24 on Feb 7, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions
For all those people who were asking for a goalie to steal a game for us
Well there you go. beautiful Nabby, just beautiful. Well done
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by Zhora on Feb 7, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He's been stealing games for us since 2012 started.
Except that Detroit game…. man the Isles have their number.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
by Turgeon1992 on Feb 7, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
NABBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
+1000
Bleeding orange & blue since '72.
by IslanderDoug on Feb 7, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
2 points we DO not deserve/
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Good teams take two points they don't deserve.
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 7, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
tells me this team is making it to the next level
not the elite level by any means, but they are showing they are a good team
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Tell you what
It’s really fucking awesome to see a consistent goaltender steal games for us, because those are his two points.
by sayvillelax94 on Feb 7, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
that was awesome. 2 in a row vs. Philly in Philly
by EastsideIslander on Feb 7, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The worm has turned against Philly.
Maybe good things really are on the way here?
by Chickendirt on Feb 7, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
But were Still at 9996 goals
The way this is going the Captain of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......RESULTS DO MATTER..
by Ukiddinme on Feb 7, 2012 9:40 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I picked LA game for 1000th
Just to be a wise guy. But it could happen.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Better yet...I have tix for that game....
The way this is going the Captain of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......RESULTS DO MATTER..
Matt Moulson scores the 1000th on Jonathan Quick?
I’m sure there is a significance to that scenario (those two particular individuals), but I don’t know what it could be.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
That would be just right
The way this is going the Captain of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......RESULTS DO MATTER..
I just got one of my kids a Moulsen Shirt..He will go wild if he does it
FTR, the 2 girls took Tavares shirts…
The way this is going the Captain of the next Cup contending Islanders team is still in grade school......RESULTS DO MATTER..
I do hope Isles have other ways to win next few games.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Feb 7, 2012 9:41 PM EST reply actions
when was the last time JT scored in a SO?
by Whitby on Feb 7, 2012 9:41 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
His rookie year i think?
lol honestly, he hasnt been very good in shootouts
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shades of rollie in toronto...
by Lakewood Islander on Feb 7, 2012 9:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I have a feeling we're screwed until Hammer and Juice get back...
Nabby cant do that every night. lol…
And the Islanders are officially at .500. Congrats, boys. You know what they say in sports: get to .500, then you can start thinking about playoffs!
by Metzfan22 on Feb 7, 2012 9:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
A game late, but Very Nice
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by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
Isles have a winning streak in Philly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnVrSZHnvYY
That Calls for a clip from Major League
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by Mark D on Feb 7, 2012 9:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
That statement
Is beautiful.
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by PGI on Feb 7, 2012 9:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
WOW
Knock Block Off…Holy crap… one of the best games ever by an islander goaltender.
So… what do you think we can get for him now?
I believe in ELI! Go Blue!
@JPinVA
2 years
7 million.
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Roloson was never Nabby
and never looked this good at his best for the Isles. But I hear you.
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And I get the desire to resign
But we were all looking to move him when he had no value. Now that he might have some you got to try and pull a fast one. If we had a realistic playoff shot, I’d be more tentative, but (sadly) I really don’t think we do.
He still has more value to us
than to other teams. I hear you, if you can work a steal then do it, I just doubt that can happen, and unless he gets us a first rounder or is part of a package for a good D man, I think he’s more useful as an Islander.
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by Keith Quinn on Feb 7, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
This could be very true
I’d still probably take a Wishart-like prospect for him, or a second-rounder that has a chance to be in the top 50, but you’re right, at that point you’re pushing the value limit, even if when we don’t resign him.
1 year... 2.5
Maybe 2 years $4.5… way too much behind him… and there is still montoya.
I already suggested nabby as the guy to transition the youngin’s in with… but there will be some dealing to be done in the next month. Let’s see what the offers are after that Holy Shit performance.
there’s gotta be at least two GM’s willing to sell their souls for 1 or 2 extra playoff wins PER SERIES.
I believe in ELI! Go Blue!
@JPinVA
Trade him for Gagner!
Sell high for sell high!
Oilers like old Russian goalies!
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HUGE WIN
DO NOT Trade Nabby
We are making the playoffs with him and with Ottawa & Florida fading
who said we had no chance – pity the fools
by Cary K on Feb 7, 2012 9:44 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
waits for the Mr T pic
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
ask and you shall receive
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Cary, I'm SO quoting your playoff emission next week and the week after
and the week after…
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Leafs losing too
Winnipeg just scored
James T Paulson
Kirk Luedeke @kluedeke29
Nabby- 45 saves for the win in SO. Wow. He deserved that one. Good job Islanders.
The Goalie Guild @TheGoalieGuild
No doubt in my mind Nabokov can be an NHL starter for at least 1-2 more yrs. Two great stops in the shootout. 2nd one reminds me of Kipper!
Jeff Capellini @GreenLanternJet
Holy Christ. Yeah, let’s trade Nabokov for a third-round pick that will never play an #NHL game. Sure. #Isles
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Frans Nielsen is a shootout stud. Scores his 20th to give him a 60% success rate. Looks like Isles are winning this one.
Ann Frazier @mymclife
I see that vintage Nabby showed up tonight.
3m Craig Custance Craig Custance @CraigCustance
What an incredible effort by Evgeni Nabokov tonight.
Retweeted by James Mirtle
Travis Hughes @BroadStHockey
Evgeni Nabokov, what the hell.
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the last one is priceless
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
one more to add
Justin Rishel @JustinRishel Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
The philadelphia police just issued an apb for nabakov as he just stole that game! #thief #highwayrobbery #isles
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by DarthDoyle on Feb 7, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Excuse us, Tampa
Let me just…yeah…..just…….yup…just leap frog over………..yeah, OK. Thanks!
by barry_hal_oliver_24 on Feb 7, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Hot damn
Finally at .500 and, too boot, they have an honest to goodness real goalie who would rather have played for someone else last year. Keep it going.
Thats crazy when ya think about it...
We renamed him Nabfuckoff…Look at him now…
by KO21 on Feb 7, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I called him Snobokov… boy have things changed!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Feb 7, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
It's great...
His excuse did make sense when ya think about that too…I wonder if his excuse was valid or just a good one…
BComptonNHL Brian Compton
If St. Louis hangs on in Ottawa, #Isles will be 9 points behind Sens with 4 games in hand.
and 3 H2H
2 games in hand on the Leafs too
10 points back
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
I can't believe
they won this game without Haley or Gillies.
by afrosupreme on Feb 7, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
a martin an island
everyone is so clueless
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Oh, and
"The truly good man does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone. A foolish man is always doing, yet much remains to be done."
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:46 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
still makes me laugh
someone post the Carlton dance please!!
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
ok
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
by DarthDoyle on Feb 7, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
So there is no GWG for this game, right?
How does that work, stat wise?
Pretty sure both goalies get shutouts
could be wrong
by MSBerg on Feb 7, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is correct.
"The truly good man does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone. A foolish man is always doing, yet much remains to be done."
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
NOT FOR SALE
my Autographed Bridgeport Sound Tigers Frans Nielsen game worn jersey
maybe someday I’ll donate it to the Hockey Hall of Fame
by Cary K on Feb 7, 2012 9:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The Isles seemed to focus all efforts on making this game as strong defensively as possible.
Which I really enjoyed.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
When you play half the game
with 4 1/2 Dmen, ya kinda have to
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by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 7, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
Another shot at Ness' height...
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
more like the ability of Staios
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
At that exchange rate we're going with 3.5
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I'm changing my name to backstop12
Sorry Mr. Hrudey
When I go out on the ice I am at peace. This is my best element. No one can talk to me. No one can bother me. I just go play. That is why I love it so much - Chris Osgood
The Locker room right now
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Pay the man
That’s the very definition of a goalie stealing a game. That reminded me of US v USSR in 1980. The first game. Nabby can give us a genuine shot at stealing a playoff round. Pay the man.
by BobSulli on Feb 7, 2012 9:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Needs more Elf
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Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
by Mark D on Feb 7, 2012 9:53 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Now we're just trying to kill the browsers of anyone stuck on Dialup
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by Mark D on Feb 7, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Its Acceptable cause it's Party Time
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Was this Nabby during the game?
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
by DarthDoyle on Feb 7, 2012 9:54 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
WWWWWOOOOOOOOO
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
NHL Channel Just scrolled...
Frans gonna be an Islander for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!!
I believe in ELI! Go Blue!
@JPinVA
I believe we're....
…..2-0-0 in the last two games against the Flyers…….IN PHILLY!!
WWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!
by barry_hal_oliver_24 on Feb 7, 2012 9:56 PM EST reply actions
Can't stop smiling and laughing
1. Huge win
2. Magical night for Nabokov
3. Nielsen signed
4. Silly gif parade.
All awesome.
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent. On Twitter: @Dan_of_Science
by PGI on Feb 7, 2012 10:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
Kings 3 Lightning 1
Great in 2 ways
1. Isles move up in the standings
2. I have Quick in FH
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 10:00 PM EST reply actions
This is my signature, not that you particularly care.
by Homey Chives on Feb 7, 2012 10:02 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
who is that?
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
shania I think
This is my signature, not that you particularly care.
by Homey Chives on Feb 7, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
How do you not know who Shania Twain is?
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 8, 2012 6:48 AM EST up reply actions
I know who she is, just not what she looks like besides, wasn't she popular in the 90's
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
And the 2000s
But yes the 90s were so long ago.
How do Islander fans spell hope?
T-A-V-A-R-E-S
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Feb 8, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Ottawa loses to St Louis
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Feb 7, 2012 10:03 PM EST reply actions
One more
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
Gigantor is my new deity
(Sorry, Frans.)
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
we are having so much fun with these gifs tonight
are we gonna have to create a separate thread just for gifs from now on?
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
haha perhaps
my page seems to be dangerously low on system resources already!
Imagine when it won't take 52 games to get back to ".500"
This place I swear. LMAO.
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by Dominik on Feb 7, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i dont want to be a debbie downer
Arthur Staple @StapeNewsday Close
Dylan Reese in a pretty serious leg brace after game. If Milan Jurcina isn’t ready for Thursday, Matt Donovan may get call from BPT. #Isles
could be bad
Why yes, I do have a man crush on Bailey and Martin, and no, I don't care what you think about it
I Find
your lack of faith…… disturbing.
"The truly good man does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone. A foolish man is always doing, yet much remains to be done."
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Feb 8, 2012 8:24 AM EST up reply actions
eeek
with this type of play and climbing the standings…we can kiss our top 5-10 pick goodbye :/
no dumba
no murray
no Reinhart
bahhhhhh
oh well…we still have the backhand of justice until 2016 boom boom powwww
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1979-80
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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.
