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Islanders All-Decade Team: The draft busts
I know the new year is supposed to be a time of hope, washing the slate clean, letting bygones be bygones, etc. Well, we'll get back to the hope part once the calendar turns. But as one final note on this culturally circumscribed decade (i.e. "the aughts") which has brought us so much pain, here we...
Islanders All-Decade Team: The Enforcers
Our completely fabricated, calendar-based 2000s All-Decade Team is not limited to traditional positions. While I have my fun mocking the irrelevance of one-dimensional enforcers in the post-lockout NHL, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a willing or skilled fighter. And I certainly enjoyed the...
Islanders All-Decade Team: The Defensemen
Our fabrication of an Islandes All-Decade Team for the 2000s continues with the defensemen. For the all-decade goalie post and vote, go here. For my money, three of the better Islanders defensemen made a hell of a trio at the beginning of the decade, while the fourth one only pulled on the NYI...
Islanders All-Decade Team: The goalies
Note: The "aughts," a regrettable hockey decade in many ways, are coming to a close. Sure, sets of 10 begin with one, not zero -- but picking a starting point when marking time is a subjective human pursuit, like picking your favorite player. We don't call the avocado green appliance decade "the...
