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POLL: Vokoun sits again
As reported any number of ways since Friday afternoon (well, here and here), coach Peter DeBoer has decided to pull double duty for Scott Clemmensen, fresh off a 3-2 victory against Tomas Vokoun's former club. Clemmer will start against the New Jersey Devils, winners of two straight over the...
Kings Fans Fail Reading Comprehension
(Course 101, offered this past Spring, covered how to speak Lombardi. This semester we look at the locution of Terry Murray.) Folks have been reading a lot of Terry Murray quotes lately, not just reading but reading into. That's fair enough. I'm as into literary interpretation as the next guy...
Justin Goldman on the current state of Senators goaltending
The hottest topic in Ottawa these days (as it has been for years) is the Ottawa Senators' goaltender situation, particularly with the playoffs quickly approaching. I was going to write a lengthy feature on the current state of Ottawa Senators netminding, but then I remembered that great maxim:...
Who should start against the Rangers?
Pascal Leclaire has been a bit puzzling in the early going with the Senators. While he has made a lot of saves that few goalies in the NHL could make, he's also let a number slip past him that few would let in. Brian Elliott has been solid in the few games he has played, yet never spectacular -- I...
Niittymaki has earned the starting job
AP photo by Gregory Smith via cache.daylife.com Martin Biron's days with the Philadelphia Flyers may be numbered. His days as the club's starting goaltender appear to be over. Biron, whose contract (at $3.5 million per season) expires at season's end, had lost four straight games before starting...
Isles goalie battle thickens in 1-0 loss to Lightning
In the 1-0 loss to the Lightning, the Islanders were beat by a goalie who had the night of his three-game-old career. Including the nifty blocker save on Kyle Okposo's charging wrist shot in the final minute, Mike McKenna had an answer for every Islanders shot. Game Summary | Event Summary |...
Like clockwork, goalie-versy underlines Islanders' loss to Panthers
Denis Potvin was wondering last night why Scott Gordon went with just-returned Joey MacDonald when his fill-in Yann Danis had won the last four, and so was I. So was Islanders Outsider. So was 7th Woman in the joint game thread at Litter Box Cats, and later at her homestead. Potvin even queried...
Islanders' win streak hits 4 with win over Lightning; Tanks scatter in confusion
Lighthouse Hockey editor to self: It's a STREAK, not a "steak," fool! Mark Streit hurt -- tanks confused whether to attack, retreat Yann Danis has a snazzy glove: I smell goalie controversy Three goals, nine different Islanders get points St. Louis melts down rather than, you know, worrying...
Around the Island: D.C., mullet race, meeting Bettman, goalie non-issue
Somehow, Islanders fans did not come away impressed with the effort in D.C.: NYI Fan Central: "frankly terrible with their skating, passing and decision-making." Drive for Five: "The Islanders didn’t put up a fight in front of the net, leaving Joey MacDonald, who played his tail off...
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