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'Overspeed' in the Desert?
"...that's the game now. More than ever before, in small areas, the game is being played faster. When you watch teams cycle, there are changes of direction; there are guys walking out of the corner. "So the game now, it's about explosive quickness that makes a difference. We really talk to our...
How Islanders youth is served
With two matinees on tap and injuries still the rule, it will be a busy weekend and a good chance to peek at the Islanders youngsters who will have greater roles in the years to come. But about that long-term Islanders redevelopment project: How's it going? As he never hesitates to do, Gordon...
Vets grumble, youths shine in Islanders 2-0 win over Sabres
Obviously, before even the first puck dropped, last night's otherwise meaningless game with the Sabres was consumed by the speculation -- lingering still as of this posting -- about the destination for Islanders captain Bill Guerin. Game Summary | Event Summary | nhl.com Recap (AP) Yet lost in...
Splinters - Beyond the Island: Turtling, managing, the limits of straight-talking
Some thought-provoking links while awaiting the first "Islanders should trade for Kovalev!" comment in a random online forum: Claude Lemieux turtle fan? Me neither, yesterday nor today. (To this day, I'm still relieved we got Clark and not Claude in the Steve Thomas three-way.) [Mother...
Weight hurt, Witt hurts as Islanders fall to Devils
Brendan Witt is symbolic of the dilemma facing the Islanders this season: The caught-between-eras discomfort; the uncertainty over whether Scott Gordon's aggressive system is sustainable with anything but a Red Wings-level NHL roster; the question of how to build from here, when every position...
Islanders Essential Questions II: Whither 'overspeed?'
Note: With several off-days before the Islanders resume post-All-Star break play, we're taking stock in where the club is and what needs to be done this month, at the draft, and in free agency. This is part II of a four-part series. Part I, on the trade deadline and which players to move off the...
Isles visit 'desperate' Wild as Witt pleads for change
[Tonight] will be a battle of the too coldest teams in the NHL. The Wild has lost six in a row and seven of its past eight. The Islanders have lost seven in a row and nine of 10. The Isles – the childhood team for this Long Island boy — have allowed 35 goals in the last seven games....
Amid Islander pain, the fun is just beginning
You might see a five-game losing streak -- with a 9-2 drubbing the latest wound -- and think, "Yeesh, rooting on a losing team is misery." And it is, in a sense. But in another sense, the fun is just beginning for this Islanders season. Once any remnant hopes of playoff contention are exorcised,...
Look, Ma, we're on Versus! Islanders need a decent show tonight
It's not quite Hockey Night in Canada, but the Islanders would still do well to put on a decent show when they visit the Flyers at [cable or bank-and-such] Center on Hockey Night In itty-bitty-USA-Versus tonight. [Update: Now Andy Sutton has the flu in addition to Thompson; Towering Mitch Fritz and...
Whimper in Toronto
You know when your team starts off slow and drops a goal, but catches a fortunate break to tie the game up, and you think, "OK, new game, fresh start, let's start anew from here" -- but then your team just does the same thing and gives the lead away again? That's what it felt like to watch the...
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