Author Archive for BDGallof
B.D. Gallof is a published writer and hockey blogger. He is also one of the charter members of the NY Islander's Blog Box program. He was the NY Islanders blogger for Hockeybuzz.com from 2007 till the beginning of 2009, building their Isles presence to almost whopping half a million visits. BD has been written up in Sports Illustrated, TSN.ca, the NY Times Slapshots blog, Yahoo's Puck Daddy blog and SportsBusiness Journal.
TALE OF TWO CITIES: A Scouting Story
Funny dichotomy…
NY Rangers lose their head European scout CHRISTER ROCKSTROM. Christer Rockstrom, the man with the rockstar name, was a member of the New York Rangers organization for the past 21 years, including the past five seasons as Director of Player Personnel – Europe. He previously served as a European scout for the Rangers for 16 [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Doubtful on NY Rangers acquiring Brad Richards from Dallas
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing Blackhawks Possibly Signing & Trading Niemi Upon A Large Arbitration Reward
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JUST A BIT OUTSIDE: Isles Clearing Out Honesty
Per IslandersPointblank, Bill Jaffe was victim of being just too honest.
Despite the outrage and that is one of the dumbest moves since…well, the last one….this is actually the norm for sports teams. They love to control the message. Especially teams who don’t have a lot going for it. An inferiority complex envelopes the team from [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Gaborik To LA? Kovalchuk to NY? No Way
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Why Antti Niemi Cannot Receive An Offer Sheet
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DAILY RUMORS: Nixing the Lecavalier and Spezza Talk
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COMMENTARY: Word-For-Word, Lighthouse Project Starting To Fall Flat
If there is one thing to be seen in this new scuffle over the Lighthouse Project, is that the newest wrinkle to it all has very much splintered the fanbase. We can certainly glean the Lighthouse Project’s own take in one read. Meanwhile wordage of the ToH press release is loose enough to drive truck-wide [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Players Most Likely To Be Dealt & Not Dealt
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DAILY RUMORS: Gagne To Lightning? Probably Not
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DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing Destinations For Tim Thomas
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DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing the Possibility Of The Rangers Signing Kovalchuk
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DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Dismisses Possibility Of A Jason Spezza Trade
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Murray and Goosby Produce Alternative Development Zone For Lighthouse Site
The following is the Press Release from the Town of Hempstead. No text has been changed.
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, along with Council Members Anthony Santino, Angie Cullin, Gary Hudes and James Darcy, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, released details of a new development zone [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down A Dumb Thomas Vanek Rumor
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DAILY RUMORS: Why Glen Metropolit Won’t Be “Sticking” With Montreal
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THE FATAL THREE WAY BATTLE OVER NASSAU COLISEUM: Mangano, Wang & Town of Hempstead
Welcome to the new chapter in the battle!
Mangano is pushing a casino, despite his group not having any studies, research nor solid footing besides just trying to attract Shinnecock attention. Ed has been staring at an almost $300 million gap which his TAX REVOLT strategy seems to put him in a corner on now that [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Shoots Down The Possibility Of A “Ryan-for-Carter” Swap.
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HOT TO TROT: A Source On Bryan Trottier’s Role With Isles
As you might know, the Isles also dissolved Bryan Trottier’s position within the organization. That said, they are trying to find a new position for the lauded Islanders Alumni. However, on the backend of the HiJanks panic, it was just another nail in the coffin for some fans who have been searching for ledges to [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Maxim Afinogenov To Leafs? Not So Fast
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
IN GARTH WE TRUST? RIGHT? RIGHT???? Well…No, It’s Janksgate!
Funny thing happened in the two weeks from what was perceived by many to be an excellent draft class by Garth Snow and the NY Islanders. Notice how I type that out that we don’t list all the names like Garth Snow, Charles Wang, Ryan Jankowski, Scout A, B, C, D, etc.
Notice that when MANY [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Why The Flyers Aren’t Making A Pitch For Kovalchuk
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DAILY RUMORS: Flyers Saying Goodbye To Gagne
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BULLSH*T: My Take On Kovalchuk, The Isles & The Insult To The Rebuild
BULLS*T.
Wait, don’t get me wrong, I do think Snow’s interest, talk and the chasing is legit. I just don’t buy it. I don’t buy it as a solution, option or a good move. But let’s start at the beginning….
Let’s take a moment to climb inside the structure of Long Island’s rebuild. It has been [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Souray for Brewer?
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
BARE ISLAND: Free Agency Day 1 In Isles Country
All it takes is one day of free agency to have the draft good vibes come crashing down. You’d have thought Isles fans all committed some group hari-kari from the tone of frustration and melodrama on boards, site comment sections and Twitter. It happens when the blind are leading the blind, with stories on potential [...]
HOCKEYINDEPENDENT FREE AGENCY LIVE CHAT: 11am Start!
HockeyIndependent’s Free Agency Live Chat Show
Twas the Night Before Free Agency
Twas the Night before Free Agency
Twas the night before free agency, when all through the NHL
Not a GM was stirring, not even Brian Burke’s cell.
The fax machines were shiny and humming with tender care,
In hopes that some overpriced UFA soon would be there.
The hockey fans were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Tomas Kaberle for Wayne Simmonds Rumor Trashed
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HOCKEY RUMORMILL: BD Checks The Blogosphere, Twitterverse, Etc
Our Daily Rumor maestro, Lyle Richardson, had a piece a few days ago on What factors are freezing NHL’s trade market? over on FOX. It’s a good read because he alludes that the lead up to free agency might be quieter than we think. This, of course, will be a surprise to the rumor hounds who [...]
HOCKEY INDEPENDENT’s FREE AGENCY LIVE SHOW: 11am to 5pm on July 1st. Be There!
The LIVE CHAT will open at 11am. We will have a breaking news twitter feed in the chat so we all know at the same time as things break. Cut through the blogosphere and twittersphere noise and spend your Free Agent Frenzy day with us!
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Richardson Deflates The Savard For Grabovski Rumor
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ANALYZING THE ISLANDERS DRAFT CLASS OF 2010: The New Entourage
So as you might have heard, the NHL had a draft. In it, the Isles made the most curious of moves.
They nailed it.
Now I understand the catcalls of “what about defense?” I got stuck on that too for a bit. But, if you looked at the Isles prospect pool, you’d see this:
Calvin de Haan, defense
Travis [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Leighton Replacing Evgeni Nabokov in San Jose?
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NHL DRAFT DAY WINNERS & LOSERS?
We should remark right here and now, that there can be no gauging on the NHL drafts winners and losers for a good 3 to 5 years. Maybe even 6 years down the line, ultimately.
However, we can comment on VALUE. Value in many cases was blown up this draft as many teams started drafting [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Shoots Down Talk of the Montreal Canadiens Having Interest in Stephen Weiss
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ISLANDERS TAKE KABANOV
3rd round pick makes it a low risk with a high reward scenario. Kabanov has top flight talent, on par with both Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin. His issues are well-documented. Isles take a shot that just may…reap a huge reward or just fade into the KHL murk.
Ballsy move.
DAILY RUMORS: Picking Apart a Couple of Jeff Carter Trade Suggestions from the Courier Post
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NY ISLANDERS DRAFT REPORT: Nobody Should Have Been Surprised With El Nino
There seems to be some revisionist history by many who pushed dmen or just didn’t have enough draft acumen to hazard a guess. History dictated, as I cited in a previous blog a while ago, that it is FORWARDS not defense that tend to develop to NHL-level at the 4-6th picks of the 1st round.
Then [...]
NY ISLANDERS GRAB FORWARD AT 5: Nino Niederreiter, Brock Nelson at 30
NINO NIEDERREITER
NY ISLANDERS – 5th Pick
Q. Nino, how do you feel about becoming an Islander?
NINO NIEDERREITER: It’s just a great feeling. I couldn’t be happier to be part of the Islanders.
Q. I understand you and Johansen are friends on and off the ice. Did you have any friendly bets about who was going [...]
BD LIVE FROM LA: Hall 1, Seguin 2, Gudbranson 3, Johansen 4, 5 El Nino
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LA is sometimes called the land of hype and superficial. It is a place of cocktails handed out with plastic cups by failed actors. Is it any wonder that upon the advent of the NHL draft is a ton of hype, rumor, and innuendo flying around [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle looks at the Trade Rumors Swirling about Thomas and Savard of the Bruins
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DRAFT PROSPECT Q&A: BD Talks Prospects with TheProspectPark’s Jeff Rubenstein
QUESTION 1:
OK, Jess, I need to have you weigh in on Taylor or Tyler at the top spot
Oh this is a tough one because if you go by talent and potential then overall Tyler Seguin would be your pick. Edmonton though needs a player who has name recognition, will get fans to buy tickets, and [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Addresses Wild Trade Rumors This Week That Will Likely Not Happen
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DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Looks At Spezza To Columbus Rumor
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