All Entries in the "New York Islanders" Category
Backchecking: What To Expect: Part 1 — Coaching
I have been quiet. I have been waiting. I have been patient. But the dysfunction of the franchise has once again caught up with me, and I am going to take a guess that I am not alone in my dread. What began 2 months ago as hope that this season would afford the Islanders [...]
Crosby’s Return Reveals Deeper Problem In The Fabric Of The NHL
While today, Sunday November 20, 2011 will likely be remembered as a memorable day in the annals of NHL hockey history, the events of today have brought to light a deeper problem that Commissioner Bettman and the NHL will be faced with for years to come. Today we learned of the imminent return of the [...]
OPINION: Are These Isles a Team of Tin Men?
“When you play this game, you need to play with fire. You need to have passion. You need play with determination. You need to play with desperation… When you lace up your skates, the guy across from you, the guy on the left and the right of you, they need to know that you’ve [...]
Bruins GameDay: B’s Put 7-Game Streak On The Line On Long Island
Tonight the Boston Bruins (10-7-0 (20 Points)) will pay their first of two visits this season to the Nassau Colosseum for a date with John Tavares and the New York Islanders (5-8-3 (13 Points)). In the first meeting between the two Eastern Conference foes, it was the B’s who came out on top, steamrolling the [...]
THE THREE GOALIE ANALYSIS: My Talk With NHL Independent Goalie Scout Justin Goldman About The Isles
UPDATE: Nabokov with a groin injury, as I said last night, and will be out “indefinitely”. That’s about a month for a goalie and a groin. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Justin Goldman, one of the brighter people I know who scouts goalies and has a real feel for the position himself. Take it away Justin…. [...]
NY ISLANDERS THIRD JERSEY DEBUTS: Here it is
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CAUSE AND EFFECT: Beware The Blame Game & Reason For Hope
The Islanders start is not one for the ages, but lately it seems that fans seem to be whipped into a frenzy. First with Nabokov and agent seeming to spout off to the peanut galley, then once the rumors get cooking, catch flak and start saying the “party line” on record. Then suddenly we talked [...]
GOON: The Hockey Movie Preview
GOON: In our support of the lack of hockey movies, comes this info from the movie company to us. “We have a great throwback hockey movie coming out and we would love to get your support. Its violent and insanely funny.” Starring Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill and Liev Schreiber Written by [...]
Horton’s Pair Sparks Bruins Past Isles 6-2
Don’t look now but befallen Bruins’ forward Marc Savard may have developed psychic powers while recovering from Post-concussion syndrome at his home in Peterborough, Ontario. Okay, while that may not be entirely true, the 34-year old pivot surely had a good handle on what was going to take place on Monday night at TD [...]
Bruins GameDay: B’s Look To Extend Winning Streak At Home Against Isles
Following a 7-0 trouncing of the (then) NHL-best Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday, the Boston Bruins return home to host John Tavares and the struggling New York Islanders. Losing six consecutive games prior to Saturday evening’s 5-3 home victory over the Washington Capitals, the Isles sit at 4-5-2 (10 [...]
Backchecking: 10 Games In — All Is Not Well In Uniondale…
I am one to be reasonable when I approach the Islanders level of play. Usually it is after the bitter taste of another loss is expunged from my palette. I was at last night’s game against the Jets, the game before that against the Sharks, and the home opener. Other then the home opener, it [...]
Winless Streak Will Put Players and Coaches On Hot Seat on Long Island
Things To Heat Up….and not in a good way. No matter how anyone chooses to spin last night, most who watched with half a wit saw a team outplayed in two periods, the first and third. The Isles came out awkward and disjointed. Then in period 2, it was they who turned on the Jets… [...]
A LOOK AT THE ISLANDERS DEFENSE: Part 2 of Series
Last week we looked at the Isles offense and asked if the makeup of the lines would lead to enough scoring to make playoffs hopes a reality. This week we look deep at the bigger and more porous issue of the last few years…The defense. Late last season, I was told that the Islanders would [...]
Backchecking: Six Games In — Is This What You Expected?
It is 6 games into the 2011-12 NHL season and our Islanders are 3-3. Average. a .500 hockey team. Is this what you thought would be the team at this juncture? Did you feel we were better then this, or worse? Or is this about where the Islander should be at this point? Im trying [...]
Ice On The Brain
So I’m sitting here with a bag of frozen pierogies on my head. Why? Because the laziest hockey blogger in the blogosphere recently got a hair transplant. Yes. That’s me. Lazy and balding. Creatively-challenged and follicly-cursed. It’s not easy for a woman to admit this, so I’ll just share it with you, dear, dedicated Hockey [...]
NY ISLANDERS SEASON PREVIEW: The Offense
Well here we are, on the cusp of another Isles season. It’s been a long haul for the Islanders faithful last few seasons, if not last 15 years. It has been very tolling on most hardcore fans over the Nassau Coliseum situation. As I warned back on August 1st and in subsequent blogs, no RFP [...]
Backchecking: The Fun Begins
It has been a painful summer in some ways for Islander fans. Just as the boys in blue and orange were gelling together, giving us glimpses of what could be, the season ended. And while 2010-11 had a stretch of games that led the New York Islanders into the abyss of the NHL standings, they [...]
Bruins Double-Up Islanders 6-3 In Pre-Season Home Opener
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’ve scraped the attempt at a live blog from tonight’s game, after many frivolous attempts to salvage it. Anyways, the Boston Bruins were able to recover from a slow start in tonight’s contest, and come back to win 6-3 against the New York Islanders, in their first home pre-season game [...]
Backchecking: The Vision of the Blind
For the nearly 40 years of the existence of the New York Islanders — basically, all of my life — the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has been obsolete, or it seems. A privately financed “Lighthouse” development was stalled by the politics of “no,” small minded lack-of-vision thinking and killed at the Town level. A publicly [...]
Streit To The Point – Quick Thoughts On These NY Islanders
There is not much to say about Mark Streit being named captain because it was pretty clear when Doug Weight hung up the skates that he was the only viable candidate besides perhaps Kyle Okposo. It is tremendously silly by those touting that John Tavares should have been named captain. This team needs a [...]
