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Ducks Drop Six in a Row!(Updated)
The Ducks, who debuted their brand new third jerseys fell to the Defending Stanley Cup Champions at the Honda Center. This was their sixth straight loss and they are now 10-11-3 on the season. “It didn’t look like they had to work too hard to get their chances,” .“We gave away too much. It’s just not [...]
Bolts Day 1 Free Agent Frenzy: Yzerman Performs Magic
The hockey Gods are shining down on Hockey Bay lately and that trend continued today as the NHL’s “Free Agent Frenzy” began. The chosen Lightning apostle, Steve Yzerman, blessed the Lightning faithful by making the team better while remaining fiscally responsible. Tampa Bay fans were overjoyed to hear that diminutive forward Martin St. Louis will [...]
SEASON REVIEW OF THE NY ISLANDERS: Time For Garth To Step Up
“It’s unacceptable that we didn’t make the playoffs, but having said that, here are positives” – Garth Snow Oh, we were going to the playoffs Garth? Is this why the defense saw no improvement this season. Is this why no other offensive help was brought in? Islanders last year were 28th in the league, 3rd [...]
TRADING ANDY SUTTON MIGHT BE FOOLISH: Isles Need A Big Boy on Blueline
Physical defensemen who block shots and have a mean-streak do not grow on trees. Ones who are relatively young and can play Scott Gordon’s uptempo system are even harder to find. This is why it might be foolish to deal Andy Sutton and let him hit the open market this summer. No matter who is [...]
The Foreseeable Future: Mainstays and Cast Aways
As this blogger looks into his crystal ball, it would appear there is some writing on the wall as “year two” of the New York Islanders overhaul is coming to a close. There have been some pleasant surprises this season, and also some let downs. The rosters have been frozen for the Olympic break but [...]
The Curse of the Smurf
Avs fans have had enough of these cutsie-smurf jerseys. Grant Beery, the author of Hockeyism.com has written about the frustration of the Avs fans with this new third jersey. The Avs rolled out these horrible new jerseys just this season. Jerseys have been burned in Denver before; the Denver Broncos burned their second-hand jerseys, including the infamous [...]
Biron’s Trade Value Down?
Yes, it is still early to be talking about trading Marty Biron. But everyone who follows the Islanders closely knows that Rick DiPietro is on his way back by the end of the year. But let’s go over some of Biron’s statistics, shall we? Games played: 13 Wins : 2 Losses: 8 OT Losses: 2 [...]
RAISING THE TITANIC: The Isles Rise Against The Odds
Don’t look now, but the Islanders have lifted from the depth like the carcass of the Titanic, and are tied at 23 points with a dropping NY Rangers and the Philly Flyers. The Isles, however, were not expected to win a cup like either team. If anything, the other two teams are disappointing their fan [...]
Sutton Smash!
The New York Islanders began the season a little soft on defense – not anymore. * The towering defender you see above is Andy Sutton. He stands at 6’6″ without skates and there is one word that perfectly describes his play this season – Nasty. In about every game after the mid-point of October 2009, Sutton [...]
ENOUGH PHANEUF? Why Todays Game Needs Old Time Hockey Justice
By B.D. Gallof There are those who wondered is Garth Snow was making a mistake by not going out and getting an enforcer (yours truly included). Per Chris Botta, the Isles made a formal inquiry on Colton Orr during this summers quick free agency frenzy. But it was Toronto’s 4 year deal by pugnacious and [...]
