All Entries Tagged With: "Charles Wang"
HOW Did We Get Here?
It all seems surreal. At the halfway point, the Islanders were playing one point better than our midterm predictions. The scorers were all pretty much on pace to hit the benchmarks we expected. Okposo we mentioned was failing in ways we never imagined, as was Hamonic. Roughly 12 games later, and they’re in 8th place, [...]
Here are your 2013-2014 New York Islanders!
With the trade deadline over, fans can complain or cheer the Islanders easily predicted lack of involvement. Regardless of your opinion on whether or not the Isles should have done something, this is now the team they will go to battle with for the remaining 12 games. The talk has no shifted to playoffs and [...]
HOW IT FAILED: NY Islanders & Nassau … A Special Report
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Bill of Rights, Islander Style
The Islanders are not an original six team, but they do play in an original colony- one of the oldest, as the Town of Hempstead- where the Islanders play-was established way back in 1640. That’s 20 years after Plymouth Rock, so it’s definitely old money here- check out the North Shore for proof. Or the [...]
How Are We Doing?
The late former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, used to like to ask people “How am I doing?” It’s doubtful that anything anyone said to him became a public policy, but at least he wanted to know if the people of the city had a pulse. We’re looking to do something similar at [...]
The Rebuild Needs Better Blueprints
When Garth Snow announced the rebuild before the 2008 season, somehow his terrible draft of 2007 was expunged from his resume, and he was FINALLY able to build a team with first round picks that would be a representation of his vision. Nitpickers like us will argue that Snow actually got a 2007 lottery pick, [...]
We Think Snow Drafts The Wrong People. On Purpose
Imagine you had a job with zero accountability. You went in to work when you wanted to, you did whatever you wanted to all day, you reported all of the nothing you did to your boss and he approved, and you got paid. You’re imagining the life Garth Snow leads. A general manager of [...]
Backchecking: To Trade or Not to Trade?
For the New York Islanders and the long suffering fans (of which I am one) the pain continues into 2013. A season that began with some hope, as in the past several seasons, is quickly sliding into oblivion once again. We can discuss any number of topics. A report in the New York Post suggesting [...]
Fading into Absurdity
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any lower, Islander fans – and for that matter, NHL hockey fans- it gets lower. And not in the “Praise the Lowered” sense of the Devin Townsend song because there is nothing praiseworthy here. No, this is low like the “what a bunch of douchebags” sense that comes [...]
Fan Un-Appreciation
Lets start with some basic info. The “authors” of this blog are two former Islander ticket holders. Although we ended our tickets at different times and for different reasons, one thing both of us felt was the lack of appreciation by the Islanders team in taking care of their fans. As a season ticket holder, [...]
Backchecking: Not the Predictions You Wanted
I am not one to make predictions about where a hockey team will finish. Not any team. Not even the Islanders. Suffice it to say, I just don’t see the team as a playoff contender this year. Not without a lot of “ifs” breaking the Islanders way. While anything is possible. I just don’t see [...]
Backchecking: A Very Real Truth Could Hurt – A History And An Observation
If my latest post about fan expectation/reaction about the New York Islanders off season pissed you off, then this one is sure to create more frustration. I warn you now — you may want to stop reading here. The direct root cause of what GM Garth Snow can do in constructing his team, and what [...]
Backchecking: Half The Job – An Open Letter to Larry Brooks
The following is a letter I sent to Larry Brooks of the New York Post after his article critical of the Islanders — calling them “irrelevant” was published. I wrote the note, not so much to defend Charles Wang and Garth Snow. But I felt strongly enough that while the franchise is continuing to struggle, [...]
Backchecking: Is this the end?
The end for the Islanders 2011-12 season is more or less at hand. We can discuss that at another time — but the bigger end might be just beginning. To suggest we should be concerned is an understatement. Conversations I have had. The play of the team. The lack on anything coming directly from [...]
Backchecking: 6 Points for the New York Islanders
I have not had the opportunity to write as much as I would have liked this season on my thoughts for the New York Islanders. With the season entering the final quarter, the trade deadline on Monday, and the Islanders fighting for their playoff lives, there are some comments Id thought to share with the [...]
NY ISLANDERS IN BROOKLYN? In Talks with Barclays Center to Play Preseason Game
Is this a preemptive strike? As I first reported on Twitter on Thursday the Islanders are in discussions to host a preseason game next season at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the future home of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets. This is not the first time the Islanders have used another venue to push the [...]
The Tough Truth About Islanders’ Arena Situation
There have been a few rumors in Islanders Country of late in regards to the venue situation. If anyone knows about how I was engaged in New York hockey before coming to CBSNewYork.com, they would know I had been very active and in the trenches over the Nassau Coliseum venue situation for several years. Since this [...]
Backchecking: What to Expect: Part 3 — Defense
I hope we all had a great holiday break the last week. Although, I suppose the 3 games that made up the Christmas break for the Islanders was anything but great. Battling back on the road and getting a few wins put the Islanders within hailing distance of a run at the pack. But with [...]
TRUTH OF THE MATTER: Some Reality Laid Down On These Isles
What Has Come To Pass Back over the summer I warned on what plans the Isles had with one Blake Comeau. In fact, if you follow me on twitter, I’ve been saying it since the end of last season. Despite the 24 goals and 46 points within last season’s chaos, the Isles [...]
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 [...]
