All Entries Tagged With: "garth snow"
NY Islanders: A Recipe for Success?
We are in the dog days of summer. There is nothing worse for an Isles fan than an August where so much is left up in the air. Its been a long long month. The venue effort failed. Free agency was with minor solid piece on the bottom 6, which I warned long ago. The [...]
Backchecking: Radek Martinek — Long Island Legend?
First and foremost — I wish Radek Martinek the best of luck. He is a solid player and brought many positives to the game. He played in the Islanders system for years, on some difficult teams, and gave it his all every shift. If on the ice — the Jackets are getting a good player. [...]
Backchecking: And….You Were Expecting…What?
For more Islander fans, yesterday was just another disappointment. Just another let down in a long line of let downs over many seasons. Perhaps I am in the minority, but yesterday was vintage Garth Snow, and vintage New York Islanders and right now — that is the way it should be. Garth Snow and the [...]
NY ISLANDERS FREE AGENCY: Reality Bites, Or Does It?
The warning signs were there even before Ehrhoff’s rights were traded to the Islanders. Then the Capitals re-signed Brooks Laich for a whopping 6-year, $27 million deal. Buffalo got Ehrhoff later for 10 years. 10 years, folks. Then others resigned before free agency even started. Despite words of being aggressive, many of the those [...]
Backchecking: 10 Years and $40 Million Later….
Just a day after being acquired from the Islanders, Christian Ehrhoff signs with the Buffalo Sabers. Is Christian Ehrhoff worth a 10 year commitment to a hockey team like the Islanders? I dare say not. And as I had mentioned yesterday after being disappointed that the Islanders could not get the top tier defender under [...]
Backchecking: Isles Making Moves On the Blueline – UPDATED
In what seems like a great deal of recent activity following an exciting Islanders draft, the activity continues to pile on for the Islanders — most notably on the blueline. On day 2 of the draft the Islanders shipped out defender Bruno Gervais to Tampa Bay for “future considerations” and on Monday, they did not [...]
BD’s NY ISLANDERS DRAFT: Part 3, The One Dman They Might Take
One thing I noticed in analyzing the Islanders history of draft picks was one abberration. The rule where they don’t take dmen early has one caveat. One value I did not weigh first time around for my part 1… Offense and game-breaking ability. Of course, some fans get riled, thinking I am changing my tune. [...]
BD’s TAKE ON THE NY ISLANDERS DRAFT: Part 2, A Trio Of Choices At Forward
Part 2 Well here we are at part 2, so let’s just cut to the chase. Here are the three that would, if I look correctly at NY Islanders Draft History, would be the likely targets at the #5 position, or if the Isles move back within the top 10. I asked my pal, Kirk [...]
BD’s NY ISLANDERS DRAFT TAKE: Part 1, Why The Isles Won’t Take A Dman At #5
Sorry for the delay folks. This piece should been up a week ago but had two friends die in about 5 days. So I’ve found it very hard to write. You should all be following along on my Twitter account BDGallof which is updated more often on the fly. Dedicated to Mike & Pat: [...]
Summer Snow Days: “The Plan” coming to fruition?
After another disappointing season where injuries piled up and playoff dreams were crushed early, there may still be a light at the end of the tunnel for the New York Islanders. Since the end of the regular season, there has been news aplenty on Long Island, and much of it being good news. Here’s the [...]
Backchecking: Commitment
There is a lot of news for Islander fans this May. Just like the good old days. The difference this time is off the ice rather then the on-ice dominance the Islanders were all about in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The news now is not bad, though, we are not reading about a [...]
Kabanov Turning a Corner?
Last June to the delight of Islanders fans, GM Garth Snow took a flier on a extremely talented but immature winger Kirill Kabanov. Kabanov showed in the days following the draft that he was a very charismatic and lovable kid. He was a joy to interview, he took fellow Russian Kirill Petrov (who doesn’t speak [...]
Backchecking: A Season Lost To Hope – Part 1
It has been a long while since I wrote a post about the Islanders, which is not for a lack of desire. Work has monopolized my time of late making it difficult to make posts these last several weeks. But it was not for a lack of desire to comment on a variety of observations [...]
NY ISLANDERS: Draft Lottery Result – Isles Pick at #5 As NJ Leaps To #4, Coach Capauno & Possible Moves
Quick word about tonight’s lottery. For one thing, the Isles pick 4th currently for those who have been under a rock. The other is that the lottery will be shown on VERSUS at 8pm. Now they can remain at #4, move to #1 with a win, OR end up at #5 if someone wins behind [...]
SPLINTER IN THE MIND’S EYE: The ongoing battle between Chris Botta & Isles
When the Isles tossed out Chris Botta, I was unsurpised. I had warned him, and others, in my piece at the time when the Isles began to pick and choose who they wanted in the blog and press box instead of a “free press”. Those who pushed the PR were constantly rewarded, and those [...]
NY ISLANDERS UPDATE – plus Lyle Richardson on the Isles Season & Future
Long time no see, fellow hockey fans. Took a bit of a hiatus with the upcoming birth of my 2nd daughter…who born just this past Friday (Ella Rose Gallof, weighing 6lbs 14oz). Meantime, despite many a change of tune by some Isles bloggers and fans (an amazing 180 degree turn from dire fears to rah-rah [...]
@ The Trade Deadline, Facts Don’t Get In The Way
And so the NHL Trade Deadline, 2011 edition has come and gone. There’s tons of great coverage on the deals that were, the deals that weren’t and the deals that shouldn’t have been throughout the HI site. By all counts and measures, the block-buster deals of this trading season happened weeks ago, so today’s countdown to [...]
Islanders Deadline Should Be Quiet…Or Will It?
You know, every time I think it’s going to be a busy deadline, nothing….and everytime I think it’s not going to be busy it is (see Ryan Smyth). This year is more of the same. As we all know Garth Snow has been shopping defenseman Radek Martinek, and Center Rob Schremp. He’s been listening to [...]
Backchecking: Sellers, buyers or None of the Above?
The standings suggest the New York Islanders are not buyers — that is certain. But does that automatically make the Islanders sellers? I don’t think you will see the Isles involved in something like the big St. Louis/Colorado deal we saw late Friday night. Islanders GM Garth Snow has been a somewhat honest guy when [...]
THE TRAVESTY OF HYPOCRISY: The Isles vs Pens Fallout
“We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action. If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of [...]
