All Entries Tagged With: "Josh Bailey"
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 12-15-2 with 26 points through 29 games. After 29 games last season, the Bolts were 15-10-4 with 34 points. The Lightning are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eleven points. Tampa Bay has fallen to 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference. After 29 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Kids Are Alright – Update – Tavares Signed LONG TERM
Another season of hockey is upon us on Long Island and throughout the NHL. My hope is I get to continue to say that well beyond 2015 for the New York Islanders, but that is for a different day. Today, dawn is about to break on the New York Islanders training camp and regular season. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: Fading Islanders Finding A Few Gems?
It has been a little more then a week since my last last post. I think it has been at least that long since the last post concerning the Islanders by just about everyone. The franchise is quickly fading into oblivion not just in the NHL standings, but in the position of relevance in the [...]
Backchecking: Islanders Believe It Or Not
After the fantastic round table that I participated in — thanks again to H.I. and all the participants — your insights were Excellent — I thought I would wait for a the end of the Boston and Atlanta games before my next post — to give the Islanders a chance and see how the week [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Regehr and Isles? Devils and Avs Talking?
The continuing woes of the New York Islanders also continued to generate blogosphere trade rumors. Hockeybuzz.com’s “Eklund” recently cited a source claiming the Islanders could be interested in Calgary Flames defenseman Robyn Regehr: *Islanders are definitely looking for a defenseman and my sources are telling me there appears to be a partner in Calgary. The [...]
Backchecking: When Do The Isles Turn The Corner?
In the wake of Scott Gordon’s firing, Islander fans are left wondering yet again when the tide will turn for a franchise setting new records for futility. Most fans have been understanding when it comes to rebuilding the franchise’s on ice product. They can be reasonable — when medicated — and clearly see that what [...]
Backchecking: Scott Gordon Fired —Now What?
This morning we have learned that 10 games in a row is 10 games too many even for the patient Garth Snow. Scott Gordon was let go by the Isles this morning after 10 losses — and earning only 1 point over those 10 games. They have gone from top team in the NHL to [...]
Backchecking: Fans Participate in the Pointing Process
In the past couple of weeks, Islander fans and the media have already begun the downward fall of the Islanders season though the calendar is just into November. Fans on blogs and boards are calling for the termination of Scott Gordon, speculating as to who should replace him, “because we need a real coach.” And [...]
Backchecking: Panic Befalls The Islander Fan
So much for my last post warning that Doomsday was not upon us — if you gauge the average Islander fan, 4 losses in a row bring unyielding and wild panic. Fascinating! I only wonder if some of these frantic fans have ever played a competitive sporting event in their lives. I can understand the [...]
Backchecking: The Goat and The Hero
Perhaps it is easy to be at home to watch a game and make coaching suggestions. But in a game the Islanders should have won, with unbelievable heroics by John Tavares — Rick Dipietro wastes it and hands a game to the Panthers last night in Florida. While former Islander General Manager Bill Torrey was [...]
Backchecking: Good Teams Make The Breaks — Also: A-Mac Out 4-6 Weeks
(See below for News on Andy MacDonald) The Islanders of the lates 1970s and early 1980s found ways to win. If you are reading this and you are not familiar with the games from those days, see if you can find them online, or in some other form. It was like a ballet of perfection. [...]
The New NHL: Comeau Sells a Headshot
What happened in the second period of the Penguins & Islanders game Friday night is nothing short of NHL officials jumping the shark on the hits to the head. The Penguins came into the incident up 2-0 on goals earlier in the period from Mike Rupp and Eric Tangradi (his 1st NHL goal). As Blake [...]
Penguins Still Searching for First Home Win
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Islanders tonight on the front end of back to back games. This will be the fourth attempt by the Pens to win a game in their new digs, The Consol Energy Center. Already fans are dropping the word curse due to the Penguins less than stellar losing ways [...]
Game 1 – Blame DiPietro, Game 2 – Blame Gordon?
Its 12:30 on Monday, and this is unfortunately the first time I have had the chance to post my thoughts on the Islanders’ season opener, and what is a question mark move as the Islanders gear up for Game #2 against the hated New York Rangers for a Columbus Day matinee. First and foremost — [...]