All Entries Tagged With: "Kevin Poulin"
Roberto Luongo? Where’d We Hear That One Before?
For those who faithfully read this blog, you may recall our article from May 23, 2013 titled “Well, that was fun. Now back to work!” The piece identified holes that the Islanders have in their 8th seeded team and a roadmap on how to improve the team at each position in which we saw deficits. [...]
With Playoff-Picture Cloudy After Isles Loss in Philly, Just Remember “Why Not Us?”
You just cannot win them all, Isles fans. I wish we could, but it’s never going to happen. Eventually, your team is going to lose. The loss sits as a thorn in your side, but what are you really going to do about it? Cry? Pout? The New York Islanders just clinched their first playoff [...]
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 [...]
Isles Salvage Two Points at the End of Disappointing Homestand; Nabby Earns 55th-Career Shutout
Looking at it with a “glass-half-full” perspective, the Islanders ended their home-stand on a positive note. After losing their first three games in the third period, the Isles held on to a 1-0 lead all the way until the end of the third period, capturing the two points in a 3-0 victory, ugly third-jerseys and [...]
Third Period Plague Crushes Isles as They Head into the Weekend
This Islanders team is different. It’s better than last season, yet just as frustrating. It’s strong on the road, but absolutely miserable at home. One thing is for certain, and has carried over from 2011-12: the Islanders are still not a good team in the third period. Oh, no, the Islanders are actually awful in [...]
Rested Nabby, Isles Pull the Cord on Bolts
Nothing better than waking up in the middle of March with the Islanders in the playoff hunt. That’s right. The Islanders won 2-0 over the Tampa Bay lightning last night, keeping them three points out of eighth-place, and four points out of sixth. Love it when our own fans say “well, they beat a bad [...]
Eulogy for the Fallen Goaltender
To use a phrase uttered by the man himself, Mike Milbury is depriving a small village somewhere of an idiot. It’s beyond provable that he has failed each and every time he has been involved with a hockey organization. It goes beyond the silly, inane things he says about the sport from his present analyst’s [...]
Blown Away At Home: Isles Fall To Hurricanes, 2-7 on Coliseum Ice
How frustrating. The Islanders finally score a goal in the first period (first time in seven games), pull out to a 2-0 lead, and find a way to drop the sure-two-points in the standings to the Carolina Hurricanes. Yes, yesterday was a perfect example of what Islanders fans have been used to seeing: same bad [...]
15 Predictions for the New York Islanders in 2013
NHL hockey is a back in less than twenty-four hours! It’s a shame that we had to be saying that, but I’m also really happy to be saying that. Anyways, the New York Islanders will be at the Coliseum tomorrow night. They will be facing-off against the reigning Eastern Conference Champions, the New Jersey Devils, [...]
The Islanders Are Back! What Can We Expect in 2013?
That happy feeling we all got after the NHL announced they had a deal for a new CBA has not worn off. Today’s a great day, and I didn’t have to do a single thing to make it that way. It’s just nice looking forward to hockey again. It’s nice being able to talk about [...]
Kevin Poulin Or Anders Nilsson?
With all the talk about the Islanders prospects, there has not been so much talk about two guys that Islanders fans have actually seen on the ice. The Islanders have two promising goalie prospects in Anders Nilsson and Kevin Poulin, amd it’s only a mater of time until one, or both, of the goalies begin making [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 31-30-7 with 69 points through 68 games. After 68 games last season, the Bolts were 38-22-8 with 84 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eight points. Tampa Bay is in 11th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, seven points out [...]
Predators Continue Winning, Defeat the Islanders 3-1
The Nashville Predators ventured to Nassau Coliseum for their only meeting of the year against the New York Islanders in an afternoon matinee. The Predators looked to continue their hot play of late, as they have won 13 of their last 17 games their last 4 games. The Predators went with (surprisingly since there is [...]
Backchecking: A Season Lost To Hope – Part 2
I posted in an earlier blog my thoughts on the Islanders season as a whole, and the managerial and head coaching positions. There were ups and downs with the team off the ice and clearly areas management will need to improve upon — but at the same time, the move to install Capuano as the [...]
Backchecking: The Poulin Punch
Its been an interesting few games for the New York Islanders. They have been able to win some games recently, and they also had some duds. The roller coaster season continues — as do the injuries. Frans Neilsen has missed the last 5 games, Radek Martinek is still no where to be seen, and Rick [...]
Round Table With Isles GM Garth Snow
When I read the email inviting me to a round table with Islanders General Manager Garth Snow, I have to admit, I checked to make sure it was really addressed to me. Garth, unlike longtime GM Mike Milbury, does not look to throw his mug in front of the camera every chance he gets. Actually, [...]
SURGERIES, WHITE LIES and RICK DiPIETRO: The Long Road To Recovery Was Rockier Than They Wanted You To Know
When Rick DiPietro had a second surgery last March…you know the one we asked them directly about all the way back in late June 2009 at the draft was met with silence and then later that summer some wacky tall tale about being ready for training camp…there was a lot of talk of daily pain. [...]
