All Entries Tagged With: "Kyle Okposo"
Future Watch: “New York Islanders Captaincy”
As the race for the Stanley Cup continues, it’s still a bit too early to start getting amped up about the fifth overall pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. For the playoff starved Islanders fans, it might be time to look elsewhere for excitement and think about an issue that must be resolved before [...]
Red, White and Blue
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. Do you believe in miracles? “Sometimes, the best team in a tournament does not take home the Gold medal”. That was Team USA head coach Ron Wilson’s quote after the United [...]
ISLES DRAFT MYTH: Source “Okposo Was Not The Clear Cut Pick”
Source: “Kyle Okposo would not be on the Isles if it wasn’t for Neil Smith” What? Really? I recall a whole lot of “official” Isles blogs trying to pretend it wasn’t his at all. Remember the comments on the “20 minutes” Neil Smith was GM, and other ilk being bandied around? This is why very [...]
Tuesday Top Ten: Biggest Winter Olympic Snubs Of 2010
Welcome to the pilot installment of the “Tuesday Top Ten”, where every Tuesday presents us with a look at the ten biggest (insert topic)’s of the week. As expected, the countdown will be of relevance to current stories and headlines in the World of Hockey. Olympic hockey, the crown jewel of the international hockey scene. [...]
O.T. OK Thanks To K.O.
by Brenna Solop Finally – relief! And it couldn’t have come at a better time or for a better guy. You just had a feeling Kyle Okposo would break out of his 18-game no-goal slump in dramatic fashion. His game-winning, OT goal led to a fist-pumping celebration that was an eruption of emotion and the [...]
Candidates for Team USA’s roster for Vancouver 2010
Brian Burke, Team USA’s GM, is planning on making the announcement of USA’s final roster on January 1st, 2010, during the Winter Classic. Burke will name his 23 man roster at Fenway Park, during the Flyers vs. Bruins game. Below you will find the three groupings for the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament: GROUP A: Canada, [...]
Communication Breakdown
by Brenna Solop Time to vent and take out the frustration on the keyboard. The last three games I’ve subjected myself to, I’ve watched the Islanders get outscored 16-5. It’s getting a little aggravating. They are a big, swirling, flailing mess right now. I have five more games scheduled to go to and had every [...]
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 [...]
The L.I.ttle Things
It’s the little things. The little things that make us happy and the little things that win hockey games. Tonight for the Islanders and their fans it was all about those little things. Despite the fact the Bronx Bombers were hosting an intense Game 1 of the World Series, there still seemed to be a [...]
Losers’ Lament
by Brenna Solop The other day I received the FedEx envelope. It was either my Pixies tickets or my Isles tickets – one pair brings me joy while the other brings me agita. I pulled the tab and peered inside – there they were staring back at me, my Islander tickets for tomorrow night. Agita. [...]
WINLESS ON LONG ISLAND: The Case of Reality for the NY Islanders
Long Island’s team was worst in the league last year and had been winless in their first 6 games this season. The San Jose Sharks was last years monster, despite their playoff disappointment was their last loss. Yet, as always on the one on one tilt, it is on who is the hungrier team who [...]
3 GAMES AND 3 THINGS LEARNED: About This Year’s NY Islanders
The Islanders have played three games. They have flubbed one lead, come back to tie, and tried with all their might to hold off last year’s cup champs. In those three games we have seen glimmers of what might be the season-long themes for the 2009-2010 NY Islanders. 1. The Real Deals: If anyone hasn’t [...]
Pre Season Casualties: Was it Worth it?
Hockey is a physical game, players pay the price night after night blocking shots and taking hits to make plays for their team. The regular season is a gruelling test of a player’s physical and mental strength, and can wear down any athlete. A lot of bruises, bumps and broken bones can occur over an [...]
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 [...]
Fleury Scores Winner; Ends Best Flames Pre-Season Game Ever
Pre-season hockey typically doesn’t provide much in the way of fireworks or entertainment as teams work out their rosters, adjust to new systems and shake off the rust of the off-season. Coming in, the Flames-Islanders game from tonight looked to be more of the same, since the teams play each other but once each regular [...]
Okposo Taken Off Ice on Stretcher
Sept 17. 10:25pm EST – Islanders forward Kyle Okposo was taken off the ice on a stretcher after an open-ice hit by Calgary defenseman Dion Phanuef. The hit came midway through the second period of a preseason game in Calgary on Thursday Night. No news yet on how serious the injury is, but whenever a [...]
