During this afternoons game with the Bruins, it was made public that Islanders owner Charles Wang will be interviewed during the pre game show prior to tomorrow afternoons game vs the Panthers.
With all the talk of Brooklyn and asbestos recently, it should be interesting to see what the owner has to say. Although, the pessimist in me is telling me to expect the usual company lines and not much news of substance if any. But hopefully I am wrong!
DP At The Game Tomorrow?
MSG Networks through twitter made public today that prior to the game tomorrow in the box office oft injured net minder Rick Dipietro will be in the box office and will hand out food vouchers to the first 5,000 fans who show up. These vouchers are courtesy of DP himself, not the team.
This isn't something you ever, a player using his own money to buy food for fans at a game. Dipietro said he wanted to show fans how much he appreciates them and being an Islander.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Post Game: Bruins 3rd Period Explosion Leads To Victory Over Islanders!
This afternoon, our Islanders feel 6-3 to the Bruins. Here are some of my notes:
-Congrats to Matt Martin on setting the NHL record for hits in a season. He finished today with 360 which is 3 more then the NHL record. While far from the most significant record like Kevin Schultz said in his piece for pointblank, its nice to have some positive press in a time when things in large part have been negative.
-Once again we fail to win four in a row. Additionally we fail to go above NHL .500. I laughed the first time I heard this but its like this team is scared of prosperity. Everytime an opportunity of this nature comes it always passes them by. Certainly not a good sign and something that really needs to be addressed, especially as we go into next season.
-Team failed to play a 60 minute game today! The Islanders performance in the third period was pitiful. They were dominated in large parts by an obviously better team. Additionally to give up not one but two goals after pulling within one in the third isn't a good sign at all. It kills all momentum gained and is a morale killer for not only the players but the fans as well.
-Weak game from Montoya! Given he didn't have much help on defense, however, more then one goal should've been stopped and when your playing a team like the Bruins you can't allow them to do that because it will be very tough to recover from.
-Unreal pass by Tavares to set up PA on his first goal! Additionally great play by that hole line on PA's second goal. Hopefully we are able to resign PA because the chemistry he has with that line is ridiculous.
-Baileys point streak ended!! After getting five points in the Penguins game the other night Josh Bailey failed to register a point in this game for the first time in his last five. To give you an idea of how hot he has been recently, Bailey has 17 points in his last 16 games. In contrast, he had 15 points in his first 60.
-Haley served his role well in relief of Cizikas!
-To many Bruins fans at the game today! Was it nice that it was a sell out? Especially this late in the season, yes. However, the fact that sometimes I was left wondering if I was in Boston or on LI isn't a good thing at all.
After the era of good feelings from the Penguins sweep this certainly wasn't what we were expecting. But if you think about other times this year when the team has been in similar situations to this its really not a surprise that their play fell off in the third period because it fits in with the rest of the season.
Next Game: Tomorrow 3PM VS Ottawa
-Congrats to Matt Martin on setting the NHL record for hits in a season. He finished today with 360 which is 3 more then the NHL record. While far from the most significant record like Kevin Schultz said in his piece for pointblank, its nice to have some positive press in a time when things in large part have been negative.
-Once again we fail to win four in a row. Additionally we fail to go above NHL .500. I laughed the first time I heard this but its like this team is scared of prosperity. Everytime an opportunity of this nature comes it always passes them by. Certainly not a good sign and something that really needs to be addressed, especially as we go into next season.
-Team failed to play a 60 minute game today! The Islanders performance in the third period was pitiful. They were dominated in large parts by an obviously better team. Additionally to give up not one but two goals after pulling within one in the third isn't a good sign at all. It kills all momentum gained and is a morale killer for not only the players but the fans as well.
-Weak game from Montoya! Given he didn't have much help on defense, however, more then one goal should've been stopped and when your playing a team like the Bruins you can't allow them to do that because it will be very tough to recover from.
-Unreal pass by Tavares to set up PA on his first goal! Additionally great play by that hole line on PA's second goal. Hopefully we are able to resign PA because the chemistry he has with that line is ridiculous.
-Baileys point streak ended!! After getting five points in the Penguins game the other night Josh Bailey failed to register a point in this game for the first time in his last five. To give you an idea of how hot he has been recently, Bailey has 17 points in his last 16 games. In contrast, he had 15 points in his first 60.
-Haley served his role well in relief of Cizikas!
-To many Bruins fans at the game today! Was it nice that it was a sell out? Especially this late in the season, yes. However, the fact that sometimes I was left wondering if I was in Boston or on LI isn't a good thing at all.
After the era of good feelings from the Penguins sweep this certainly wasn't what we were expecting. But if you think about other times this year when the team has been in similar situations to this its really not a surprise that their play fell off in the third period because it fits in with the rest of the season.
Next Game: Tomorrow 3PM VS Ottawa
Pre Game: Bruins @ Islanders!
This afternoon our New York Islanders looking to achieve a 4 game winning streak for the first time this season play host to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins. This will be the teams final meeting this season.
Casey Cizikas will not be in the lineup today suffering from an upper body injury so Micheal Haley was recalled this morning on an emergency basis.
Otherwise, the lineup will be the same as the team that beat the Penguins in the home and home this week. However, the Bruins will be starting Marty Turco in net this afternoon.
Well hopefully the Islanders will be able to ride the momentum of the sweep of the Penguins into todays game and achieve their longest winning streak of the season. It certainly wont be easy though so this game should be interesting.
Casey Cizikas will not be in the lineup today suffering from an upper body injury so Micheal Haley was recalled this morning on an emergency basis.
Otherwise, the lineup will be the same as the team that beat the Penguins in the home and home this week. However, the Bruins will be starting Marty Turco in net this afternoon.
Well hopefully the Islanders will be able to ride the momentum of the sweep of the Penguins into todays game and achieve their longest winning streak of the season. It certainly wont be easy though so this game should be interesting.
Francessa: Isles Will End Up In Brooklyn Because Of Coliseum Asbestos!
On his show today, Mike Francessa addressed the issue of the asbestos at the Coliseum. He said although given the recent news from Nassau County that it was clean that he thinks the building will be condemned because of this and class action law suits by Coliseum employees against Nassau County.
Joseph Dell, an attorney from Garden City, who represents many Coliseum employees is preparing a class action law suit against Nassau County with regard to this matter on the behalf of the employees.
As of now, I would have to disagree with Mike. Although that is pending the results from NYS investigation as well as OSHA. The results from them could lead me more toward what Mike is saying, although right now I can't say that because there is not enough available to give me reason to say that.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Secondary Scoring Explosion Leads To Home and Home Sweep Over Penguins!
Coming into this week, with the home and home against the Penguins most people were just hoping for competitive games. If we happened to win one that would just be icing on the cake so to speak.
However, the Islander players didn't get that memo, as they didn't just win one of the games, they won both of them.
On Tuesday our Islanders defeated the Penguins by a score of 5-3. Here are my notes:
-Heck of an effort by the goalies in this game. The Penguins ended up with 50+ shots, and to still get the win when so many shots are given up is a testament to the good play of the goalies.
-Demons continue to be exercised. Earlier this season the Islanders defeated the Flyers in Philly for the first time in four years. Well, coming into this game it had been over four years since the Isles last defeated the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Now that demon has been exercised as well.
-Nice game by Josh Bailey with three assists to continue his point streak to four games.
-Good game by David Ullstrom in his last game before being sent down. Good for him to get on the board in the game so he goes back to the Tigers with some confidence.
This game certainly surprised many people and gave the Isles some momentum going into the back end of the home and home at the Coliseum last night.
Last night, our Islanders finished the sweep of the Pens with a 5-3 victory. Here are some of my notes:
-Who ever thought we would see Bailey achieve a 5 point game? Congrats to him, a very impressive performance!
-Congrats to Okposo on achieving 20 goals in a season for the first time.
-Much better defensive effort in this game then in the game in Pit. Giving up half the amount of shots in this game as the game two days earlier is a good sign.
-Nice game by Nino, had many good chances.
-Congrats to Marty Reasoner on scoring finally! We here have been very harsh critics of him all season so were giving him well deserved props after scoring on what was a great setup by Streit.
-Nice game from Montoya! Outside of maybe the first goal, none of the goals were to soft, so a very solid performance from him against one of the hotter teams in the league.
Well if this brief stretch of games hasn't surprised you then well, you have higher expectations then most people. Some are upset because with these late wins the Islanders are screwing up their position in the draft which will lead to having a lower pick. I am not one who is concerned with that though, because to me having a lower pick in the draft is a sign that the team is getting better which is what we all want, isn't it?
Next Game: Tomorrow @ Home VS Boston 1PM (If we win we will be winners of four straight which will be our longest win streak of the season)
However, the Islander players didn't get that memo, as they didn't just win one of the games, they won both of them.
On Tuesday our Islanders defeated the Penguins by a score of 5-3. Here are my notes:
-Heck of an effort by the goalies in this game. The Penguins ended up with 50+ shots, and to still get the win when so many shots are given up is a testament to the good play of the goalies.
-Demons continue to be exercised. Earlier this season the Islanders defeated the Flyers in Philly for the first time in four years. Well, coming into this game it had been over four years since the Isles last defeated the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Now that demon has been exercised as well.
-Nice game by Josh Bailey with three assists to continue his point streak to four games.
-Good game by David Ullstrom in his last game before being sent down. Good for him to get on the board in the game so he goes back to the Tigers with some confidence.
This game certainly surprised many people and gave the Isles some momentum going into the back end of the home and home at the Coliseum last night.
Last night, our Islanders finished the sweep of the Pens with a 5-3 victory. Here are some of my notes:
-Who ever thought we would see Bailey achieve a 5 point game? Congrats to him, a very impressive performance!
-Congrats to Okposo on achieving 20 goals in a season for the first time.
-Much better defensive effort in this game then in the game in Pit. Giving up half the amount of shots in this game as the game two days earlier is a good sign.
-Nice game by Nino, had many good chances.
-Congrats to Marty Reasoner on scoring finally! We here have been very harsh critics of him all season so were giving him well deserved props after scoring on what was a great setup by Streit.
-Nice game from Montoya! Outside of maybe the first goal, none of the goals were to soft, so a very solid performance from him against one of the hotter teams in the league.
Well if this brief stretch of games hasn't surprised you then well, you have higher expectations then most people. Some are upset because with these late wins the Islanders are screwing up their position in the draft which will lead to having a lower pick. I am not one who is concerned with that though, because to me having a lower pick in the draft is a sign that the team is getting better which is what we all want, isn't it?
Next Game: Tomorrow @ Home VS Boston 1PM (If we win we will be winners of four straight which will be our longest win streak of the season)
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