The Goal is Goals
With Valentines Day approaching, I will tell you something all of those experienced in love will know. No relationship is perfect. However, as many of you know, it’s how you deal with the problems that truly make a difference. This in many ways is what has happened to the Islanders.
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Capital Punishment
There’s really nothing I hate more than when I sit down at night, turn on a hockey game, and know within the first 3 minutes of the game that it’s already over. I realize the Capitals are one of the best teams in the league, but is it so much to ask that the Islanders at least put up some sort of fight? I’d rather watch cute kitten videos on YouTube than waste my time with that.
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Play Rollie the Goalie!
Even while putting aside my personal distaste for Rick DiPietro’s over aggressive injury style form of play, I have a serious issue with the way the Islanders seem to be rehabbing Rick. Earlier this week, Coach Scott Gordon started Rick in back to back games, less than 48 hrs apart.
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Kovalchuk Not Worth It
So the big Islanders rumor of the week isn’t about the Lighthouse Project for a change. No, word on the internet, courtesy of Larry Brooks at the New York Post, is that the Islanders are interested in trading for Ilya Kovalchuk.
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Warming Up
I freeze my butt off walking to work, freeze my butt off shoveling snow, and I have to constantly remind myself that there was a time when I actually was warm. It’s cold, miserable, and desolate outside, but the Islanders might be heading for some greener pastures.
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A New Lease on Life
Ding dong the witch is dead. Which old witch? The god-awful lease the Islanders used to have with SMG. Yes, it has been awhile since we’ve discussed the Lighthouse Project...
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Stocking Stuffed With Problems
The holidays mean many things to me. Eating cookie dough until my stomach hurts, ordering girlie holiday lattes at Starbucks, arguing with pushy sales people, and polishing off a bottle of red wine on Christmas Eve as I fall asleep under my Aunt and Uncle’s tree. For the Islanders it means a stocking stuffed with problems.
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My Monday on Long Island
Now that the Islanders are home that means I can actually get out to see them every once in awhile. So Monday that’s exactly what I did. I started my day bright and early...
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No D = Disappointment
I’m sitting here deciding whether or not I should describe the Islanders last 3 games as merely disappointing or completely disgusting. I would say it’s probably a little bit of both.
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Clicking On All Cylinders
It’s nights like Thursday that really make you smile if you’re an Islanders fan. Everything worked to perfection and the Islanders were able to beat a very good team.
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A November To Remember
It’s time for a quick history lesson. In 1812, Napoleon attacked Russia. His army was destroyed in the fruitless campaign. Within a year Napoleon had lost his entire empire.
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Remaining Relevant
We’re about a quarter of the way through the NHL season and it seems the entire NHL has gone Islander crazy. Why? All because they don’t suck. How insulting is that? Analysts everywhere are impressed by the Islanders, not because of all the good things they’re doing, but because they can’t believe the team has even been competitive.
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Good But Not That Good
The Islanders are a good team. The problem is they’re not that good. Sound confusing? Let me explain. A month and a half through the season I think it’s fair to call the Islanders a good hockey team.
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Road Test
The Isles face a big test of their own through the rest of this month. They have 7 straight games on the road, and from now until December, 12 of their next 14 games will be on the road...
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Buckle Up
Ok, I’m going to start this blog out by giving myself a little pat on the back. Amidst a sea of voices complaining about how the Islanders are hopeless, one man, that’d be me, told you not to write this team off yet.
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Searching For An Identity
As October races to a close, kids everywhere will be figuring out what they want to be for Halloween. This in a way is not much un-like the Islanders who with one month of the season heading into the books still aren’t sure who they’re going to be either.
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It's Either The Lighthouse Or They Leave
Some days it seems people have gone Lighthouse crazy. Last week, an article in the Long Island Press declared the project was dead and Charles Wang was moving on. Wang went on to dismiss the article, but did take his time in doing so.
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When The Going Gets Tough
The Islanders are only four games into the season, but they've already found themselves at a crucial turning point. There's something wrong with this team, and it has nothing to do with the talent of the names on the roster.
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It's Time to See the Light
Here's the sad fact about the Islanders. In their present form they can never be profitable on Long Island. It doesn't matter how dedicated Islanders fans are, and it doesn't matter how many times they sell out the Coliseum.
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A Good First Step
The Islanders 4-3 shootout loss to the Penguins is probably the greatest loss a team could ever have.
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Aiming For A Meaningful March
If I was one of those really obnoxious people that think they're funny I'd make the following witty joke right now to start this season preview: "Well one thing I can guarantee is the Islanders aren't going to win the Stanley Cup this year."
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The Kid Is the Key
Sometimes, I really hate this time of year. There are few things more depressing than increasingly cold weather, dying trees, and the ever present knowledge that before you know it you will be shoveling snow.
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