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pganut : 11/26/2014 1:22 pm
Well, we're no longer under the radar. Most major sports outlets rank the Isles in the top 5, if not atop their "power rankings" (funny, but I'll bet that most of these pundits still don't know where Uniondale is), so we need to keep this thing rolling.

Jaro Halak gets the start tonight, and we have our D back at full strength with CDH and Hickey returning to the lineup.

Forwards:
Kulemin-Tavares-Okposo
Grabovski-Nielsen-Bailey
Lee-Nelson-Strome
Martin-Cizikas-Clutterbuck

Some nice sound bites from a good article in the Wall Street Journal (iknowrite?) that's ultimately linked below:
Quote:
The Islanders’ start might come as a shock to those who can’t remember the last time the team won the Stanley Cup (1983), or even a playoff series (1993), but this squad—young, skilled, opportunistic and relentless—appears to be for real.

“To be the best athlete, you have to be the best-conditioned athlete, and our conditioning is strong,” coach Jack Capuano said. “I also feel like we have the confidence and the mind-set. No matter if we’re up one or down one, we’re going to finish the job.”

“We try to grind teams out,” said Nielsen, a 30-year-old center from Denmark who broke in with the Islanders in 2007. “We play a very simple but hard-working style. It’s not always pretty out there, but we work extremely hard.”


Praise from their opponent tonight, Braden Holtby:
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“They’re playing well,” goaltender Braden Holtby said. “I think it’s no surprise. … I think last few years the Islanders have been a dangerous team to play against. I think the difference is they’ve added a little bit more structure defensively. They could always score. You always knew they were a dangerous team offensively.

“Putting together both sides of it now, and it was only a matter of time until they did, so we have to be ready. They’re not going to be a team that bows off. They’re going to be up there for the rest of the year we think. We all believe that and those are points we really need to put ourselves in the class at the top of the division.”


More on the trade of Pedan yesterday from Staple, confirming what we'd began discussing...the Islanders were looking to add a pick in '16 and Pedan was well behind Reinhart/Pulock/Czuczman/Mayfield/Pelech on the prospect depth chart.

Kyle Okposo on compliments and being hard to play against:
Quote:
"I’ve liked what other teams have said after they’ve played us. How tough it is to play against us. That’s something that we’ve really been stressing as a team and what coaches have been stressing is to be tough to play against and we’ve done a good job of that. We can roll all four lines and keep coming at you and coming at you."


My two cents: stay out of the box tonight and we win. Don't, and we won't.

If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose free will.


WSJ: Don't Look Now, but the Islanders are the Cream of NY Sports - ( New Window )
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jay, just needed us to comment  
timintey : 11/26/2014 7:41 pm : link
lol
gotta  
feelflows : 11/26/2014 8:03 pm : link
Keep outta the box against this team, indeed.
I know we've been putting a ton of pucks  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 8:15 pm : link
on net... Is it just me though or are most of those shots pretty easy saves for the goalie?
Ovie pulls down Jt  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 8:18 pm : link
of course it's hammer to go after that asshole
Lee!!  
timintey : 11/26/2014 8:32 pm : link
Pummelling!!!
Glue someone to Ovie  
BlueHurricane : 11/26/2014 8:33 pm : link
The entire PP
Fuck!!!!  
BlueHurricane : 11/26/2014 8:34 pm : link
Why is he allowed to just cherry pick over there. Holy shit.
Great coaching  
KWhite2250 : 11/26/2014 8:36 pm : link
Im sure its real hard to prepare to cover the biggest sniper in the nhl on PP....nah just leave him wide open
No use crying about it  
pganut : 11/26/2014 8:48 pm : link
But still trying to figure out why Lee got the extra 2 for instigating. They both should have either gotten 5, or 7.

We need some smarts here. Stay out of the effing box. Take it to them like we did the first 10 minutes of the game.
When JT is in the zone, he bats that in out of the air  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:02 pm : link
High degree of difficulty, but still. Still waiting for the JT we know to "arrive".
need to do something  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 9:08 pm : link
here to get back momentum.

Ton of rebounds to put in
Just not seeing that jump from L1 we see when they are in beastmode  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:21 pm : link
And generally tonight,our passes after the first periodin the offensive zone have not been sharp or crisp like we've seen.

I can see a Grabbo/Kulie grinder type of goal being scored if we can pull this out tonight.
pg  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 9:26 pm : link
i agree.
the winner will be a grinder, put in the garbage that's left in front of the net goal.

Good to see us getting time in their zone again.

Let's put this away and send the packed crowd home happy
this is so frustrating...  
timintey : 11/26/2014 9:27 pm : link
let's go!!!!
Is it just me  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 9:29 pm : link
or do we miss the net on shots more than the NHL norm?
We do miss the net  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:31 pm : link
But some of those are absolutely by design to get a bounce back in front or the diagonal play the bank to get the puck to the other side of the net.
RE: We do miss the net  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 9:33 pm : link
In comment 12003246 pganut said:
Quote:
But some of those are absolutely by design to get a bounce back in front or the diagonal play the bank to get the puck to the other side of the net.

Thanks

never playing hockey I don't always catch those subtleties
Overtime again  
Mike in NY : 11/26/2014 9:33 pm : link
.
Wow that was close  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:34 pm : link
Thought the puck was gonna drop down behind Holtby for a minute there.

Well, there's one point. We like giving the fans bonus hockey of late. Reward them with a second, please.
End this now.  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:40 pm : link
C'mon, PP...let's do this.
When howie thought it was an islander penalty  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 9:41 pm : link
I yelled at my tv "He held his stick!!!!"

Let's goooooooo PP!!
FUCK YEAH!  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:43 pm : link
O Captain, my captain!

SWEEEET!
At least we get this in OT  
Mike in NY : 11/26/2014 9:43 pm : link
Nice to get another 2
2 more points.  
BlueHurricane : 11/26/2014 9:44 pm : link
Jacks tie is workin.
Woooooooo  
KWhite2250 : 11/26/2014 9:45 pm : link
Love this team
Funny line  
NewBlue : 11/26/2014 9:48 pm : link
Shannon Hogan concluding the post game on ice interview with JT...Wishes him luck for the rest of the night!
WOOOO  
feelflows : 11/26/2014 9:52 pm : link
Gotta play better in Washington, but gotta be thrilled with this team and start.

I thought that JT played very well. Okposo is out of synch. It maybe time to put Strome with JT.

Just keep winning and pumping the points into the P column.
if JT was smart  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2014 9:53 pm : link
he'd bang Shannon
Maybe she's getting ready for his one-timer?  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:53 pm : link
Looking over the numbers, Martin had 13 (!) hots, Clutter 8, and Bailey 7.

Another strong game from Strome..I love seeing that. And if Jaro keeps up with this .930 sv pctg groove he's in, the goodness will continue.

Leddy is so fun to watch. Lock him up, Garth!
hits  
pganut : 11/26/2014 9:55 pm : link
D'oh!
Jay  
NewBlue : 11/26/2014 9:56 pm : link
Yeah she is growing on me...was not so sure at the start of the year....but I like her more than the babe that went to cover the Devils.
These off-season additions  
NewBlue : 11/26/2014 10:00 pm : link
The experience in goal, at forward and on D...6 NEW seasoned contributors blended with our young talent have changed the dynamics.....youth plus experience plus winners...not reading much Crapuano stuff lately
nice game. I was worried.  
Dave M : 11/26/2014 10:01 pm : link
Strome is really stepping it up. I thought the refs missed a bunch of calls tonight. At least they didn't bungle that one. I feel the top line gets the least amount of pressure. It's probably not true because I expect more from them but it would be nice to see them catch fire. Ovechkin kills us on PP. Even strength I barely noticed him.
Was not able to get on here for tonight's game  
The 12th Man : 11/26/2014 10:01 pm : link
My mother was admitted to the hospital does not look like anything serious, but still sucks she is there. Hope she is out in time tomorrow for Thanksgiving dinner. That being said who said they want to see the real JT. That wasa big goal tonight. DeHaan with a couple of bad passes in our end. He did the same thing last game. Needs to clean it up a bit. They looked sluggish in the 2nd and parts of the 3 rd periods. That being said, out shot them by 8 and out hit them by 27, yes 27 more hits. This is a big team that clogs a lot of space. Still think they looked solid tonight. Have a lot to be thankful for Islander fans. Love this team.
Hope all is well with your mom 12  
timintey : 11/26/2014 10:06 pm : link
Great sign when the Isles don't play their best and still persevere. Hope they come out firing on Friday.
NewBlue  
pganut : 11/26/2014 10:19 pm : link
You are right about the impact the championship-owning newcomers have had. I've read that Boychuk has commanded a lot of presence in the room and out on the ice, the young rising guys are paying attention.

tim, correct that it's great to be able to win when not playing at your best..

12, hope all is well with your mother. It'll be a great Thanksgiving if she could be home with you (but don't fret if she's not; she's worth the extra care).
Thanks guys  
The 12th Man : 11/26/2014 10:40 pm : link
saw her today with 2 of my kids. She was in great spirits and was looking forward to seeing us all tomorrow. Will make us even more thankful if she makes it home.
I love the way this team is going.  
St. Jimmy : 11/26/2014 11:18 pm : link
They probably had about a C game tonight and still won. Amazing what finally filling the holes on the roster did for this team.
Was at the Coliseum  
Metnut : 11/27/2014 1:24 am : link
tonight and it was packed. I thought we controlled the majority of the play. Glad to see Lee do his thing as I don't think he should sit when Grabner is ready.

My caps fan friend was complaining about the refs but I told him we outshot, outchanced and outscored them in addition to scoring the 5 on 5 goal this game. Can't wait to take it to them again on Friday.
Met  
JayBinQueens : 11/27/2014 10:14 am : link
Your friend has every right to be upset. Not sure why he was upset his team didn't get called for more penalties though.....

When was the last time this team was able to win C effort games?
Besides the hitting and the first 10 minutes they didn't do much to deserve to win. Nice to have real talent.

12. Best wishes to your mon and family
Happy thanksgiving y'all!
.....  
BrettNYG10 : 11/27/2014 10:18 am : link
I actually thought the penalty that led to Ovechkin's call was a bit weak. Officiating across the league is pretty bad.

12th - hope your mom has a speedy recovery. Happy Thanksgiving.
....  
BrettNYG10 : 11/27/2014 10:21 am : link
That led to Ovechkin's second goal*
Happy Thanksgiving fellas.  
Dave M : 11/27/2014 11:18 am : link
I hope you all have a great day. I hope you get to enjoy your day with your mom 12'th. Here's to a speedy recovery.

Yeah I had Caps fan complaining about the refs too. The ref missed some calls but the majority of them were on Washington. Even in OT Kuley was mugged coming across the blue line. Also, how many times did the puck get caught at the one refs feet. At least attempt to jump!
RE: .....  
timintey : 11/27/2014 11:20 am : link
In comment 12003522 BrettNYG10 said:
Quote:
I actually thought the penalty that led to Ovechkin's call was a bit weak. Officiating across the league is pretty bad.

12th - hope your mom has a speedy recovery. Happy Thanksgiving.


Thought it was a ridiculous call. Dude raked Lee's face to initiate the fight...
A couple of quick things:  
pganut : 11/27/2014 11:31 am : link
* For those thinking of going to the game next Saturday vs. STL at 1pm (12/6), e-mail me over the next few days (my e-mail is in my profile); we'll exchange cell #s and figure a plan to meet up.
* Interesting, and may affect that 12/6 game. Blues G Brian Elliott hurt himself yesterday and is now "week-to-week". Rookie Jake Allen (no slouch) may get the start, but the Blues have brought in...wait for it...Martin Brodeur (!) for a tryout. He'll be with the Blues all this week. Gee, the possibility of MB playing in the tri-state area? I'll bet the Blues will throw him that bone if he sticks.

Finally, I want to say that I'm thankful for the emergence of these Islanders, who are starting to embody all the things we've hoped for over the past 25 years or so in the long-running "rebuild". So proud of these guys, and what's even better is that they're all a hard-working bunch of genuinely likeable guys. Thanks to the organization as well for making the moves necessary to put us in the position we're in now. And I'm thankful for you guys; there's really not many people (fans) who've endured what we have over the past 3 decades. It's a testament to you to stick things out, through thick and thin, that makes this all that much more enjoyable. Thanks for the brotherhood (and that's also for the real hockey fans on this board, even those who root for the MSG squad).

A safe and happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your loved ones. Catch you Friday for the 5pm jump against the Caps. Let's Go Islanders!
amen...pg  
feelflows : 11/27/2014 12:42 pm : link
To all that shit.
RE: .....  
Mike in Long Beach : 11/27/2014 1:00 pm : link
In comment 12003522 BrettNYG10 said:
Quote:
I actually thought the penalty that led to Ovechkin's call was a bit weak. Officiating across the league is pretty bad.

12th - hope your mom has a speedy recovery. Happy Thanksgiving.


Totally agree, Brett.

Was watching at a restaurant without sound and initially thought the penalty was on us.
Ah, misread your post.  
Mike in Long Beach : 11/27/2014 1:03 pm : link
Never mind
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours pga!  
timintey : 11/27/2014 1:52 pm : link
One of the things I'm thankful for is your posts of a plethora of insight and fantastic Rush lyrics!
yah  
feelflows : 11/27/2014 2:02 pm : link
But PG needs to lay off of Rush's greatest hits and start quoting the good stuff.
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