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A Bit Disillusioned
Our buddy Jason from 3rd String Safety left us this comment last night regarding the Islanders-Capitals game... Excuse this comment for being totally irrelevant to the post but I went to a hockey game for the first time in a while tonight and I had several observations. - The Nassau ...
Isles visit 'desperate' Wild as Witt pleads for change
Isles visit 'desperate' Wild as Witt pleads for change
lighthousehockey.com — [Tonight] will be a battle of the too coldest teams in the NHL. The Wild has lost six in a row and seven of its past eight. The Islanders have lost seven in a row and nine of 10. The Isles – the childhood team for this Long Island boy — ... (more) Isles visit 'desperate' Wild as Witt pleads for change
Joey MacDonald's standup act
weblogs.newsday.com — Sometimes, under tough circumstances, such as the Islanders' 9-2 loss to Pittsburgh last night at Mellon Arena, athletes and coaches want to make quick work of the postgame media inquiry into what went wrong. But goaltender Joey MacDonald, who was ... (more) Joey MacDonald's standup act
Pythagoras theorizes: Islanders lack Golden Thighs
Pythagoras theorizes: Islanders lack Golden Thighs
lighthousehockey.com — I've been avoiding addressing this, because a quick glance at league GF/GA figures tells you right away that the on-ice picture for the Islanders thus far is not good. And we really don't need yet another way of describing that -- at least not amid a ... (more) Pythagoras theorizes: Islanders lack Golden Thighs
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Splinters: Hatchets, overpaids, over the edge
Lighthouse Hockey — ... All is lost! Isles19 at The Rivalry sounds like he needs to be talked down from the ledge. We all have those moments. But it's all about the journey. ...

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