newsday.com - 11/24/2008
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You may have watched Mike Mottau's hit on Frans Nielsen a few dozen times on the internet. You still haven't watched it or discussed it or thought about it as much as Colin Campbell did.
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/23/2008
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It's unbelievable that NHL hockey operations director Colin
Campbell can find a way to conclude that Devils...
defenseman Mike Mottau did not deliver a head shot to Frans Nielsen, a play that ultimately resulted in the Islanders losing their ...
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How does NHL define head shots?
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/22/2008
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Devils defenseman Mike Mottau received two games from
the NHL for his elbow to the head of...
Islanders center Frans Nielsen Friday night at the Prudential Center. Nielsen received 8-12 weeks on the injured list -- a span of up to 36 games -- from ...
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Bad news: Frans Nielsen out 8-12 weeks
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/22/2008
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A long time ago in my first season
covering the Jets under coach Walt Michaels, the grizzled...
old former linebacker with gnarled hands as thick as bear paws used to say, "If you have a cannon, fire it." What he meant was that it was up to the coach ...
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Scott Gordon pulls his puncher
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Colin Campbell speaks on suspensions
isles Files —
... Hi gang, Staple here for a brief moment to let you know that I spoke with NHL discipline czar Colin Campbell earlier this morning. He says he has no bias against the Islanders. I'm sure some of you feel differently, but check out what he has to say and maybe give him a couple credits for being accessible and talking frankly about a lot of topics that most pro leagues wouldn't give reporters (and, thus, fans) the time of day about. ...
Without explicit policy, NHL suspensions will never make sense
Lighthouse Hockey —
"They may think we're targeting the Islanders. But we take each incident as separate, even if the fans and the general managers feel like there's a connection."
>>Colin Campbell
He's right. Many Islanders fans think there is a direct bias. I myself do not. I do think their could be an unconscious bias -- in that it's easier to make bold decisions that enrage only a quasi-"small market" team's fans and media on Long Island, rather than decisions that enrage all of Canada and its media. (Islander Thomas Pock's suspension was ...
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Mottau KOs Nielsen
islandersoutsider.blogspot.com 11/24/2008 — After watching numerous replays of the Mike Mottau hit on Frans Nielsen (thanks to hockeyfights.com on youtube ), I am very much looking forward to seeing how Colin Campbell handles this incident in light of the league's recent statement on hits ...
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nypost.com 11/15/2008 — Thomas Pock's elbow to Ryan Shannon's head on Thursday night will cost the Islanders defenseman five games, the league announced yesterday. Pock, who received a five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play in the Isles' 3-1 win in Ottawa...
Isles rookie Bailey might stick around longer
newsday.com 11/24/2008 — MONTREAL - Losing second-line center Frans Nielsen for
eight to 12 weeks with multiple leg injuries was a major blow to an Islanders team that struggles to generate offense. But rookie Josh Bailey stepped into Nielsen's spot on the second line and ...
Isles' Nielsen takes shot to head in loss to Devs
newsday.com 11/22/2008 — NEWARK - The Islanders saw their three-game winning
streak end as the Devils scored three deflected goals on their way to a 5-2 victory Friday night at Prudential Center. But the loss of a game wasn't nearly as important as losing second-line center ...
Isles Nielsen not angry about hit from Mottau
newsday.com 1/4/2009 — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Six weeks after suffering multiple leg
injuries resulting from a blindside hit by Devils defenseman Mike Mottau, Islanders center Frans Nielsen seems willing to let bygones be bygones. He doesn't fault Mottau for never calling to ...
It's Josh Bailey's job to lose
weblogs.newsday.com 11/16/2008 — Starting against Ottawa tonight at the Coliseum, Josh Bailey has seven more games in which to lose an NHL roster spot he's already shown he has the skill level to handle. The Senators make a return visit to the Coliseum two weeks from tonight, and ...
Nielsen Out 2-3 Months
islandersoutsider.blogspot.com 11/23/2008 — When I heard that Frans Nielsen was walking around in good spirits last night, I was optimistic that the injuries he suffered as a result of the Mike Mottau hit weren't too severe. Unfortunately, the limp accompanying his walk was symptomatic of ...
Without explicit policy, NHL suspensions will never make sense
lighthousehockey.com 11/25/2008 —
"They may think we're targeting the Islanders. But we take each incident as separate, even if the fans and the general managers feel like there's a connection."
>> Colin Campbell
He's right. Many Islanders fans think there is a direct ...
