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'Good Guy' Doug Weight
Less than a week before this season opened, I was covering an Islanders practice when veterans Bill Guerin and Doug Weight started yelling at me through the glass about something I had written. It was a throwaway line about their advancing age, but the referees at the last exhibition game had ...
Islanders fans one step closer to salvation
Islanders fans one step closer to salvation
sports.yahoo.com — Mired in a rebuilding process that wasn't officially admitted to by the front office at first and... struggling to secure approvals to rebuild their existing home, the New York Islanders are now a ping-pong ball away from turning around their fortunes in a hurry. Should NHL Deputy Commissioner ... (more) Islanders fans one step closer to salvation
Doug Weight gets 1-year deal
weblogs.newsday.com — You're as old as you feel, and 38-year-old Doug Weight said today that he still feels "like... a young man" after signing a one-year contract extension with the Islanders. The deal includes a base salary of $2 million plus a $200,000 bonus if the ... (more) Doug Weight gets 1-year deal
ISLES SIGN WEIGHT TO EXTENSION
ISLES SIGN WEIGHT TO EXTENSION
islanders.nhl.com — Veteran center will return to the Islanders for 2009-10 season... (more) ISLES SIGN WEIGHT TO EXTENSION
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Islanders Gameday: Not with a bang, but...
Lighthouse Hockey — ... Doug Weight earns the media's "Good Guy" award because he "gets it:" Too much communication is better than not enough. If only Garth Snow felt that way about dealing with his constituents. ...

Islanders end-of-season awards
Lighthouse Hockey — ... This isn't my nomination -- it's that of the Islanders media scrum (which is Newsday's Greg Logan and ... who, exactly?). But I agree with it so much, I wanted to mention it again here. As Logan explained it: ...

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