fromtherink.com - 2/2/2009
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Two different writers on the same day. One who wants to give to the woebegone New York Islanders, hockey's worst team, and one who wants to take away.
Here's Larry Brooks with a good piece on the team being ineligible for revenue sharing :
If the NHL is serious about maintaining a ...
totalprosports.com - 2/6/2009
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports - Last night the New
York Islanders lost their 30th game of the season...
to the Florida Panthers 3-2. With only 37 points thus far and holding down the last place over all spot in the NHL, the Islanders are on the right track to draft touted youngster John Tavares . One ...
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Richard Zednik Goal Of The Year Against Islanders
newsday.com - 2/1/2009
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newsday.com —
Even if billionaire Charles Wang wanted to move
his New York Islanders off Long Island anytime soon...
-- as worried fans have speculated in recent weeks -- it wouldn't be easy. That's because the hockey team's lease with Nassau County contains strong ...
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Islanders' contract prohibits move off LI for 6 years -
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 1/31/2009
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hockeyprogram.blogspot.com —
We all know that it felt like the
Islanders traded down 456 times in the 2008 NHL...
Entry Draft....well they did it twice in the first round to grab a guy some felt could have been available in the second round. But the Isles did what they thought was right and went with Josh Bailey. Debate ON!
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Prospect Park: Schenn Or Bailey?
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Puck Headlines: Could mononucleosis alter playoff, rookie races?
Puck Daddy —
... . Mirtle takes a look at the entire concept of "saving" the Islanders, while The Forechecker has an exhaustive breakdown of the idea that the Islanders are a "small market team" and should be eligible of revenue sharing help from the NHL. Great reads, both of them. [ ...
Splinters: Torrent of win edition
Lighthouse Hockey —
... fear throughout the Eastern Conference, there's a lot of Islanders blogging to catch up on. "Onslaught" hyperbole aside, with all the talk of arena and K.C.-baiting, it's clear there is still great passion among the Islanders faithful, eagerly awaiting this team's resurrection, no matter what slot holds the 2009 pick:
Some attention-seeker in Toronto has upset us Isles fans: Kevin at Barry Melrose Rocks, plus Hockey Night on Long Island ... even Mirtle provides a forum for our displeasure on this topic and the next... (btw, if you ...
The NHL Salary Floor CheatsThe Sorry Case Of The New York Islanders
Lions in Winter: Montreal Canadiens (Habs) News and Commentary —
... The current system in place in the NHL disqualifies the Islanders because of their geographic position. It conveniently fails to account for the immediate competition for hockey dollars in the "huge" hockey market. James Mirtle thinks the Islanders may deserve some help, after this whole fiasco, I find it hard not to agree. ...
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