weblogs.newsday.com - 11/17/2008
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All along, coach Scott Gordon has said his team's problems adjusting to his forechecking system have been more mental than physical. As the Islanders' play continues to improve, they certainly have shown signs of progress in that area with solid 60-minute efforts in recent home-and-home wins ...
lighthousehockey.com - 11/18/2008
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lighthousehockey.com —
Islanders coach Scott Gordon is running an exciting,
up-tempo system that's getting noticed around the league: proving...
that just because your team is rebuilding doesn't mean you have to watch dull, trapping hockey.
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Why every NHL fan should hope the Islanders succeed
sportsmediajournal.com - 11/12/2008
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sportsmediajournal.com —
There was much talk across the blogsphere when
it was announced in June of 2007 that the...
New York Islanders would create a separate special media section for independent bloggers of the team. The New York Islanders Blog Box allowed fan bloggers to ...
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The Islanders Blog Box- Now A Media Way of Life
fromtherink.com - 11/17/2008
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fromtherink.com —
I've been catching good chunks of quite
a few Islanders games lately, which is a bit...
of a strange thing to say given the roster they're icing these days. But I had a chance in the off-season to chat with coach Scott Gordon , then with ...
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Islanders' situation critical without new rink
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NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL —
... Newsday: Mr Logan in the Islanders Newsday blog had a few words from head coach Scott Gordon and Doug Weight on the club's mindset on playing with a lead among several subjects. ...
Islanders Essential Questions II: Whither 'overspeed?'
Lighthouse Hockey —
... the only beatwriter regularly on the ground, has hinted at this situation most of the season: In the Isles locker room, more than just defenseman Brendan Witt are not sold on Gordon's aggressive system. The question is whether Witt and other internal critics will remain with the team -- and whether their skepticisim will alter the perspectives of the youths who remain once they feel their NHL jobs are secure.
The revived Doug Weight, for his part, has expressed support for Gordon's attacking style. But he's also angling to avoid a ...
Isles re-sign Weight The Mentor for $2.2M
Lighthouse Hockey —
... He's old, yes. He gets injured, yes. His points are powerplay-dependent, yes. But Weight has simply been a different kind of veteran around the team this season -- hardly the "bad apple" presence of some vets who Scott Gordon has claimed are now gone. Weight has publicly supported Gordon's aggressive system from the beginning -- even if the fabled "overspeed" might be a tax on his 38-year-old legs. His influence has been significant and noted on 19-year-old, first-round pick Josh Bailey, who ...
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