lighthousehockey.com - 11/20/2008
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A glance at the ice time young Islanders forwards are getting confirms that -- unlike Ted Nolan -- new coach Scott Gordon really is giving the kids their shot.
The Islanders' new mold
weblogs.newsday.com 11/21/2008 — Two years ago when general manager Garth Snow and coach Ted Nolan were new to their jobs, having been hired separately by owner Charles Wang, the profile of the kind of player the Islanders were seeking included an element of grit or a guy, as Snow ...
Doug Weight - New York Islanders - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 11/16/2008 — Sports Search Sports Search Home NFL MLB NBA NHL College Rivals.com Home NCAA Football NCAA Football Recruiting NCAA Basketball NCAA Basketball Recruiting NCAA Women's Basketball NCAA Baseball NASCAR Golf MMA Boxing Soccer Tennis Action Sports GrindTV ...
Quickly, Before Another Game Hits the Ledger
islandersoutsider.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — I was as surprised as many others at the praise and optimism in the Islanders' locker room following Saturday night's loss to the Thrashers. Under certain circumstances, you may accept that a loss was a good loss. This was not one of those times. It ...
Preview: Maple Leafs v. The Fishsticks
pensionplanpuppets.com 12/8/2008 — Editor's Note: In a continuing effort to present a varied view of the Leafs and their opponents (read: I forgot there was a game today) I enlisted the help of a colleague to give us a glimpse at the current state of affairs with the future Hamilton ...
Doug Weight's out
weblogs.newsday.com 1/5/2009 — There's no good time for an injury, but if ever there's a place where Doug Weight would push himself through pain to play if it were possible, it's Edmonton. So, it was with a pained look on his face that Weight walked out of the Islanders' locker ...
"Heads" Of State!!!!
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com 11/22/2008 — Another hit to the head stirs up controversy. Mike Mottau clearly hit Franz Nielsen in the head. The question becomes now what kind of punishment does the NHL hand out? Do they throw the book at him or do they slap him on the wrist or pat him on the back like they did with Doug Weight?
Gordon's lineup shuffle
weblogs.newsday.com 12/10/2008 — For the first time all season, Islanders coach Scott Gordon broke up the veteran tandem of center Doug Weight and right wing Bill Guerin on his top line in last night's 4-3 loss in Philadelphia. Essentially, he switched right wings on the top two ...
Scott Gordon pulls his puncher
weblogs.newsday.com 11/22/2008 — 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 ...
Parrish a Baby Islander
lighthousehockey.com 10/22/2008 — Chris Botta reports that fairly popular former Islander Mark Parrish -- who the Isles let go two years ago because other teams would offer him too much money, who the Wild then signed for too much money, and who the Wild bought out this summer ...
Devils D Mottau suspended 2 games (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 11/22/2008
New Jersey defenseman Mike Mottau received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Saturday for elbowing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen. The Devils announced his suspension the day after the game with the Islanders. Mottau came across the ice ...