weblogs.newsday.com - 1/27/2009
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How many times have you watched a televised sports event that included an aerial shot of a cityscape to identify the location and give viewers a feel for the setting? It's a staple of sports television that says, "This is a major-league event."
Now ask yourself what the signature shot ...
totalprosports.com - 1/22/2009
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports - With just five games
under his belt this season, New York Islanders star...
goalie Rick Dipietro has been forced to sit out for the rest of the season. After going through 2 surgeries and missing most of the season already, Dipietro still has pain in his left knee. Hearing ...
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Dipietro Out for Season = Tavares For Future?
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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Islanders Essential Questions II: Whither 'overspeed?'
Lighthouse Hockey —
... The answers depend on 1) who Snow re-signs and adds this summer, 2) how the team starts next season, and 3) what other unforeseen factors (a positive turn to Lighthouse news?) test fans patience. Right now, the Islanders die-hards are a patient yet increasingly restless bunch. There is recognition of the need to rebuild, but there is also a decade's worth of fatigue over short-circuited rebuilds of yesteryear. There is also a thread of unrealistic expectations about how quickly a significant rebuild is possible. ...
The Morning Skate: Detroit's Delinquent Duo and Some Fine Whine
Slap Shot —
... The Isles will hold training camp up there as well. How come no one is talking about the Isles moving to Saskatoon? Greg Logan had a very interesting post on his Newsday blog about the Lighthouse Project and the Islanders’ new arena , which is still waiting for a go-ahead amid fears that it will lead to the “urbanization” of Long Island. He recognizes that if the project does not proceed, the Islanders will be off to Kansas City or somewhere else, much as the N.B.A.’s Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City this season to an existing building in search of an anchor ...
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Islanders deserve revenue sharing, Tavares
fromtherink.com 2/2/2009 —
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 :
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A Tale Of Two Teams
nyhockeyrivalry.com 1/30/2009 — Is this how the rest of the season is going to be? If you're an Islanders fan, tonight's game was hell. First off, you're playing Atlanta, one of the teams you're "competing" with for the first overall pick. Then, before you know it, you're up 4-0 ...
Two-Minute Minors for 1/15/09
islandersoutsider.blogspot.com 1/16/2009 — Lots of news to cover quickly before the Isles take on the Bruins with Yann Danis starting in goal, backed up by Peter Mannino... Isles in KC Don't you love it when there's news that you couldn't even have imagined before it breaks? The Isles ...
A Bit Disillusioned
nyhockeyrivalry.com 12/19/2008 — Our buddy Jason from 3rd String Safety left us this comment last night regarding the Islanders-Capitals game... Excuse this comment for being totally irrelevant to the post but I went to a hockey game for the first time in a while tonight and I ...
Three In A Row
nyhockeyrivalry.com 2/2/2009 — In my last post, just after the Islanders-Thrashers game on Thursday, I guaranteed the Islanders would have a three-game winning streak at some point down the stretch. Little did I realize it'd be happening so soon. The Isles have now won three ...
Bailey back in the picture
windsorstar.com 1/4/2009 — The Windsor Spitfires have not completely closed the Josh Bailey file. When the New York Islanders informed the Spitfires Nov. 28 that Bailey would be staying in the NHL for the season, the Spitfires quickly moved on. The 19-year-old Bailey's name ...
Islanders DVD - CONFIRMED!
nyhockeyrivalry.com 11/26/2008 — Those of you who have followed this blog for a while know that we have been clamoring for an Islanders DVD set for some time. Or, at least, I have. In June, we each did a list of the ten games we'd like to see on DVD sets for the Islanders and ...
Clutch kids
weblogs.newsday.com 1/31/2009 — In a long, hard-to-watch season of one defeat after another, a little ray of hope for the future pierced the darkness of a tough winter for Islanders fans. In their first game as a line, Kyle Okposo, Josh Bailey and Blake Comeau delivered big-time. ...
Brooks supports the Islanders: Sometimes Pluto crosses Neptune, too
lighthousehockey.com 2/2/2009 — Islanders fan ringleader and Lighthouse Project advocate Chris Botta says we should thank grumpy blowhard Larry Brooks for advocating that the Islanders not be shut out of NHL revenue sharing. Forgive me if I can't give Brooks a virtual pat on the ...
Isles C Sillinger out for season (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 1/27/2009
New York Islanders center Mike Sillinger underwent hip surgery for the second time in a year and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said Tuesday. The 37-year-old forward, who played in only seven games this season, had hip resurfacing ...
