nypost.com - 12/31/2008
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With the last-place Islanders clearly in rebuilding mode, Doug Weight would seem to be a logical asset for the team to parlay into getting younger. The resurgent Weight leads the Isles in points and has played better than he had in recent years...
lighthousehockey.com - 12/30/2008
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Scotty Bowman is often attributed with saying that
your team's special teams percentages should add up to
at least 100 if you want to be doing okay. The Islanders, at 18.7% + 80.8%, are close to 100 (99.5), but they are decidedly not doing okay. ...
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Islanders 5-on-5: Here be monsters
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Weight Would Like To Stay With Islanders
KK Hockey —
... veteran has been around long enough to understand how the business works. He signed a one-year deal with the Isles and has shown through the first half of the year that he still can play at a high level - and that he could help a team with more realistic postseason hopes. “It’s always a possibility, seeing how the team started,” Weight said. “We’ll see what kind of position we’re at in the new year. But it puts you in a sour mood when you start hearing about it for the first time.” more Filed in: ...
Game Day: Florida Panthers @ New York Islanders
Litter Box Cats —
... Sun-Sentinel: Goalies need help, blog: Matthias
New York Post: Doug Weight
AP via NHL.com: game preview
AAccuScore via The Sporting ...
Puck Headlines: Penguins hold players-only meeting after loss
Puck Daddy —
... is the way he scrambles line combinations when units aren't productive after a relatively short time together. That's a cornerstone of Therrien's philosophy, but not an approach universally endorsed or practiced by his peers." [Post Gazette] • Why doesn't Doug Weight realize that when you sign a one-year deal with the New York Islanders, you're basically agreed to be traded for a draft pick to a team that needs a veteran center at the deadline? [NY Post] • Things aren't exactly going well for the Minnesota Wild, and all you ...
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With the last-place Islanders clearly in rebuilding mode, Doug Weight would seem to be a logical asset for the team to parlay into getting younger. The resurgent Weight leads the Isles in points and has played better than he had in recent years...