Archive for October, 2008
112 Comments later, Point Blank readers are divided in their thoughts on Scott Gordon’s comments from last night that he views overtime or shootout losses as ties. The tally as of 9:00 pm:
Agree with Gordon: 31
Disagree with Gordon: 44
Mixed: 16
Some of your comments…
The Statistical Data: “In a league that featured 272 games that went beyond regulation [...]
Oh, the irony, or coincidence. That Alanis Morrisette Ironic song still has me messed up on the difference.
Anyway, around the same time Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy wrote this opus with quotes from yours truly on the NHL injury policy, the Islanders released complete details about the Fantastic IVth’s sports hernia surgery.
At least I’m quoted saying [...]
We interrupt the energetic and endlessly entertaining overtime-tie debate below with an injury update, courtesy of your New York Islanders.
Freddy Meyer had surgery today to repair a sports hernia and is expected to be out of action 2-4 weeks.
Here’s what the website Physicians and Sports Medicine says about sports hernias:
“Athletes who participate in sports that require [...]
Islanders practice today is optional, but your participation in our first Point Blank Poll is mandatory.
Always going on the assumption I often get things wrong, I’m anxious to hear your take on Scott Gordon’s post-overtime loss comment from last night:
“As I told our guys, ‘Whether you lose in a shootout or lose in overtime, it’s [...]
Now I know there isn’t a website around that doesn’t brag about having a gazillion hits, but I thought you should know this: Since October 6 - at the end of just our second week doing this thing - Point Blank has been averaging well over 100,000 hits a day.
On some days - like October 14 [...]
10:18 pm - Recapping the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime win, the Islanders’ fifth loss (0-4-1) in a row.
The Game: Jeff Carter’s OT power play goal with 23 seconds left gets the Flyers the second point after the visitors are unable to score on a power play to open the extra session. Andy Hilbert had evened up the game at 2-2 with [...]
1:00 pm - Courtesy of Steve Mears of Islanders Radio, we can tell you that Mitch Fritz is in. No one - especially not Scott (News Flash) Gordon, will tell you who’s out. (REVISED, 2:35 pm: Greg Logan says it’s Tambellini).
If the D pairings hold, you will see Sutton-Streit, Campoli-Gervais, Polk-Skinner. Gordon would like to [...]
9:30 am - Those vintage, royal blue Third Jerseys the Islanders are debuting on Saturday? They soon could come First.
Point Blank has learned that the Islanders are looking into the possibility of their old-new classic-style sweaters being their primary uniform of choice in 2009-10, or at latest the season after that.
Speculation leads to two reasons [...]
7:00 pm - A conversation with Doug Weight today revealed the many ways the veteran center feels about the fall-out from his hit on Carolina forward Brandon Sutter, the 19-year old son of former Islanders captain Brent Sutter.
As an Islander: “When I realized it was Brandon Sutter who was hurt, that’s the first thing I [...]
1:15 pm, NVMC - A few quick notes after a 75-minute practice at the NVMC before the Islanders bus departs for Phillies-mad Philadelphia…
Scott Gordon on his reasons for the line-tinkering (see post below): “I thought maybe it was time to change things. I thought a bigger body (Okposo in for Tambellini) might be good for Frans [...]
11:25 am, NVMC - Enforcer Mitch Fritz is on the ice with the Islanders at practice this morning at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The 6-8 Fritz is wearing a yellow practice jersey, along with hip surgery-recovering Mike Sillinger. Scott Gordon also has the following trios:
Hilbert - Thompson - Park
Hunter - Nielsen - Okposo
Tambellini - Comrie [...]
I promised some Point Blank readers an explanation from GM Garth Snow of why the Islanders don’t employ a heavyweight on the fourth line. Snow has put me and my subject on hold for a day, prompting pure, unadulterated speculation that perhaps Mitch Fritz could get the call for the game in fight-lovin’ Philadelphia tomorrow.
While [...]
