Archive for November, 2008
On July 2, the Islanders signed free agent Doug Weight to a one-year contract. The deal called for a base salary of $1.75 million, but with bonuses the playmaking center could make up to $4.3 million.
As a player signing a one-year contract past his 35th birthday - he is 37 - Weight was eligible for such a bonus [...]
10:25 pm - Ryan O’Byrne made a bad play. The kid from Cornell made the sort of classic goof that will be shown everywhere for the next week and probably a lot longer. O’Byrne scored an own goal that Canadiens fans will never let him forget. (Don’t worry, kid. If Bob Gainey starts shopping you [...]
(Corey Trivino, No. 3)
Before we unveil our list of the Islanders’ top prospects not currently with the big club or playing in Bridgeport, a few notes:
- The list was compiled with our knowledge of the prospects combined with the views of three NHL amateur scouts.
- The key word is here “upside.” It is very possible some [...]
(Read Part 1 about Maharaj’s childhood in Trinidad, his family’s move to Toronto and his playing career in Europe)
Conclusion
In the summer of 2005, many of hockey’s best teachers were invited to lecture at the legendary Roger Neilson Hockey School. E.J. McGuire from the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau was there, as was Cup-winning coach Marc Crawford [...]
(UPDATED, 7:00 pm) - Frans Nielsen out 8-12 weeks with “multiple leg injuries.” Howie Rose reports that Colin Campbell told Garth Snow that Mottau’s hit was not to Nielsen’s head. If I have that correctly, that would be cause to call for Campbell’s resignation. No word if the Islanders are going to respond.
Just got back [...]
Jeremy Colliton.
From what I saw and heard in Bridgeport, the kid earned it.
Off to “NY Hockey This Week” on 1050 ESPN Radio from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. We’ll be taking your calls. Have a feeling the Mottau misdemeanor will come up. Talk to you then.
Comments.
10:25 pm - In our continuing attempts to break up the repetition of our game recaps, tonight it’s List Night as New Jersey beats the Islanders, 5-2.
TWO BURNING QUESTIONS
How is Frans Nielsen after the high hit by Mike Mottau?
The Islanders announced that Nielsen suffered leg and head injuries. His status for the rest of the trip [...]
9:08 pm, The Rock - At 3:32 of the third period, Devils defenseman Mike Mottau nailed Islanders center Frans Nielsen with a hit to the head. Nielsen fell awkwardly and hit his head on the ice. He left the game with what appeared to be a head injury, and possibly a lower-body injury as well.
For [...]
1:25 pm, The Rock - Hello from the press room of the Prudential Center. Nice place the Devils have here. As I may have mentioned before, best thing about The Rock is that wherever you go you know it’s the home of the New Jersey Devils. It’s their place; they are the primary tenant. The franchise and its partners [...]
Tom Suozzi yelled at me once, which I thought was pretty cool. I was with Charles Wang and some Islanders executives far more senior than me for a meeting with the Nassau County Executive on the Lighthouse Project. Suozzi wanted our marketing materials to focus on renovating the Coliseum and keeping the Islanders, but “All [...]
Peter Mannino up to the Islanders. Yann Danis to Bridgeport.
Expect MacDonald to start all three games on the trip. Danis has not played since Nov. 1 and could use the work in the American League.
Islanders getting smarter, avoiding situations in the past when goalies like Mike Dunham and the Dubester started games with a month [...]
12:30 pm - Scott Gordon said after practice that Mitch Fritz will join his team beginning at Friday’s morning skate in New Jersey. The coach confirmed the news just as Fritz was packing up in Bridgeport and saying his goodbyes in front of Connecticut Post ace Mike Fornabaio.
Besides the AHL return of the ageless Mike Sillinger, [...]
