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BLOGGER GENERATION GAP
Introducing PB backup Kevin Schultz of BMR

by Chris Botta on January 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

8:25 pm, The Panera in RVC - I’m sitting across the table from Kevin Schultz, the young blogger who will contribute when I’m away on assignment for most of next week. I haven’t done a background check on Kevin, but what I know is that when he writes vile and wicked stuff at least it’s under his own name on his own blog, Barry Melrose Rocks. Like today, when he called Brad May a Duchene.

 

No doubt he’s probably even carved up Point Blank. But I do not care. Thought it would be good to get a younger look in the lineup. If I’m Guerin, he’s Bailey.

 

Kevin is a 22 years old Islanders fan from the County of Nassau. He is also a regular contributor to AOL Fanhouse while trying to graduate from the University of South Carolina.

 

Meeting at Panera for the free wireless, I figured we’d take a look at how far apart we are generationally. So here goes.

 

All-Time Favorite Islander

 

Botta - John Tonelli

Schultz - Ziggy Palffy

 

 

 

Favorite Musician/Band

 

Botta - Bruce Springsteen

Schultz - Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters

 

 

 

Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season

 

Botta - 13

Schultz - 5

 

 

Favorite Movies

 

Botta - The Godfather, (current) Slumdog Millionaire

Schultz - Super Troopers, Ocean’s 11

 

 

Store

 

Botta – The Gap

Schultz – PacSun

 

 

Favorite ’90s Islander

 

Botta - Kenny Jonsson

Schultz - Pierre Turgeon (after Palffy)

 

 

 

 

Favorite Websites

 

Botta: rogerebert.com, Puck Daddy, Watchdog by Neil Best

Schultz: FanHouse, Puck Daddy, Deadspin

 

 

All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL)

 

Botta - Don Mattingly, John McEnroe, Lawrence Taylor, Tiger Woods

Schultz - Chad Johnson (pre-name change), Wayne Chrebet

 

 

Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season

 

Botta – Mark Streit

Schultz – Mark Streit

 

 

Favorite Video Game

 

Botta - The one in the arcade at the old Mid-Island Plaza where the monkey swung from rope to rope and other hijinks

Schultz - NHL ’93 for Sega. That one is still fun.

 

 

We invite you to play along. In Comments.

75 Responses to BLOGGER GENERATION GAP
Introducing PB backup Kevin Schultz of BMR

  1. avatar Devon says:

    Welcome aboard, Kev. I hope you can be the voice of a younger generation, because I don’t think even CB is old enough to be making a Keystone Cops reference.

  2. avatar Mike from Oceanside says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Brent Sutter
    Favorite Musician/Band – Van Halen
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 2 Regulation; 4 total.
    Favorite Movies – Godfather I & II; Slapshot
    Store – Sears
    Favorite ’90s Islander – Benoit Hogue

  3. avatar 7thWoman says:

    bailey isn’t old enough to drink. At least Kevin is. He may have to. Hello Kevin. Welcome to the support group.

  4. avatar MT says:

    Great addition CB, love BMR, welcome Kevin!

  5. avatar Islanders1984 says:

    Does the NHL lottery include all 14 teams that don’t make the playoffs or just the top 5

  6. avatar Jim says:

    All 14 teams are in the lottery. However, you can only move up a maximum of four spots. So only the bottom five teams actually have a chance at the #1 pick. A team can also only move down one spot.

  7. avatar The PolishPrince says:

    CB – You really are dating yourself with the Mid Island Arcade comment. Me and my two best buds would waste COUNTLESS hours (and quarters) in that place.

  8. avatar Will C says:

    Welcome Kev,

    Hey CB wondering if I can do a guest blog for the Isles at Caps April. 3rd row seats. I have a site, I will not shamelessly self promote. I fyou are interested you have my email.

    Thanks!

  9. avatar Joe says:

    Tonelli’s jershey should be hanging next to Nystroms! Agree with the Turgeon pick. Kenny Jonsson? That one was weak!!

  10. All-Time Favorite Islander- Brian Trottier
    Favorite Musician/Band – Eric Clapton
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 10
    Favorite Movies- Lord of the Rings Trilogy
    Store – Kohl’s
    Favorite ’90s Islander – Kenny Johnson

  11. avatar Joe in Massapequa says:

    All Time Favorite Islander – Denis Potvin
    Favorite Musician/Band – Billy Joel
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 12
    Favorite Movie – Goodfellas and The Departed (our Massachusetts boys can make up that cast)
    Store – Guess
    Favorite 90′s Islander – Rich Pilon

    27 years old

  12. avatar Eric Von Syndow says:

    Let the whipper snapper know… That the orginal Ocean’s 11 with that Sinatra guy & friends blows away the remake of 11, 12, & 13.

  13. avatar Islander505 says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander–Trottier (Tonelli a close 2nd)
    Favorite Musician/Band- Allman Brothers Band currently featuring Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes
    Prediction-Isles win 8
    Favorite Movies- Saving Private Ryan/Original Pink Panther Movies
    Store- Duffy’s Liquors
    Favorite 90′s Islander-Turgeon
    Favorite websites–Newsday’s (duh), Point Blank, Bank of America

  14. avatar bloodyskull says:

    mmmmmmmmmmmmm, am I getting old? Blog Isles website speaking to favorite movie of temporary blogger?
    yep I am getting old.

  15. avatar Islander505 says:

    Amend favorite store to Duffy’s Liquors or ANY Deli

  16. avatar Steve C. says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander: Billy Smith
    Favorite Musician/Band: U2
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 8
    Favorite Movies: Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Commando, Good Morning, Vietnam
    Store: Macy’s
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Glen Healy
    Favorite Websites: Islanderspointblank.com (brown nose!), tsn.ca, Puck Daddy
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL):
    Joe Morris, Lenny Dykstra, Wally Backman, Mike Piazza, John Starks, LT
    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season:
    Mark Streit
    Favorite Video Game: Tecmo Bowl ’87

  17. avatar Jon #2 says:

    Good luck Kevin; keep it clean, keep it fun!

    All-time favorite Islander: Mike Bossy

    All-time favorite Islander radio annoucer: John Sterling!

    CB, if you have any tales to tell about Sterling, I’d love to read them.

  18. Alright! Welcome Kevin. I enjoy MBR and will surely enjoy your stuff here. (Yeah, and “Don’t call me Surely.”)

    To join the fun:
    All-Time Favorite Islander – Bossy … no Tonelli … no… etc.
    Favorite Musician/Band – Killing Joke
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 11 (4 in OT/SO).
    Favorite Movies – The Thin Red Line; Fletch
    Store – Nope, shut-in.
    Favorite ’90s Islander – Turgeon! Although Hogue was awesome on Sega.

  19. avatar Mike from Philly says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Pierre Turgeon (hopefully soon John Tavares)
    Favorite Musician/Band – Tool
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 7 Wins
    Favorite Movies: Saving Private Ryan
    Store: Banana Republic
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Pierre Turgeon, Kasparitis, Steve Thomas
    Favorite Websites: Trip Advisor, PensBlog (Very Funny)All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL): Mike Piazza, Johan Sanatana, Phil Simms, Keith Hernandez
    Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty, Resident Evils

  20. avatar Devon says:

    People are doing this, so what the hell.
    All-Time Favorite Islander – Adrian Aucoin
    Musician/Band – Reel Big Fish, Billy Joel
    Prediction – NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 14. Unfortunately
    Movies – Gran Torino, Shawshank Redemption, MP&THG
    Store – Walmart
    ’90s Islander – Jonsson
    Websites – IPB, Metsblog, Awful Announcing
    Athletes – Ken Griffey, Jr, Allan Houston, Wayne Chrebet
    Video Game – Super Smash Brothers (N64)

  21. avatar Joe in Massapequa says:

    Devon, I thought I am the only fan out here who loved Aucoin. I still rock his home white without the “A” at the coliseum. He was a beast when he was here.

  22. avatar Jon says:

    im 23 and the ONLY thing i agree with Shultz is Pierre Turgeon. dude, PacSun? cmon

  23. avatar Healy says:

    Welcome aboard!

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Billy Smith
    Favorite Musician/Band – Billy Joel
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 10 Wins
    Favorite Movies: Eternal Sunshine
    Store: Best Buy, Amazon.com
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Pierre Turgeon, Glenn Healy
    Favorite Websites: PB, IGN, ESPN
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL): Don Mattingly, Paul O’Neil
    Favorite Video Game: Sonic the Hedgehog, NHL series

  24. avatar Chris TMC says:

    “If I’m Guerin, he’s Bailey…”
    Heh- I am more Guerin than Bailey myself lol. And we even hung out at the same arcade, CB! When I was a jr high schooler living in Hicksville I was up at that mall playing Zaxxon, Galaxian, Gyruss, pole position… wow this takes me back lol.

    OK…
    All Time Favorite Islander – Kenny Jonsson
    Favorite Musician/Band – Black Sabbath and Savatage (cant pick just one)
    Predicted NYI wins in final 35 games of season – lucky 13?
    Favorite Movie – Dances with Wolves and Fight Club (also cant pick just one)
    Store – Express
    Favorite 90’s Islander – Ziggy Palffy

    And Joe (post 9): Kenny Jonsson was- IS- an excellent, EXCELLENT defenseman!

  25. avatar Nick Classic says:

    Welcome Kevin….though I have to say this whole liking Barry Melrose thing has us off on the wrong foot.

  26. avatar Chris TMC says:

    Oops I erased these by mistake:
    Favorite Website: homestarrunner.com
    Favorite non-NHL athlete: Mike Piazza, Johan Sanatana
    Favorite Video Game: GTAs and Tiger Woods Golf

  27. avatar Bryan says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Bryan Trottier (I was named after him)
    Favorite Musician/Band – Bad Religion
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 13 wins
    Favorite Movies: The Rocky series
    Store: Target/Best Buy
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Claude Lapointe
    Favorite Websites: Deadspin, TSN, Point Blank, The Rivalry (cheap plug!)
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL): Mike Piazza, Wayne Chrebet, Curtis Martin, John Starks
    Favorite Video Game: NHL 09, any Genesis-era NHL game, Final Fantasy IV

  28. avatar Islander505 says:

    Oh yeah,
    All-Time Favorite Athlete—MICKEY MANTLE..period dot com.

  29. avatar Devon says:

    Joe, I grew up with the early 2000s teams. I’m 18 now, and I can safely say the 2002 Isles-Leafs series is why I fell in love with hockey. Oakey was a guy I loved for the mere fact that he was always on the ice. I would go to games, and #3 was the one number I’d see more than any other. I guess that’s what happens when you play 40 minutes a game. I loved his determination, his crazy hard shot. When he didn’t come back after the lockout, I was crushed.

  30. avatar doc says:

    Favorite Islander: Bossy… is there any doubt??? Nystrom is a close second.

    Favorite Band: Bruce Springsteen and the Earth quakin’, booty shakin’, sex makin’ E STREET BAND!!!

    No. of Wins: 12

    Fav Movies: The Shawshank Redemption. Close second… Wedding Crashers…

    Store: Tourneau/WatchGear

    Fav 90′s Islander: Turgeon

    Fav web sites: This is a family blog… so PointBlank and Yankees.com

    All Time Favorite non-NHL athlete: The Mick, Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly, Mariano Rivera…

    Leading Scorer: Streit

    Arcade Game: ASTEROIDS

    DOC

  31. avatar Darren says:

    NHL ‘93 for Sega…still one of the best!

  32. avatar Summers Eve... says:

    Vile:

    Calling him a Duchene IS what makes the “joke” funny…

  33. avatar kjh0517 says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander: DP, he will win a cup as an Islander!
    Favorite Musician/Band: The Black Crowes
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 12
    Favorite Movies: Good Will Hunting, Miracle
    Store: ACME
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Pierre Turgeon, F Dale Hunter
    Favorite Websites: this one, hockeyattire, ebay
    All-Time Favorite Athletes: TIGER
    Prediction for points: The Allstar
    Favorite Video Game: Wii Bowling, my best game I started with 8 strikes, I began to feel the preasure and was hit with the 7-10 split, the 300 will come just like the cup!

    Keep up the good work CB!

  34. avatar Brian from Massapequa says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Billy Smith (I was once allowed to watch him take his hand eye coordination tests. He then let me play with one of the machines and take the same test. I did real bad as I was a nervous ninny.)

    Favorite Musician/Band – The Rolling Stones (consolation prixes to Led Zeppelin, Phish and the Grateful Dead).

    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 11 Wins

    Favorite Movies: Star Wars – Take you pick from Episodes III – V.

    Store: Not pleased about the lack of local “record stores”

    Favorite ’90s Islander: I was to busy with girls, singing in a band and otherwise being a degenerate to pay attention to hockey. Really not happy about that.

    Favorite Websites: Yahoo, Facebook, Dimeadozen.org, & …Point Effing Blank.

    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL): Don Mattingly, Gary Carter (from when he was an Expo)

    Favorite Video Game: Diablo 2, Risk 2, Monopoly…yeah I’m old school.

  35. avatar Isle_in_LA says:

    I guess we’re all getting to know each other…
    All-Time Favorite Islander–Mike Bossy
    Favorite Musician/Band- Radiohead
    Prediction-maybe 7
    Favorite Movies- 12 Monkeys, Fight Club
    Store- Any non-chain store, any liquor store
    All-Time Favorite Athletes: Tyson, Lenny Dykstra, Mookie, John McEnroe
    Prediction for points: Jeff Tambellini ha
    Favorite Video Game: NHL 2k08…always a year behind
    Favorite 90’s Islander-Derek King….no (poor Derek) I guess Turgeon
    Favorite websites– Point Blank, CNN, Craigslist

  36. avatar Nick Classic says:

    And OK I’ll play along too:

    All-time favorite Islander: Pierre Turgeon and Benoit Hogue (he scored a hat trick in my first NHL game).
    Favorite Musician/Band: Billy Joel, Kaiser Chiefs, R.E.M.
    Prediction – 12
    Favorite Movies: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Royal Tenenbaums, Forrest Gump, and Slumdog Millionaire is OUTSTANDING
    Store: The beer store on Chrystie St. in the Lower East Side.
    All-time Favorite (non-NHL) Athletes: Don Mattingly, David Cone, TRAVIS ROY
    Favorite Video Game: The NHL Series, I’ve had every one since the original
    Favorite Web Sites: Mine – Let There Be Light(house), Seth Godin’s Blog, Silicon Alley Insider, McKinsey Online, News Sites

  37. avatar Captain Crunch says:

    To keep with the original theme….

    All Time Favorite Islander: Bobby Nystrom
    Favorite Musician/Band: Genesis
    Prediction: 10 wins
    Favorite Movies: Iron Man, I Robot, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    Store: Amazon
    90′s Islander: Darius Kasparaitis
    Websites: PB, Sportspickle.com, The Onion
    All-Time Favorite Athletes: David Robinson, Roger Staubach, Barry Larkin
    Leading Scorer: Mark Streit
    Video Game: Ratchet & Clank (any)

  38. avatar Nick Classic says:

    Darn…leading scorer: Streit, of course

  39. avatar DaveyD says:

    John Sterling was an Islanders announcer?

  40. avatar Jason says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander: Mike Bossy
    Favorite Musician/Band: Clutch, Kyuss, Melvins
    NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 12
    Favorite Movies: Gummo, The Deer Hunter, Saving Private Ryan
    Store: Dont think I have one
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Glenn Healy
    Favorite Websites: Point Blank, Craigslist, NHL.com,
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL):
    Don Mattingly
    NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season: Mark Streit
    Favorite Video Game: Super Off-Road, 1943, Mega Man

  41. avatar Jim Clark says:

    Favorite Islander: Butch Goring
    Favorite Musician: Cecilia Bartoli
    Favorite Movie: The Opening of Misty
    Beethoven (original)
    90s Islander: Palfry
    Websites: this one. Neil Best Watchdog.
    mikefrancesa.com Planet-f1.com
    Favorite non-nhl athlete: Jackie Stewart
    David Wells
    Favorite Videogame: Grand Prix Legends
    Islander wins in last 35 games. 15
    Leading Scorer: Kyle Okposo

  42. avatar doc says:

    Davey D:

    Yes… back in the 70′s Stirling and Barry Landers were the radio announcers.

    Good stuff.

    DOC

  43. avatar Ryan says:

    Favorite Islander-Pierre Turgeon

    Favorite Band- Dave Matthews Band

    Prediction-14

    Favorite Movies-Slapshot, Miracle, Top Gun and the Rocky movies

    Store- American Eagle

    Favorite 90′s Islander- Ziggy Palffy(after Turgeon)

    Website- PB, TSN, ESPN, Drudgereport.com

    Favorite Athlete-Derek Jeter, Brett Farve, Don Mattingly, Bernie Willams, Tino Martinez and Paul O’Neill

    Favorite Video Game-Call of Duty, Madden and NHL 09

  44. avatar Dally Mac says:

    Fav. Old Isle: John Tonelli, Paul Boutlier
    Recent Islander: Mike Peca
    Current Islander: Okposo
    Future Islander: John Tavares (oh did I jinx it?)
    Favorite Singer: Sammy Kershaw
    Athlete: Orel Hershisher, Kirk Gibson
    Prediction:(24 more points not wins points)
    Movie: Braveheart
    Current Movies: The Wrestler and Religulous
    Video Game: NHL 95, Mike Tyson Punch Out

  45. avatar kevin says:

    i have a good feeling about this blogger.
    fav islander: peca
    fav musician/band: i like a lot of stuff, lil’ wayne and rock and other rap pretty much
    prediction: 8 wins
    fav movies: miracle, slapshot, everything with will ferrel, saving private ryan, rocky series, paul blart, iron man, hulk, irobot, most will smith movies, i now pronounce you chuck and larry
    store: sports authority, gamestop, basically hockey stores.
    fav 90′s islanders: uh was born but kinda too young to pay attention. i guess ill row with the crowd and choose kenny johnson,ziggy, and tergeron.
    fav websites: tsn, this one, hockeybuzz,nhl,google,youtube,yahoo
    athlete: jeter, tiki barber while on the giants, eli manning, lawrence taylor ( best linebacker) micheal strahan,bernie, i guess any yankee getting paid 100 million becuase thats why im growing to not like baseball becuase of the money being thrown around. but thats lots of cash so good for them
    fav video game: call of duty 4/5 and nhl 09, uh sega games with mortal kombat and sonik, loved all the nhl games including nhl hitz. do not know if you guys knew this but there was a game for micheal jackson. not going to lie it was funny.
    prediction: prediction? paaaiiiinnnn
    jk uh streit

  46. avatar cgs878 says:

    Nice “subtle” dig against your former backup, CB. Ouch. I hope Kevin doesn’t have his own secret life somewhere that the media will dig up. Barry Melrose? Uhhh… he has his place in hockey, but it sure wasn’t as a coach in The New NHL. I hope Kevin continues to skewer the Islanders, like you do, in his own cynical way. Did you ask Kevin how he feels about Mike Milbury? Now THAT would tell us something.

    Welcome, Kevin. I hope you realize what you signed on for: months of fickle Islanders fans’ ranting, p*ssing & moaning, one-up-ing, etc. I like your prediction on the last 35 games. 5 wins (all at home!) sounds good.

  47. avatar joey303 says:

    I just absolutely love this site!!!

    All-Time Favorite Islander: Bryan Trottier
    Favorite Band: Kings X, Springsteen Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season: 10
    Favorite Movies: Crash, Goodfellas, My Cousin Vinny, Airplane
    Store: Big Lots
    Favorite ’90s Islander: Steve Thomas, Ziggy (tie)
    Favorite Websites: Islanderspointblank.com Ebay
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL):
    Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, LT, Phil Simms, Dr. J
    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season:
    Mark Streit
    Favorite Video Game: Pong

  48. avatar Swan says:

    Plays hard every “shift”, great vision, all-star playmaker, soft hands (from what I hear). Guerin?? No. Chris, you are a Doug Weight.

  49. avatar michael says:

    how can anyones favorite athlete be chad johnson??

  50. avatar bcarey says:

    Wow…you guys are so different. I smell sitcom!

  51. avatar BeatleBailey says:

    welcome aboard Kevin.

    Favorite Former Islander: Roman Hamrlik Hammer!

    Favorite Current Islander: Tim Jackman

    Non – NHL Favorite: Paul O’Neill

  52. avatar Gina 319 says:

    NHL 93 for sega is the best video game EVER.

  53. avatar AngryPete says:

    This site gets better with each passing day!

    ALL-TIME ISLANDER: Clark Gillies
    SINGER/BAND: The Clash, Billy Joel, The Killers
    PREDICTION: 9 games
    MOVIE: Swingers, Made, Casino
    80′S/90′S ISLANDER: Mikko Makela
    STORE: Bloomingdales, Target, Duane Reade
    SITES: IPB, YouTube, Icethetics, Wikipedia
    ATHLETES: Aaron Glenn, Don Mattingly

  54. avatar Ed J says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – DP
    Favorite Musician/Band – Fireflight
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 10 reg 4 of them in OT.
    Favorite Movies – Bull Durham
    Store – Best Buy
    Favorite ’90s Islander – Ziggy
    Favorite Websites – TSN.ca, ( this one! ), cnn.com
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL):
    Donnie Baseball, Tino Martinez, LT ( # 56 ! ) A-rod & Jeter
    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season – Mark Streit
    Favorite Video Game – NHL 09 for x-box 360 ( game is best ever!!! )

  55. avatar KP says:

    All-Time Favorite Islanders – KP – Mike Bossy

    Favorite Musician/Band – KP – Pearl Jam

    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 9

    Favorite Movie – Star Wars

    Store – Ebay

    Favorite 90s Islander – Pierre Turgeon

    Favorite websites – Onthebench.us, newyorkracingboard.com, PuckDaddy

    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL) – Patrick Ewing, David Wright, Mike Piazza, Keith Hernandez, Eli Manning, Michael Strahan, Jerry Bailey, Edgar Prado

    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season – Mark Streit

    Favorite Video Game – NHL 94

  56. avatar bcarey says:

    Honestly, I can’t believe I’m reading about people’s favorite places to shop on a hockey blog. Please, more prospect updates…stat!

  57. avatar Jimmy Mac says:

    All-Time Favorite Islanders – Mike Bossy

    Favorite Musician/Band – Motley Crue

    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 10

    Favorite Movie – Grease

    Store – Beer Store

    Favorite 90s Islander – Pierre Turgeon

    Favorite websites – Point Blank, It was Hockey Buzz until the BD incident

    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL) –
    Dan Marino, Larry Bird

    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season – Mark Streit

    Favorite Video Game – Old School Games… Popeye, Burger Time, Donkey Kong JR….lol.

  58. avatar isles316 says:

    welcome kevin,

    All-Time Favorite Islanders – Pierre Turgeon
    Favorite Musician/Band – Saves the Day,The Get up Kids, Weezer, Green Day

    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 10

    Favorite Movie – Shawshank redemption

    Store -Oakley golf, Ebay

    Favorite 90s Islander – Palffy,Kasparaitis

    Favorite websites – pointblank,pgatour.com,yahoo fantasy sports

    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL) – Patrick Ewing,Amani Toomer,Mike Piazza,Jason Dufner (golf)

    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season – Mark Streit

    Favorite Video Game – NHL 2009

  59. avatar Stumpy32 says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Steve Thomas (read my name)
    Musician/Band – U2, Guster
    Prediction: 10-20-5 last 35, we anxiously await the lottery.
    Favorite Movie – Philadelphia
    Favorite 90s Islander – Claude Lapointe
    All-Time Favorite non-NHL: Don Mattingly (ditto, CB), Al Toon, Charles Oakley
    Isles leading scorer – if Guerin isn’t traded, he’ll eek out a few over Streit. If not, Streit.

  60. avatar 19 ISLE in NJ 22 says:

    Welcome aboard Kevin … look forward to your insight.

  61. avatar Phil C says:

    supertroopers and oceans 11?

    chad johnson and wayne chrebet?

    i think he was having fun with you chris. . .if so, pretty good. if not good luck with that!!!!

  62. avatar Kristie says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Pat LaFontaine
    Favorite Musician/Band – Dashboard Confessional
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season -7
    Favorite Movies – Juno, Taveling Pants..
    Store – Target or Old Navy
    Favorite ’90s Islander — Bryan McCabe
    Favorite Website- Hockey’s Future and this one
    Favorite Non-NHL’er– Donnie Baseball/Derek Jeter

  63. avatar Marc from Troy says:

    Well, I didn’t feel like working this morning anyway, so…

    Favorite All-time Islander: Mike Bossy (w/honorable mention to Adrian Aucoin – still wear his ’04 ASG jersey)

    Favorite Bands: The Alarm; Def Leppard; Antigone Rising; Queensryche

    Wins rest of the way: 8

    Favorite Movies: too many to list all, and all over the place, but includes All the President’s Men; Fletch; The Last Waltz; Dark Knight; Stripes…

    Favorite Store: is Hooters a store?

    Favorite 90s Islander: alums from the late, great Capital District Islanders, especially Mark Fitzpatrick, Greg Parks, Richie Kromm, Dennis Vaske, Brent Grieve, & Hubie McDonough

    Favorite Websites: cigarbid.com; pollstar.com; SI.com; PB

    Favorite Athletes: Kenny Cooper; Paolo Maldini; Kurt Warner

    Top Scorer @ Season’s End: Mark Streit

    Favorite Video Game: Ms. Pac-Man

  64. avatar 19 ISLE in NJ 22 says:

    OK … I’ll play too … I started reading the first few responses to this thread and figured it would be more fun and accurate if I wrote my preferences without reading anyone elses.

    All-Time Fave Isles: Bossy / Trotts (one is not the same without the other .. Honorable mention: JT, Bobby Ny, Potsy, Jethro, Bourney, Smitty & Pat LaFontaine)

    Fave Band: Queensryche / Led Zeppelin
    Honrable Mention: Van Halen, Metallica, Dream Theater, Tesla, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Maiden and Crue)

    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season
    Being the Isles’ luck and all … I’ll pick 13

    Favorite Movies: Godfather I & II, Star Wars, Goodfellas, Vacation, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Saving Private Ryan, Miracle, Slapshot & Youngblood.

    Store:
    Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart & Hockey Consignment Store (I’m soooo big box)

    Fave 90′s Islander: Pierre Turgeon & Ray (Chix Par) Ferraro.

    Fave Websites: Point Blank of course, NHL, Islanders, Newsday (Islanders), USA Hockey, Hockey Canada, TSN, Fox News’, CNN’s, Wall St. Journal’s, BBC, Bloomberg’s, Hard Radio, Drudge, Yahoo and Food Network .. LOL!

    All-Time Athletes (NON-NHL):
    Greg Nettles, Don Mattingly, Paul O’Neil, Jeter, LT, Phil Sims, Tiki Barber, Freeman McNeil, Joe Klecko, Mookie Wilson and Jim Craig.

    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season:
    Streit.

    Favorite Video Games:
    Arcade – Defender, Galaxian, Turbo, Zaxxon, Tron & Hit The Ice.

    Console / PC Games – NHL series of games, Sim City series, Sims, Civilization series, Tiger Woods Golf, Madden Football, Cubis, most strategy games.

  65. avatar JPinVA says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander: Denis Potvin, with Gillies and Howatt rounding out the trifects.
    Favorite Musician/Band: Van Morrison, but Paul Simon is still the best thing to come out of NY.
    Prediction: 8 wins..2 trades.. 1 move to the coaching staff(morrow or Sillinger).
    Favorite Movies: Reservoir Dogs, but only because if I watch the godfather, goodfellas or raging bull with my dad we can turn off the sound….and it’s a little tough when sonny takes the fat chick upstairs at the wedding.
    Store: Kohl’s, are there kohl’s in NY… there should be!
    Favorite ’90s Islander: DARIUS…I heet big hockey man, he fall, I dreenk! How could you not love that guy!
    Favorite Websites: IPB, for sure.
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL):
    LT, Mark Bavaro, John Stearns, Chris Mullin and the pre-”no mas” Roberto Duran
    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season: Mark Streit, but KO will give him a run for his money.
    Favorite Video Game: Zaxxon was pretty cool back in the day, but now it’s Wii Boxing because my 8 year old, 57lb daughter crushes me every time! Maybe this will replace the beating all daughters give their fathers in their teens…maybe…I can only pray.

  66. avatar 19 ISLE in NJ 22 says:

    WOW … pretty I’m surprised some people mentioend obscure preferences that I had also mentioned… Queensryche (Marc from Troy) & Zaxxon (Chris & JP).

    To me Geoff Tate of QR has the best vocals of any male vocalist ever … but that is just me. The writing, music and lyrics are powerful.

    Zaxxon … come on … that was one of the best original 3D games ever.

    I’m a bit surprised that no one else mentioned Chix Parm AKA Ray Ferraro … a consistent hero during the ’93 playoffs.

  67. avatar 19 ISLE in NJ 22 says:

    Oh … another new favorite website that I enjoy … Let there be Light House … Nick Classic’s new site.

  68. avatar Ryan says:

    Islanders fans certainly have some great taste in music

  69. avatar Jethro09 says:

    Not-so-subtle shot at B.D., huh CB? I can’t believe the legs that “situation” with B.D. has gotten. People have to let it go already.

  70. avatar Islander505 says:

    JPinVA..

    “Maybe this will replace the beating all daughters give their fathers in their teens…maybe…I can only pray.”

    FORGET praying…it won’t help. Take advantage of every enjoyable 8 YO moment that you can RIGHT NOW. Get them on videotape so you can retreat to quiet parts of the house and watch ‘em in later years.
    Cuz the memories will fade, or will be ripped away from your filing cabinets by the hormonal years. Followed up by the financially sucking you dry years.
    You will need those tapes to remind yourself that you really are a better person than a now deposed German dictator as well as to rationalize your current state of mind by saying.. “What the HELL was I thinking back then when I was whining about the cost of Huggies?”

  71. avatar dp says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – Joey Mac (hey I’m, new to liking hockey/Isles)
    Favorite Musician/Band – Journey circa 1983
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 11
    Favorite Movie – Groundhog Day, Little Miss Sunshine, anything with Spaulding Grey
    Store – Walmart
    Favorite 90s Islander – Didn’t become a fan until the new years eve game 2007 isles vs hurricanes- -Don’t ask me why, but I was hooked
    Favorite websites – Point Blank, google news, Alisweb.org, weather.com
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL) -Phil Rizzuto, Bucky Dent, Tom Seaver
    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season – Mark Streit
    Favorite Video Game -I don’t play video games, so I’ll substitue another category:
    Favorite Book/Best Read ever: Mrs. Dalloway

  72. avatar John says:

    All-Time Favorite Islander – John Tonelli
    Favorite Musician/Band – Led Zeppelin
    Prediction: NYI wins in final 35 games of season – 11
    Favorite Movie – 1: Godfather pt2 2: Godfather pt1 3: Shawshank Redemption
    Store – Costco
    Favorite 90s Islander – Ray Ferraro
    Favorite websites – tsn.ca espn.com pb
    All-Time Favorite Athletes (non-NHL) -Thurman Munson all others below: Donny Baseball, LT, Carl Banks & Scott Norwood!!
    Prediction: NYI leading scorer still with team at end of season – Mark Streit
    Favorite Video Game – The NHL one where you could slash the guy and he’d fall to the ice in a pool of blood

  73. avatar frank nyc says:

    HMM ill join the fray…
    -All time favorite islander – tough Im 24 so the 90′s isles were big for me even though they were terrible. Ziggy Palffy
    -Favorite musician/band – Led zeppelin, STP and Big L
    -Wins in final 35 games – 10 or less
    -Favorite Movie – Citizen Kane, it was the best movie of all time for a reason.
    -Store – Urban outfitters
    -Favorite 90′s Islander – Either Ziggy or Kasper. Was a big pierre turgeon fan to.
    -Favorite Website – Point Blank hell yea!!! Fanhouse, cnn news, Profootballtalk
    -Favorite Athlete ( non nhl ) – Love Brandon Jacobs he is a freakk, Osi and strahan were great to
    -isles scoring leader at seasons end – Obviously Mark Streit, the real question is who will be second. That is hard. Kyle Okposo will finish strong with 40 – 45 points.
    -Favorite Video Game – BIOSHOCK unbelievable game, GTA Vice city was awesome to

  74. avatar Nico Nolan says:

    i like this song!!!

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