Comments on: NYI at PHOENIX, 9:05 pm ESTSillinger’s example of perserverance and dedication

By: Jayson

Jayson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:20:56 +0000

Sillinger is the type of player that makes the NHL what it is…tough, 2 way player who would compete with any faceoff man in NHL history…plus he’s a good Canadian boy…(doesnt hurt that he’s from my hometown…)
God bless him with whatever he chooses to do, and as far as the millions he’s made…battling as hard as he does in the fastest hardest hitting sport known to man for this many years without any serious injuries until the end…he deserves every cheque ever signed by the NHL…
cheers Silly!

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:04:17 +0000

BAILEY WITH HIS FIRST!!!!!!!!!

By: bloody skull

bloody skull — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:22:23 +0000

WHY IS RICKY PLAYING??? !!!

I WILL BET ANYONE PAYCHECK VS. PAYCHECK HE IS HURT BY THE END OF THIS MONTH!!

By: NYIFAN08

NYIFAN08 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:09:36 +0000

Sillinger is probably the classiest, hardest working player to come through here in many many years. Should definitely become a coach.

All players should follow his lead. A true leader on and off the ice.

Good luck to #18

By: Mike from Oceanside

Mike from Oceanside — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:08:15 +0000

So we’re throwing dirt on Sil? It’s over for him?

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:02:18 +0000

although jackman vs carcillo should be cool. stortini,shelley, roy, are all guys that will pound on us. remember what shelley did to us last year. not to mention all those teams have a lot of middleweights. plus the bad blood with theyotes from last year with DP punching doan. good times. hopefully a good game today! cant wait. CB, you should have a game-day chat room so we can talk about the going-ons during the game.

By: kevin

kevin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:59:02 +0000

well hillen should bulk up a little and improve his game in the ahl and i am sure he will resign and i totally agree with you strummer about fritz.

By: Strummer's Army

Strummer's Army — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:54:38 +0000

Hopefully Mr. Botta is wrong on this one. I always liked Sillinger. He is anther guy I wish could have played for the Isles longer.

I don’t understand this demoting Mitch Fritz at this point in time. All 4 teams they are playing have heavyweights and lesser fighters that Tim Jackman just is not a match for.

I don’t understand Jon Sim NOT being demoted. Also, Pock, it is about time to bring up Hillen. I wonder with him being a UFA after this summer how he’ll feel about resigning with the Isles when Pock has unfairly gotten the ice time ahead of he and others?

By: Vlad from Brooklyn

Vlad from Brooklyn — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:38:33 +0000

Don’t you guys call it quit on Sillinger!
He’ll be back. And thanks to 7thWoman, TuxTax, and others for shearing my thoughts. Don’t put the Man on the shelf until he does it himself.
Happy New Year to everybody and CB!!!

By: TuxTax

TuxTax — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:10:27 +0000

How did the US just get beat by Slovakia? Answer: Good Goaltending

By: JPinVA

JPinVA — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:59:15 +0000

I haven’t been posting much, but Sills is definitely worth a few words. His picture should be right below teh definition of HOCKEY PLAYER in the dictionary.
We may not see him again on Colly ice, but we would be very fortunate if one of our prospects turns out to be a “Sillinger-like” player.
Good luck in whatever you do next year Mike… hopefully it will be with the Islanders… but hanging in your ski lodge prolly wouldn’t be so bad either.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:42:25 +0000

Sillinger is class act, a recent game against Philly, his faceoff win % was something like 80%. A big part of the game that does not get much attention.
Do you think Canadian fans finally acknowledge that letting Streit go and not giving him a chance on defense was a mistake yet?