Comments on: “YOU’RE SETTING YOURSELF UP TO LOOK SILLY”One month from today, the NYI will take Tavares

By: gary9-19-22

gary9-19-22 — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:06:58 +0000

Exactly…worst team, my favorite team, the only sport team I live and die for.

Not to mention the benefit to Nassau, my home for 43 years.

The LH deal makes or breaks the isles as well as my home.

I’m gone in 7 years when my youngest goes to college if it doesn’t get done.

By: jaymz27

jaymz27 — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:46:59 +0000

JT or KC!!!!

By: IslesSay.blogspot.com

IslesSay.blogspot.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:07:36 +0000

Draft the best player to help win the cup.

Our thoughts with John Tonelli. Hopefully he doesn’t let this happen again.

By: DLR

DLR — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:58:30 +0000

So,Gary, you want to spend borrowed money on a stadium and megaplex for a team that in your own words is “the worst in hockey the past 15 years”. ? Hmmm.

By: gary9-19-22

gary9-19-22 — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:35:02 +0000

#2 michael- I beg to differ but this the most important season for the franchise since 79-80. We were the “chokers”. Even after reaching the cup and up 3 gms to 2 if we lose that game/series the team is broken up and my guess is maybe a cup if we are lucky.

Now we face a team on the brink. We are the worst team in hockey over the past 15 years. This is the last chance to get some credibility. How many teams, in any sport, have blown 2 first overall picks in the time span that we did.

Tavares, even if you think there are 5-10-50 better players, has to be the pick. You have to take the marquis guy, no questions, garths hands are tied.

It can’t be traded for anything or anybody, and it won’t.

Go Garth
Go Ryan J
Go Charles and the LH
F-Kate!!!!!

By: nightfly

nightfly — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:42:25 +0000

Heck, I grabbed one a few days ago at the local Wegman’s supermarket. Not as in-depth as previous draft preview issues, primarily because they spent time griping about how weak the 2011 draft looks. I did appreciate the capsule reviews of their top sixty prospects, however.

Guerin’s in the finals! Got a goal last night, too. Good for him. Too bad Snow couldn’t have made that conditional pick advance one round for each round that Pittsburgh won, we’d have another top-30 selection.

PS – rest in peace, Peter Zezel.

By: Gloobenberg

Gloobenberg — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:36:54 +0000

I too will definitely be getting a Tavares jersey! Most likely the 3rd jersey, eventhough i just got a 3rd KO jersey, they are just sooo nice! i hope he takes #61! Thats my #!

By: James

James — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:27:40 +0000

#61: The Borders Books on 110 in Farmingdale (with the Home Depot and movie theatre) is well stocked with the issue.

I just picked one up after striking out at all the local Barnes and Nobles…

By: Valentino

Valentino — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:15:52 +0000

I will gladly buy a #91 Tavares jersey the same day we draft him.

By: Blizzard

Blizzard — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:06:18 +0000

I agree about Baily, this is one kid who I think will be a very good NHL’er. Sees the ice well and showed some great vision and playmaking ability for a 19 year old out of juniors. Has a nice quick hard shot too. I have him pegged as a future captain.

By: Mike from Queens

Mike from Queens — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:51:11 +0000

I must have touched some kind of nerve. Between twitter and other posts, I think this is the third mention of that particular comment. At least my grammar was solid.

I also stand by my assertion. You can write with passion, encourage the Isles to pick whomever, rile up the base with the good old “Rah-rah” rhetoric, and avoid saying with certainty who they will pick. I’m not saying Chris shouldn’t have said it; I don’t care much about how far he sticks his neck out. Yet, stick his neck out he did. That’s all I meant to say.

And, like I said, I hope he’s right, and I hope he looks good in the end.

By: Spartiarti

Spartiarti — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:43:47 +0000

I don’t think you all realize how much better bailey going to become. He cut out of the same mold. He wants to be the best. While he won’t be type of scorer that kyle or our future john tavares going to be, he going to show us a lot more of next season

Can’t wait till june 26th.