Comments on: PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: Domain issue fixed;Tanguay to Tampa Bay; Islanders stand pat

By: Spud 31

Spud 31 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:17:01 +0000

It is a sad day when the circus in Tampa is more attractive than ours…Either way GO ISLES!

By: Joey303

Joey303 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:24:49 +0000

No one said it will be easy – Do I know?? – of course I dont. To answer all your questions…….I dont know any of them. But give it a try – thats what Im asking – Go for it.

By: Blizzard

Blizzard — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:14:35 +0000

I would have liked to have had Tanguay on the top line with JT…….would have been a pretty good PP with KO, JT, Weight and Streit on the points. However as Oct 3 rapidly approaches, it might all be a moot point.

By: Leviticus

Leviticus — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:22:56 +0000

Joey303….how do you know what Boston is asking? How do you know the Isles haven’t had discussions? And if he ends up somewhere else how do you know the other team didn’t offer more or Kessel and agent didn’t have a say? Please stop making it seem so freakin easy!

By: Mark P

Mark P — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:41:46 +0000

that was scary

By: Joey303

Joey303 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:18:00 +0000

#48 – couldnt agree with you more. Want to sell more tix? Want to be more competitive? Want to show the fans that we should have hope? TRADE FOR KESSEL !!!
Hes not 31 – he’s 22, and a PROVEN NHL talent. Not trying to get him is ludicrous!! What a great way to rebuild – Tavposokess !!

By: cgs878

cgs878 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:55:55 +0000

The Islanders need a healthy team for the entire season… now THAT would be great. IMO, at this point, it would be better to have healthy guys all season than to spend money on a lackluster trade. Healthy goalies would be a BIG plus.

Maybe the NHL should add a new rule: no roughing up the rookies unless they initiate the contact. That would protect all the young guys until they got their NHL legs.

By: AL L

AL L — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:33:45 +0000

It will go one way or the other,Ben #54. This Franchise as we know it will not be on an austerity program very long. If the TOH fails LI,a new owners pockets will open,most likely well beyond our interest(in KC,Hamilton,Vegas or Saskatoon). If an okay is given to get a shovel in the ground sometime this fall,it will result in renewed interest from our currnet owner and motivate him to open his wallet and expedite the rebuild. We will not have to wait very long for the agony or ecstacy.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:25:20 +0000

You can’t build this team -ever- through a nickel and dime budget, period!

By the time our better players have fully developed, we will not be able to afford them.

the Islanders, I fear, will never be in a position to spend more money to get the assets in to go for the cup, plain and simple.

Remember, MM had budget problems early on, today is a slightly different version but painful non the less.

By: Tond

Tond — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:03:28 +0000

#13 is kidding right

By: Shoe

Shoe — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:34:45 +0000

Leviticus

Those guys being a year older might add a few goals, but expecting much more than that is too much.

We had better hope the LH gets done right around oct 3, when the new season still has some optimism. Once the season gets going, and the isles sink to the bottom, there won’t be much momentum.

BTW, why would they sign biron? If Roloson gets hurt, without biron, all the focus turns back to DP, where the isles don’t want it. Now, they have a backup buffer.

By: isles99

isles99 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:10:05 +0000

for a minute, i thought you left us without proper goodbye……..good to see the site still running…….anyways, the islanders will finish in the bottom 5 again people….lottery time again if things stay status quo……every team in the east has gotten better.