Comments on: LIVE CHAT: OTTAWA 3, NYI 2 (OT)Readers: 2,094, Comments: 995 – which is ridiculous

By: Tony F.

Tony F. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:25:35 +0000

You get paid good money to play in the NHL, you should hit the net. We’re missing by more than inches, just sayin.

By: Vas

Vas — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:40:46 +0000

I’m in Ottawa as we speak with my wife to visit her family! Everybody up here is saying the same thing! We are getting there and we will be a force in another 2 years!

By: James

James — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:23:20 +0000

All in all I like our two results. Would have been nice to hold the lead against the Pens but we still got a point. The comeback against Ottawa was impressive.

There are still going to be growing pains this season, but we are better than last year already, you can see it in our forwards

Okposo is closer and closer to becoming one heck of a player (he is like this teams Bryan Trottier, great leader, does everything well). Tavares is like our Mike Bossy (Sniper at the highest level). Streit and possibly De Haan when he gets up here are like our Denis Potvin (leadership at the blue line, one of the best and most underrated dmen in the league.) We also have a great goalie tandem this season and some really good role players that are working their tales off. Say what you want, but there are 29 other teams out there that would love to have both Hunter and Park. Bergenheim made great strides last season and once he is 100% I expect him to become a secondary scoring threat. Moulson has impressed me as well.

The pieces are there everyone. This is only season 2 of the rebuild and you can see the impovement already.

Our two biggest issues now is our overall defense core (De Haan will help with that when he comes up and I think that will be addressed later on) and that we dont have a Clark Gilles though and that could be an issue

Again overall I like the progress the Isles are making, Rome wasn’t built it a day, just remember that.

By: Willis

Willis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:18:05 +0000

REAL – You don’t need an HD TV to get those channels. call the cable company if you don’t get the 3 digit channels.

By: Willis

Willis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:13:13 +0000

I don’t have HD either (1 of 325 non HD people left in the WORLD, I’m sure!!) so your guess is as good as mine. All I know is thats where the game is and it comes in fine. lol

By: Sumo Goalie

Sumo Goalie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:13:23 +0000

Bailey and to a lesser extent Bergie need to step it up regardless if it’s only two games (but they aren’t the only ones). I don’t care if you don’t score but at least be visible out there. Okposo, Moulson, Tavares, and Sim are working there tails off, I’m waiting for the rest of the forwards to follow suit.

And our D is getting beat too easily. This team is WAY too thin on the blueline. I love Streit though, he is Mr. Everything.

And just so they don’t feel left out, our goaltenders have been solid.

By: a REAL hockey fan

a REAL hockey fan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:01:59 +0000

^ Thanks Willis #52 ^

Are those channels the HD channels? Or are they regular channels? (I dont have HD lol) Do u know the alternative channels? i thought it was vh 55 or ch 10?

Sorry if im derailing, im just trying to find out, thanks guys

By: Willis

Willis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:15:22 +0000

#42 – a real hockey fan: the game was on 414. If its MSG+ its 72 and if its MSG+2 it will be on 414. Tomorrow night’s game should be on 72.

By: Spartiarti - RVC

Spartiarti - RVC — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:10:25 +0000

clearly understand west coast fan. But also being a pro is having the ability to thread the needle and pick the corners. that is what makes the pros.

Its understood that shots miss from time to time but i counted at least 7-10 good shots.

How does the saying go. If its not on Net, its definately not going to go in.

By: West Coast Fan

West Coast Fan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:35:51 +0000

Re: missing the net, I think people need to consider that at the NHL level, if players have time to set up a shot (as opposed to just dumping a shot on net to take advantage of a screen or potential rebound), they’re usually looking to pick a very specific spot intended to beat the goaltender. Since the goaltenders are also NHL calibre, those spots are usually pretty narrow, and near the posts. Missing the net by an inch to the outside may very well mean they were much closer to their objective than if the put the puck six inches inside the post (and squarely into the goaltender’s pad). Just sayin’…

By: Chris Mc

Chris Mc — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:31:21 +0000

I thought it was a good game and if someone had told me the Isles after 2 games wouldnt have a regulation loss Id certainly take it. The way they came back showed me something and I was impressed with how they played. Its a road game and road games are supposed to be boring and more played ‘not to lose’

I looked at the playing times and as expected the top line forwards got the most ice, but after that all the forwards besides Jackman had equal ice time. So those saying this guy needed more ice time, its not going to happen.

And did anyone else notice that once Jackman ‘left’ the game Park and Comeau all of the sudden started buzzing around with the puck. It was like the first half of the game they were taking their ‘checking’ line status a little too much to heart.

All in all loved the effort and cant wait for Saturday

By: Leviticus

Leviticus — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:08:41 +0000

My earlier post about needing an enforcer was sarcastic. We don’t need goons… Wouldn’t have helped in these games and won’t help the kids. Thinking otherwise is just, uh… Wrong. As someone said, patience and skill. And despite the man-crush some have on Burke, let’s see if his spend on FA methods work for Toronto. It would make NO sense to sign mid level free agents now. Let’s see what we have and what we need as the rebuild unfolds. So far, while it’s clear we’re not where we want to be, we’re moving in the right direction. Btw, where are all the Isles fans that were certain we should have taken Mueller instead of KO…????