Comments on: NYI at BUFFALO, 7:30 pm: Live chat…Hillen in?…Rolo in goal…Rechlicz up…The future center corps

By: ERIKA TENCIC

ERIKA TENCIC — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:26:51 +0000

Can this team pleeeease shoot the puck. The difference so far is that they have missed just about every partial breakaway they had. Puck either totally misses the net or harmlessly to the goalie.IMO If you are an NHL player that is the one thing you need to do. They outskate a team, they outwork a team, only to be one one one with the goalie—Save. I love Bailey, great kid but he has the most pathetic shot I have ever seen. At the other end of the ice however, one shot—GOAL!!! Wit looks like he had a stroke or just is fed up with gordon. Sutton is useless, very uninspiring.Park looks tired. Also, why are we playing Wrecker? The only thing he has wrecked is our chance to win. Smyth, Joensu, Martin—come on down!!!!

By: Monty from Maryland

Monty from Maryland — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:40:46 +0000

I finally have had a chance to see the last 5 Islanders games on TV (Hockey channel on cable). My observations so far:
Taveras – fearless in the middle and always around the puck. It has been a long-long time since I have seen this. Maybe Palfy was the last one. Great future! Face-offs and skating needs work. But I did see him stop on a dime and blow past two Pens F a few games back.
Bailey – Developing into a good #2 center – smart on the ice and shooting more which is great.
Schremp – Interesting and so far he seems to have made a good impression. He has skills and seems to have a nose for offense, D looks OK. Looking at #3 center.
Neilsen – Last year seemed to make progress, looking at a #3 center.
Okposo – Fearless, great O sense! Dev into a top 6 forward, potential #1 RW.
Comeau – sorry no better than a #3 line RW, I like him but he seems a bit lost sometimes and needs to bulk up to keep #3 RW.
Weight – trade bait for a 4th rounder.
Park – worthless to this team at this point. Better to just part ways and bring kids up.
Moulsen – looks like a real NHLer, very impressed with him.
Tambellini – not gonna make it!
Bergenheim – exciting and points will come. Will be hard to move past #3 LW.
Def – Streit, only worthwile D. The rest can go! Meyer has OK. Gervis, Witt, Martinek, Sutton are just awful…
Goalies – Rol = awful so far. Can he actually stop a one-on-one or shoot out shot? Biron – Decent, a keeper.
Coach – learning. Very upset when he chose Park instead of Taveras for the shoot out. That was ridiculous. Can’t wait to see Joenssu, Smith, DeHann, Neimi, Martin & Fowler (well that is where we are heading…)

By: Restore the Pride-n-Passion NYI Hockey

Restore the Pride-n-Passion NYI Hockey — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:33:16 +0000

Coach Gordon… If your system continues to produce zero wins, you will be officially on the Coaching Carousel Clock

Taveras Is too young & valuable to be coached by an AHL coach still trying to (unsuccessfully) transition to an NHL coach.
Patience goes only so far when discussing & debating the merrit of this
supposed revolutionary new system!
(Very minimal in net gains thus far)
Gordon, show something more tangible.
Or step down and make room for someone who can.
Oh & take most of the defence corps with you.
Other then Streit & Overachieving Freddy Meyer…. It is a Joke!
Gordon is starting to wear thin on the Island already!

Still, They are My team, not trying to be negative,Just realistic!!
Lets Go Isles… Lets Go Islanders!

By: Vlad from Brooklyn

Vlad from Brooklyn — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:39:53 +0000

Sad, very sad.
No improvement at all. Gordon said we want to outwork others. So far, they outwork us, big time. We must win some games! Or motivation of “outwork” is going ba-bay!

By: Islander

Islander — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:34:26 +0000

This a team sport, just the Star Boys: Tavares, Oposo, and Moulson cannot win a game. Fans and coaches need to realize this. Stop bashing the players. It is demoralizing for all players to read these blogs. Hopefully they do not read them. Yes, this is my last blog….too much negativity….

By: eastonhockey

eastonhockey — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:20:41 +0000

The Isles are being ruined like the expos were, and like the movie major league only they dont find a way to win with their lowest paid players

By: Cranky

Cranky — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:56:23 +0000

The Isles brass are idiots. Wang is an idiot. This team sucks beyond belief, they have already tanked the season. Go ahead and move this worthless pile of crap franchise, no one will care. This is already a nightmare and there is no end in sight.

By: DPS

DPS — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:21:03 +0000

Guys CB is just calling it like it is.

By: bushay

bushay — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:28:43 +0000

anyone know who’s reffing tonights game?

By: ed

ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:27:33 +0000

198 in manhattan

By: ed

ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:23:33 +0000

what channel is the game on??

By: Chris Mc

Chris Mc — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:19:39 +0000

Ok for starters for everyone ‘sickened’ by this team, stop watching until they become good. Id hate for you to become physically ill from watching a sports team.

Second why do you all want to bring up kids? The good teams dont bring kids up, they let them develop in the A and then bring them up when they are ready. Stop rushing guys who look like they could have a future.

Lastly, 4 games. 4 games! And some of the guys (Comeau, Schremp) its been 3 games. How about you just sit back and see what unfolds before you start bashing the organization, the players, the coaches, the management. If you want dont want to be terrible forever, then lets be patient and let the team do it the right way. It’s been 4 games, 3 in which they were very competitive, and you want to dump players, acquire players, fire coaches. Its not the team that sickens me…