Comments on: NEW JERSEY at ISLANDERS, 2:05 pmIt’s DiPietro in Goal Again, NOT Roloson

By: ERIKA TENCIC

ERIKA TENCIC — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:16:40 +0000

Examiner, I’m not saying chris Simon should not have been suspended, however I have 2 Questions for you. 1) Did you see the same play I did? Holweg knocking Simon down with a blow to the head. Simon getting up in a very woozy manner and using his stick. Was it the right play? of course not, examiner, but this leads me to my 2nd question. Do you honestly believe(focus on honestly) that if that were a ranger player he would have gotten 30 games? All I am trying to say is I have seen so many vicious plays in hockey. None as penalized as this. Colin is veeeery inconsistent with his brand of disipline. I am just so tired of the team I love always getting the short end of the stick. parden the pun.

By: german islesfan

german islesfan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:41:32 +0000

4:0 vs Devils woohoo!! this team makes so much fun and DP with the SO made my night perfect. Keep it up tomorrow in Pitt.

By: James

James — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:39:38 +0000

Great effort by this team. That was textbook hockey. Like was said on the Isles telecast; the support has been amazing. There aren’t any holes there anymore and everytime a Devil player turned with the puck, an Islander player was there to defend.

About as perfect of a game you can play.

By: Joey303

Joey303 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:37:07 +0000

Howie just said – A 25 point difference in this team now then at the same time last year – WOW

By: Willis

Willis — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:36:45 +0000

Wow, it is SOOO nice seeing their hard work pay off for them like this! What a(nother) fun game to watch, GO ISLANDERS!!! I’m tearing up for them!

And also it is especially nice since they normally don’t match up well against the Devils, and usually end up with a loss.

It was great to see them not only get the W, but get Ricky a shut out AND give all of us an actual FUN game against the Devs!!

Wow!

By: Lance79

Lance79 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:35:05 +0000

Let’s be cautiously optimistic here; for both this and the Detroit game we were playing a tired team coming off a West Coast trip.

That being said, a simple measure of progress is that we can even hold serve and wallop tired teams. I don’t think the Oct. 2009 Islanders would have had the game they had today or the one last week against Detroit.

By: Islesfan in Vancouver

Islesfan in Vancouver — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:09 +0000

wish JT had been able to score, but an assist will help him get back on track. MM with 2 goals is a great sign. From what I could see on NHL gamecenter, it looked like a good one!

if they can keep this run going and put a few more wins together, maybe we can get some separation from the bottom of the conference. Sure would be nice to be talking about playoff positioning in march.

By: DPfan39

DPfan39 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:29:31 +0000

DP for the SO Win!

By: Staten Islander

Staten Islander — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:28:42 +0000

Its official, Its fun again

By: Ethan K

Ethan K — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:28:03 +0000

Another great win. This is the most underrated team in hockey right now.

By: Hock

Hock — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:16:20 +0000

THe go-go system is close to producing 40 SOG. Against the Devils, that is an accomplishment.

By: Justin in Chicago

Justin in Chicago — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:09:30 +0000

Two years from the start of a dynasty, when there’s hardly dynasties in sports anymore? That’s a bold prediction. Maybe we should pull back the reins a bit, but I love the optimism.