Being optimistic and patient hasn’t been that difficult but right now there is just too much wierdness, I don’t feel I can defend this organization and it really bothers me.

That “no frills rebuild” someone above coined sounds very reasonable. What a shame.

Just rubs salt into the wound of long suffering Islander fans.

I’m all for patience. I LIVED through the impatient years where Mad Mike traded away Bertuzzi, McCabe, Chara, Luongo, Jokinen, Brewer & more. But what is the realistic timetable here?

“It’s a fun team to watch.”-I guess if you enjoy watching your team not score, not hit, be intimidated, not fight, and have your best players targeted then yes this is the team for you. I unfortunetly am looking for exactly the oppossite. That would be fun for me to watch. I’ve not made the two hour trip to Tampa to watch the team in years because they are boring and soft.

I ASK ALL ISLANDER FANS TO WRITE TO BOTH SNOW AND WANG AND LET THEM NOW IN POLITE AND DIRECT TERMS WHAT YOU WANT.

In reading the Newsday article I determined that Snow is kidding himself. The issues I’ve screamed about for years lack of toughness, size, skill, battle level and leadership he doesn’t view as problems. That is why he has FAILED to address them. He told all the media last year (Gordon & Ryan too)they knew they needed to get bigger and tougher. Since the trade deadline last year, the draft, FA, to the trade deadline this year I ask you what have they done to get bigger & tougher? Haven’t they actually become smaller?

I like the drafts, the few good FA signings but it’s not enough and Snow’s arrogance and flat out lying to the press and fans about how good this team is makes me dislike him.