Archive for the News
Two items perhaps of interest to Islanders watchers in the aftermath of Team Canada’s triumph over Sweden at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa.
1. The NHL wishes of John Tavares
With each Islanders loss, the emails of concerned fans on PB started to pile up. What if the Islanders won the Draft Lottery, took potential star [...]
Really now, how difficult is it for a quartet (at most) of grown men to get on the same page?
On a Greg Logan blog entry posted last night, here’s Rick DiPietro explaining the “plan” when he was off the ice first at yesterday’s morning skate but didn’t start the Edmonton game:
“I think the plan all along [...]
12:02 am - In this age, show business is as big a part of coaching as, well, coaching. When you’re losing, sometimes it’s not a bad idea to go to outlandish lengths to show the fans you care. In New York, we’ve had some legendary actors: Billy Martin, Bill Parcells, Al Arbour. When Al compared [...]
UPDATED 9:37 pm - Doug Weight (leg injury) out tonight and is listed as day-to-day. MSG Plus shows clip of slap shot deflecting off Weight in the win against Florida on New Year’s Eve, illustrating that the veteran center has played the last two games battling an injury.
Rick DiPietro was first off the ice at [...]
Monday and Tuesday are the final days to support Steve Webb’s foundation and perhaps win an amazing trip for four to the NHL All-Star Game in Montreal.
Steve’s W20 Foundation, which he started to promote and support youth hockey in his adopted home of Long Island, is holding a fundraising raffle. And what a prize Steve [...]
The National Hockey League’s trade deadline is exactly two months from today. Although this may not have been how Garth Snow planned it, the ball is now entirely in the court of the Islanders GM.
Everything is in plain sight, right in front of him. There are no excuses. He knows what his team is. He [...]
Thanks to everyone for taking part. Great stuff…CB
At the suggestion of a few readers, we’re going to try a semi-all-nighter tonight. Beginning at 10:00 pm and continuing through the Islanders-Sharks 10:30 EST matchup, we’ll be here at our laptop responding to your civil Comments during the game.
I think we can all agree that doing this on a late Saturday night, when the [...]
11:30 pm - Congratulations to Doug Weight on scoring his 1,000th National Hockey League point. Weight reached the milestone with an assist on Richard Park’s goal to make it 5-3 late in the third period.
Lovely touch by the Phoenix Coyotes organization for being on the ball and making the announcement, especially with Doug’s family in [...]
Whether or not he plays another game in the NHL - and I’m fairly certain, sadly, he has played his last - Mike Sillinger deserves the Masterton Trophy for more than 1,000 games of perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
At age 37, Sillinger attempted to play a 17th NHL season after rehabilitating from microfracture hip [...]
New Year’s Day, 10:15 am - The hoopla of the Blackhawks-Red Wings tilt at Wrigley Field today has brought on a slew of emails and Comments about the possibility of the Islanders ever playing in an outdoor game. Since most of you understandably missed it in the first version of Point Blank, I’m re-printing it. [...]
UPDATED 5:55 pm - The Islanders were scheduled to leave on a 6:00 pm flight tonight. It was bound for Phoenix, so no one’s feeling sorry for them.
The talk of the postgame was the line of Comeau-Comrie-Okposo. Raves all around, from Go-Go to their teammates. The coach said Comrie has been a completely different player [...]
