In both games, I'd say. I remember reading that he struggled during the limited games he got into late last year. Not the case at all in the first couple of games this season.
- UIF

Nelson is a big boy, and he's gonna get bigger (he's still a baby). I thought he looked great last night!!

DEE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO SOME (frank)ING RESEARCH. NINO PLAYED IN THE GOD DAMN AHL LAST YEAR AND SCORED

you guys ever see the producers?? you know they keep making brilliant musicals and no one goes so they decide to make the worst musical of all time and the people come out in droves because its so awful.. i feel that this is what this blog is now..its (frank)ing springtime for hitler

Was at the game last night in bport and kabanov didnt stand out. The person who really stood out to me was Brock Nelson...
- kindlyrick

i saw both games...kabanov was a beast on friday and i agree nelson was great on saturday

i saw both games...kabanov was a beast on friday and i agree nelson was great on saturday
- NYI78

DIdnt see friday, but on saturday i thought Ulstrom and Nelson were the best forwards by far. Nino still needs work on his first step......and Kabanov didnt really do much

DIdnt see friday, but on saturday i thought Ulstrom and Nelson were the best forwards by far. Nino still needs work on his first step......and Kabanov didnt really do much
- kindlyrick

nino is going to be fine..i'm not worried about his skating..just let hime play down there and rack up points. kabanov was awesome on friday and quiet on saturday..there will be growing pains at times but all and all they will be fine. poulin still frustates me at times but he got the job done

nino is going to be fine..i'm not worried about his skating..just let hime play down there and rack up points. kabanov was awesome on friday and quiet on saturday..there will be growing pains at times but all and all they will be fine. poulin still frustates me at times but he got the job done
- NYI78

My take on the saturday game is that there isnt enough grit on the soundtigers. Theres a lot of euros........not a big fan!

My take on the saturday game is that there isnt enough grit on the soundtigers. Theres a lot of euros........not a big fan!
- kindlyrick

there fine... gallant maciver defazio and riley can all bang.. ullstrom is physical so is perrson and sundstrom once they find there legs...nelson is a bull in the making and we all know what cizikas and hammer can bang as well..for the most part the euros are swedes with the exception of kabanov and as we know swedes play the closest thing to north american hockey. it should be an exciting year in bport

there fine... gallant maciver defazio and riley can all bang.. ullstrom is physical so is perrson and sundstrom once they find there legs...nelson is a bull in the making and we all know what cizikas and hammer can bang as well..for the most part the euros are swedes with the exception of kabanov and as we know swedes play the closest thing to north american hockey. it should be an exciting year in bport
- NYI78

i wasnt a big fan of persson or sundstrom

i wasnt a big fan of persson or sundstrom
- kindlyrick

persson was good on friday..he's a north south grinder and he has to remember that...sundstrom has a lot of potential he is just raw as hell..this is the third line your talking about after watching one game...a little patienence will go along way. bottom line this team is going to be a fun watch

DEE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO SOME (frank)ING RESEARCH. NINO PLAYED IN THE GOD DAMN AHL LAST YEAR AND SCORED
- NYI78

See that is what I promsie more reasearch and more correct blogs and stats.

Vote Kasperrko

See that is what I promsie more reasearch and more correct blogs and stats.

Vote Kasperrko
- kasperrko

you have my vote...

persson was good on friday..he's a north south grinder and he has to remember that...sundstrom has a lot of potential he is just raw as hell..this is the third line your talking about after watching one game...a little patienence will go along way. bottom line this team is going to be a fun watch
- NYI78

I agree...I thought Persson and Sundstrom had some good shifts. Other times they got pinned in their zone a bit. But with as good as the team looked in the opening couple of games, it was easy to forget that Persson only had 12 games in the AHL last year, and Sundstrom is in his first season of N. American hockey. They're not bad, and they're only going to get better.

I agree...I thought Persson and Sundstrom had some good shifts. Other times they got pinned in their zone a bit. But with as good as the team looked in the opening couple of games, it was easy to forget that Persson only had 12 games in the AHL last year, and Sundstrom is in his first season of N. American hockey. They're not bad, and they're only going to get better.
- UIF

right and ullstrom started the same way two years ago...25 games in he was turning the corner

[quote=Spartiarti]great start at the bridge. we rarely talk about him but Kabonov could be huge draft move by Snow. A 1st round talent that went in later round to us.

This Lockout actually favors the isles if you think about it. All our prospects are back in juniors and Nino is playing AHL where he should be, getting more experience.
- Cptmjl[/quote]
I've read this same post from many people on here and it makes zero sense to me? Nino should have/would have been in the AHL regardless and those prospects should be in junior. How does a lock out favor the Isles? Does it force them into not making stupid decisions with their prospects?

the competition is better.....

It doesn't. How can it? Stupidest comments I've seen in the last few hours(I do frequent an Islander board). How can anyone say that? It's the convoluted thinking of the new age Isles fan that thinks this is a positive. More or less saying there is nothing the team can (frank) up while there is no hockey being played. Reality. Disgusting that anyone would think this is a positive for the team and some how turn it into a positive for prospects. You guys are just making myself and others look like geniuses. Go figure
- Cptmjl

no one thinks its GOOD for the team/league....its good for the individual players in terms of competition and talent which wouldnt have been on the AHL ice had there been no lockout as opposed to the competition and talent which IS on the AHL ice because there is a lockout.

come on!!! NO ONE thinks a lockout is good for the team...its good for the players development!!

http://www.nyiskinny.com/...-more-games-loses-in.html

no one thinks its GOOD for the team/league....its good for the individual players in terms of competition and talent which wouldnt have been on the AHL ice had there been no lockout as opposed to the competition and talent which IS on the AHL ice because there is a lockout.

come on!!! NO ONE thinks a lockout is good for the team...its good for the players development!!
- LetsGoIsles[/quote]
Because the Islanders are not capable of making sound management decisions as far as their prospects are concerned. You do know that is more or less what you are saying?

no one thinks its GOOD for the team/league....its good for the individual players in terms of competition and talent which wouldnt have been on the AHL ice had there been no lockout as opposed to the competition and talent which IS on the AHL ice because there is a lockout.

come on!!! NO ONE thinks a lockout is good for the team...its good for the players development!!
- LetsGoIsles

Lets not start changing the text of the posts from before, what do you say? Lets follow the original topic and what was meant by the other people that posted. Not what you posted. Lets not make believe you know what they meant. I understand what was meant with the other posts. Nobody said the lockout was good for the league. Quite a few people on here said the lockout was good for the Islanders due to their prospects playing in the AHL who should've been there already. So back to my other post when I said that by saying that you are more or less saying the lockout forced Snow to make sound management decisions as far as his prospects are concerned. And yes before you say anything I used 4 different varaiations of "say/said" in the same sentence.

As I have stated, since he was drafted, Cizikas is a leader. He may be the heart of this team in a year or two..

http://www.nyiskinny.com/2012/10/dipietro-needs-few-more-games-loses-in.html


- eichiefs9

Awesome only what 9 years left??

DEE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO SOME (frank)ING RESEARCH. NINO PLAYED IN THE GOD DAMN AHL LAST YEAR AND SCORED
- NYI78

woa...hit a nerve?

[quote=LetsGoIsles]no one thinks its GOOD for the team/league....its good for the individual players in terms of competition and talent which wouldnt have been on the AHL ice had there been no lockout as opposed to the competition and talent which IS on the AHL ice because there is a lockout.

come on!!! NO ONE thinks a lockout is good for the team...its good for the players development!!
- Cptmjl[/quote]
Because the Islanders are not capable of making sound management decisions as far as their prospects are concerned. You do know that is more or less what you are saying?

no has nothing to do with management...the fact that players equivalent to hamonic ullstrom, cizikas IE guys who would be playing in the NHL without a lockout, are now playing in the AHL, the competition for the prospects is greater...THAT is what im saying

You all have the same arguement, everyday for the last 4 months..

Lets not start changing the text of the posts from before, what do you say? Lets follow the original topic and what was meant by the other people that posted. Not what you posted. Lets not make believe you know what they meant. I understand what was meant with the other posts. Nobody said the lockout was good for the league. Quite a few people on here said the lockout was good for the Islanders due to their prospects playing in the AHL who should've been there already. So back to my other post when I said that by saying that you are more or less saying the lockout forced Snow to make sound management decisions as far as his prospects are concerned. And yes before you say anything I used 4 different varaiations of "say/said" in the same sentence.
- Cptmjl

lets focus on what you want to focus on (the bold):

EVERYONE (but you) understands that the level of competition ACROSS the AHL has increased simply because SOME of the players in the NHL are not playing in the AHL, therefore INCREASING the TALENT POOL. therefore guys like NINO, who were going to be in the AHL REGARDLESS of a lockout or not, NOW have the ability to play with SOME players for the NHL and therefore he gets to be a lot of a FASTER game, THEREFORE HELPING THE PLAYERS DEVELOPMENT...bc of the opposition and leadership that has been provided to the AHL BECAUSE of the lockout.