The isles look stuck in the mud. No cohesion. Passing is off, they're playing very choppy with no flow to their game. They look like they are completely out of sync.
- Jethro09

I've said it before and will continue to say it...... The Isles have trouble against the bigger, physical teams. They have too many players who don't check, let alone fight.

they most likely wont be back to NVMC in the near future and DEFINITELY wont be there next season, so wipe that from the to-do list.

having said that, ive heard that around 1/3 of the arena is season tickets and thats before its open to the public.
- LetsGoIsles

I know they won't be back next year or even a couple years after that however since the group that won the NVMC rebuild also are involved with Barclays they would have a backup plan if Brooklyn bombed.

As far as 1/3 of Barclays being sold to season tix holder already that's a fairy tale as far as I've heard the season tix sales and even partial tix sales at Barclay is DISMAL.
The tix are available to the public and have been for quite a while now.

I've said it before and will continue to say it...... The Isles have trouble against the bigger, physical teams. They have too many players who don't check, let alone fight.
- JohnScammo

I agree with this. Bailey and Frans especially cannot handle any physical teams.

Lines are changing every game. Hard to get any rhythm when you have different linemates every night. But seriously, we should have got at least a point here, but the PK sucks.
- Isles_since_6

The changing lines don't bother me. Guys should be able to skate with anyone. Al Arbour used to change lines whenever he felt the need to get guys going.

On the other hand, the PK is becoming a joke. How many times do we go on the PK and it takes the other team 10 seconds or less to score? I don't think we've had a good PK since Cappy became coach.

The changing lines don't bother me. Guys should be able to skate with anyone. Al Arbour used to change lines whenever he felt the need to get guys going.

On the other hand, the PK is becoming a joke. How many times do we go on the PK and it takes the other team 10 seconds or less to score? I don't think we've had a good PK since Cappy became coach.
- JohnScammo

The opposing defensemen have sooo much time with the puck and we don't get in the lanes to block the shots with one guy chasing up high. Generally we only clear the zone when the other team misses a pass at the blueline. It's just brutal to watch and I'm honestly surprised when we manage to kill a penalty.

If Tavares took that penalty when Arbour was the coach, he'd have had splinters in his ass for most of the duration. That's a coach.
- dcb1

Yeah- benching him for the period would have sent a message. From the TV, I couldn't tell elbow or uppercut but JT can't be given a pass for a selfish play in a tight game.

We've now given away 6 points to teams we TOTALLY should have beaten: Buffalo, Oilers & Florida—not to say FLA is bad like the other two but having lost 2 in a row, this was a game they should have come out flying at a team on the bubble who played the night before. Give credit to Florida - they wanted it more and we didn't.

The changing lines don't bother me. Guys should be able to skate with anyone. Al Arbour used to change lines whenever he felt the need to get guys going.

On the other hand, the PK is becoming a joke. How many times do we go on the PK and it takes the other team 10 seconds or less to score? I don't think we've had a good PK since Cappy became coach.
- JohnScammo

I would love to hear that Bill Torrey stopped by the locker room post game and reminded these kids what it takes to be winners. Probably the last game he'll see at the Coli. Great interview with Howie. Still won't reveal what the Leafs offered him for the 1st overall pick in '72(Potvin) but said Emile Francis made the best offer of a single player to swap. Brad Park? Gilbert?

Yeah- benching him for the period would have sent a message. From the TV, I couldn't tell elbow or uppercut but JT can't be given a pass for a selfish play in a tight game.
- jmo16

Al Arbour would bench anyone- anyone at all, including top end players who had already won Stanley Cups...and the players understood it, didn't question it, and all still love and respect the man to this day. You don't have to be a Tortorella and sh*t on your players in public- but they have to know which guy in the locker room is wearing the crown- that has to be clear.

It also helps to not reinvent the wheel- if Tom Coughlin was coaching the Seahawks, they'd have won the trophy, because he'd have lined up in the I formation with two tackles at one end of the line and rode his mule into the end zone. Sport is far simpler than some of these geniuses try to make it (and as I've said before, I root for the Eagles- which means I don't like any other team, nor do I care who won that game, and most of the time, I don't even like the Eagles....I'm just saying that Coughlin knows how to run the ship properly, in my opinion).

Back in the early 1980's, the Swiss National Hockey Team, looking for a way to not get embarrassed by superior competition, stumbled upon the key to giving yourself a chance to win hockey games, even with far lesser talent than your opponent. Some variation of this system has essentially been used by every successful team since then. Trying to do something else may look good for a while, but when the cards are on the table, those ideas come up short, every time. Until this team discovers that secret, it's going to be as inconsistent and disappointing as it is exciting and entertaining. Sorry, but I'll take winning over exciting, at all times.

I have said Cap's going to be a huge reason you guys are going to be unsuccessful in the playoffs, and have been chastised for it.

But i guess as long as you guys realize it, its ok.
- rferrone

Thanks for this. We were unaware. Weve all been big fans of Capuano since hes started. Now with this ground breaking post and your obvious extensive knowledge of our team we probably will stop liking the guy. It will be tough for some being that he has quite a few fans on here and his fans tend to be loyal but if you keep at it with post like these they'll come around eventually. Ill say thanks from everyone here in advance.

Thanks for this. We were unaware. Weve all been big fans of Capuano since hes started. Now with this ground breaking post and your obvious extensive knowledge of our team we probably will stop liking the guy. It will be tough for some being that he has quite a few fans on here and his fans tend to be loyal but if you keep at it with post like these they'll come around eventually. Ill say thanks from everyone here in advance.
- Cptmjl

Thanks for this. We were unaware. Weve all been big fans of Capuano since hes started. Now with this ground breaking post and your obvious extensive knowledge of our team we probably will stop liking the guy. It will be tough for some being that he has quite a few fans on here and his fans tend to be loyal but if you keep at it with post like these they'll come around eventually. Ill say thanks from everyone here in advance.
- Cptmjl

Yeah...LOL....I don't know who he has been saying that to, but I can pretty much guarantee it wasn't anyone in this group, or else he'd have been very bored arguing with the mirror.

All I know is this- watched the game last night with my dad, a baseball guy who knows little about hockey. Here's what he said- "It looks like they have no idea what they're trying to do." Yeah.....exactly....

Yeah...LOL....I don't know who he has been saying that to, but I can pretty much guarantee it wasn't anyone in this group, or else he'd have been very bored arguing with the mirror.
- dcb1

I love when these guys come over here and tell us what we need like they just opened our minds to some enlightening thing. If there were ever one time where I was like, "wow, I never thought of that" I would be a little more open minded about it. Capuano sucks. Its no mystery the guy has a hard time adjusting to injuries in the line up. In fact that was said to this guy the day he let us in on this big secret. Who would've thought a Ranger fan telling Islander fans we would fail? Never would have suspected that in a million years.


All kidding aside this team will right itself. Eventually capuano will do the right thing and get the kid line back together put grabovski back on the first line demote bailey, etc. The unfortunate thing is itll take three or more losses for him to do it like it always does. Nelson does not belong with Grabner. They have zero chemistry. You can put just about anyone on that first line and we are ok. We had kulimen on there for most of the season for facks sake. Grabovski played well there. Throw kulemin up there too. Bailey nielsen grabner for the third line. A line that has played awesome in the past. This isnt reinventing the wheel here. We lose our second leading scorer and he seems to create lines that suppress our scoring further. Its aggravating to watch. I know this team will right itself. Theyre hitting a rough but spot the one thing I have a hard time with is the coach not making decisions that to most involve common sense.


Im fine if we slip out of the top spot as long as we compete going in. We will probably wind up getting a better match up if that happens anyway.

I love when these guys come over here and tell us what we need like they just opened our minds to some enlightening thing. If there were ever one time where I was like, "wow, I never thought of that" I would be a little more open minded about it. Capuano sucks. Its no mystery the guy has a hard time adjusting to injuries in the line up. In fact that was said to this guy the day he let us in on this big secret. Who would've thought a Ranger fan telling Islander fans we would fail? Never would have suspected that in a million years.


All kidding aside this team will right itself. Eventually capuano will do the right thing and get the kid line back together put grabovski back on the first line demote bailey, etc. The unfortunate thing is itll take three or more losses for him to do it like it always does. Nelson does not belong with Grabner. They have zero chemistry. You can put just about anyone on that first line and we are ok. We had kulimen on there for most of the season for facks sake. Grabovski played well there. Throw kulemin up there too. Bailey nielsen grabner for the third line. A line that has played awesome in the past. This isnt reinventing the wheel here. We lose our second leading scorer and he seems to create lines that suppress our scoring further. Its aggravating to watch. I know this team will right itself. Theyre hitting a rough but spot the one thing I have a hard time with is the coach not making decisions that to most involve common sense.


Im fine if we slip out of the top spot as long as we compete going in. We will probably wind up getting a better match up if that happens anyway.
- Cptmjl

I see you've gone from guaranteeing yourself the division a month ago to already rationalizing slipping out of the top spot

Your team will be alright. Still need some quality top 4 defensemen if you want to truly compete though. A Sekera or Michalek not a bottom pairing guy. Yea your defense is alright as is but imagine if you added another guy that's good enough that Boychuk gets bumped down to a 1B pairing? Now you're talking contention....

Thanks for this. We were unaware. Weve all been big fans of Capuano since hes started. Now with this ground breaking post and your obvious extensive knowledge of our team we probably will stop liking the guy. It will be tough for some being that he has quite a few fans on here and his fans tend to be loyal but if you keep at it with post like these they'll come around eventually. Ill say thanks from everyone here in advance.
- Cptmjl

LMAO! It was shocking and enlightening to read his post. I suppose he's next going to tell us that "Adams" is not really Jack Capuano's middle name!

I see you've gone from guaranteeing yourself the division a month ago to already rationalizing slipping out of the top spot

Your team will be alright. Still need some quality top 4 defensemen if you want to truly compete though. A Sekera or Michalek not a bottom pairing guy. Yea your defense is alright as is but imagine if you added another guy that's good enough that Boychuk gets bumped down to a 1B pairing? Now you're talking contention....
- rangerdanger94

Im not saying we are slipping out of the top spot im saying im fine with it if it happens. Again, im fine with our defense. They had a rough couple of games it happens. Dont read into my post and create your own meaning of it

Im not saying we are slipping out of the top spot im saying im fine with it if it happens. Again, im fine with our defense. They had a rough couple of games it happens. Dont read into my post and create your own meaning of it
- Cptmjl

Too late. Meaning created.

Why not add another sick top 4 guy though? As long as the price is right it only helps, right?

If you look at the Kings, they won the cup with voynov on their 2nd pairing. He's probably be lining up on the top line next to Boychuk on your team. And Boychuk himself was on the 2nd pairing in Boston when they won. Leddy on chicago's 3rd pairing. Not saying they don't have the talent to play the more significant roles they are now but when you have that type of defensive depth where you can afford to have a Boychuk caliber player on the 2nd pairing or a Leddy caliber player on the 3rd pairing like a Sekera or Michalek playing on your 2nd pairing then you elevate your team that much more.

The changing lines don't bother me. Guys should be able to skate with anyone. Al Arbour used to change lines whenever he felt the need to get guys going.

On the other hand, the PK is becoming a joke. How many times do we go on the PK and it takes the other team 10 seconds or less to score? I don't think we've had a good PK since Cappy became coach.
- JohnScammo

The PK is embarrassing. 72% is embarrassing. There isn't a team in the NHL that can't shred the Isles apart on the PP. they're literally spotting teams 1-2 goals per game because they can't kill a penalty. How much longer does this have to go on before something changes?

I see you've gone from guaranteeing yourself the division a month ago to already rationalizing slipping out of the top spot

Your team will be alright. Still need some quality top 4 defensemen if you want to truly compete though. A Sekera or Michalek not a bottom pairing guy. Yea your defense is alright as is but imagine if you added another guy that's good enough that Boychuk gets bumped down to a 1B pairing? Now you're talking contention....
- rangerdanger94

Got to fix the PK before anything else. I don't care who or what they pick up at the deadline, it won't mean s**t if the PK doesn't improve.

- BingoLady

Not for nuthin but those are 1000% better than the old jerseys and if I were an Isles fan I'd get one

I love when these guys come over here and tell us what we need like they just opened our minds to some enlightening thing. If there were ever one time where I was like, "wow, I never thought of that" I would be a little more open minded about it. Capuano sucks. Its no mystery the guy has a hard time adjusting to injuries in the line up. In fact that was said to this guy the day he let us in on this big secret. Who would've thought a Ranger fan telling Islander fans we would fail? Never would have suspected that in a million years.


All kidding aside this team will right itself. Eventually capuano will do the right thing and get the kid line back together put grabovski back on the first line demote bailey, etc. The unfortunate thing is itll take three or more losses for him to do it like it always does. Nelson does not belong with Grabner. They have zero chemistry. You can put just about anyone on that first line and we are ok. We had kulimen on there for most of the season for facks sake. Grabovski played well there. Throw kulemin up there too. Bailey nielsen grabner for the third line. A line that has played awesome in the past. This isnt reinventing the wheel here. We lose our second leading scorer and he seems to create lines that suppress our scoring further. Its aggravating to watch. I know this team will right itself. Theyre hitting a rough but spot the one thing I have a hard time with is the coach not making decisions that to most involve common sense.


Im fine if we slip out of the top spot as long as we compete going in. We will probably wind up getting a better match up if that happens anyway.
- Cptmjl

So we won't be seeing you in the Rangers thread anymore?

So we won't be seeing you in the Rangers thread anymore?
- KreiderBomb

Well that's the difference. I don't come over there and TELL you guys that Tanner Glass sucks and then three days later make pretend I enlightened and taught all of you guys something new and yeah you'll still see me there

Not for nuthin but those are 1000% better than the old jerseys and if I were an Isles fan I'd get one
- KreiderBomb

Too late. Meaning created.

Why not add another sick top 4 guy though? As long as the price is right it only helps, right?

If you look at the Kings, they won the cup with voynov on their 2nd pairing. He's probably be lining up on the top line next to Boychuk on your team. And Boychuk himself was on the 2nd pairing in Boston when they won. Leddy on chicago's 3rd pairing. Not saying they don't have the talent to play the more significant roles they are now but when you have that type of defensive depth where you can afford to have a Boychuk caliber player on the 2nd pairing or a Leddy caliber player on the 3rd pairing like a Sekera or Michalek playing on your 2nd pairing then you elevate your team that much more.
- rangerdanger94

The bold is just stupid if they knew Leddy would play this well and was actually given the chance he would have been given more minutes and responsibility. Using Chicago's defensive depth as an example of where Leddy should slot on another teams blue line depth is a terrible comparison. As far as adding a top 4 sure. Any team would benefit from it including yours it'd add depth to any blue line and push the bottom pairing down even further. I've never said anything contrary to that in fact I've always said what we need is more blue line depth and a back up. Being able to acquire more defensive depth at a reasonable cost is where the problem is.

Today should be fun and interesting.