Really is messed how loose the Stars are.
- Wildschwein

I don't understand how they scored so much on the Rangers. They aren't really....all that good.

Let me be clear first here, I'm not saying he isn't a good player. I know he is, it's obvious....but I just don't understand how Jamie Benn does what he does. I don't watch the Stars that often but when I do...I just don't see it with him. I have literally no idea how he (not this season) puts up such great scoring numbers.

I don't understand how they scored so much on the Rangers. They aren't really....all that good.

Let me be clear first here, I'm not saying he isn't a good player. I know he is, it's obvious....but I just don't understand how Jamie Benn does what he does. I don't watch the Stars that often but when I do...I just don't see it with him. I have literally no idea how he (not this season) puts up such great scoring numbers.
- eichiefs9

Watch him play the Oilers, then it becomes perfectly clear. (frank)er plays like Lindros against the Oil. You can't hope to stop him and rarely can you contain him.

But yeah he was pretty well invisible last night.

I don't understand how they scored so much on the Rangers. They aren't really....all that good.

Let me be clear first here, I'm not saying he isn't a good player. I know he is, it's obvious....but I just don't understand how Jamie Benn does what he does. I don't watch the Stars that often but when I do...I just don't see it with him. I have literally no idea how he (not this season) puts up such great scoring numbers.
- eichiefs9

Right place, right time apparently. He doesn't have blazing speed, but he does have a pretty good wrist shot. It's not in the Clutterbuck realm, but, whose is?

Fixed*
- nyisles7

No Ladd? Can you not see they are struggling without him?

Watch him play the Oilers, then it becomes perfectly clear. (frank)er plays like Lindros against the Oil. You can't hope to stop him and rarely can you contain him.

But yeah he was pretty well invisible last night.
- Wildschwein

Everybody plays like Lindros against the Oil. Sorry dude. Too early to talk sh!t?

Everybody plays like Lindros against the Oil. Sorry dude. Too early to talk sh!t?
- Isleshockeyman

You crotchety old (frank)er.

You're not entirely wrong I'll admit. I'm still trying to get over the ass raping performed upon the Oil by Okposo last year.

You crotchety old (frank)er.

You're not entirely wrong I'll admit. I'm still trying to get over the ass raping performed upon the Oil by Okposo last year.
- Wildschwein

Who? Sorry, I'm not familiar with his work.

Who? Sorry, I'm not familiar with his work.
- Isleshockeyman

Understandable. Think of him as slightly higher paid yet somewhat more skilled Andrew Ladd.

snow said Ladd has been playing hurt. I really hope that correct. Lets see when he healthy.

I want to get excited but want to wait a few more games. Lets win Saturday and Sunday then suddenly we could only be 2-4 points out of last playoff spot.

Beating flyers Sunday would help gain some traction.

Understandable. Think of him as slightly higher paid yet somewhat more skilled Andrew Ladd.
- Wildschwein

You just became 7's favorite person of all time.

You just became 7's favorite person of all time.
- Isleshockeyman

I'd like to think I'm every Islander fans favorite person.

Edit: After a little backreading I am prepared to concede my title of favorite person to Emily Ratajkowski. Wowsers.

Who? Sorry, I'm not familiar with his work.
- Isleshockeyman

snow said Ladd has been playing hurt. I really hope that correct. Lets see when he healthy.

I want to get excited but want to wait a few more games. Lets win Saturday and Sunday then suddenly we could only be 2-4 points out of last playoff spot.

Beating flyers Sunday would help gain some traction.
- Spartiarti

Snow's said a lot of poop. I don't believe much of anything he says.

I'd like to think I'm every Islander fans favorite person.

Edit: After a little backreading I am prepared to concede my title of favorite person to Emily Ratajkowski. Wowsers.


- Wildschwein

She could definitely blow my party favor.

The sequence of events that led to JT's shortie damn near gave me a stroke last night. Very exciting stuff.
- Wildschwein

That 3 on 1 is why kuhlamin is a 4th liner

She could definitely blow my party favor.
- Isleshockeyman

I never wanted to be a party favor so much in my life.

I don't understand how they scored so much on the Rangers. They aren't really....all that good.

Let me be clear first here, I'm not saying he isn't a good player. I know he is, it's obvious....but I just don't understand how Jamie Benn does what he does. I don't watch the Stars that often but when I do...I just don't see it with him. I have literally no idea how he (not this season) puts up such great scoring numbers.
- eichiefs9

He's big mean powerful good shot plays with Seguin he's a great player I think he just had an off night

He's big mean powerful good shot plays with Seguin he's a great player I think he just had an off night
- Upstate_isles

He picked a good night to have one then. I think he's a good player, like you said, good shot. He goes to the front of the net, plays a heavy game. (sorry, I couldn't resist that one)

He picked a good night to have one then. I think he's a good player, like you said, good shot. He goes to the front of the net, plays a heavy game. (sorry, I couldn't resist that one)
- Isleshockeyman

http://www.trentonian.com...islanders-hope-for-future

He's big mean powerful good shot plays with Seguin he's a great player I think he just had an off night
- Upstate_isles

He's hard to play against. He's like Andrew Ladd, except that Ladd is having an off season.

what a hell of a game. Gotta give credit to Lehtonen, he was nothing short of magical. I couldn't be happier with their effort, especially in the 3rd when we kept attacking only up by 1. Cappy would never have allowed that.

Nothing but smiles today.

He's hard to play against. He's like Andrew Ladd, except that Ladd is having an off season.
- JohnScammo

Now now John. Garth said Ladd is playing hurt and when has Garth ever lied?

I was concerned that we went 0-7 on pp last nights and here why. Our attacking style and fact our players challenged the opposing team dman rather than dumping puck in corner lead to getting 7 pp. . also lehtonen was only reason why we didn't score on pp last night. That game was a blow out otherwise.

And best of all we stayed in offensively zone most of game. Something we havent done all year. Let hope this wasn't a one and done Effort.

Let see if we see it again saturday.

Greiss back to back shutouts. Anyone else need some clarity to why we need to extend this guy. This guy has been better than Halak since day one burn people just didn't t realize it. He helped win isles first playoffs series last year. Wake up. We found our goalie.
- Spartiarti

Thomas Greiss started his 8th straight game (4-2-2 with a 1.99 GAA and a 93.6 save percentage) and 10th in the last 12 games (6-2-2 with a 1.89 GAA and a 94.2 save percentage). In the eight straight games that he has started he has allowed only 16 goals, and 7 of those came in one games. He has allowed two goals or less in 9 of his last 10 games.

Somehow these jerkoffs lost 3 games where he only gave up 2
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 17-4-2 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 1-13-6 when they do not.


The skinny is the best thing ever for isles stats

Thomas Greiss started his 8th straight game (4-2-2 with a 1.99 GAA and a 93.6 save percentage) and 10th in the last 12 games (6-2-2 with a 1.89 GAA and a 94.2 save percentage). In the eight straight games that he has started he has allowed only 16 goals, and 7 of those came in one games. He has allowed two goals or less in 9 of his last 10 games.
- Upstate_isles

I've said it before. This team would be right there in terms of the playoffs if they did not waste time with Halak and just played Greiss. Cappy being fired earlier would have helped as well.

I've said it before. This team would be right there in terms of the playoffs if they did not waste time with Halak and just played Greiss. Cappy being fired earlier would have helped as well.
- ses111

Pretty sure we were all pulling the trigger on Crappy in early November, if not 6 years ago.