I'm telling you from the bottom down they are fine.

if you want to clean house then fine but Thompson and Cairns are far from the isles top 15 issues
- Dan Petriw

Dan the whole thing is a NE Brotherhood. Get me some real hockey execs etc. finally.

I have reached my wits end with the same old same old BS.

How many prospects have come out of the soundtigers and have done well? It's their job to develop them and prepare them for the NHL game. That's the whole point of a farm team. What's the soundtigers record since Thompson has taken over? How many prospects has Cairns developed that have excelled in the NHL? This is what defines both Cairns and Thompson's performance. That's literally Cairns job title.
- Cptmjl

hamonic
de haan
cizikas
martin
nelson
strome
Lee

you look at the standings? they were 11th in the league in points I believe. you looking for a scapegoat, fine... noel and I sit in that arena and watch those practices and games.. they are run well.
- Dan Petriw

I'm glad the practices are run well. I used to run my teams practices well too.

It's about results, the Islanders miss by 1 point is that ok. Dougie runs a good practice so did Crappy.

I get you have relationships with The BP staff but as with your player grades, you need to be consistent.

hamonic
de haan
cizikas
martin
nelson
strome
Lee
- Dan Petriw

There was a post on twitter that of the pens and preds all but 3 played in the ahl, it's very important and the isles have had many players come up, okposo was another who started down there
Check out @TheAHL's Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheAH...s/868183905295364096?s=09

I'm glad the practices are run well. I used to run my teams practices well too.

It's about results, the Islanders miss by 1 point is that ok. Dougie runs a good practice so did Crappy.

I get you have relationships with The BP staff but as with your player grades, you need to be consistent.
- nyisles7

THE ISLES MISSED THE (frank)ING PLAYOFFS BY ONE POINT BECASUE OUR PIGHEADED GM WAS BUTTHURT AND LET HALAK ROT IN BPORT

How many prospects have come out of the soundtigers and have done well? It's their job to develop them and prepare them for the NHL game. That's the whole point of a farm team. What's the soundtigers record since Thompson has taken over? How many prospects has Cairns developed that have excelled in the NHL? This is what defines both Cairns and Thompson's performance. That's literally Cairns job title.
- Cptmjl

and to answer your question
Thompson's record

41-26-9
28-40-8
40-29-7
44-28-4

153-123-28

THE ISLES MISSED THE (frank)ING PLAYOFFS BY ONE POINT BECASUE OUR PIGHEADED GM WAS BUTTHURT AND LET HALAK ROT IN BPORT
- Dan Petriw

Do need to tell but the preds had the identical record as the isles

if you think the organization needs new voices everywhere, then I can listen to that convo... as long as Snow is still employed, everything else pales in comparison. if you think the isles missed the playoffs by a point because of the staff in bport then I don't know where to go from here

THE ISLES MISSED THE (frank)ING PLAYOFFS BY ONE POINT BECASUE OUR PIGHEADED GM WAS BUTTHURT AND LET HALAK ROT IN BPORT
- Dan Petriw

Correct and he is the guy, that stupid pigheaded GM that put everyone else in place.

Enuff said clean house I'm glad you finally see it my way

Just flagged you for screaming obscenities

if you think the organization needs new voices everywhere, then I can listen to that convo... as long as Snow is still employed, everything else pales in comparison. if you think the isles missed the playoffs by a point because of the staff in bport then I don't know where to go from here
- Dan Petriw

Who said that. Not one person on the board said that. Keep it real.

if you think the organization needs new voices everywhere, then I can listen to that convo... as long as Snow is still employed, everything else pales in comparison. if you think the isles missed the playoffs by a point because of the staff in bport then I don't know where to go from here
- Dan Petriw

I understand both sides of this argument. On one hand you have people who think the ISlanders failed because they dont know how to develop young prospects. /Then we have guys like you who say they are great in the AHL but it is up to the staff here to further their development. The way I look at it as an organization they have failed on so many levels. Not just developing these kids but no using them correctly when they are up with the big club. So in the end its the whole organization from the guys scouting to Bridgeport to the owners themselves. This whole organization has failed for years and it is time to clean house

hamonic
de haan
cizikas
martin
nelson
strome
Lee
- Dan Petriw

Thompson wasn't the coach when Hamonic was a soundtiger save for a few games scott pellerin was. Same can be said for Cizikas, Lee and Martin. Lee played 5 games with him as head coach after getting sent down. Brock Nelson played one game with him when he was head coach. Hamonic played 21.

I understand both sides of this argument. On one hand you have people who think the ISlanders failed because they dont know how to develop young prospects. /Then we have guys like you who say they are great in the AHL but it is up to the staff here to further their development. The way I look at it as an organization they have failed on so many levels. Not just developing these kids but no using them correctly when they are up with the big club. So in the end its the whole organization from the guys scouting to Bridgeport to the owners themselves. This whole organization has failed for years and it is time to clean house
- kasperrko

Heres the problem with this argument, they have done well in ahl preparing the players they've had down there. It's not their fault cappy sucked at his job and snow kept him nor is it their fault he kept halak down. Now we have a new staff coaching and weight can implement the system he sees fit this year so In that regard they did clean house. Weight has stated on nhl and tsn the last 2 days the importance of a new guy to help jt and the team win now so that's a positive. I for one would like to see what this coaching staff can do with this team now that cappy is gone. Now the main issue as always is that snow is still here and he's the one who either refuses or can't make a trade. Outside of snow I don't see a lot of people who need to go as they are already out the door

and to answer your question
Thompson's record

41-26-9
28-40-8
40-29-7
44-28-4

153-123-28
- Dan Petriw

5th in a 7 team division last year. 5th in a 5 team division

Thompson wasn't the coach when Hamonic was a soundtiger save for a few games scott pellerin was. Same can be said for Cizikas, Lee and Martin. Lee played 5 games with him as head coach after getting sent down. Brock Nelson played one game with him when he was head coach. Hamonic played 21.
- Cptmjl

the question was Thompson or cairns.. cairns has worked with all of those players..if you want these guys gone, I get it.. i'm just saying their are MUCH bigger issues with this club

5th in a 7 team division last year. 5th in a 5 team division
- Cptmjl

They played in the best division and should have been a playoff team, who won't let that many teams in from 1 division

They played in the best division and should have been a playoff team, who won't let that many teams in from 1 division
- Upstate_isles

Snow knowing that they are in a tough division then should have went out and got better. Which meant firing Cappy after the first month and getting us some grit and toughness which this team lacks. Also they lack speed which is the game today.

the question was Thompson or cairns.. cairns has worked with all of those players..if you want these guys gone, I get it.. i'm just saying their are MUCH bigger issues with this club
- Dan Petriw

There are multiple huge issues with this club. Our prospect development is terrible which is an enormous problem with a rebuilding team. It hasn't gotten any better with Thompson and Cairns and I don't see proof of it. We can't use Strome and Nelson as shining examples of prospect development success and then lambast them in the next sentence.

Snow knowing that they are in a tough division then should have went out and got better. Which meant firing Cappy after the first month and getting us some grit and toughness which this team lacks. Also they lack speed which is the game today.
- kasperrko

I meant b port. So speaking of the AHL we just got the Devils farm team and my ticket rep calls me and says hey I know the Senators weren't very good the last few years but the Devils made the playoffs three of the last four years and they have the number one overall pick, who will be playing right here in Binghamton. I said oh really so you think Nico hischeir or nolan patrick are going to be playing here next year? to which he replied yes, to which I replied well first of all they'll go right to the NHL and second of all they won't be 20 years of age and can't play here and he said uh er can I call you next week lol

There are multiple huge issues with this club. Our prospect development is terrible which is an enormous problem with a rebuilding team. It hasn't gotten any better with Thompson and Cairns and I don't see proof of it. We can't use Strome and Nelson as shining examples of prospect development success and then lambast them in the next sentence.
- Cptmjl

Nino and gf, yes bad by isles but pulock we should see this year pelach has been good, toews should be up soon, barzal is gonna be here, jhs looks legit and beau had a very good rookie year so it's not all bad

Heres the problem with this argument, they have done well in ahl preparing the players they've had down there. It's not their fault cappy sucked at his job and snow kept him nor is it their fault he kept halak down. Now we have a new staff coaching and weight can implement the system he sees fit this year so In that regard they did clean house. Weight has stated on nhl and tsn the last 2 days the importance of a new guy to help jt and the team win now so that's a positive. I for one would like to see what this coaching staff can do with this team now that cappy is gone. Now the main issue as always is that snow is still here and he's the one who either refuses or can't make a trade. Outside of snow I don't see a lot of people who need to go as they are already out the door
- Upstate_isles

Nice to see the board jumping. It's been real quite. I do not watch Bridgeport so it hard to say what kind of job Thompson and Cairns have done. I watch all the Isles games so it's easy to tell Cappy was lousy and could not develop skill players. I would not be against cleaning house though. No offense to Thompson or Cairns.

Thompson wasn't the coach when Hamonic was a soundtiger save for a few games scott pellerin was. Same can be said for Cizikas, Lee and Martin. Lee played 5 games with him as head coach after getting sent down. Brock Nelson played one game with him when he was head coach. Hamonic played 21.
- Cptmjl

Well said Cpt:thumbs up:
Also I think Cairns was a scout for the most part and only got the PD job recently.

Well said Cpt:thumbs up:
Also I think Cairns was a scout for the most part and only got the PD job recently.
- nyisles7

Nope cairns has had it since kabanov at the very least

the question was Thompson or cairns.. cairns has worked with all of those players..if you want these guys gone, I get it.. i'm just saying their are MUCH bigger issues with this club
- Dan Petriw

Totally agree the guy who hired them all.

Glad we agree once again, clean house

I meant b port. So speaking of the AHL we just got the Devils farm team and my ticket rep calls me and says hey I know the Senators weren't very good the last few years but the Devils made the playoffs three of the last four years and they have the number one overall pick, who will be playing right here in Binghamton. I said oh really so you think Nico hischeir or nolan patrick are going to be playing here next year? to which he replied yes, to which I replied well first of all they'll go right to the NHL and second of all they won't be 20 years of age and can't play here and he said uh er can I call you next week lol
- Upstate_isles

LOL that was great