Oilers are going to be ridiculously good in a couple years, not like us . Three firsts overall three years in a row! WTF. Their curse has been lifted
- Cptmjl

I totally agree. All they need is good goaltending and they are set. Hmm maybe we can give them DP I mean he is in his prime in his career and a 100percent healthy he can help that team out

Well the Islanders do have to be the first in at least one thing every year. I wonder what it would be this year. hmmmmmmmm
- kasperrko

Taveras... Assistant coach/player?

You are correct.. Team.. still proves my point thou.

Granted..Edmonton is a worse run franchise then The Isles.. if that can be believed

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Snow and Tamberllini seem very similar as GM's. I'll take the Oilers owner over Wang.

I totally agree. All they need is good goaltending and they are set. Hmm maybe we can give them DP I mean he is in his prime in his career and a 100percent healthy he can help that team out
- kasperrko

I think they like their chances without him?

You are correct.. Team.. still proves my point thou.

Granted..Edmonton is a worse run franchise then The Isles.. if that can be believed

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- XxNYIxX

Its not believed by any actually, except you I guess?

You are correct.. Team.. still proves my point thou.

Granted..Edmonton is a worse run franchise then The Isles.. if that can be believed

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The two teams directly above the Isles also fired coaches this season. Go two more teams above that, and Minnesota did not but Carolina did. Not many teams are willing to do virtually nothing when the wheels are falling off.

Snow and Tamberllini seem very similar as GM's. I'll take the Oilers owner over Wang.
- ses111

I'll take the team, GM, owner, everything except for location

The two teams directly above the Isles also fired coaches this season. Go two more teams above that, and Minnesota did not but Carolina did. Not many teams are willing to do virtually nothing when the wheels are falling off.
- UIF

Or any properly operated buisness for that matter, why would they?

You could have stopped after the first sentence
- Cptmjl

prob should have stopped after the first sentence....i couldnt figure out the rest of what he was saying....

The two teams directly above the Isles also fired coaches this season. Go two more teams above that, and Minnesota did not but Carolina did. Not many teams are willing to do virtually nothing when the wheels are falling off.
- UIF

UIF the Isles are Cup champs at doing nothing.

Snow and Tamberllini seem very similar as GM's. I'll take the Oilers owner over Wang.
- ses111

Ill go with that.

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Oilers are going to be ridiculously good in a couple years, not like us . Three firsts overall three years in a row! WTF. Their curse has been lifted
- Cptmjl

either a serious double standard or no idea of whats going on in the islanders prospect pool, either way this comment is way off

Its not believed by any actually, except you I guess?
- Cptmjl

or the other people who believe that

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I'll take the team, GM, owner, everything except for location
- Cptmjl

You would take their team over ours??? Seriously?? LOFL

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I'll take the team, GM, owner, everything except for location
- Cptmjl

I for one think Tom Renney would be fine with the Islanders, but since he has knowledge of coaching in the NHL he will not be hired. Wang is a joke. I really like to know what some fans are on to support Wang Snow And Cappy cause I want some too. It most be some wonderful drug. Either that or evey morning Wang sends out ninjas to most Islander fans and he has them inject them in the middle of the night with some type of mind controlling drug

The two teams directly above the Isles also fired coaches this season. Go two more teams above that, and Minnesota did not but Carolina did. Not many teams are willing to do virtually nothing when the wheels are falling off.
- UIF

not to mention there is a LOT of offseason for teams to come to their senses and fire their coaches...

You would take their team over ours??? Seriously?? LOFL

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I think the Oiler team has more proven talents then ours. I cant say that our prospects are better then theres since we have yet to see them play in the NHL

I for one think Tom Renney would be fine with the Islanders, but since he has knowledge of coaching in the NHL he will not be hired. Wang is a joke. I really like to know what some fans are on to support Wang Snow And Cappy cause I want some too. It most be some wonderful drug. Either that or evey morning Wang sends out ninjas to most Islander fans and he has them inject them in the middle of the night with some type of mind controlling drug
- kasperrko

Is there anyone that support him here??

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I for one think Tom Renney would be fine with the Islanders, but since he has knowledge of coaching in the NHL he will not be hired. Wang is a joke. I really like to know what some fans are on to support Wang Snow And Cappy cause I want some too. It most be some wonderful drug. Either that or evey morning Wang sends out ninjas to most Islander fans and he has them inject them in the middle of the night with some type of mind controlling drug
- kasperrko

what are talking about??

start listing names of people that support all 3? how about listing names of people that support 2 of the 3???

I think the Oiler team has more proven talents then ours. I cant say that our prospects are better then theres since we have yet to see them play in the NHL
- kasperrko

If the talent is proven, why are they last 3 years running & out of the playoffs 6 years in a row??

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I think the Oiler team has more proven talents then ours. I cant say that our prospects are better then theres since we have yet to see them play in the NHL
- kasperrko

I think the Isles have very good prospects but will Snow handle them the right way and who coaches these prospects?

If the talent is proven, why are they last 3 years running & out of the playoffs 6 years in a row??

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Do you consider Tavares proven even though the Isles have been down and out his entire time here? I think he's shown to be a top rising young center in the league. Same for some of Edmonton's young forwards.

I don't think it's that outrageous of a statement to compare Edmonton and NYI. Eberle, RNH, Hall (all over 50 pts this year) and Yakupov (likely) looks like a darn good group of young forwards to build on, and the oldest of the four is only Bailey's age and already putting up 76 points.

I think the Isles do have more prospect depth throughout the system.

But top young drafted forward talent to build around...not sure if Tavares, Strome, Nino and ? (Okposo? Bailey? Nelson? this year's pick if we take a forward?) will match Edmonton's top four as a group in like three or so years. Possibly, but I think if you put it up for a general vote among NHL fans on which current team/prospect system they'd rather have going forward, the answers wouldn't necessarily be overwhelmingly Islanders.

Is there anyone that support him here??

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I was going based on this comment

You do realize that there were teams that finished worse then us & they didn't fire their coach right?

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Which to me makes me think you do not want to see Cappy go

All that said...I'd be just as frustrated if I was an Oilers fan as I am as an Islanders fan...both organizations seem to be taking the looooong way around the track to competitiveness.

Do you consider Tavares proven even though the Isles have been down and out his entire time here? I think he's shown to be a top rising young center in the league. Same for some of Edmonton's young forwards.

I don't think it's that outrageous of a statement to compare Edmonton and NYI. Eberle, RNH, Hall (all over 50 pts this year) and Yakupov (likely) looks like a darn good group of young forwards to build on, and the oldest of the four is only Bailey's age and already putting up 76 points.

I think the Isles do have more prospect depth throughout the system.

But top young drafted forward talent to build around...not sure if Tavares, Strome, Nino and ? (Okposo? Bailey? Nelson? this year's pick if we take a forward?) will match Edmonton's top four as a group in like three or so years. Possibly, but I think if you put it up for a general vote among NHL fans on which current team/prospect system they'd rather have going forward, the answers wouldn't necessarily be overwhelmingly Islanders.
- UIF

but the answers wouldnt really mean all that much either....they are all prospects or JUST starting their NHL career.

not too many people who would vote have seen enough of any/all of those players to make a "fair" assessment to vote...having said that, my totally unscouted prospect vote would prob still go to the islanders...but again, take it for what its worth, which isnt all that much.

(i refuse to devalue nino even after his totally unproductive (points wise) year)