Hahaha. if this isn't Billy Smith then I am way too old. I'd say Glenn Healy for single handedly stopping a Penguins 3 peat. Eff him, but he was the Halak from 2010 back in 1993. Screw them both so yeah, Billy Smith is my vote Dee.
The Isles fans covered this already a few days ago. I guess since we don't pay attention and read your blogs, you don't pay attention and read our posts... Only fitting I guess
That is a great line up.... But Turgeon has to fit in there somewhere. Maybe replace Brent Sutter on the third line & have Brent replace Duane on the 4th.
Nobody's buying this franchise for $300 million. I can't even see someone in a hockey-starved Canadian market paying that much. Double the franchise value? Not likely. $200 million is more realistic, and even that is a significant mark-up and a barrier for most, possibly all, willing to keep the team local.
Edit -- I'd add that two possible buyers willing to keep the team local (Blumenfeld and, in an infinitely better scenario for us, investor-backed LaFontaine) without anyone actually frantically trying to sell the team yet is a good thing. Doesn't seem like it's an Atlanta situation as of now with no one interested in keeping the team in its current market. If push came to shove and Wang was in full sell mode or threatening to move the team or whatever, I think the league would strong-arm him into coming back down to planet Earth with his asking price if there were interested local buyers.
If I was Wang I would sell the team for whatever I can get. Obviously Wang made a bad business decsion and buying the Islanders since he did not get his real estate. Sucks for him but anyone else with a hockey mind buys this team then maybe we will be back to promience. First thing gut out the coaches and the bad contracts (Good bye bood Ole DP) then make a few trades with the chips you have and Walla we ar a decent team again
If I was Wang I would sell the team for whatever I can get. Obviously Wang made a bad business decsion and buying the Islanders since he did not get his real estate. Sucks for him but anyone else with a hockey mind buys this team then maybe we will be back to promience. First thing gut out the coaches and the bad contracts (Good bye bood Ole DP) then make a few trades with the chips you have and Walla we ar a decent team again - kasperrko
Nobody's buying this franchise for $300 million. I can't even see someone in a hockey-starved Canadian market paying that much. Double the franchise value? Not likely. $200 million is more realistic, and even that is a significant mark-up and a barrier for most, possibly all, willing to keep the team local.
Edit -- I'd add that two possible buyers willing to keep the team local (Blumenfeld and, in an infinitely better scenario for us, investor-backed LaFontaine) without anyone actually frantically trying to sell the team yet is a good thing. Doesn't seem like it's an Atlanta situation as of now with no one interested in keeping the team in its current market. If push came to shove and Wang was in full sell mode or threatening to move the team or whatever, I think the league would strong-arm him into coming back down to planet Earth with his asking price if there were interested local buyers. - UIF
I agree...$300 million, without a new arena, no way are the Islanders worth twice of what Forbes has them worth.
I wish I could guarentee everyone on here we would at least make the playoffs. Failure will not be accepted. I would get a coach who is a hard ass to run these players to the ground to get 100% from them every night. Noone will take a shift off. Then I would say good bye to the cancer on this team DP forever. I will eat the contract kind of like they did with Yashin. Use some of the younger guys to trade to get NHL caliber players who will be an impact player. Toughen up a little bit more and teach a whole new system of hockey as this system the Islanders run sucks and has for years. Oh and of course for this to be possible good ole Garth Snow will be on the unemployment line
I wish I could guarentee everyone on here we would at least make the playoffs. Failure will not be accepted. I would get a coach who is a hard ass to run these players to the ground to get 100% from them every night. Noone will take a shift off. Then I would say good bye to the cancer on this team DP forever. I will eat the contract kind of like they did with Yashin. Use some of the younger guys to trade to get NHL caliber players who will be an impact player. Toughen up a little bit more and teach a whole new system of hockey as this system the Islanders run sucks and has for years. Oh and of course for this to be possible good ole Garth Snow will be on the unemployment line - kasperrko
Snow job should read these blogs for ideas ...you had me at gut the coaches!
Snow job should read these blogs for ideas ...you had me at gut the coaches! - Isles4fornow
I mean that is a no brainer right there. I am sorry Capuano and crew are not coaches to me for the NHL. Iw ould keep them for the AHL but NHL nope. We need a tough grind em type of coach who is actually going to go hard on the guys unstead of babying them. Doug Weight on the other hand call me carzy but I think he would be decent as a NHL coach as he has fire
I mean that is a no brainer right there. I am sorry Capuano and crew are not coaches to me for the NHL. Iw ould keep them for the AHL but NHL nope. We need a tough grind em type of coach who is actually going to go hard on the guys unstead of babying them. Doug Weight on the other hand call me carzy but I think he would be decent as a NHL coach as he has fire - kasperrko
Agreed...they need someone to whip them into winners...Crapuano is fine in the AHL but has no business behind the Isles bench, but at the same time he is a guy that snowjob can control....The Isles need a hardass couach to turn these boys into men!!!
Agreed...they need someone to whip them into winners...Crapuano is fine in the AHL but has no business behind the Isles bench, but at the same time he is a guy that snowjob can control....The Isles need a hardass couach to turn these boys into men!!! - Isles4fornow
You are absolutely correct. I just dont get why we baby our players. I see such a difference between other teams and the coaches. You can see on teh coaches face when they are pissed and know they will whip there team into action. Crappy just stands there with his arms cross like oh well we are not suppose to be good anyway.
You are absolutely correct. I just dont get why we baby our players. I see such a difference between other teams and the coaches. You can see on teh coaches face when they are pissed and know they will whip there team into action. Crappy just stands there with his arms cross like oh well we are not suppose to be good anyway. - kasperrko
Eh, coaching is more than just getting pissed off. If that's all there was to it, every NHL team would be beating down Jim Playfair's door for a head coaching position:
I was going to vote for him if he was there just to drive Kasper insane trying to figure out who was voting for DP. 
...you had me at gut the coaches!