Actually Isles and Ranger fans are exactly the same.

Rangers do their "wait till next year" on July 1

Islanders do it at the draft.

Neither has worked very well.

Josh Bailey is out Scott Gomez. Okposo is our Wade Redden. Massive expectations and complete "wait till next year" players and all have failed.
- kencan98

Pens fan!

Great game isles
regardless what happened earlier or whatever it was still a good game
win well deserved, outplayed us

Pens fan!
- mighty13duck

Not a fan of the team, but a fan of the organization practices that they follow. I respect what they've done and wish the Islanders would do the same. The model they followed is the ideal model for a rebuild. The Islanders did the exact opposite.

And No, I'm not talking about drafting Crosby. I'm talking about getting a top 5 pick and picking a top 5 player then adding pieces through UFA until prospects from other rounds develop (Kennedy is a great example).

The Islanders don't do any of that. They make stupid moves in the draft, sign 40 year old UFAs and have the yearly "This was the guy we wanted" and "We tried but no one wants to play here...we need an arena" press conference.

Not a fan of the team, but a fan of the organization practices that they follow. I respect what they've done and wish the Islanders would do the same. The model they followed is the ideal model for a rebuild. The Islanders did the exact opposite.

And No, I'm not talking about drafting Crosby. I'm talking about getting a top 5 pick and picking a top 5 player then adding pieces through UFA until prospects from other rounds develop (Kennedy is a great example).

The Islanders don't do any of that. They make stupid moves in the draft, sign 40 year old UFAs and have the yearly "This was the guy we wanted" and "We tried but no one wants to play here...we need an arena" press conference.
- kencan98

Kasperkko?

Huge 2 points!!! with everybody around them pretty much winning they needed those points. Matty Martin!!!

Great game isles
regardless what happened earlier or whatever it was still a good game
win well deserved, outplayed us
- RileyB77

Always fun games vs you guys

Not a fan of the team, but a fan of the organization practices that they follow. I respect what they've done and wish the Islanders would do the same. The model they followed is the ideal model for a rebuild. The Islanders did the exact opposite.

And No, I'm not talking about drafting Crosby. I'm talking about getting a top 5 pick and picking a top 5 player then adding pieces through UFA until prospects from other rounds develop (Kennedy is a great example).

The Islanders don't do any of that. They make stupid moves in the draft, sign 40 year old UFAs and have the yearly "This was the guy we wanted" and "We tried but no one wants to play here...we need an arena" press conference.
- kencan98

Things are changing right before your eyes!!!

Enjoy it!!!

Huge 2 points!!! with everybody around them pretty much winning they needed those points. Matty Martin!!!
- Vukota

Impressive win Vukota! Bailey and KO another solid game and JJ looked good as well. Matt Martin with the winner. Team took the body very well tonight

Impressive win Vukota! Bailey and KO another solid game and JJ looked good as well. Matt Martin with the winner. Team took the body very well tonight
- ses111

Bailey and KO solid game?! Did we EVER think we'd be saying THAT?! Great game boys. Keep rolling against Philly. Wooooooo!!!

I have to admit I have always loved the draft!!!
- jimmc7722

You'll like watching the Islanders in the playoffs better...trust me...

Saturday is gonna be good..

Things are changing right before your eyes!!!

Enjoy it!!!
- jimmc7722

I've heard that about 200 times in the past 13 years.

Impressive win Vukota! Bailey and KO another solid game and JJ looked good as well. Matt Martin with the winner. Team took the body very well tonight
- ses111

looks like JT has hit a wall. They need to get him a legit power forward. For now keep grabner with JT and Molson and get Boyes far away from that line

I've heard that about 200 times in the past 13 years.
- kencan98

No negative karma on this board...go post your negative comments on the Rangers or Devils board...

Poor kid his grandmother probably bought it for Christmas at a flea market.
- special_k1074

Nice win tonight...wish some of these teams would burn their games in hand already. But, forget the other teams. Just keep winning.

Huge 2 points!!! with everybody around them pretty much winning they needed those points. Matty Martin!!!
- Vukota

Gotta give your team credit, you have a very likeable team. Lunch pail, solid effort team. Itl be nice to see both teams potentially in the playoffs together. Hell let's get 4 and 5 seeds

I've heard that about 200 times in the past 13 years.
- kencan98

Then give up.
If you're not observant enough to notice the foundation this team has in place and feel things are finally on the right course you probably should just move on. You refuse to accept anything other than your own basic talking points no matter how distorted they may be. I've been on more than a few islander messageboards and have seen your kind plenty of times, though on most occasions it turns out to be a Ranger fan posing as an Islanders fan. Either way, your drive to stay negative compromises your ability to speak rationally. Your audience will continue to shrink.... Starting with me.

Gotta give your team credit, you have a very likeable team. Lunch pail, solid effort team. Itl be nice to see both teams potentially in the playoffs together. Hell let's get 4 and 5 seeds
- Slimtj100

How awesome would that be!

How awesome would that be!
- keaner17

These boards would be on fire

Tonight was (frank)ing awesome!

Lets keep this thing moving.

Then give up.
If you're not observant enough to notice the foundation this team has in place and feel things are finally on the right course you probably should just move on. You refuse to accept anything other than your own basic talking points no matter how distorted they may be. I've been on more than a few islander messageboards and have seen your kind plenty of times, though on most occasions it turns out to be a Ranger fan posing as an Islanders fan. Either way, your drive to stay negative compromises your ability to speak rationally. Your audience will continue to shrink.... Starting with me.
- keaner17

We have one of them too. I'm convinced

We have one of them too. I'm convinced

- Slimtj100

Does his name start with a g and end with a k?

Tonight was (frank)ing awesome!

Lets keep this thing moving.
- potvin05

Yeah man!

Tonight was (frank)ing awesome!

Lets keep this thing moving.
- potvin05

Awesome atmosphere at the game. Felt like the playoffs. Lee looked really good in the offensive zone, but completely lost in the D zone. The kid is gonna be real good, but really needs to learn the pro game in the bridge. Heckuva win tonight though. Felt a little pride leaving the old barn. It's been a while since its felt that way.

Lee didn't sign with the Islanders to play in Bridgeport.
- kear20

Lee doesn't get to make that call.