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Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

Aug 14 @ 12:15 PM ET
5-2 caps. Not going to let you get away with that.
- Cptmjl


Reverse jinx aside, I really do feel like the Caps aren't coming out of this. Holtby is, objectively, one of the worst goalies in the league this year. Caps were one of the worst teams the last month and a half of the season, and they look even worse coming back. Kuzy is straight dumpster fire, and I wish they traded him last off-season. Kempny is really bad. Siegenthaler is really bad. Orlov looks really bad. Backstrom is out. I don't know.

Also, Caps are going to be running around at the start of this game to get "revenge" for Backstrom not paying attention, so they'll take like 10 penalties.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Aug 14 @ 12:16 PM ET
She was great. Kicked your ass but really made a difference. I could skate with my ankles straight after going to her.
- nyisles7

Yeah I really learned a lot from her. Hated her at the time, but it was worth it. Her husband (I think his name was Joe) coached the Omaha Lancers in the USHL and we used to spend some time working on skills with him too. Brutal getting up at like 2am for a HS freshman though
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 12:16 PM ET
So did all the other girls in 6th grade, but look at the bright side. It made you the man you are today.
- JohnScammo



Correct
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 12:20 PM ET
Yeah I really learned a lot from her. Hated her at the time, but it was worth it. Her husband (I think his name was Joe) coached the Omaha Lancers in the USHL and we used to spend some time working on skills with him too. Brutal getting up at like 2am for a HS freshman though
- eichiefs9



Never met him. My practices were always like 4 or 5 AM for our high school team.
I did private lessons with her so they were normal hours.
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 12:21 PM ET
"skAAAAAAAAAAAAATTtte!!!!!!"
- UIF

niteislander
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.13.2010

Aug 14 @ 12:43 PM ET
Robbie Glantz is awesome. For me skating separates every player. Edge work and power skating made a huge difference when I was a kid. Barbara Williams kicked my ass weekly and it was well worth it.
Today most kids are off ice training, power skating on top of their regular practices.
Crazy how much more practice these kids go through today.

Does your little guy play D?

- nyisles7


She's still around.. my kid just did a weekly Camp of hers.. and she still kills them. it's a riot.
niteislander
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.13.2010

Aug 14 @ 12:44 PM ET
https://twitter.com/gooni.../1294268664825479168?s=20
niteislander
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.13.2010

Aug 14 @ 12:45 PM ET

Brian Compton
@BComptonNHL
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42m
Barry Trotz says same lineup for tonight. #Isles
niteislander
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.13.2010

Aug 14 @ 12:46 PM ET
Brian Compton
@BComptonNHL
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28m
Trotz on Boychuk: "He's a team-first guy, he's 100 percent pro and he knows where we are. All he wants to see is the Islanders win. He knows where he stands with us and the coaching staff and his teammates. It's not an issue at all." #Isles
Upstate_isles
New York Islanders
Location: Bitch Lasagna , NY
Joined: 05.12.2016

Aug 14 @ 12:52 PM ET
[quote=nyisles7]
Just about being the best he can be if he goes to school thats a bonus but it had to be fun
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 12:53 PM ET
She's still around.. my kid just did a weekly Camp of hers.. and she still kills them. it's a riot.
- niteislander



How old is she now WOW!
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 12:54 PM ET
[quote=Upstate_isles]


It’s awesome if he gets to go to school for free playing a game he loves.
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 12:55 PM ET
Brian Compton
@BComptonNHL
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42m
Barry Trotz says same lineup for tonight. #Isles

- niteislander


No reason to change a winning lineup.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Aug 14 @ 1:04 PM ET
How old is she now WOW!
- nyisles7

nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 1:04 PM ET

- eichiefs9

UIF
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.09.2009

Aug 14 @ 1:07 PM ET

- nyisles7


Still burned into my memory
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 1:31 PM ET
Still burned into my memory
- UIF

oh yeah
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Aug 14 @ 2:10 PM ET
Reverse jinx aside, I really do feel like the Caps aren't coming out of this. Holtby is, objectively, one of the worst goalies in the league this year. Caps were one of the worst teams the last month and a half of the season, and they look even worse coming back. Kuzy is straight dumpster fire, and I wish they traded him last off-season. Kempny is really bad. Siegenthaler is really bad. Orlov looks really bad. Backstrom is out. I don't know.

Also, Caps are going to be running around at the start of this game to get "revenge" for Backstrom not paying attention, so they'll take like 10 penalties.

- Blackstrom2

Yeah it’s possible. I read Holtby in your first games played really well. Honestly didn’t watch any just going by what I read and his sv% looked pretty good. I also thought he was good until the third and really only faulted him for one of our goals. I think the Islanders turned it up and the Caps as a whole kind of folded in the third.
niteislander
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.13.2010

Aug 14 @ 2:19 PM ET

- eichiefs9



would
UIF
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.09.2009

Aug 14 @ 3:10 PM ET
would
- niteislander


mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Aug 14 @ 3:31 PM ET

- eichiefs9


I'm at 12
Puckin_Island
New York Islanders
Location: Do not disturb: I love awkward silence
Joined: 08.28.2019

Aug 14 @ 4:20 PM ET
Crap! WTF is that?
Puckin_Island
New York Islanders
Location: Do not disturb: I love awkward silence
Joined: 08.28.2019

Aug 14 @ 4:24 PM ET
Brian Compton
@BComptonNHL
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42m
Barry Trotz says same lineup for tonight. #Isles

- niteislander


*sigh*
I was looking forward to seeing the Johnston & Johnston twin-octuplets hit the ice.


nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Magical Lou, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Aug 14 @ 4:24 PM ET
Yeah it’s possible. I read Holtby in your first games played really well. Honestly didn’t watch any just going by what I read and his sv% looked pretty good. I also thought he was good until the third and really only faulted him for one of our goals. I think the Islanders turned it up and the Caps as a whole kind of folded in the third.
- Cptmjl



Holtby’s save % was .852
JimmyP
New York Islanders
Location: Snow has melted!
Joined: 02.12.2011

Aug 14 @ 4:25 PM ET
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