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Fantasy Football
This post has nothing to do with the Islanders, the Rangers or hockey in general. However, I found it worth mentioning because it does have to do with me destroying Zach in fantasy football last week.That's me, Favre Dollar Footlong, putting a beatdown on Zach's Squirting Arians. Prior to this game, we were both in first place in our respective divisions. Now, thanks to the...
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October 23, 2010
Discuss
James Dolan Flunked Math in Private School...
The ice is painted. The jerseys have patches sewn on the shoulders. The stores are filled with shirts. Even the beer cups have the New York Rangers 85th anniversary logo on it.A couple of years too early, but indeed, the Rangers are fully immersed in celebrating the 85th anniversary of the hockey club. I wonder if this will go until their actual 8th anniversary. Seeing as there are...
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October 22, 2010
Point Blank Night
Chris Botta held his annual Point Blank Night at Social tonight, and The Rivalry was in attendance. Here are some notes from a quality evening... - Social is a pretty nice place. I'm a graduate student at Hofstra, so I always pass by it and dismiss it as an average Hofstra bar. Turns out it's not a bad place at all. I'd go back there again. However, I did not notice the requisite...
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October 21, 2010
The Enforcer...
If Derek Boogaard doesn't do one of these two things tonight against Toronto, he literally has no purpose being on the New York Rangers' roster:Make life hell for Colby Armstrong by either pummeling him in a fight or delivering fierce body checks to him every single time he's on the ice.Hit Phil Kessel or Kris Versteeg or Luke Schenn so hard that no Toronto player wants...
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October 21, 2010
After Two Games...
The Islanders season is just 125 minutes old, and a ton has already happened. Three points out of four? Not bad. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Let's review this young season after two games... - Injuries: They happen. Do they knock out your three best players before the end of the first period of your first game? Not really. But the Islanders should be used to fighting...
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October 11, 2010
2010-11 Predictions
Yesterday, Zach cited my proficiency at pre-season predictions (nice alliteration). I managed to beat out "experts" like Eklund and E.J. Hradek, which is going on my resume ASAP. After a nice little celebration, which consisted of merely a smile and a fist pump, I submit my predictions for 2010-11. Just a note for purposes of full disclosure, I went on a nice five-month break from...
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October 09, 2010
Rex Ryan and Paradigm Shifts
Word from the Islanders is that Rex Ryan will be dropping the puck at tomorrow night's opening faceoff. A great move, to be sure - the Jets are red-hot, and Ryan is arguably the most popular coach in New York right now. As a Jets fan, I love it. But I can't help but feel like there's more to this story than meets the eye.Most people confuse Rex Ryan's bluster as sheer...
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October 08, 2010
Looking Back at Predictions...
Every year, I compile the preseason predictions of both writers on this site as well as 3 or 4 other predictions. Last year, I only gathered 5 of them. Besides Bryan and me, I collected Yahoo’s hockey blogger Puck Daddy’s, Eklund from HockeyBuzz.com, and the TSN.ca, who puts together a consensus each year after averaging out their reporters’ picks.Two straight years, Eklund...
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October 08, 2010
Mid-Life Crisis: The Psyche of the New York Islanders
Earlier today, Zach - who made his triumphant return earlier today - sent me a text informing me that the Islanders turned 38 years old today. He also suggested that perhaps they're going through a mid-life crisis right now and that may explain why they're getting younger. While I'm sure their motives for their youth movement are simply to create the best team possible, as evidenced...
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October 07, 2010
Setbacks and Opportunities
The Islanders haven't even played a pre-season game yet, and they already have injury problems.Mark Streit: Shoulder surgery, out for 6 months.Kyle Okposo: Shoulder surgery, out for 2 months.That's 100-120 man games lost to injury, and the season is still two weeks away. Feel free to insert your own joke about how Rick DiPietro's inevitable injury will cause those numbers...
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September 28, 2010
Great Expectations
One of my favorite things about being an Islanders fan is that I've never really been let down by the team. Sure, the team has done plenty to embarrass me and my fellow fans. But the truth is, I've never expected anything from the Islanders. I was born into Islanders fandom, and someday I'll die an Islanders fan. The team has been pretty terrible for virtually my entire life, and...
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September 22, 2010
Island of Discontent
It's been nearly five months since I've written a piece for this blog. You can blame burnout, school, kids or anything else for that, but you make time for the things that are important to you. To be perfectly honest, a huge part of the reason why I've been absent is that I grew very sick of the negativity that's rampant on the Internet, in the blogosphere, and in Islanders Country...
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July 25, 2010
Well...
I showed up at the Garden today for the Rangers/Canadiens game. So did Henrik Lundqvist. It would've been nice if the rest of Rangers could say the same.
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March 16, 2010
Trade Deadline...
Ah, the NHL Trade Deadline, the time of year Ranger fans hold their breath, hoping for a big upgrade that will send them over the edge.Please, Mr. Sather, not this year. Save the players. Save the draft pics. History is not on your sideIn 2005-06, the Rangers got Sandis Ozolinsh for Ville Nieminen. Technically, Nieminen was moved for a draft pick, and that pick was then traded to...
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March 02, 2010
In Defense Of Sidney Crosby
In all my years of watching hockey, I've never seen as polarizing a figure as Sidney Crosby. To casual sports fans, Crosby is the most recognizable name in the NHL. But to hardcore NHL fans, hating on Crosby is a badge of pride. If you're a hockey fan who dares to actually like Crosby, it's tantamount to being a diehard metalhead who happens to also like Nickelback.Well...
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March 01, 2010
Mock Draft: 2003...
Ah, the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, arguably the deepest since 1990, when the top 5 were Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved, Keith Primeau, Mike Ricci, and Jaromir Jagr (also in the 1st round: Darryl Sydor at 7, Derian Hatcher at 8, Brad May at 14, Keith Tkachuk at 19, Martin Brodeur at 20, Bryan Smolinksi at 21).And of course, we know what the Rangers and Islanders did. Hugh Jessiman at 12th overall...
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February 26, 2010
NYI Top Post-Lockout Moments #5-1
The conclusion to the Islanders' portion of the best post-lockout moments. Here's what we've done so far, followed by the top five.20) Sound Tigers games at Nassau Coliseum19) Fan response to the Kansas City exhibition game18) First Islanders-Rangers game after the lockout17) Rick DiPietro starts All-Star Game16) Ryan Smyth trade15) Road wins in Chicago and Detroit14) Preseason brawl...
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February 25, 2010
NYR Top Post-Lockout Moments #5-1...
And here we are, my personal Top 5 Post-Lockout Moments for the New York Rangers. To recap, this is how we got here... 20) Rangers score 3 goals in 90 seconds, beat Devils. 19) Comebacks against Ottawa and Montreal. 18) Dom Moore scores from behind the net on Roberto Luongo. 17) Sean Avery's 4 point night against Dallas.16) Scott Gomez traded; Marian Gaborik signed.15) Mark Messier...
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February 24, 2010
NYI Top Post-Lockout Moments #10-6
Back with moments 10 through 6 of the Isles' post-lockout countdown. Isn't it funny how Zach's Rangers list is full of games, whereas the Islanders list is all stuff that happened off the ice? This is what happens when your team has won one playoff game in the past six years.10) Snow JobJuly 18, 2006That the hiring of Garth Snow even qualifies for this list is a testament to the...
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February 23, 2010
NYR Top Post-Lockout Moments #10-6...
First off, how about that USA-Canada game last night! It was great seeing Chris Drury score a clutch goal again. If there's a God in Heaven, it will be a USA-Sweden Gold Medal Game.And now, on with the countdown...10) Rangers Win First Game After the LockoutPhiladelphia - October 5, 2005I remember how excited I was the first time I was in MSG for a while. It was a Dane Cook comedy...
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February 22, 2010
On Hiatus!...
We will be taking the weekend off from our Top Post-Lockout Moments List. To be honest, we didn't want anyone to have to choose between us and the Canada/USA hockey game on Sunday night.On Monday, it's Rangers 10-6. Tuesday, Islanders 10-6. Wednesday, Rangers 5-1 and Thursday, Islanders 5-1.I'll give you a hint...
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February 20, 2010
NYI Top Post-Lockout Moments #15-11
More of the top post-lockout moments in Islanders history. Tomorrow, we'll have #10-#6 of the Rangers' moments.15) Road WarriorsChicago/Detroit - March 15/March 27, 2009The 2008-09 season was largely forgettable for the Islanders. They had a decent start, but injuries - and the fact that they weren't very good - had the Islanders in their customary spot of last place by Christmas...
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February 19, 2010
NYR Top Post-Lockout Moments #15-11
Part 3 of an 8-part series. Up tomorrow: Top Islanders' Moments #15-11.15) Messier Night / Jagr Scores in OTMSG - January 12, 2006Can you imagine how angry the fans would have been after spending $500 on one ticket to Mark Messier Night only to see a loss? Granted, the ceremony itself was great - albeit very long. But during the last retirement ceremony (Mike Richter’s), the...
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February 18, 2010
NYI Top Post-Lockout Moments #20-16
When you're a fan of a team that has won one playoff game since the lockout ended five years ago, there usually aren't a lot of positives. However, much to my surprise, there are a fair amount of good things that have happened to our Islanders since the lockout. Not many good things on the ice, mind you, but still, it hasn't been all doom and gloom in Islanders Country. Here are...
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February 17, 2010
NYR Top Post-Lockout Moments #20-16
This is my personal favorite moments from Ranger games starting in the 2005-06 season. It only includes NHL moments (for example, it doesn’t have Henrik Lundqvist winning the Gold Medal in the ’06 Olympics) and it doesn’t include bad memories (for example, Game 5 vs. Buffalo, or Jaromir Jagr and Lundqvist coming back hurt from the Olympics, or Jagr throwing a punch at Scott...
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February 16, 2010
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