GDT: #52| New York Islanders @ New York Rangers | January 21st | 7:00pm | F/W 5-3

[majormet]

I don't know if I am hallucinating but one of the better players on the ice tonight was Radek Martinek. I pretty much had given up on him, but I think he can have good games still,... of course he is not a solution even for this season, but his veteran presence is needed at times on the blue line.

 

[Hipietro]

That's funny Hipietro...you call us arrogant yet your post was very arrogant. And I didn't say we the fans don't care. I said the actual Rangers players don't care as much.

Well I don't know what to tell you. If your players don't care then they don't deserve to win.

Have a good one.

 

[TheWhiteWhale30]

That's funny Hipietro...you call us arrogant yet your post was very arrogant. And I didn't say we the fans don't care. I said the actual Rangers players don't care as much.

Don't mind him. He was, very few of us are. I got what you were saying.

 

[BossyMVP]

I don't know if I am hallucinating but one of the better players on the ice tonight was Radek Martinek. I pretty much had given up on him, but I think he can have good games still,... of course he is not a solution even for this season, but his veteran presence is needed at times on the blue line.

I noticed him too. Wanna know why...cause he was hitting people. ***cough*** Bailey***cough***

 

[FourRings]

A friend of mine is on the train home from the game right now and both Poulin and Nilsson are on it hahaha!! That's a true Long Island team taking the LIRR home.

Bailey and Carkner are waiting for the drunk train.

 

[majormet]

I noticed him too. Wanna know why...cause he was hitting people. ***cough*** Bailey***cough***

Bailey is a lost cause, I think one of the coaches needs to use a remote control to coach him.... The way he produces, you might as well have Boulton suit up.

 

[FourRings]

Bailey is a lost cause, I think one of the coaches needs to use a remote control to coach him.... The way he produces, you might as well have Boulton suit up.

He showed some promise of having a really good game early in the tilt.

 

[Janson]

Hipietro, always in character with his avatar. method.

 

[scott99]

What a great win, nothing better in hockey than the Islanders beating the Rangers in the Garden, so satisfying. Two straight wins at the Garden. Tavares and the boys just won't give up, down 2-0 or 3-1, who cares ? They believe they can come back and win. Win or lose, this team does not give up. JT with a great night, playing world class hockey at the Garden. Okposo has 50 points now I believe. Vanek playing inspired hockey, a true playmaker and sniper. Nielsen having his best season ever. Just enjoyable after such a crappy first 26 games (8-15-3), now (13-9-4) in the last 26. 10 games until the break, need to go 6-3-1 to be .500 before the break.

 

[majormet]

He showed some promise of having a really good game early in the tilt.

Maybe 1-2 shifts but somehow vanishes as the game progresses, I can't blame his listlessness on being rushed too soon, it just is a mental thing for him, unless he can motivate himself throughout an entire game consistently, he is not going to matter at some point. If he was a 4th round pick, he would be gone from the NHL already, as the twinkle of promise would not be there

 

[Hipietro]

Don't mind him. He was, very few of us are. I got what you were saying.

Yeah don't mind me. Ranger fans always trashing us with their high and mighty crap, but we can't say anything back. I see.

Hipietro, always in character with his avatar. method.

 

[BTrotts19]

Bailey is a lost cause, I think one of the coaches needs to use a remote control to coach him.... The way he produces, you might as well have Boulton suit up.

Bailey needs a shrink, this pointless streak has to be screwing with his head....send him down to BP, work on the mental side and maybe he comes up next year

 

[Uncle Lou]

**** the rangers

 

[stranger34]

Good win guys.

The never quit attitude you guys have is refreshing.

And not a dig at you, this is a dig at the Rangers, but thank you for bringing some intensity to the game. The Rangers act like these match ups are just another game on the schedule.

They may say other wise, but what they do on the ice tells a vastly different story.

Hopefully the Rangers see some tape and make the proper adjustments in the sacks and play a better game next time.

I agree that's happened under AV vs the NJD and Isles. I don't agree with you that that was the case during the Torts era.

 

[Cavonnier]

I don't know if I am hallucinating but one of the better players on the ice tonight was Radek Martinek. I pretty much had given up on him, but I think he can have good games still,... of course he is not a solution even for this season, but his veteran presence is needed at times on the blue line.

I like Radek and think he can be useful in a limited role in a limited number of games. I'd rather have him in than Carkner against most opponents, but if Martinek played more games his fragility could become an issue. It's just too bad a combination of injuries and a lack of depth bit us in the rear this year and that we still need Martinek.

 

[majormet]

Bailey needs a shrink, this pointless streak has to be screwing with his head....send him down to BP, work on the mental side and maybe he comes up next year

I'd package him in a deal at the deadline with a pick to get upgrade at this point, he has done all he can do here, if Bertuzzi stayed on the Island he probably would not even have 250 career points, change of scenery sometimes works.

Bailey is a modern day Dave Chyzowski with a longer leash.

 

[Cavonnier]

One more thought:
Going into this season, I'd say the players we could least afford to lose were Tavares, Nabokov, Hamonic, and Visnovsky, in that order. Well, we're currently playing without THREE of those players but still are doing pretty well. You can blame Snow for leaving some glaring holes, but the silver lining is that a lot of our young players are getting valuable playing time, either in the NHL or elsewhere. Now, if Poulin can show some consistency; Reinhart, Pulock, and Pokka develop into the players they can be; and we can re-sign Vanek, we could end up having a very dangerous team.

Or maybe I should just lay off the Kool-Aid for a while...

 

[Bexlyspeed]

Just got home from the stunned garden! Great win tonight! Thank you islanders for making my commute well worth it.

 

[Janson]

Martinek is like our version of tommy albelin minus the cups. never gets respect but all around solid. he stays healthier longer when paired with a physical dman too.

 

[majormet]

One more thought:
Going into this season, I'd say the players we could least afford to lose were Tavares, Nabokov, Hamonic, and Visnovsky, in that order. Well, we're currently playing without THREE of those players but still are doing pretty well. You can blame Snow for leaving some glaring holes, but the silver lining is that a lot of our young players are getting valuable playing time, either in the NHL or elsewhere. Now, if Poulin can show some consistency; Reinhart, Pulock, and Pokka develop into the players they can be; and we can re-sign Vanek, we could end up having a very dangerous team.

Or maybe I should just lay off the Kool-Aid for a while...

I think it is a mild dose of Kool-Aid. Prospects are hit or miss and some will be better than anticipated, look at Brock Nelson and some will never be like Bailey, however Snow can't make the impossible happen, players don't come here on their own, we are not on the top 10 list, even if we overpay by 15% to get the players.

But the team just needs to figure out why they hit these horrific skids at the same time every year. And why they come up with Herculean victories in the winter each year.

My stance on Capuano is changing at least, I think he could be growing into a decent coach.

I think the team has historically done worse when AMAC or Okposo were hurt, mainly because of the minutes both guys eat up on the ice. The team revolves around JT, but I think this year's 3 keys have been

1) Calvin De Haan - yes, he has fooled us
2) Okposo and Nielsen's rise to the next level
3) The improvement of the penalty kill

 

[NYCoolRunner]

Just got back from the game. That was awesome! There were quite a few islander fans in attendance, so I was happy about that. When we walked in they were giving away Rangers scarves and I had to respectfully turn one down haha. Shoulda burned it... Definitely an electric feeling when Vanek scored.

 

[Janson]

Bailey is a modern day Dave Chyzowski with a longer leash.

so true. snows given up on others a lot faster, but garth has a lot of his "reputation" vested in Bailey. Poor Bailey is Kvasha 2.0.

 

[MaryChristine*]

I agree that's happened under AV vs the NJD and Isles. I don't agree with you that that was the case during the Torts era.

Torts is the man...

 

[majormet]

so true. snows given up on others a lot faster, but garth has a lot of his "reputation" vested in Bailey. Poor Bailey is Kvasha 2.0.

I think the reputation can be salvaged if he was flipped to get Mike Camallieri here

 

[bishop12]

THis team just continues to find ways to score...one of the few teams in the league that can't actually score.