Time Warner, New York did not show pre-game or switch to game until well into first period.
One point out of twenty two, eighteen games, eighteen even strength goals.
What can be written that I have not been writing for a while, one more even strength goal off Zenon Konopka's hard work to Moulson and that's the even strength offense against a struggling Tampa team that easily could have had five or more, and were hardly impressive themselves, that did not even have LeCavalier or Gagne.
Sure Hunter's post could have gone in or a few others for the Islanders, but so many rushes where one player had to beat three or two had to beat four. Nielsen beat three players to get off one shot in the second, but he simply cannot score.
Hunter took a lazy offensive zone penalty, he was not the only one.
Sure seems like this team is going to live/die based on Doug Weight, who is seeing far too much ice on a pp now failing, plus was out with the goaltender pulled.
The pk did not get the job done tonight, neither did the pp again.
In the context of one game, it was a reasonable loss, in the context of eleven games and one point out of twenty two, it's a disaster with no solution in sight based on current roster.
Why not put Grabner and Schremp's offensive skills together, now that Gordon is not the coach why not play Schremp on a wing or move Nielsen to a spot where he can play defense and not worry about goals?
Best moment of the game was Bailey's pass to Comeau, even if he missed that's the offense you try and generate.
Bergenheim had some great chances, Thompson hit the open net but 3-1 stretch leading to the goal was terrible.
Martinek, Wisniewski and defenders played well, cannot complain about that effort.
Dwayne Roloson is reminding me more and more of Gerry Desjardins circa 72-73, this is beyond goaltending.
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