New York Eliminated

New York Islander Fan Central | 3/25/2018 06:32:00 AM |

Now we see if Tavares signs before the season ends, even if they don't make the playoffs which was his direct quote. Folks know where I stand with this, he has not been the best player on the ice in games, he is not getting any better moving forward, but eight years is not a long time, so I can accept what happens either way.

New York Signs Otto Koivula To ELC

New York Islander Fan Central | 3/21/2018 01:56:00 PM |

One Good Game For New York....But

New York Islander Fan Central | 3/21/2018 07:34:00 AM |
It was one good night vs Pittsburgh, likely the best one this season besides the December win vs Washington, even with Gibson in goal. Seidenberg looking like last seasons version & Matt Murray showing maybe some very understandable rust, they came at Pittsburgh, played solid defense, put on pressure, it was how it was supposed to be.

But in the big picture, it's one game in a historically bad season that saw record shots against & a team that from game one could not play defense with some very good players, who got great goaltending from Halak or we are talking about a team at the bottom of the league standings.

Pulock's becoming a very good player, they have something very special in Barzal, Lee. Hopefully experienced coaching can help the rest of a very good core of players.

Short version, they need management changes this summer, either Scott Malkin/Jon Ledecky do that or what's left of this fan base will tune them out entirely.

They also made their commitment to Tavares, and to go be Dolan's tenant in an arena that cannot make money for this team in a suburb, who's so-called LI base has no interest in attending 41 games at the prices required for the kind of revenue to survive no matter how many games they win.

I have been tough on Ledecky/Malkin, maybe they simply said put it in the middle after a year of Dolan & his media in their ears screaming be the only team to go play in a suburb, despite the better success at Barclay's in the stands than most Nassau seasons since 1989 until they made themselves a lame duck franchise in NYC which drove a base undefeated in Dec at home from even attempting to get behind the team.

Dolan's media got behind one thing, selling an Islanders arena that Dolan will run & operate,  but will never be the New York Islanders arena, just the one Dolan lost to Ratner in 2013.

It's as big a lie as his media playing that old Long Island card to drive them out of NYC where the majority of the fans are today.

But even at 31st in attendance this season is superior to many Nassau seasons, we don't know anything about the 2/21 latest lease opt out, only that Nassau waived penalty/AHL clauses & Cuomo owes Barclay's 6-10 million to renovate for the NHL.

Does not mean it happens.

As for Tavares..................

Scott Eansor Two-Year/Two Way Contract

New York Islander Fan Central | 3/15/2018 03:24:00 PM |

New York Giving Fans No Hope

New York Islander Fan Central | 3/15/2018 08:37:00 AM |
Simply put, nothing has changed, they seem to need 50 saves or better to win any games, and we know the other team is going to score late if the game is close. That's a formula to nowhere which reflects how badly Doug Weight is over his head coaching this team.

Nothing to build on from that, no development, no reason to think a playoff run is coming. Thirty other teams are not closing in on records for shots against that go back two decades. (with a pk 31st)

Now Or Never

New York Islander Fan Central | 3/03/2018 05:26:00 AM |