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Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 14 2021 11:02 AM

short (56 game?) season begins tonight for Isles and Rangers at MSG. Interestingly teams only playing opponents in their (revamped) divisions this year, so for our guys its NYR NYI Devils Boston Flyers Sabres Caps Penguins every night, and fewer off-days between games than usual. Islanders traded off a pretty good young defenseman (Toews) over the offseason and Boychuk retired, but pretty much have everyone else back from a pretty good team last year that probably also won't score enough but give you hell most nights. Breaking in a well-regarded young Russian goalie Sorokin, who will ease in as Varlamov's backup. Maybe contributions from young forwards like Bellows and Wahlstrom. Wahlstrom had a brief callup last year after which Trotz basically threw his lunch in the garbage and told him to learn how to play. Rangers won 3 of 4 vs. NYI last year and always seemed explosive.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 14 2021 08:06 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Uh the Islanders were ready to play. The Rangers were not. 4-0 win that wasn't nearly that close. As an aside I really like Butch Goring's companionship as a broadcaster but it's obvious to me that he isn't telling us all he knows, he's complicit in this thin layer of bullshit the pros practice

kcmets Jan 14 2021 08:50 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Game sucked, lol...

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 16 2021 09:59 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Game sucked lol

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 29 2021 04:00 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

My Islanders ruined my Tuesday AND Thursday nights this week. First they gave up the tiebreaking goal with 20 seconds left (unforgivable hockey sin, but as a fan you lose the game, you lose the anticipation of an exciting overtime period and you come to realize you've wasted 2 hours watching the thing). Last night they had the hockey equivalent of a 10-run 4th inning (a 3-0 lead halfway thru the second) and gave up 5 consecutive goals before the period was over, lost going away. Even bigger hockey sin but at least I could fast forwward thru the 3rd. They're a team that as a rule doesn't do these things, so something is obviously very wrong.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 31 2021 01:10 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Rangers waive top scoring defenseman and MAGA retard Tony DeAngelo https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1349879954729680896

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 25 2021 09:39 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Islanders score 5 goals on the 3rd and demoralized the league-leadong Bruins, 7-2, their best game of the year. Bruins have lost only 4 times this year, 3x to the isles.

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 07 2021 07:57 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

More Barzal magic here, what a goal. Isles in first place btw [TWEET]https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1368277802781392898[/TWEET]

Edgy MD Mar 07 2021 08:34 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Gretzkician.

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 07 2021 09:39 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

I've watched this a hundred times already, and the multitude of the physical things he's doing here are mind-blowing. Coming from behind and overtaking another skater from the outside, gaining control of a bouncing puck, staying balanced against the other guys momentum, then that turn--imagine all the shit his ankles and inner thighs are doing while his mind and hands are racing too, it's insane

Frayed Knot Mar 07 2021 10:24 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Isles actually on national network TV today (as in NOW!!!!) for what might be the first time since maybe Reagan's first term... OK, probably not that long but certainly in a while that didn't involve a cross-town gig. Hosting Beefalo on NBC

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 16 2021 07:18 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

lslanders won 8 in a row, but lost in OT to Jersey on Sunday. They are a little banged up and lost captain Anders Lee for the year (looked like he wrecked his knee in a fall on the ice) and we're missing 2 guys to covid. Twitter says they are importing a high-scoring Russian forward they drafted several years ago but who'd been playing in USSR. I don't quite get how that works but I guess they have his rights in the NHL. Coming off an easy part of the schedule, gets tough again starting tonight

MFS62 Mar 16 2021 08:00 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

This shows they won Sunday. https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/new-york-islanders-new-jersey-devils-2021031411/ Later

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 16 2021 09:39 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

This shows they won Sunday. https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/new-york-islanders-new-jersey-devils-2021031411/ Later OMG!! I was so upset I turned the TV off immediately after the Devils scored in OT, never realized till 5 second ago the goal was disallowed on offside! OK, so that's 9 in a row!!

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 26 2021 10:47 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Humiliated the Bruins again last night. This is OT, key moment Leddy's tiny fake/then jet burst of speed. https://twitter.com/IslesBlog/status/1375263374053883906

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2021 05:11 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

So the Buffalo Sabres, losers of 18 straight, built a 3-0 lead after two periods Monday night while hosting the Filly Flyers. Two 3rd Period Flyer goals made it 3-2 Sabres who then missed an empty net attempt which would have given them a 4-2 lead in the closing minutes. Annnnnd you can probably see where this is headed ... Philly ties it up with 1:29 left in the game then scores again 42 seconds into OT So they're now at Nineteen, including two in OT plus one shoot-out. Record for the season: 6-23-5, which is a nice way of saying 6-28 Half of those six wins have come against the NJD. In fact their last three wins -- Jan 30, Feb 20, Feb 23 -- are all vs the Devils

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 31 2021 06:39 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Sabres looked like a team that needed to fire its coach weeks ago, Islanders are responsible for 6 of those 18 I believe... each one a humilaition. Meantime, Isles are really feeling the loss of Lee--top line has collapsed without him, Barzal is pissed off and lost, no changes have really worked yet so a trade seems the only answer. Hall from Buffalo is one possibility.

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2021 08:02 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Sabres looked like a team that needed to fire its coach weeks ago ... They did, six games ago. Didn't help.

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2021 08:02 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

And in a return game vs Philly, also at home, the Sabres romp to a 6-1 win!

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 01 2021 06:01 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Philadelphia also looks awful this year. They started off well but are coughing up blowouts. Even the low-scoring Islanders pour it on them. Rangers hung a 9-0 on them a few weeks ago

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 08 2021 05:36 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Islanders trade picks and prospects for Devils Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac. These guys will likely displace the butt-end forwards/scratches of Komarov, Johnston, Bellows and Dal Colle. Palmieri always gives the Islanders a hard time. They are going for the Cup

Willets Point Apr 08 2021 06:48 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

It feels like the trade deadline is very late in the season, even a COVID-adjusted season.

MFS62 Apr 08 2021 10:47 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Is this the proper thread to say how much I really f'n dislike the Washington Capitals? Later

Frayed Knot Apr 18 2021 07:09 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

How long has OT been three-on-three? I knew they originally went to four-on-,four. Is this something Covid related or just another step along the way to deciding games by Rock - Paper - Scissors?

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 19 2021 05:51 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

It's been for 5 years at least? Interestingly when the third period ends in a powerplay for one team the extra period begins 4 on 3 and is played 4-4 when the penalty expires. Islanders last night escaped with a 1-0 ot victory over Philly on an own goal. Got badly outplayed, things are not right for them ever since Lee went down.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2021 03:07 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It's been for 5 years at least? Interestingly when the third period ends in a powerplay for one team the extra period begins 4 on 3 and is played 4-4 when the penalty expires. Islanders last night escaped with a 1-0 ot victory over Philly on an own goal. Got badly outplayed, things are not right for them ever since Lee went down. Yeah, I saw the tail end of Sunday night's regulation plus the OT which is what prompted the question. I was watching with the sound down when I realized that there were only six skaters out there.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 16 2021 03:53 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Islanders stumbled so badly over the last 4-5 weeks of the year I gave em no chance in the playoffs but despite being outplayed early by a more skilled team played tough enough to beat the Penguins in game 1.

Frayed Knot May 16 2021 03:59 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

I learned about an hour ago that the NHL playoffs were already underway.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 21 2021 07:41 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Crazy game 3 last night. Islanders got physical and kept coming back, tied it thrice after being behind by 2 but Pittsburgh answered back every time and won 5-4. Islanders cannot win games where they 6 goals, it's just not how they are built. At one point in third period, all 10 skaters on the ice were sent to the penalty box at once as the scrumming got completely out of hand. Fun stuff but not great for the isles who need to do all that but also tighten up on D and goaltending, which has not been up to their standard.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 23 2021 06:53 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Kicked their ass in game 4.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 25 2021 07:30 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Isles win Game 5 in double OT on a ghastly error by Pittsburgh's goalie, while Sorokin stops 46 of 48 shots. They had no biz winning this one [TWEET]https://twitter.com/RTaub_/status/1397013369211789315[/TWEET]

Johnny Lunchbucket May 27 2021 07:34 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Onto Boston for the Islanders who sure as shit beat the better team (but the worse goaltender). 3 goals in 2:59 of the 2nd period last night, exciting stuff.

Frayed Knot May 27 2021 09:19 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Letang, isn't that the stuff they serve to French astronauts?

Willets Point May 27 2021 12:44 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Onto Boston for the Islanders who sure as shit beat the better team (but the worse goaltender). 3 goals in 2:59 of the 2nd period last night, exciting stuff. I haven't watched the Bruins all season but I'll have to check this out.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 27 2021 01:03 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Could be a good series. Bruins "grind it out" better than Pittsburgh, so could be more troublesome for the Islanders. Isles took 5 of 8 during the season--but Bruins took the last 3

Frayed Knot May 27 2021 07:30 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

So the NHL sees Sid Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, plus Edmonton star and probably the best young star in the game Conor McDavid, all go out in the 1st round. They can't be happy about that.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 28 2021 06:51 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

The new face of the NHL: Brock Nelson https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/headshots/current/168x168/8475754.jpg> Frayed Knot wrote: Letang, isn't that the stuff they serve to French astronauts? He's a fun player to watch. Tough as nails, dirty, and has this odd skating style where he looks like a spider.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 01 2021 06:18 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

[YOUTUBE]KENOCNpz3Kg[/YOUTUBE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KENOCNpz3Kg Thriller in the Gahden ends with a series-tying Islanders victory

Frayed Knot Jun 01 2021 10:20 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Some call bounces like that bad luck ... others just call it hockey. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs, who are simultaneously NHL Royalty and have sucked forever, finally were a top team this year but went out in the first round, and to Montreal of all teams. Not sure if the Anglophone / Francophone rivalry is still as strong as it was a couple decades ago up there, but an upset like that might have ignited turf wars at one point. It's actually the first time those two squads have met in the playoffs in many years, thanks mainly to Toronto ineptitude.

Edgy MD Jun 02 2021 08:03 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

That's a good category: sucky royalty. The NFL equivalent would probably be the Lions. The NBA version is totally the Knicks. I don't know if there's an MLB parallel since the Cubs and the Sox cashed in.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 08 2021 10:00 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Big win last night in Boston for the Islanders, who are now up 3-2 on a much superior offensive team that was absolutely hammering them for 19 minutes of the 1st period before a last-minute PP goal tied things up, then the Isles went to work on the grind-em-down game in the second and wound up winning pretty much easily despite the obvious talent deficit

MFS62 Jun 08 2021 11:11 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: then the Isles went to work on the grind-em-down game in the second and wound up winning pretty much easily despite the obvious talent deficit To quote every 'ockey coach ever interviewed, "You just have to keep working". Later

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2021 12:04 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

And, as always seems to happen in this sport, one team is vastly out-playing their regular season showing. In this case it's the 24-34 reg season (once the OT losses are factored in) Montreal Canadians. Getting in as the lowest qualifying team from its group/division/conference -- or whatever they're calling the subdivisions (Canada reference) of the league this year -- 'Les Habitants' got down to Toronto three games to one in the opening round but have now won Seven consecutive games, dispatching the Maple Leafs in seven games then steamrolling Win-a-Pig in four straight. So the worst team standing is now also the first one in the final four and will be tanned, rested, and ready while awaiting their next opponent.

Ceetar Jun 08 2021 12:11 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

can someone explain what Howie is talking about when he says the Islanders should hand out lacrosse sticks to fans in game 6?

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2021 01:56 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Probably that the play in this series has been rough. Not that lacrosse is really any rougher than hockey, but during commercials that sometimes run during local hockey telecasts -- particularly those during Islander games which are aimed to target a young, male demographic living in lacrosse-happy Long Island, often are cut in a way that shows lacrosse as nothing but violence so it's not a stretch to think that a city boy like Howie might get the impression that the entire game of LAX is nothing but bodies flying into other bodies.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 08 2021 02:13 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Boston's coach felt that just because his team commits more penalties than the islanders that the officiating was unfair, referring to them as the "NY Saints, not the NY Islanders" in postgame comments. The NY Saints is a pro lacrosse team https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/06/bruins-bruce-cassidy-calls-out-refs-penalties-islanders-new-york-saints

Ceetar Jun 08 2021 02:36 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

ahh. thanks.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2021 08:06 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Isles in NHL's 'Final Four', knocking out the Bruins in six games. Will meet defending Stanley Cup champs Tampa Bay in the semi-final round. Montreal and Las Vegas face each other in the other side of the bracket.

G-Fafif Jun 09 2021 08:34 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

This Saints thing has taken on a life of its own. [tweet]https://twitter.com/saints/status/1402808433032806400[/tweet] [tweet]https://twitter.com/rtaub_/status/1402780527761965061[/tweet]

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 10 2021 05:07 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

4 lines are better than 1.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 20 2021 07:00 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Did you see the end of the Islanders game? Holy crap. Took a 3-0 lead in the 2nd, Tampa cut it to 3-2 and in the final seconds this. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/TheReplayGuy/status/1406445065023668226[/TWEET]

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2021 09:47 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

I conked out while the lead was still "safe". What happened, did they bring in Benitez?!?!? (jk) If the defenseman there is deemed to have 'closed his hand' on the puck the refs could call a penalty shot. Didn't look like he did but THAT would have been a gutsy call to make in the final two seconds of a SC Semi-Final

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 20 2021 12:50 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Point and some other guy scored in the 3rd. It was an intense final few minutes, as Tampa pulled the goaltender, but was then penalized for tripping Clutterbuck as he was about to empty-net them. They regained possession on the faceoff and pulled the goalie again so it was 5-on-5 for the final minute down there

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2021 01:07 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

That could have resulted in another rarely called penalty: if a player with a clear path to an empty net is taken down he can be awarded an automatic goal. I don't think I've ever seen that one called but it's in the books for really blatant cases.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 20 2021 01:24 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

It was too early for that just a trip. If he hadn't tripped him he would have had a shot probably. Amazing thing about the final play was McDonaugh also made an incredible move. It was one awesome play erasing another

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2021 02:06 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Yeah, the wording of that rule says something along the lines of a player being hauled down with 'a clear path' to an empty net, so it has to fit a pretty unique set of criteria and then you'd need a ref with the guts to call it.

Edgy MD Jun 20 2021 04:10 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

So, is the defender allowed to defend at the goal line like that only after the goaltender has abandoned the crease?

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2021 05:23 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

A regular skater can swat pucks out of the crease all he wants, he just can't grab / hold / freeze / cover the puck at any point.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 20 2021 06:21 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

He never really caught the puck though it did hit off his hand

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2021 06:29 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Yeah, after a brief moment where the puck sort of disappeared among him somewhere, it emerged without it looking like it had ever been held or frozen under him. So looked at least 95% legal to me. And that type of call generally has to be real blatant to draw a call in a regular season game. Under last night's circumstances he might have had to swallow the puck whole before the ref would even consider un-swallowing his whistle.

Edgy MD Jun 20 2021 08:07 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Frayed Knot wrote: A regular skater can swat pucks out of the crease all he wants, he just can't grab / hold / freeze / cover the puck at any point. Obviously this wouldn't work or someone would be doing it, but it seems to me there's an incentive just to try to put two defenders in the crease with the goalie in the last minute of a tight game. Preferably, you'd pick guys who are fat, drunk and feeling no pain, But if they glue their outside hip to the posts, and keep their sticks on the ice, they could make the net four feet narrower, giving the goaltender a much easier life. On the other hand, since they can't just jump on the puck and smother it after stopping it, the offensive team would probably clean up on rebounds.

MFS62 Jun 21 2021 06:08 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Edgy MD wrote: Obviously this wouldn't work or someone would be doing it, but it seems to me there's an incentive just to try to put two defenders in the crease with the goalie in the last minute of a tight game. Preferably, you'd pick guys who are fat, drunk and feeling no pain, But if they glue their outside hip to the posts, and keep their sticks on the ice, they could make the net four feet narrower, giving the goaltender a much easier life. In that spirit, I remember back in the early 60's when one of the New York papers (there were six or seven at the time) decided to switch two of their sports reporters for one game. They moved the Ranger reporter to cover the Knicks and the Knick reporter to the Rangers. The guy now covering the Rangers thought one of the forwards ( I think it was Jean Ratelle) had quick hands and feet, made good decisions on the fast break, and might make a good NBA point guard. The reporter now covering the Knicks saw Center Charlie Tyra, at 6'8 and at least 250 pounds and wrote that he might be big enough to block most of the goal by just sitting down in the crease. Later

nymr83 Jun 21 2021 06:51 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: 4 lines are better than 1. Daryl Strawberry thought so too. (you were waiting 11 days for that, right?)

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 22 2021 08:33 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

So much for the Pulock block propelling the Islanders to new heights. yeesh

Edgy MD Jun 22 2021 09:44 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

It would be cool if, like baseball managers put position players on the mound to mop up at the end of blowouts, the Islanders put a skater in the net for the last five or 10 minutes of last night's game.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 24 2021 05:55 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Onto Game 7 for the Isles whose fans celebrated the OT comeback win and still perhaps the last-ever Coliseum game by throwing their trash onto the ice.

Edgy MD Jun 24 2021 07:35 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Reports of Long Islanders replacing Trump flags with Islanders flags on the back of their superpickups. So ... good?

G-Fafif Jun 24 2021 12:11 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

“Let's Go Islanders!” broke out on the postgame platform at Woodside last night. Love when that kind of cross-pollination erupts.

MFS62 Jun 24 2021 04:20 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Onto Game 7 for the Isles whose fans celebrated the OT comeback win and still perhaps the last-ever Coliseum game by throwing their trash onto the ice. I'll take a (not so) wild guess and say those beer cans were empty when they were thrown on the ice. Later

Ceetar Jun 24 2021 04:25 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Onto Game 7 for the Isles whose fans celebrated the OT comeback win and still perhaps the last-ever Coliseum game by throwing their trash onto the ice. I'll take a (not so) wild guess and say those beer cans were empty when they were thrown on the ice. Later I don't know the rules these days. Usually beer sales would be over after the 2nd intermission or so. So they played the whole third period, intermission, and into overtime. If they DID have any beer left, they wouldn't be allowed to take it out with 'em anyway.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 26 2021 08:57 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Ugh. Really dissatisfying game 7 in a lot of ways. Can't deny the Islanders had a terrific season but for it to end with such a dud is just, bleh. If you missed it they barely got a shot off for 2/3rds of the game and surrendered the game's only goal shorthanded. May as well have been a five-goal deficit. Played strong d as always, but didn't hospitalize enough of the other guys to wear them down they way they can. Their offense is never their strong suit but was unusually jumbled and ineffective, just a blah game for them. In game 7, with the cup in their sights.

MFS62 Jun 26 2021 09:06 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Their offense is never their strong suit but was unusually jumbled and ineffective The old sports adage says "Offense puts fannies in the seats, but defense wins championships". But it is very frustrating when the teams I root for in hockey (the Islanders), Football (the Jets) and baseball (the Mets) waste good defensive efforts because they have trouble scoring. Later

Edgy MD Jun 26 2021 09:54 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

I hate to see a team with a guy named Cal Clutterbuck lose at anything.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 27 2021 06:37 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

Fun Fact: they got him in a name-challenge trade for Niko Neideriter

MFS62 Jun 30 2021 05:09 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

The Islanders will be playing 2021 pre-season games in Bridgeport. https://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Lamoriello-Islanders-will-play-2021-preseason-16281863.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email Good news for their fans in CT. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 19 2021 09:55 AM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

The terrible salary cap rules in hockey play havoc with teams every year and lead to otherwise foolish and punishing consequences. The Islanders traded D Nick Leddy to Detroit for a shitty forward who probably won't make their team. Leddy wasn't always the best defender but a terrific skater who made the 200-foot offense go. They are asking a lot of Noah Dobson to step up and be next-year's Leddy. Also the Islanders gave away contract mistake Andrew Ladd to Phoenix. They said, hey, Coyotes want a decent player for nothing? and they said, only if throw in a bunch of draft choices too, and the Isles were like, whatever! and they made the deal. All this to get into financial shape just to resign the guys they're keeping. Teams also had to pick and choose which guys not to lose in the upcoming expansion draft. Looks like veteran C Josh Bailey could be a Kraken. Hockey is pretty gay to begin with, I think we can all agree, but I dunno if there's ever been an "out" gay player [TWEET]https://twitter.com/lukeprokop_6/status/1417114803118563332[/TWEET]

Edgy MD Jul 20 2021 02:09 PM Re: Let's Swing Our Sticks in the Dirty Areas And Discuss HocKeY in 2021

"So, hey, it says here that an NHL player has come out as gay." 　　"Wow, really?" "So it says." 　　"That's terrific! This can really change folks' perceptions and stereotypes about who gay people are and what they do!" "I guess that's true, but ..." 　　"So what team is he on?!" "The Predators." 　　"..." "I was gonna mention ..." 　　"FUCK!!"