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HoCkeY 2022-23

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 30 2022 06:45 AM

Islanders did little over the off-season except fire their coach, and replace 2 old defenseman with 2 younger ones (Romanov in a trade from Montreal) and srcratch/rookie duo Aho and Salo, respectively. Got off to a real shitty start but suddenly won 3 in a row, shutting out Rangers, beating Carolina on the road and last night overcame a 3-0 deficit to the Stanley Cup champion Avs to win 5-4. I think the Devils might be the best of the 3 locals so far.

Fman99 Nov 01 2022 04:27 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

I'll be attending my first Syracuse Crunch game of the season next Friday as my run club is having a group outing. I like watching hockey live. On TV, not so much.

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 08 2022 07:11 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

The Lunchpail and I trudged out to UBS Arena last night to watch the Isles-Flames game. The "BS" in UBS is how difficult it is to get there. I actually biked there to buy the tickets (saving $17 in per-ticket "convenience" fees) and we'd have been better off biking to the game as I tried to decipher train schedules to the game but gave up so we ate $33 for parking then fought traffic for an hour to get there (about 18 miles door to door). The arena is nice especially if you like Heineken-branded beer bars. We went to the halal stand and got Falafel rather than fight the crowds for chicken fingers. Then the game looked like a mistake too as Calgary barraged Sorokin with dozens of shots at took a 2-0 1st period lead then 3-1 going to the third. I half-considered leaving before the 3rd period but the Islanders fought back and tied it at 3, leading to overtime. A Calgary penalty gave the Isles a 4-on-3 powerplay when Dobson on the feed from Barzal hammered home the winner with just over a minute to play. [YOUTUBE]UrWVZwAAYrE[/YOUTUBE] We were seated behind the goal just the the left of the cage up 12 rows.

Frayed Knot Nov 08 2022 10:28 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

When the Meadowlands was first being built and Pete Rozrlle was trying to fight off arguments about how bad it was to see NYC's football teams taken out of NYC, he responded by talking about how quickly he was able to get there from midtown ... by Helicopter!!!

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 09 2022 06:58 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Oh the Islanders overcame another 3-1 3rd period deficit last night-- only against the Rangers at MSG, with a 4-3 regulation win.

Marshmallowmilkshake Nov 27 2022 06:28 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Islanders are doing really well!

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 28 2022 05:01 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

The new coach eased up on Trotz's defense-first game, so they've become a little easier to shoot on but the defensemen all have a bunch of goals, except Romanov who's a young (22) bruiser they got for draft picks. Plus Sorokin is probably the best goalie in the game now. They are also showing real resilience, lots of 3rd period goals and come from behinds. Saturday's win over Philly ended with lots of rough stuff, and they play again Tuesday. So expect the isles to un-scratch Ross "The Boss" Johnston who's known for his knuckles. That game is on espn+ which I don't get.

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 30 2022 06:57 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Saturday's win over Philly ended with lots of rough stuff, and they play again Tuesday. So expect the isles to un-scratch Ross "The Boss" Johnston who's known for his knuckles. That game is on espn+ which I don't get. Sure enough, 2 fights in the first 8 seconds of the game. The Isles played like shit and lost however

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 10 2022 06:51 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

The Devils are really fast skaters and made it a game, pulling their goalie with 7 minutes left trailing by 3. They got one back and hit a few posts. Romanov delivered the hip check of the year. Isles win 6-4 [TWEET]https://twitter.com/Rupper17/status/1601390261145587713[/TWEET]

Frayed Knot Dec 10 2022 07:56 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

More like just a straight shoulder hit right into the dude's chest. Hard but clean. If you dont want to get laid out like that then you gotta skate with your head up.

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 10 2022 08:15 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Dude never returned to the ice. Clutterbuck of the Islanders broke his nose delivering a check, smashed into a helmet. He left for a few minutes and came back wearing a birdcage and with a tampon shoved in his nostril, got an assist and a goal

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 21 2023 01:31 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Been a while. Rangers and Devils are in playoff positions. Scuffling isles in a 6 team fight for a wild card. Looks bleak. They haven't been sound all year and as soon as they address one weakness in scoring-- they traded for Vancouver f Bo Horvat, topline C Barzal goes down with a leg injury. Pageaeu, Wahlstrom, Clutterbuck also out. That said big win last night in Pittsburgh with a makeshift crew. Big fight put all 10 skaters on the ice in the penalty box

Frayed Knot Feb 21 2023 03:03 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: . Big fight put all 10 skaters on the ice in the penalty box I thought those kinds of brawls were mostly a thing of the past in this era's NHL

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 21 2023 05:43 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

More like 2 guys got 5 for fighting, 8 guys got 2 for roughing

MFS62 Feb 21 2023 05:59 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: More like 2 guys got 5 for fighting, 8 guys got 2 for roughing And five soccer players siting in the stands fainted at the sight of blood. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 09 2023 07:53 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Isles now 6-1-1 since I declared that things were bleak. They are giving up talent to everyone and finding a way to win ugly. Tonight in Pittsburgh they came back from 3-1 with 5 minutes left and won in ot.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 07 2023 10:14 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1644157568745439233[/TWEET]

Methead Apr 07 2023 10:52 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

I've gone to a couple Bridgeport Islanders games this year, since my daughter has sung the national anthem with her school and extracurricular choir groups. Fun times!

Frayed Knot Apr 21 2023 07:54 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Nice final couple of minutes for the Ice Landers tonight in their first home playoff game of the year and certainty a 'Must Have' game seeing as how they were down 2 games to none. Game was tied 1-1 with under 4 minutes left. 5-1 Isles was your final. They pretty much made Carolina goalie Antti Raanta say 'uncle'.

Frayed Knot Apr 30 2023 07:39 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

The Boston Bruins, coming off one of the best regular seasons in the history of the NHL, find themselves in OT of Game 7 trying to avoid elimination in the opening playoff round. Bruins 3 - Florida Panthers 3 one minute into OT

Frayed Knot Apr 30 2023 07:43 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Panthers have had two Golden chances in the first three minutes of OT but converted neither.

Frayed Knot Apr 30 2023 07:52 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Panthers win. NHL playoff system continues to be a joke.

metirish May 02 2023 09:01 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

I don't watch much NHL anymore but watched most of NYR / NJ game 7 , wow NJ were all over them

Johnny Lunchbucket May 02 2023 11:40 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Devils were good this year, all of a sudden. Islanders got the exit they deserved. They just weren't good enough this year, for a variety of reasons (terrible power play, inopportune injuries, sloppiness on defense).

MFS62 May 02 2023 01:24 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Boomer Esiason, a rabid Ranger fan, lost it this morning. He was even insulting New Jersey and the bridges to get there. I didn't watch the game and when the 11:00 PM news cane on they showed a picture of the Empire State Building lit up in red white and blue. But when they said it was for the anniversary of the building and the Devils won I felt a lot better. I don't follow hockey much anymore, but I think the Devils haven't received their due respect from the fans, press and other media in the city. Later

Frayed Knot Jun 13 2023 09:37 PM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

Moe Green defeats Hyman Roth tonight to win Stanley's cup. Dozens are excited.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2023 08:06 AM Re: HoCkeY 2022-23

It would have been cool (though a nightmare for police) if the Heat and the Panthers were both able to take their respective championships at the same time Donald Trump got processed in Miami.