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April 12, 2013 2:39 am at 2:39 am #608962SecularFrummyMember
Islanders are poised to make a playoff puch this season…..any thoughts.
April 12, 2013 2:58 am at 2:58 am #1086720Torah613TorahParticipantI think this thread is supposed to be about vacation. But nice alliteration.
April 12, 2013 12:22 pm at 12:22 pm #1086721I can only tryMemberMy “Islander fan” muscle has long since atrophied due to the passage of decades with nothing to cheer for.
Since their last playoff series win (the thrilling game 7 OT elimination of the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins), their history has been one of mismanagement, bad choices, bad contracts, bad drafts and bad trades – and criminal fraud by would-be-owner John Spano.
Even sad-sack franchises such as the New York Jets, Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Cubs have won playoff series more recently than they have.
Well, at least they took Captain Fish Sticks off their jersys.
April 12, 2013 1:10 pm at 1:10 pm #1086722BaalHaboozeParticipantI think their captain should be the winner for MVP this year. Of all superstars, he is THE MOST valuable player to his team than anyone else is to theirs, imho. I really hope they make it to the post-season this year..
April 12, 2013 1:46 pm at 1:46 pm #1086723TheGoqParticipantI’m happy for the Islanders fans its been a long time coming and they should enjoy this last hurrah before the team moves to Brooklyn, anyhow lets go Blackhawks!!!!!
May 1, 2013 5:14 pm at 5:14 pm #1086724I can only tryMemberTonight, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins face each other in the playoffs for the fourth time. If this series is anything like the first three, hockey fans are in for a treat. The first three times these two teams faced each other, we had the all of the following:
– Every series going to a deciding double elimination game.
– Every double elimination game being decided by one goal.
– Two of the three double elimination games being decided in overtime.
– One best-of-seven series featured a comeback from a 3-0 deficit.
– Two series featured a two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion facing elimination in a huge upset.
Here are synopses of the prior three meetings between these two teams:
1975
The Islanders were the new kids on the block in this one. Only two years earlier, in their inaugural season, they had set a NHL record for futility, winning only twelve games over a full season. This year, they were actually a pretty decent team, although their defeat of the New York Rangers in an earlier round of the playoffs, just eleven seconds into sudden death double elimination, was regarded as luck or a fluke.
The Islanders nearly did it again that year, coming back from 0-3 to tie the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Flyers at 3-3 before losing in game 7.
1982
1993
That was the last series the Islanders ever won. They lost the next round to the Montreal Canadiens, despite the return of a diminished Pierre Turgeon. The Canadiens won games two and three in overtime as part of their amazing 10-0 record in OT games that playoff year.
The Penguins have had their ups and downs, including bankruptcies, the first ever player/owner in NHL history, and a return to glory with their third Stanley Cup a few years ago.
2013
Will the Islanders win their first playoff series in twenty years?
Will Pittsburgh finally defeat the Islanders in the playoffs?
Who knows?
May 1, 2013 6:03 pm at 6:03 pm #1086725SecularFrummyMemberWhile the Islanders have not matched up well to the Penguins this season (1-4-0, outscored 17-8) all of these game took place before April, when the Isles stared getting really hot. I think that if the Isles can steal one of the first two games in Pittsburgh, they will force a long series, possibly 7 games. Sidney Crosby is out for the first game, and while the Penguins still have one of the deepest lineups in the league, his absence will be noticed.
The Islanders have played well on the road lately. The Islanders’ 2nd-4th lines need to continue to play the way they have for the past 20 games. Nabby will continue to give the team a shot every night. Tavares’ line needs to be the top unit they are. Playoffs are going to be great.
May 1, 2013 6:35 pm at 6:35 pm #1086726tzaddiqMemberwhile not an isle fan, i hope they beat pitts. there’s no question this edition of the penguins are great, and are a strong, legitimate SC contender. but the way the isles have been playing this year, could see them sneaking up and surprise them with an upset win. this tavares guy is absolutely superstar material, and carried his team this far. won’t be easy going up against crosby, malkin, iggy & co.
May 1, 2013 10:55 pm at 10:55 pm #1086727I can only tryMemberCorrection:
The Montreal Canadiens were 10-1 in overtime in 1993, not 10-0. (See what happens when you rely on memory instead of Google?)
They lost their first OT game, then won ten straight.
Montreal came back to win the next four games, the series, and eventually, the cup.
May 2, 2013 6:48 am at 6:48 am #1086728YW Moderator-42ModeratorThanks for the history lesson. Seems like the Icelanders didn’t do too well tonight…
May 2, 2013 6:03 pm at 6:03 pm #1086729I can only tryMemberBah
May 8, 2013 12:45 pm at 12:45 pm #1086730SecularFrummyMemberWow, what a performance last night by the Islanders.
May 8, 2013 6:11 pm at 6:11 pm #1086731I can only tryMemberCongratulations, Islander fans.
May 9, 2013 12:01 am at 12:01 am #1086732SecularFrummyMemberIf you ever were a real fan, you could never walk away.
May 9, 2013 1:15 am at 1:15 am #1086733I can only tryMemberWell, I guess that means I’m no True Scotsman, er, Real Fan.
And it wasn’t a walk, which implies a deliberate decision. It was more of a drift; just slowly losing interest over the years and decades without even noticing its diminution.
Good luck to the Rangers & their fans tonight.
May 9, 2013 2:00 am at 2:00 am #1086734TheGoqParticipantIn this series I’m an Islanders fan anything that takes the Pens out of the playoffs is better for my Blackhawks.
May 10, 2013 4:19 pm at 4:19 pm #1086735I can only tryMemberWin some, lose some.
Can’t complain, and besides, it isn’t over yet.
May 10, 2013 5:33 pm at 5:33 pm #1086736SecularFrummyMemberNot the game they needed to play last night. Now just force a game 7 and work from there. And Tavares just got nominated for Hart trophy (league MVP).
May 12, 2013 2:08 am at 2:08 am #1086737I can only tryMember🙁
May 12, 2013 2:27 am at 2:27 am #1086738SecularFrummyMemberTough season, but a great run at the end. Proud of the Isles this year. Bright future ahead. October and the start of next season can’t start soon enough. Looking forward.
May 12, 2013 5:27 am at 5:27 am #1086739lakewhutParticipantfleury: giving irrational confidence to teams since the ’12 flyers. it was a shortened season. in an 81 game season the devils would have been in the playoffs instead or at least the jets.
May 12, 2013 11:51 am at 11:51 am #1086740TheGoqParticipantThis is a great first step for the Isles they should be proud.
May 14, 2013 12:06 am at 12:06 am #1086741I can only tryMemberSecularFrummy–
Guess so.
But a series “W” still would’ve been nice.
I may even have brought my 30 year old Sports Illustrated with Billy Smith and “Bring Fourth The Cup” on its cover out of storage.
Thank you.
Good luck to your Blackhawks.
Last but not least, good luck to the Rangers in their game 7 tonight.
May 14, 2013 12:40 am at 12:40 am #1086742TheGoqParticipantThank you ICOT, Rangers lead 1-0 5 end of period 1.
June 13, 2013 3:49 pm at 3:49 pm #1086743TheGoqParticipantBlackhawks with a 3 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins
go hawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 13, 2013 4:20 pm at 4:20 pm #1086744SecularFrummyMemberHawks played a good game, very resilient on their part coming back from down 3-1 in the third. However 3OT has to take a toll on these players, from both teams. The rest of the series will not be as fast as game 1.
June 13, 2013 5:22 pm at 5:22 pm #1086745TheGoqParticipantThey have 3 days to rest but you could tell both teams were running on fumes last nite.
June 25, 2013 3:17 am at 3:17 am #1086746TheGoqParticipantTHE HAWKS WIN THE CUP THE HAWKS WIN THE CUP WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
June 25, 2013 3:25 am at 3:25 am #1086747☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantThey must have been very thirsty.
June 25, 2013 3:26 am at 3:26 am #1086748☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantMazel Tov, Goq.
June 25, 2013 3:41 am at 3:41 am #1086750TheGoqParticipantThank you DY!
June 25, 2013 12:30 pm at 12:30 pm #1086751SecularFrummyMemberMazel tov Hawks’ fan. Great season. Thanks for a memorable cup finals.
June 25, 2013 4:14 pm at 4:14 pm #1086752TheGoqParticipantThank you SF it was an incredible finish to an incredible year.
June 25, 2013 5:04 pm at 5:04 pm #1086753SecularFrummyMemberNo doubt. 24 game winning streak to start the year. Getting names engraved on the cup at the end. Can’t ask for much better of a season.
June 25, 2013 5:05 pm at 5:05 pm #1086754BaalHaboozeParticipantThat final series was epic. Congratulations to the Hawks, and the Goq, and all other Blackhawks fans. Unbelievable ending, they deserved it, they were the better team. just ‘WOW’! What a season, what an ending for Chicago! Mazel Tov!
February 25, 2014 6:54 pm at 6:54 pm #1086755BaalHaboozeParticipantTough break for the islander to lose the captain now. Ouch!
February 26, 2014 12:31 am at 12:31 am #1086756TheGoqParticipantyeah booze he will be missed.
April 17, 2014 11:02 pm at 11:02 pm #1086757TheGoqParticipantIt’s playoff time again!!! go hawks!!!
June 16, 2015 3:20 am at 3:20 am #1086758goofusParticipantCongrats Goq and all Chicagoans.
Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup again.
June 16, 2015 3:39 am at 3:39 am #1086759TheGoqParticipantWoo hooo ty goofus what an incredible organeyezation!
June 16, 2015 4:23 am at 4:23 am #1086760goofusParticipantYes, Toews has a thick Canadien accent.
He has made some pro-gress, though.
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