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Post by $heriff Tom on May 5, 2009 14:41:54 GMT -5
You are only posting part of the story here, Cho. Of course he regrets it, he had no idea that this stuff would take so long to accomplish, and that he would end up dumping over 300 million into the team. That said, he is still confident this will get done, and he will get what he wants out of the deal. Albeit, years later than he expected.
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Post by mac0822 on May 5, 2009 21:35:43 GMT -5
Let me name drop.....
Kurtis McLean played on my softball team for a couple of summers while he was in college. He could pound a softball pretty good too.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 27, 2009 0:33:27 GMT -5
Quite the raucous celebration at the draft party when the Islanders rightfully took John Tavares. Cool video someone took at the party - I was there too - check out the reaction when Tavares was picked at around the 2:10 mark. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDUXfO086U
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Post by 9 on Jun 27, 2009 11:12:22 GMT -5
I may have to invest in a new Islanders jersey for the first time in many years. Just not the God-awful orange one that looks like a Sunkist can.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 27, 2009 23:33:05 GMT -5
With how fast the Islanders jumped on a goalie (1st pick - 3rd round) you have to wonder if they think DP is in bleak waters. This guy is 6'7.
Red Line's clear-cut choice in this category has to be humongous Finnish netminder Mikko Koskinen. Koskinen is a classic late bloomer who will be turning 21 in a couple of weeks and is barely still eligible for the draft. At a gigantic 6-7 and a spidery 187 pounds, he's not nearly filled out yet and could grow big enough to blot out the sun in a couple of years. He came out of nowhere to perform well in the top Finnish league this season and is the draft's ultimate wild card. Many teams sent their chief scouts over specifically to look at him in the second half, and if one or two clubs fell in love with what they saw, with the lack of top goaltending talent this year, there could be some teams feeling pressure to step up and take him early if they really want him. Though we're not as high on him, Red Line would not be surprised to see Koskinen selected as high as the second round, perhaps even as one of the top two goalies to come off the board.
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Post by 9 on Jun 28, 2009 11:33:53 GMT -5
6'7"?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 28, 2009 20:03:31 GMT -5
They say when he bends over in the crease, his ass hits the top goalpost.
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Post by Bad Mouth Larry on Jun 29, 2009 5:10:30 GMT -5
congrats on your #1 pick being john tavares. he has great pedigree as his uncle is one of the best lacrosse players in the world. his nephew might save your franchise. lucky fucks.
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Post by 9 on Jun 29, 2009 9:06:08 GMT -5
Not luck at all. It takes mad skills to suck enough to get the No. 1 pick.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jul 23, 2009 9:31:34 GMT -5
First news item - Islanders sign Martin Biron, showing what they really think of DPs health.
Oh, and this is a bummer, I enjoyed the radio guys.
Radio voices Chris King and Steve Mears silenced
Islanders president Chris Dey last week told radio announcers Chris King and Steve Mears their contracts will not be renewed for the coming season. Madison Square Garden Network made television announcers Howie Rose and Billy Jaffe available for a radio simulcast, so Dey chose to cut payroll by letting King and Mears go.
King, 48, has been part of every Islanders radio broadcast for the past 15 years, including the last 11 years on a full-time basis as analyst and color commentator. Mears, 29, has handled the radio play-by-play duties for the past three seasons.
Although Rose and Jaffe are a superb television team, their style is tailored to that medium, describing instant replays, diagramming plays and conversing about the game. A radio broadcast is more detailed and more wordy in terms of play-by-play description, while the TV crew relies more heavily on the pictures to tell the story.
Madison Square Garden holds the Islanders' television and radio rights and made the simulcast signal available to the Islanders in similar fashion to what it has done with the NHL Buffalo Sabres. MSG is owned by Cablevision, which owns Newsday. Cablevision also owns the NHL Rangers and NBA Knicks, but it maintains both TV and radio broadcast teams for those franchises.
It's still possible King will do pregame and postgame radio shows, and he might even land a full-time job elsewhere in the organization. Most likely, Mears will try to continue his hockey announcing career elsewhere.
Hard to believe that, at a time when the franchise has an opportunity to turn things around with the drafting of John Tavares, it cuts back the number of people who tell the team's story to the public. Who will conduct the postgame soirees at Doolins' Pub after home games at the Coliseum now that King and Mears are out of the picture? They were devoted members of the franchise "family," and no one worked harder at their jobs.
In a story in Wednesday's edition of Newsday, King describes the announcing job he held as his "dream job" and said he would be "thrilled" if he's allowed to remain in the organization in a fulltime capacity. Mears also thanked the Islanders for the opportunity they gave him and said he will miss the relationship he and King developed with the fans.
"I'd like to convey my appreciation to the fans," Mears said. "We had a lot of fun in conversations , in e-mails, on Facebook and talking at Doolins' Pub. I'm happy the team is headed in the right direction. It was great to work with Chris King, and I'm happy to call him and his family my friends."
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Post by 9 on Jul 23, 2009 10:08:56 GMT -5
Does this mean Biron is the next GM?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jan 18, 2010 16:15:58 GMT -5
After kicking the Devils' ass today, Islanders are now 9-2-1 since December 23rd.
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Post by 9 on Dec 28, 2010 7:44:56 GMT -5
That disgraceful performance last night deleted any enthusiasm I had developed about the Islanders' recent run. 7-2 to the fucking Rangers? Seriously?
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Post by King98er on Dec 28, 2010 10:11:54 GMT -5
Should have been 20-2. Roloson (sp?) made many a great save last night.
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Post by 9 on Dec 28, 2010 13:35:37 GMT -5
Agreed. The two teams didn't belong on the same ice.
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Post by 9 on Feb 13, 2011 11:26:55 GMT -5
OLD-TIME HOCKEY! 350-something penalty minutes! FUCK the Penguins!
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