Bridgeport Islanders Discussion 2021-22: Playoffs Start May 2

[DarkHorse2]

And then the wheels fell off...

 

[DarkHorse2]

Six unaswered goals, 6-1 Hartford with 8 minutes left.

 

[DarkHorse2]

Bode Wilde scores his first pro goal, 6-2.

 

[DarkHorse2]

Jesus. 7-2

 

[xECK29x]

Jesus. 7-2

But it's all about the development of the player during the loss, or something.

 

[Thrasymachus]

so sick of the tire fire we have down in the AHL

 

[Olliemets]

Think LL's next project is to get this AHL house in order.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Think LL's next project is to get this AHL house in order.

doesn't bode well for us if Chris is the heir apparent..

maybe Lou's got a Fredo ?

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I'm sure some things will be done once the AHL is playing a real season again, one with a full schedule and an ECHL team for a number of the fray prospects.

This little circus show just isn't the year to be worrying about much and with Bolduc basically being the best player, ex-Dman Thompson seems to once again be fostering a future blueliner for us in the organization's desired manner.

 

[The Real JT]

I'm worried the Sound Tigers may underperform without Greer and Jobst.

 

[DarkHorse2]

I'm worried the Sound Tigers may underperform without Greer and Carpenter.

Did we trade Carpenter too?

Obviously this means Golyshev is ready.

 

[The Real JT]

Did we trade Carpenter too?

Obviously this means Golyshev is ready.

My bad.

I wrote Carpenter instead of Jobst. I'll go back and edit the post.

None of them are NHL material in any event.

 

[DarkHorse2]

My bad.

I wrote Carpenter instead of Jobst. I'll go back and edit the post.

None of them are NHL material in any event.

I was just kidding man. It's all good.

 

[The Real JT]

No offense to anyone who support Thompson but this is how I see it.

If one or more prospects do well in Bridgeport and then in the NHL, even though the team is without fail one of the worst in the AHL, then Thompson gets the credit. Shouldn't the scouts and the player get a sizable amount of the credit?

If theoretically the Bridgeport team did well, he'd also get the credit.

If the team sucks, it's the organization's fault for not signing AHL vets. It's not Thompson's fault.

The only way Thompson might be criticized by some would be if Bridgeport sucked and no prospects showed promise there. If that were to happen we'd be lottery bound. I suppose some might even then say, "If only we drafted better. It's really not his fault".

 

[MJF]

No offense to anyone who support Thompson but this is how I see it.

If one or more prospects do well in Bridgeport and then in the NHL, even though the team is without fail one of the worst in the AHL, then Thompson gets the credit. Shouldn't the scouts and the player get a sizable amount of the credit?

If theoretically the Bridgeport team did well, he'd also get the credit.

If the team sucks, it's the organization's fault for not signing AHL vets. It's not Thompson's fault.

The only way Thompson might be criticized by some would be if Bridgeport sucked and no prospects showed promise there. If that were to happen we'd be lottery bound. I suppose some might even then say, "If only we drafted better. It's really not his fault".

Judge Brent Thompson by how many players he's graduated to the NHL. Not by his won-loss record.

Thompson knows the organization inside-out. 90% of the guys who have come up from Bridgeport over the years have been NHL ready and stuck with the Islanders for more than 1 year.

 

[The Real JT]

Judge Brent Thompson by how many players he's graduated to the NHL. Not by his won-loss record.

Thompson knows the organization inside-out. 90% of the guys who have come up from Bridgeport over the years have been NHL ready and stuck with the Islanders for more than 1 year.

While your assessment may be right, why can't we give the majority of the credit to the player and the scouts that recommended him to be drafted?

One would think that even with blind luck, he would've iced an AHL team by now that was at least mediocre.

Even Captain Jack got us into the playoffs.

 

[MJF]

While your assessment may be right, why can't we give the majority of the credit to the player and the scouts that recommended him to be drafted?

One would think that even with blind luck, he would've iced an AHL team by now that was at least mediocre.

Even Captain Jack got us into the playoffs.

Because there’s a difference between amateur life and playing for pay.

Practices, road trips, managing your time, living on your own instead of with a billet family or in a college dorm. Playing the game with and against some AHL lifers who want to make you miserable. It’s a different life in the pros.

Canadian juniors at least play a schedule that resembles the AHL grind. College players play half as many games in a season.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I'm worried the Sound Tigers may underperform without Greer and Jobst.

This is pretty rich!

For the record, I'm glad we managed to keep Carpenter over Jobst, but considering his dad was a former Lou draft pick, he was safe from any trade, even one to the Debbies.

 

[The Real JT]

Because there’s a difference between amateur life and playing for pay.

Practices, road trips, managing your time, living on your own instead of with a billet family or in a college dorm. Playing the game with and against some AHL lifers who want to make you miserable. It’s a different life in the pros.

Canadian juniors at least play a schedule that resembles the AHL grind. College players play half as many games in a season.

The core of my argument is that some players progress to the NHL primarily because of their innate talent. Hopefully Bolduc is one of those players.

In any event, we've exhausted this topic. I hope you're right.

 

[210]

Think LL's next project is to get this AHL house in order.

Yeah, because he has a long track record of that...

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I wish they'd at least lose like 10-6 every night.

If you're gonna be a tire fire when it comes to preventing goals, you might as well play pond hockey in the process.

 

[The Real JT]

I wish they'd at least lose like 10-6 every night.

If you're gonna be a tire fire when it comes to preventing goals, you might as well play pond hockey in the process.

Hard to do without any talent on the offensive side.

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?

 

[Seph]

While your assessment may be right, why can't we give the majority of the credit to the player and the scouts that recommended him to be drafted?

One would think that even with blind luck, he would've iced an AHL team by now that was at least mediocre.

Even Captain Jack got us into the playoffs.

You can give credit to the players and scouts too. However, if you don't give any credit to the coach, there's not really much of value left to judge him on, since his primary goal is to prepare his players for the NHL.

 

[IslandersFan17]

Thompson still being the coach is remarkable

 

[DarkHorse2]