GDT: ISLANDERS @ HOUSE OF THE STORM

[bleedgreen]

Gardiner was the first choice for pp1 to me. I’m not remotely shocked Rod chose Slavin. They’re all lefties now as he didn’t put Willy out there to be the righty we needed.

 

[CandyCanes]

Wonder how long it will be until we see Williams back on the PP. He had the most PP goals for the team last year with 9 & 3rd overall in PP points.

 

[CandyCanes]

Also can we celebrate we had another sellout at PNC last night, freaking awesome. It makes me so happy to have PNC rocking on a consistent basis again.

If we keep getting sellouts we may have a chance to catch and pass LA, Buffalo, & NYR in attendance this year which would be pretty crazy.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

An Islanders fan is whining in their gdt that he was erroneously detained and arrested for assault at the game last night lawl.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Wonder how long it will be until we see Williams back on the PP. He had the most PP goals for the team last year with 9 & 3rd overall in PP points.

He looked like he hadn't missed a step last night. Of course that was with limited minutes, but I don't think it's going to be long we see him slotting into the top 6/9 and on one of the PP units. The cream rises to the top.

 

[bleedgreen]

An Islanders fan is whining in their gdt that he was erroneously detained and arrested for assault at the game last night lawl.

 

[spockBokk]

Wonder how long it will be until we see Williams back on the PP. He had the most PP goals for the team last year with 9 & 3rd overall in PP points.

Hopefully ASAP. The PP is in dire need of a shot in the arm.


I’d go -Gardiner-TT-Williams-Haula-Aho on PP1 and Slavin-Necas-Svechnikov-Wallmark-Niederreiter/Dzingel on PP2.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

An Islanders fan is whining in their gdt that he was erroneously detained and arrested for assault at the game last night lawl.

Did you ask for a police report?

 

[HisIceness]

An Islanders fan is whining in their gdt that he was erroneously detained and arrested for assault at the game last night lawl.

The f***?

Says he thinks he got mistaken for someone else.

Thats f***ed up, not sure what thats all about, seems to me that the Isles fans don't start shit so not sure about what happened.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

An Islanders fan is whining in their gdt that he was erroneously detained and arrested for assault at the game last night lawl.

He posted this before the game. I’m sure they got the wrong guy.

At the tailgate, MSG just took some footage the Butch and Brendan swung through on their way in. Aggressive amount of drinking going on...we’re gonna be rowdy. I promise!​

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Generally when an assault has gotten to the point where police are involved, it's very difficult to imagine there's a case of mistaken identity.

 

[HisIceness]

Also can we celebrate we had another sellout at PNC last night, freaking awesome. It makes me so happy to have PNC rocking on a consistent basis again.

If we keep getting sellouts we may have a chance to catch and pass LA, Buffalo, & NYR in attendance this year which would be pretty crazy.

And by the BoH mentality, that would mean all those teams would have to relocate. Sorry but I didn't make the rules.

 

[HisIceness]

I like all the hick state and hick town comments. I guess that means Long Island is hick town too since half of LI moved to Raleigh in the past 25 years. Clearly they are mistaking us for South Carolina

 

[AeroFishOne]

I went to that thread looking for entertainment and received. Love some of them calling names like the New York Citizenry is a bastion for good manners. Some defenders though.

Depending where it happened in the stadium I find it hard to believe he was mistaken for someone else with that many witnesseses around. I’m thinking someone might had liked our 5 dollars Storm Brews too much. Especially with said wife taking a resist charge.

 

[CandyCanes]

12 points in his last 16 for Wallmark. Really surprised if Wallmark is part of the sitting rotation now that Williams is back.

 

[HisIceness]

That would suck if true, I like what Wallmark has brought this year and Rod should too.

 

[Ole Gil]

Gardiner was the first choice for pp1 to me. I’m not remotely shocked Rod chose Slavin. They’re all lefties now as he didn’t put Willy out there to be the righty we needed.

I agree with Gardiner offensively, no question. My only worry, is the way they have that 1-3-1 setup on the 1st unit, Gardiner being the lone guy back defensively doesn't inspire confidence.

There are always little things too. Like who knocks a puck down better than Slavin? Stopping a clear always seems like a big deal on the PP.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Surely Rod isn't considering sitting Wallmark instead of Martinook.

 

[Tryamw]

Maybe if Wallmark is dinged but that is all I could see

 

[Canes]

Maybe if Wallmark whiffed on a tap in go ahead goal, he would still be in the lineup next game?

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Wasn't one of the primary complaints about Faulk on the PP the shin snipes? Gardiner is having a noticeably difficult time getting shots through himself.

I'd be interested in seeing what Pesce could do. Let him sit in the middle and one-time pucks coming from the right half wall. Not that he would score much, but it might open up other passing lanes. With five leftys and really zero one-timers on the same unit, it shouldn't be too difficult for opposing PKs to keep the puck flow to the outside.

 

[Canes]

Wasn't one of the primary complaints about Faulk on the PP the shin snipes? Gardiner is having a noticeably difficult time getting shots through himself.

I'd be interested in seeing what Pesce could do. Let him sit in the middle and one-time pucks coming from the right half wall. Not that he would score much, but it might open up other passing lanes. With five leftys and really zero one-timers on the same unit, it shouldn't be too difficult for opposing PKs to keep the puck flow to the outside.

Tripp mentioned the same thing about Gardiner's inability to get shots through. He even mentioned that they should probably try Fleury with Pesce soon, and it's not like Fleury has been lighting the world on fire. He certainly hasn't been as big of a fan of Gardiner's game lately as some here.

I also agree about trying Pesce at least on one of the units. He's not really a threat to shoot but he does a good job at getting pucks through.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I'd be fine with giving Pesce a shot, but it'll likely yield only marginally better results. I think the only way it will get better without Dougie is to give a Charlotte dman with an offensive skill set a chance or to acquire an NHL dman with the skill set.

 

[HisIceness]

Hey with Willie back, Pesce can do the old goal-off-Willies-face thing again.

Sorry Willie, but when team is in a scoring drought gotta get them anyway you can.

 

[bleedgreen]

Sitting a top three center so a winger can play? That would seem to be a poor choice and if Rod is going to just roll through the lineup so Williams can play I don’t think I could be down with that.

Martinook hasn’t been great this season. Nor McGinn. Wallmark has been hot so that would just be dumb. This will be interesting to see.