I love how all the Islander haters are coming out it means we are relevant again...but between them and the Florida Panthers fans, I have never seen such a bunch of whiny, excuse making *****es in my life. You got a PENALTY SHOT in OVERTIME the other night, the amount of PPs was even last night. The way these people talk, you would think the Islanders were getting 8 PPs a game and Florida was getting 1. The Isles won the series because Greiss was phenomenal and Tavares is 2x better than anybody in a Panthers jersey. The refs gave the series to the Isles is biggest load of BS I have heard in my life. Of course they let plays go, there could have been 10 penalties called on Florida in the first period last night. The Isles have been getting shafted by officials many times for 2 decades. Get over it!!!
Islanders win first playoff series in 23 years
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I love how all the Islander haters are coming out it means we are relevant again...but between them and the Florida Panthers fans, I have never seen such a bunch of whiny, excuse making *****es in my life. You got a PENALTY SHOT in OVERTIME the other night, the amount of PPs was even last night. The way these people talk, you would think the Islanders were getting 8 PPs a game and Florida was getting 1. The Isles won the series because Greiss was phenomenal and Tavares is 2x better than anybody in a Panthers jersey. The refs gave the series to the Isles is biggest load of BS I have heard in my life. Of course they let plays go, there could have been 10 penalties called on Florida in the first period last night. The Isles have been getting shafted by officials many times for 2 decades. Get over it!!!
13th Floor
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I'm sorry, in no way can that be seen as a "non-penalty" in a vacuum. Not sure if there's videos next to rules, but I'd put my vote in for that play being holding the stick.
It went both ways all series. Gudbranson's hit on Nielsen was a penalty. Jagr's hit on Clutterbuck was a penalty. Trocheck got tripped twice. I never checked on the details of de Haan's gloving the puck in the crease (where he caught it outside of the crease and in the air) and if that should have been a penalty shot. I don't know so I won't argue for or against it.
Bottom line is the refs don't win or lose you the game. Teams get hosed all the time. I'm pretty annoyed that the non-calls against us were borderline dirty hits (Gudbranson and Jagr's unintentional intentional interference that blindsided Clutterbuck) and if it meant players getting hurt, well that sucks for us. For Panthers fans, I understand the calls at crucial times. From being a fan of professional sports to playing team sports my whole life, you control the game, not the refs. It was drilled into me when I played and once you get out of that mindset, you start to find the reasons in your own play for why you lost. Panthers couldn't get it done. Period.
It's also funny that Sabres and Rangers fans are so angry and are the ones who have been littering these threads more than anyone.
There's Kane as first American Hart Trophy winner, Panarin first rookie to crack 70 points since Kane, Burns and Karlsson having monster seasons for dmen (Karlsson ppg, Burns 27 goals and 353 shots), Holtby record-tying season, Washington dominance, Panthers' emergence, Habs collapse, etc. There have been enough stories, even though the quality of the hockey has been poor at times.
WayneGreatzky
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Congratulations to the Islanders on the series win and for ending the drought! Well done 
Tough luck for the Panthers, but congrats to them on a great turnaround season and thumbs up to the ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr for still wowing us after all these years
Tough luck for the Panthers, but congrats to them on a great turnaround season and thumbs up to the ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr for still wowing us after all these years
It's amazing how many "too serious" responses are being displayed by some of you
Well done to the Islanders, they've been a bit of a garbage organisation for 10-15 years, good on them!
They made 7 playoffs in 14 years, easily could have won any of them.
Tough luck that the streak had to end with reffs handing two wins for the isles.
But congratz anyways!
But congratz anyways!
Tough luck that the streak had to end with reffs handing two wins for the isles.
But congratz anyways!
I know I was pissed too when the refs picked up the puck, skated down the rink and threw it behind Luongo and counted it as a goal. Absolutely disgusting.
When did that happen? Post a vine or ytI know I was pissed too when the refs picked up the puck, skated down the rink and threw it behind Luongo and counted it as a goal. Absolutely disgusting.
https://vine.co/v/iUwanHOLMT7
Oh, so you mean the Islanders actually had to do SOMETHING to win the games? I thought they were all handed to them by the referees. Silly me.
I don't know what it is, but this forum is particularly pathetic this year. Maybe its schools being on spring break...
SLAPSHOT723
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Let's redo the whole game! Heck the whole series! Maybe we should have just excused ourselves from the playoffs in the first place, because the Islanders were "gifted" an entire series where the Panthers scored two goals in their last 9.5 periods of hockey.
For the record, each team had three PP's last night. Maybe the Panthers should have scored on one of them. But regardless, the reffing was terrible on both sides. Don't act like the Panthers were victims of a conspiracy or something.
Not entire series, "just" two games.because the Islanders were "gifted" an entire series where the Panthers scored two goals in their last 9.5 periods of hockey.
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Florida got a penalty shot in overtime. Last year Ovechkin took Tavares head off on winning goal in game six and got no penalty.
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They didn't pick up the puck and put it in, but they didn't call this blatant trip moments before the one you're linking.
https://streamable.com/blnc
Isles on the PP, that trip never happens...and ironically enough, they probably win the game.
MattMartin
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They didn't pick up the puck and put it in, but they didn't call this blatant trip moments before the one you're linking.
https://streamable.com/blnc
Isles on the PP, that trip never happens...and ironically enough, they probably win the game.
Oh come on now, any penalties missed against the Islanders do not count. Biased people gonna bias.
LOL that's way worse than the trip a few seconds later. I never saw that until now. Never realized how much of a chump Jokinen was until this series.
Totally lost his head in a big spot. Must have caught that bug from the Penguins.
The Underboss
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I know I was pissed too when the refs picked up the puck, skated down the rink and threw it behind Luongo and counted it as a goal. Absolutely disgusting.
That's great!!
