Tortorella's Rant Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Beau Bennett scored? Imagine if the Pens traded him for some guy in the AHL? It would be 0-0 right now. Granted the Pens have so much fire power it ultimately wouldn't matter but the stupidity of the trade at that time would resemble what Gillis did with Cody and when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Dupuis scores another one. Isles getting killed 4-0. Crosby can sit out for the whole series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Glass scored Who has worse goaltending TOR or NYI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Penguins sweep in 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliced Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Glass scored lol. Talk about insult to injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Glass scores a goal, gives a shout-out to what sounds like a friend fighting a disease. Still love the guy (certainly didn't like his evil alter-ego Fanner Glass though ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Penguins are physically dominating the Isles. The only guy that's not being physically punished is Matt Martin. Tavares has taken a beating tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Oh my NYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Fleury with the shutout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Good thing I have Fleury in my pool. His going to get 4 shutouts if the Isles continue playing like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAce Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Figures.... i draft Neal in a playoff pool and he gets injured and doesnt return. Looked nasty the way his ankle twisted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 If Islanders are looking for a goalie, Vancouver has one at a reduced price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gally Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 And of course I draft Crosby, Jokinen, and Neal in my pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Damn, blowout series, and they don't even need Crosby yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 penguins need to learn how to stay healthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mauviette75 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 the islanders are better than this. hopefully they can get it together and make it an interesting series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I can't believe how many in this thread are predicting an islander series win. If everyone had to bet 20 bucks on it, there'd maybe be one guy for the islanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Islanders confident they'll bounce back: PITTSBURGH -- If there is widespread belief in the hockey world that the rest of the opening-round series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders is but a formality, someone forgot to send the memo to the Islanders. In spite of the fact the Isles were whipped 5-0 in Game 1 on Wednesday night, there they were Thursday, yukking it up during a spirited early afternoon workout. "You could see the emotion that they had today, the fun that they had today. That's what you have to do. You've got to enjoy this ride," coach Jack Capuano told reporters after the team's practice. Yes, they are playing a very good Penguins team, the coach said, "but you want to make sure that the guys stay relaxed." Although the score wasn't flattering -– when is a 5-0 loss ever particularly flattering? –- Capuano believes there are measures his team can take to close the gap on the high-flying Pens. "If you look at the chances overall and you go through it, we have to play better, but it wasn't as bad as I originally thought it was," he said. "We know they’re going to play better," Capuano added. "They'll come out and they've got another level to their game, but we certainly have to have another level to our game. We have to make sure that we defend with a purpose and defend much stronger in front of our goaltender." Although there is little playoff experience on the Islanders' roster, the coach said he didn't want to use that as an excuse for a lackluster performance that saw the Penguins score twice in the first period and jump out to a 4-0 lead within the first two minutes of the second. But the coach did say that the team that lost Game 1 so convincingly did not look like the team that battled adversity to finish the regular season strong and jump into a surprise playoff berth. "At times last night, it just didn't seem like our team that played in the last month and a half of the season," said Capuano, who is coaching in his first NHL playoff series. "We've just got to recharge. It's Game 1; regroup and refocus and come back tomorrow night with a better effort all around." There is a belief that the Islanders would like to be more physical and try to make the Penguins work harder for their space on the ice. But that is only part of how their game must improve if they are not to become the patsies most in the hockey world believe they are in this series. Getting some offense will be key, specifically from the team's big guns. Their best player, John Tavares, was held without a shot in Game 1, the first time that had happened all season. "We have to realize we have to give more than what we gave last night," Tavares said. "Winning isn't easy. It's going to hurt a little bit. You're going to have to battle through a lot of things." "There wasn't much room out there. It's part of the playoffs," the former No. 1 overall draft pick added. "There are times when you're getting a lot and times when you're not getting an awful lot and you're just trying to work through it, work with your linemates and find ways to be more productive. "I'm not worried about that. I've just got to keep working hard, keep competing and find my ways to get shots and create opportunities for my linemates. At times we seemed to get a little bit of space, but we didn't take advantage of it. We have to create some more and capitalize when we get it." Like many of the Islanders, Wednesday’s game represented the first playoff game for Tavares. But if there is reason to believe the Penguins are not simply going to waltz their way into the second round, it's the Islanders' history of resiliency this season. "I don't know exactly what it is, but for the most part we've had some good bounce-back times this season when we've had some struggles and we've come back and done well," said Brad Boyes, Tavares' regular linemate. Whether there's been enough of an education for this young Islanders team to slow a Penguins team that has juggernaut written all over it will be revealed in Game 2 on Friday night. But certainly there is no lack of optimism in the Isles' locker room, even if much of the hockey world has already written them off. "Even myself coming to the rink today, I was like, I think we can win next game," Boyes said. "I really do. And I think that’s part of our attitude too is we do believe that in here." "With skepticism and everything from the outside from the beginning with us, it's not anything really new," he added. http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/23829/islanders-confident-theyll-bounce-back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Crosby is back tonight. I'm going to make a prediction here. Isles will win tonight. Why? Cause sometimes hockey just doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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