Well, it hasn't been long but the bargain basement isles only play 2-3 times a month so every game is a bad one and then we get 4 days to digest it. There's no denying coach caps did an excellent job last Jan,Feb,mar and coaching the isles to the tune of the m2nd most points in the nhl at that time. No coincidence, we also picked up al montoya from purgatory and he had the best 2 months an islanders goalie has had since dubbie backstopped us into the playoffs late 2007. All the formulas and natural progression suggested the isles with a full camp under caps, a healthy okposo & streit, a full season with the reguvinated montoya, a stronger 3rd year tavares, the money b
acking of young players grabner and okposo,o the developing talented albeit underside and inexperienced defense, & finally adding gritty ve.terans reasoned, rolston, pandalfo. Everyone thought including me that we would at the very least battle every night, and contend for a playoff spot.
SURE, the big issues were not addressed in the off-season like adding a top puck moving d-man, a mid level big defensemen who can clear the crease and at least clear the puck over the blueline. Or forbid we sign a top 6 fowards who has size and strength so maybe we can get a forecheck going more than 3 minutes
a game. Yet, we were optimistic. 6 potential 20-30 goal scorers, a solid goalie every.night, and maybe we fulfill that hope and reach that impossible to get 8th seed.
So far, EPIC FAIL. big problem 1...goaltending joke has been let's audition nabakov so we can trade him for another.bust draft pick. Let's play DP SINCE he's healthy, disregarding the fact he hasn't been a top goalie ever. Hasn't been an average goalie in 6 years. Let's bench montoya despite his stellar GAA of 932.. 2. After a surprising 3-1 start, its been nothing but well we battled, we played hard, we coulda got a call, let's keep the system in place and good things will happen.isles don't just lose, they lose these battles, they lose VIA blowout, the now added heartbeat. But there's one constant, team is still too small. They lose every physical battle, they have zero forecheck, they can't defend the forcheck, they have trouble clearing the puck out of the zone.
What is getting really alarming, things are getting worse of that was possible? 50 shots.on goal from a coach who preaches heart, work ethic. There's something amiss hear. Before its too late and yet another season lost, DO SOMETHING! but not fire the coach, fire Garth snow. All his picks have equaled zero success. And There is no defending that and as the picks come to the team and play. And the team loses, those picks become busts. Yet there's a legion of programmed to lose isle fans who accept this and tell u well just wait until Nino and strome make the team. I don't wanna hold my breath. I wanna win. Change is needed now
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