I still have faith in them!!! BeLieve
- mighty13duck

Says the guy sitting on his couch watching the games
- Vukota

I actually agree to an extent(with x)

You guys are still going? Do we have a new cptmjl/LetsGoIsles?
- Cptmjl

This is the Internet, I take nothing personal. It's a bit much when I'm pissed off enough about us, basically, laying down and accepting the 8th seed. It's kind of mindboggling how negative this guy is. Like Keaner said, when we were on our winning streak, he was singing Snow and co. praises. The bi-polar poop drives me a little crazy.

One thing I'm not gonna do is sit on here for 3 hours and go back and forth with some dude I don't even know. It's bad enough I wasted a half hour.

Says the guy sitting on his couch watching the games
- Vukota

Honestly... they normally play a 82 game season... why do they NOW need a rest after 48 games?

XxNYIXX

Says the guy sitting on the couch who is making $40,000 a year at a job he hates. Give that guy the same salary to play hockey and I bet he shows up every game and plays his heart out without worrying about "rest".
- kencan98

true... true

XxNYIxX

I hope Kovalchuck goes to town today, need him to be his best.
Hopefully Elias and Clarkson also chip in. Probably their last games as Devils anyways. Do us a favor Devils!

Says the guy sitting on the couch who is making $40,000 a year at a job he hates. Give that guy the same salary to play hockey and I bet he shows up every game and plays his heart out without worrying about "rest".
- kencan98



true... true

XxNYIxX

This is the perfect example though of hockey from a fans perspective compared to hockey from a professional perspective. From a beer league perspective, sure, I'd love to play night in and night out at my current jobs salary. I can assure you that the grind of the NHL in a condensed 48 game season where you're often playing 4 games in 6 nights, is a bit different than meeting your buddies to play a little hockey on Saturday nights.
I'm not defending the decision to sit players at this stage, because I hated the fact that we've seemingly surrendered a better playoff seed, but I certainly don't consider myself in any real position of understanding the toll that the bump and grind of the NHL takes during a condensed season. We see the condition so many of these professional atheletes are in after their careers. You hear that many of them skate with pain all year long, so it seems a bit numb to be to sit from the confines of our home and say "ahhh suck it up, you're getting paid millions".
I've played hockey at a pretty decent level and know that the schedules we followed were pretty damn exhausting. I can't imagine taking on a schedule like this years with players at the size and speed of the NHL and not wishing I could maybe get a game off, especially if I'm fully aware of just how much more brutal it's going to get next week.
Now from Vis perspective, I'm a little surprised and wonder if there isn't more to the story (maybe some type of injury). He's had some time off already. My bigger issue is with the coach deciding that he would sit players who would typically fill important roles at a time where we could be ensuring a more favorable matchup.

This is the Internet, I take nothing personal. It's a bit much when I'm pissed off enough about us, basically, laying down and accepting the 8th seed. It's kind of mindboggling how negative this guy is. Like Keaner said, when we were on our winning streak, he was singing Snow and co. praises. The bi-polar poop drives me a little crazy.

One thing I'm not gonna do is sit on here for 3 hours and go back and forth with some dude I don't even know. It's bad enough I wasted a half hour.
- potvin05

I'm not opposed to someone who wants to be negative, but when it comes with little to no rationale, I get tired of it. At NO TIME during our impressive run did this kid ever step up and say "Guys, this is all well and good but it's a mirage and the team isn't going to be able to keep it up". Instead we got compliments to the GM, a belief or two that we could go a round or two, but the moment we stumbled a bit it suddenly became a "see, we suck and I knew it all along".

If there's one thing I've seen with what he writes, he constantly tries to tell everyone how right he was and how wrong everone else was. He mentioned that he was 'right about the Smyth trade", when everyone else was wrong, as though he has any clue what anyone here thought about it. However on Hockey's Future there's a thread with a 'kencan98' who constantly told everyone how great the Ryan Smyth trade was and he'd do it all again. There's also a nice comment on there calling everyone 'typical Islander fans' etc.. So there's our pattern, the "I knew it all along and you guys know nothing because you're typical Islanders fans...this team will never get it right"
It doesn't come with any hockey reasons, just "he knew it and you didn't"

If that's a real quote...that is awful. I thought he was more of a professional. That wouldn't want to make me play at all as his teammate. Maybe its a good thing Hedberg will play then.
- gaf92

It is indeed a real quote:

http://prohockeytalk.nbcs...-sit-out-against-rangers/

I bet there'd be a lot of "Russian Factor" type criticisms if Kovalchuk said that!

C'mon Devils!!

Had this been game 48 of an 82 game season we would be saying how great it is that we are in playoff position but wondering where we would stand at 82.

The depth on this team is not big but you still need to get the taxi guys in there.

In Phily it was their rookie playing his first game that got the goal. That would have been a perfect game to put in Strome and give them a boost but they did not want to use one of his six games. Maybe they will put Strome or Nelson in the first rd and use them for a boost.

Says the guy sitting on the couch who is making $40,000 a year at a job he hates. Give that guy the same salary to play hockey and I bet he shows up every game and plays his heart out without worrying about "rest".
- kencan98



true... true

XxNYIxX

This is the perfect example though of hockey from a fans perspective compared to hockey from a professional perspective. From a beer league perspective, sure, I'd love to play night in and night out at my current jobs salary. I can assure you that the grind of the NHL in a condensed 48 game season where you're often playing 4 games in 6 nights, is a bit different than meeting your buddies to play a little hockey on Saturday nights.
I'm not defending the decision to sit players at this stage, because I hated the fact that we've seemingly surrendered a better playoff seed, but I certainly don't consider myself in any real position of understanding the toll that the bump and grind of the NHL takes during a condensed season. We see the condition so many of these professional atheletes are in after their careers. You hear that many of them skate with pain all year long, so it seems a bit numb to be to sit from the confines of our home and say "ahhh suck it up, you're getting paid millions".
I've played hockey at a pretty decent level and know that the schedules we followed were pretty damn exhausting. I can't imagine taking on a schedule like this years with players at the size and speed of the NHL and not wishing I could maybe get a game off, especially if I'm fully aware of just how much more brutal it's going to get next week.
Now from Vis perspective, I'm a little surprised and wonder if there isn't more to the story (maybe some type of injury). He's had some time off already. My bigger issue is with the coach deciding that he would sit players who would typically fill important roles at a time where we could be ensuring a more favorable matchup.
- keaner17

Wait I never said that... There are people HERE that keep saying, so and so needs to be rested.. so and so should be sat out.. so and so needs a rest. And I ask.. WHY do they need a rest???
If a player sits out because they feel they need it.. thats fine.. I have no problem with that... I just want to know why someone would think just because they played 48 games... that they should rest, that they NEED a rest for the playoffs???

XxNYIxX

Wait I never said that... There are people HERE that keep saying, so and so needs to be rested.. so and so should be sat out.. so and so needs a rest. And I ask.. WHY do they need a rest???
If a player sits out because they feel they need it.. thats fine.. I have no problem with that... I just want to know why someone would think just because they played 48 games... that they should rest, that they NEED a rest for the playoffs???

XxNYIxX
- XxNYIxX

Hey now, Joensuu's played seven games this season! He's exhausted and needed a rest!

Hey now, Joensuu's played seven games this season! He's exhausted and needed a rest!
- UIF

That I can understand

Wait I never said that... There are people HERE that keep saying, so and so needs to be rested.. so and so should be sat out.. so and so needs a rest. And I ask.. WHY do they need a rest???
If a player sits out because they feel they need it.. thats fine.. I have no problem with that... I just want to know why someone would think just because they played 48 games... that they should rest, that they NEED a rest for the playoffs???

XxNYIxX
- XxNYIxX

No that sentiment was said by 'someone' else to which you agreed. The portion of my response that mentioned the grind of a condensed season should have addressed both comments (which is why I quoted both.). I personally wouldn't have sat anyone, but I can see where there may have been a situation that forced their hand with Vis.

Hey now, Joensuu's played seven games this season! He's exhausted and needed a rest!
- UIF

Heh, we all know that was simply a matter of our matchup technician at work! I

Brian Burke sues the Internet It actually names user handles.

Let it be a lesson to the "DP uses steroids" crowd!

http://prohockeytalk.nbcs...menters-for-defaming-him/

If Brodeur really feels that way, he's a real piece of poop. I thought that was a joke.

Brian Burke sues the Internet It actually names user handles.

Let it be a lesson to the "DP uses steroids" crowd!

http://prohockeytalk.nbcs...menters-for-defaming-him/
- UIF

yikes

Lets Go Devils! Moooooose

Brian Burke sues the Internet It actually names user handles.

Let it be a lesson to the "DP uses steroids" crowd!

http://prohockeytalk.nbcs...menters-for-defaming-him/
- UIF

Lmao... Anyone seen Kasper?

Brian Burke sues the Internet It actually names user handles.

Let it be a lesson to the "DP uses steroids" crowd!

http://prohockeytalk.nbcs...menters-for-defaming-him/
- UIF

At least pecafan can sleep easily.

At least pecafan can sleep easily.
- potvin05

For anyone who thinks we choked last night how about that oilers Minnesota game last night

If Brodeur really feels that way, he's a real piece of poop. I thought that was a joke.
- potvin05

Brodeur apparently, really DID say this. I've heard other things about Brodeur over the years not being exactly the greatest guy, but to say this when your TEAMMATES are going out there to play is complete shat.

For anyone who thinks we choked last night how about that oilers Minnesota game last night
- Cptmjl

Even though we are disappointed this past week with the Islanders effort, they did get 6 out of a possible 10 points on this past roadtrip which is a good thing...