Yes you have, Simon on Hollweg was the closest
- HankdaTank

Not even close. Hollweg had just boarded Simon so hard that he suffered a concussion. The idiot refs didn't call anything on Hollweg, and Simon in his concussed state swung his stick at Hollweg, but not very hard. Hollweg did not even miss a shift.

I obviously cannot speak for all, but I would imagine that most intelligent Islander fans would agree that Trevor Gillies is and was an embarrassment to the integrity of the entire sport of hockey worldwide. Anyone who enjoyed his tenure with the Islanders is either a caveman or a masochist who enjoyed inviting gross criticism from the entire hockey community.
- eichiefs9

LOVE Gillies.

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LOVE Gillies.

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- XxNYIxX

Gillies was the classic goon.......a throwback to the days of Slapshot. Admittedly, his hockey skills were/are limited.

Gillies was the classic goon.......a throwback to the days of Slapshot. Admittedly, his hockey skills were/are limited.
- JohnScammo

Yeah, but what a stache!

Yeah, but what a stache!
- JimmyP

Love the 'stache! If they ever re-make Slapshot, Gillies should be in it just for the 'stache.

Gillies was the classic goon.......a throwback to the days of Slapshot. Admittedly, his hockey skills were/are limited.
- JohnScammo

No argument he was/is a goon.. but that was why he was here... no one signed him for his wrist shot, no one signed him for his back checking, he was bought in to drop the gloves and make someone on the other team hurt & he did his job VERY well. I respect that. Not to mention off the ice the guy is great in the community, awesome to the fans & an all around nice guy.

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No argument he was/is a goon.. but that was why he was here... no one signed him for his wrist shot, no one signed him for his back checking, he was bought in to drop the gloves and make someone on the other team hurt & he did his job VERY well. I respect that. Not to mention off the ice the guy is great in the community, awesome to the fans & an all around nice guy.

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- XxNYIxX

Any way we can get him under contract again? Itd be worth it for the Ryan Wilson blog that'd follow his signing alone. Mario would threaten to pull his team out of the NHL and create his own princess league. Lets do it.

Any way we can get him under contract again? Itd be worth it for the Ryan Wilson blog that'd follow his signing alone. Mario would threaten to pull his team out of the NHL and create his own princess league. Lets do it.
- Cptmjl

He's under contract with the flames right now.

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Any way we can get him under contract again? Itd be worth it for the Ryan Wilson blog that'd follow his signing alone. Mario would threaten to pull his team out of the NHL and create his own princess league. Lets do it.
- Cptmjl

I actually like this idea, a princess league would really make for some good TV.

The islanders players were taking plenty of liberties in finishing checks well behind the play of the puck last night. A lot of late hits were happening and were never addressed by the on-ice officials.

Sure you can call Martins hit "legal", but as you alluded to it was completely unnecessary and going on well after Ballard was out of the play.

Hits along the bench area are the most dangerous, a lot of injuries stem from those ones. I think Ballard realized where he was and was trying to get low on the half wall to better absorb the hit and most likely so he didn't get piled into the bench area.

Either way these incidents are most often just bad timing, wrong place wrong time. I don't think Martin should be disciplined, but he does play a dangerous game with his style of hitting and finishing checks no matter how late or where a player is on the ice. He will end up hurting someone again in the future, of that I have no doubt. Playing that ambiguous style of hurt 'em hockey is really all players like Martin are good for. He plays not surprisingly similar to the former Islander Trevor Gillies.

As far as Scandella is concerned, he needs to start watching his P's and Q's or he'll find himself a marked man. That's his second questionable high hit in the last 2 games as far as the one to Nelson last night and to Oshie the previous game. And as far as his slash goes, yes it was bush league, but one could also argue Tavares 3 or 4 whacks were also slightly out of the realm of fair play and could have been called and werent'. That certainly doesn't excuse Scandella by any means, but what's good for the goose as they say.
- MnGump

so what, you continue to post this crap in dan's thread until called out for a specific example of something dirty the Isles did that matches the slash to JT or the elbow to Nelson, so you leave Dan's thread and bring this here and start all over again?

Ding, ding, ding.
- canadianpenfan

this from a ref who ordered all Isles fans out of the Pens blog because he was in a bad mood after losing both games? Grow up.

Yes you have, Simon on Hollweg was the closest
- HankdaTank

that cost simon what, 25 games?

He's under contract with the flames right now.

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- XxNYIxX

What a low class signing!

this from a ref who ordered all Isles fans out of the Pens blog because he was in a bad mood after losing both games? Grow up.
- Isles_since_6

Dont bother. When their blogger is deleting posts from his own fan base bcs it doesnt coincide with his own opinion you kniw youre wasting your breath.

this from a ref who ordered all Isles fans out of the Pens blog because he was in a bad mood after losing both games? Grow up.
- Isles_since_6

Honest question, why does your fan base have such hatred for ours? When it comes to rivals I consider you guys way down on our list, 93' was a different story; but why such hatred now?

Honest question, why does your fan base have such hatred for ours? When it comes to rivals I consider you guys way down on our list, 93' was a different story; but why such hatred now?
- nbartley9

Well there you go . Underhanded snide comment. Obviously intentional. Wake up. Every fan base hates yours along with your team and its not bcs youre good, or have crosby, or due to jealousy. The fact that youre oblivious to it speaks volumes.

Dont bother. When their blogger is deleting posts from his own fan base bcs it doesnt coincide with his own opinion you kniw youre wasting your breath.
- Cptmjl

Well that may have something to do with the high volume of posts that go through the Pens thread in a single day; they have to filter out the total nonsensical garbage, your staggering 63 posts in a 3 day old thread speaks volumes about your fandom in Brooklyn, o wait I mean; na I mean Brooklyn.

Well there you go
- Cptmjl

Answer the question, truthfully and I will never post in here again.


Edit: If your answer doesn't include the word jealousy your giving the wrong answer.

Well that may have something to do with the high volume of posts that go through the Pens thread in a single day; they have to filter out the total nonsensical garbage, your staggering 63 posts in a 3 day old thread speaks volumes about your fandom in Brooklyn, o wait I mean; na I mean Brooklyn.
- nbartley9

dee's blog comments usually average 7-8. Try Dan's thread.

Answer the question, truthfully and I will never post in here again.


Edit: If your answer doesn't include the word jealousy your giving the wrong answer.
- nbartley9

I find it amusing a team that continually flames out in spectacular fashion in the playoffs keeps assuming everyone is jealous of their team.

Well that may have something to do with the high volume of posts that go through the Pens thread in a single day; they have to filter out the total nonsensical garbage, your staggering 63 posts in a 3 day old thread speaks volumes about your fandom in Brooklyn, o wait I mean; na I mean Brooklyn.
- nbartley9

Yeah thats why. Funny how only the posts from pens fans calling that boychuck hit clearly interference vanished. We have 300-400 post daily and no posts get deleted? Your thread is a gong show.

I find it amusing a team that continually flames out in spectacular fashion in the playoffs keeps assuming everyone is jealous of their team.
- Isles_since_6

Jealous of what? Thats what I find so funny

Answer the question, truthfully and I will never post in here again.


Edit: If your answer doesn't include the word jealousy your giving the wrong answer.
- nbartley9

You can post in Dee's as much you want. Dan's too. We need some comic relief after the last couple games.

Jealous of what? Thats what I find so funny
- Cptmjl

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All I asked for was a reason for the hatred towards the Pens, because I don't see it. Hating you is simple, you pop up make old tired arguments and slither away after being stomped on, you want to venture into our thread and toss nonsense around I have no problem throwing a urine filled balloon over your walls.

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- nbartley9

Grabovski and Cluterbuck?