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On Feb 4, 5:51 am, "Firebird" <fireb... RemoveThis @nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> If you blame DP for the losses, then you have to give him credit for the
> wins.
> Most of their games have been 2-1, 3-2 where he has had to stand on his head
> to keep the team in the game.
> You might be right on the motivation part, and for some strange reason, they
> lose when they outshoot the other team.
> All they do is cycle the puck along the boards. Its painful to watch.
> Too many guys are having off years, Comrie, Guerin, Fedotenko, Satan.
>

I give him all the credit in the world for the wins....but he's still
a .500 goalie...IMO he would be better off staying between the pipes
instead of coming out to play the puck all the time. That ALWAYS seems
to cost us. Hell, now you see teams letting him play it and backing
off to play his pass which more often than not finds itself on the
other teams stick with DP scrambling to get back in goal while being
forced to stand on his head to make a save from his own giveaway....

I've been an Islander fan since Bossy got drafted and I'll say
this....Smitty, known for playing the puck, RARELY took the chances
that DP does!!!! Seems DP, for some reason, looks like he is unsure of
who's chasing the puck most of the time when he plays it in back of
the net. One huge difference between DP and Smitty is that Smitty
would take a look at who was crashing the boards before playing the
puck and if it's the opposition he treaded very lightly staying in
goal and trying to poke the puck with his stick.....DP just seems to
want to take ANYONE of the opposition on mono a mono (or due ) for
some ungodly reason and it costs us more than it helps us. This is
NOT the mark of a great goaltender....He'd be much better if he stayed
in the crease...
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On 2008-02-04 12:00:10 -0500, Jeff <jeff.DeleteThis@ergogroup.com> said:

> On Feb 4, 5:51 am, "Firebird" <fireb....DeleteThis@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>> If you blame DP for the losses, then you have to give him credit for the
>> wins.
>> Most of their games have been 2-1, 3-2 where he has had to stand on his he
> ad
>> to keep the team in the game.
>> You might be right on the motivation part, and for some strange reason, th
> ey
>> lose when they outshoot the other team.
>> All they do is cycle the puck along the boards. Its painful to watch.
>> Too many guys are having off years, Comrie, Guerin, Fedotenko, Satan.
>>
>
> I give him all the credit in the world for the wins....but he's still
> a .500 goalie...IMO he would be better off staying between the pipes
> instead of coming out to play the puck all the time. That ALWAYS seems
> to cost us. Hell, now you see teams letting him play it and backing
> off to play his pass which more often than not finds itself on the
> other teams stick with DP scrambling to get back in goal while being
> forced to stand on his head to make a save from his own giveaway....
>
> I've been an Islander fan since Bossy got drafted and I'll say
> this....Smitty, known for playing the puck, RARELY took the chances
> that DP does!!!! Seems DP, for some reason, looks like he is unsure of
> who's chasing the puck most of the time when he plays it in back of
> the net. One huge difference between DP and Smitty is that Smitty
> would take a look at who was crashing the boards before playing the
> puck and if it's the opposition he treaded very lightly staying in
> goal and trying to poke the puck with his stick.....DP just seems to
> want to take ANYONE of the opposition on mono a mono (or due ) for
> some ungodly reason and it costs us more than it helps us. This is
> NOT the mark of a great goaltender....He'd be much better if he stayed
> in the crease...

It might be because most of our "D" men handle the puck like it's a
hand grenade. My favorite is MAB who will stand behind the net looking
and looking then just slam it around the boards usually for an icing
call.
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on Thursday 31 January 2008 10:54 pm, no1.TakeThisOut@home.com (Smee) wrote:

> The way this team is playing, it's the only way they'll make the playoffs.

Been watching the team on Center Ice and reading all the follow ups to
this post. Something has got to give - and soon.

I still can't tell if the Islanders are buyers or sellers come
trade dead line...

jerry
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Jerry Heyman wrote:
> on Thursday 31 January 2008 10:54 pm, no1.DeleteThis@home.com (Smee) wrote:
>
>> The way this team is playing, it's the only way they'll make the playoffs.
>
> Been watching the team on Center Ice and reading all the follow ups to
> this post. Something has got to give - and soon.
>
> I still can't tell if the Islanders are buyers or sellers come
> trade dead line...

Everyone's a buyer.
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