CAN YOU IMAGINE PURPOUSLY THROWING YOUR BODY IN FRONT OF A POUND OF SOLID FROZEN RUBBER COMING AT YOU AT 105 MILES PER HOUR??  PPPPPFFFFFFFFFF!

HEY RON, I JUST HEARD ABOUT THE BLACKHAWK FAN WHO WON ONE MILLION DOLLARS WHEN THE HAWKS SCORED AT THE 10:00 MINUTE MARK. MUST HAVE BEEN EXCITING.

"HAPPY JUST TO BE DRAFTED?"...HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND SPOCK? ...NEXT THING YOU'RE GONNA BE SUGGESTING IS THAT A MAN ACTUALLY STEPPED ON THE MOON!...

		ronhartsell wrote:
		New York is more than big enough to support 2 teams, they do in football and baseball...I'm not sure of the seating capacity where they play, but I don't think you need to sell 40,000 tix to sell out.  I know we've been averaging 20-24,000 a game, but look at the avg. before Towes and Kane arrived, 4-5,000.  Maybe some young blood will rejuvinate the fan base (like Soy said)...I could't imagine NY w/o the Islanders!!! I hate to raise this issue again, but what happened to the time when an amatuer was 'happy' just to be drafted??  Since when does a person who hasn't played 1 min. in a  professional game get to say where he's drafted??  I remember when Elway did it, it disgusted me then and it ticks me off now...maybe I'm just 'stuck' in the good old days, but how is a poor team able to get better w/o the draft???

NEW YORK CAN ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT TWO TEAMS. THE PROBLEM IS THE ARENA IS HORRIBLE, DIFFICULT TO GET TO AND I THINK THEY NEED TO MOVE GAME START TIME TO 7:30.

AS FOR TAVARES. WE ISLANDER FANS ARE ALL HOPING THAT WE PLAY HARD, THE YOUNG PLAYERS GROW AND GET GOOD EXPERIENSE AND WE GET THE # 1 PICK. HOPEFULLY TAVARAS WILL SEE THAT THE YOUNG ISLANDERS ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.  I CAN DREAM FOR NOW ANYWAY. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T BECOME A NIGHT MARE. 

HEY THAT REMINDED ME OF A GREAT SONG. "DOWN PAYMENT BLUES BY AC/DC: SHE'S LIVING OUT HER WET DREAM, I LIVING IN A NIGHTMARE, SITTING IN MY CADALLAC, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE GASOLINE. I GOT HOLES IN MY SHOES, DOWN PAYMENT BULES.

		Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:
		YOU ARE RIGHT,HOCKET FANS ARE TREMENDOUSLY LOYAL,NO.1...BUT.HEY...I KNOW THAT,YOU KNOW WHERE I'M FROM! ...THE NEW ARENA AND WINNING SOME MORE GAMES WILL HELP FOR YOU...I HATE TO PLAY NOSTRADAMUS ON YOU,BUT HERE'S A BAD BONE FOR ISLANDER FANS TO CHEW ON: IF THE ISLES FINISH LAST,AND THEY MAY VERY WELL DO THAT,DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY DON'T GET THIS AND OTHER SITUATIONS TURNED AROUND,THAT JOHN TAVARES THE TOP PRIZE IN NEXT JUNES DRAFT IN MONTREAL,HIS AGENT MAY VERY WELL DECLARE THAT HE WILL NOT GO TO THE ISLAND TO PLAY...WE HAVE ALL SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN SPORTS BEFORE,AND IT MAY VERY WELL COME TO PASS HERE AGAIN...      scorpion01 wrote: HOCKEY IS HUGE HERE. RANGERS SELL OUT EVERY GAME. AND MORE THAN ANY OTHER SPORT HAOCKY FANS ARE TREMEDOUSLY PASSIONATE AND LOYAL TO THEIR TEAM. ISLANDERS AND DEVILS ARE A LITTLE HARD TO GET TO BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. ISLANDERS GAMES START AT 7:00 AND TO TAKE AN HOUR TRAIN RIDE HOME FROM WORK THEN DRIVE AN HOUR IT CUTS IT TIGHT. YOU DON'T WANT TO SPENT $150 OR MORE ON TWO TICKETS AND MISS THE FIRST PERIOD.  THEY DO NEED A NEW ARENA THOUGH. THE CORRODORES ANR VERY NARROW. IT TKAKE 20 MINUTES TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND YOU MISS MUCH OF THE GAME. EVEN BETWEEN PERIODS. FORGET ABOUT WAITING ON LINE FOR FOOD.  LETS GO ISLANDERS WITH OKPOSO, COMEAU, CAMPLOI, DIPETRO, BAILEY, GERVAIS, TAMBOLLINI, I HOPE THEY WILL BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT HAS BEEN FUN WATCHING THEM GROW SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.      Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote: YES,IT'S THE OLD 'GIMME A NEW ARENA,OR I'LL TAKE MY PUCK AND GO HOME' THREAT.. HOWEVER I FOR ONE BELIEVE THERE ARE TOO MANY TEAMS...THE MARKET IN YOUR COUNTRY OVERALL JUST DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS GAME,AND THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL...IT'S A REGIONAL SPORT THERE,IT ALWAYS WAS,AND WILL ALWAYS BE...YOUR MARKET IS FINE,WITH THE RANGERS ANYWAY...AS IS PHILLY,CHICAGO(FOR NOW), WASHINGTON (FOR NOW), MINNESOTA...AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO MORE....EMPTY SEATS IN BOSTON,NEW JERSEY IS A JOKE,THOUSANDS OF BARE SEATS ALMOST EVERY GAME...DETROIT IS SAFE I'M SURE,BUT IS NOT SELLING OUT THIS YEAR....AS FOR PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF THEM,THE OWNERS ARE LOSING MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS EACH YEAR TO TRY AND SUSTAIN THESE TERRIBLE MARKETS...THE ATTENDANCE REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS ARE CLEARLY LIES,ANOTHER BETTMAN PLOY...AND AS IN MOST CASES,IF THERE APPEAR TO BE A DECENT NUMBER OF FANS AT MOST TROUBLED U.S. CITIES,IT'S BECAUSE THEY GIVE AWAY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TICKETS...I HOPE YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR  ISLANDERS,YOU SEEM TO BE A GOOD HOCKEY FAN...BUT AT LEAST 6 TEAMS TO START WITH,EITHER HAVE TO BE FOLDED AND/OR  THREE OF THEM MOVED TO CANADA....THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE AND THAT 'COMMISH' WILL NOT FACE FACTS....GRETZKY FOR THE NEXT COMMISIONER...LIKE HIM OR NOT,HE KNOW'S WHAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE GAME,AND ISN'T THAT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT?...I BELIEVE IT IS.        scorpion01 wrote: THE RUMORS BEGAN WHEN THE ISLANDERS CONFIRMED THEY WERE GOING TO PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME IN KANSAS CITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TRAINING CAMP IN CENTRAL CANADA. I THINK IT IS A PLOY BY THE OWNER TO GET QUICKER APPROVAL ON THE LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT WHICH WOULD REFURBISH THEIR  ARENA WITHING A MALL TYPE AREA WITH STORES, AMUSMENT PARK, RESTURANTS ETC. THEY NEED THAT BAD.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVER ROOT FOR THE RANGERS WITH PASSION AFTER HATING THEM FOR SO MANY YEARS. I GREW UP WITH TO THOUGHT THAT "RANGERS FANS SHOULD HAVE FORKS STUCK IN THERE EYES. JUST KIDDING! THAT ISN'T SERVERE ENOUGH." OF COURSE IT WAS ALL IN JEST, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS BETWEEN RANGER AND ISLANDERS FANS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF SPORTS. MAPLE - I DISAGREE ABOUT THERE BEING TOO MANY TEAMS. WITH PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD I THINK THE NHL CAN SUPPORT THE TEAMS. I DO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE SHOOT OUT. I'D RATHER SEE A 10 MINUTE OVERTIME, GET RID OF THE SHOOTOUT AND IF THE GAME ENDS IN A TIE, SO BE IT.  AFTER 70 MINUTES THEY PLAYED EACHOTHER EVENLY, BOTH GET A POINT.      (Quoting Message by Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN from Monday, January 19, 2009 3:57:08 PM)   Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:   HELLO TO YOU...THE C WITH THE A WAS ON THE SWEATERS AROUND 1910 OR SO,IT STOOD FOR 'CANADIAN ATHLETIC CLUB'...CHANGED TO C WITH H ABOUT 1916 WHCH INDICATED 'CANADIAN HOCKEY CLUB'...  ... SO THE RUMOURS ARE FLYING UP HERE THAT THE ISLANDERS MIGHT BE ON THE MOVE...... INDICATIONS FROM THE OWNER,HOW ARE THE FANS SUCH AS YOURSELF TAKING THIS?...I'D HATE TO SEE YOU LOSE YOUR ISLANDERS...IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT,GET TAMPA,FLORIDA,ATLANTA,PHOENIX TO HELL OUT OF THOSE U.S. MARKETS THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT AND RELOCATE AT LEAST THREE OF THEM BACK IN CANADA....THE 'GOLDEN HORSESHOE' (THE AREA IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO) COULD SUPPORT AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL TEAMS,TRUST ME.      scorpion01 wrote:   SOY, I SAW SOME 100TH ANNIVERSARY CANADIANS CLOTHING.  WHAT WAS THE   - "C" WITH THE "A" INSIDE IT FOR, AND WHY THE CHANGE TO THE "C" WITH THE "H" IN IT. Edited at: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:15:38 PM

HET SCORP,IF YOU SEE THIS IN TIME,IF YOU CAN, TRY TO FIND THE MONTREAL AT ATLANTA GAME ON THE TUBE,ALTHOUGH I SUPPOSE YOU WON'T HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR YOUR AREA...
LOTS AND LOTS OF EMPTY SEATS,WHAT A JOKE THIS MARKET IS,BUT YET BETTMAN WILL SAT THERE'S NO PROBLEM! ...2-0 FOR THE THRASHERS AFTER ONE ....HOPEFULLY MONTREAL WILL GET IT GOING...OH WAIT!...THEY'VE JUST SENT OUT THEIR NUMBER 1 MARKETING TOOL TO SELL HOCKEY IN ATLANTA: CHEERLEADERS ON SKATES WITH POM-POM'S NO LESS...
WOOOOOOHOOOOO......RAH...RAH...RAH...
"GIMME AN A"...
"GIMME A T"...
"GIMME AN L"...

GIMME A BREAK!!!!....

YOU ARE RIGHT,HOCKET FANS ARE TREMENDOUSLY LOYAL,NO.1...BUT.HEY...I KNOW THAT,YOU KNOW WHERE I'M FROM! ...THE NEW ARENA AND WINNING SOME MORE GAMES WILL HELP FOR YOU...I HATE TO PLAY NOSTRADAMUS ON YOU,BUT HERE'S A BAD BONE FOR ISLANDER FANS TO CHEW ON: IF THE ISLES FINISH LAST,AND THEY MAY VERY WELL DO THAT,DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY DON'T GET THIS AND OTHER SITUATIONS TURNED AROUND,THAT JOHN TAVARES THE TOP PRIZE IN NEXT JUNES DRAFT IN MONTREAL,HIS AGENT MAY VERY WELL DECLARE THAT HE WILL NOT GO TO THE ISLAND TO PLAY...WE HAVE ALL SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN SPORTS BEFORE,AND IT MAY VERY WELL COME TO PASS HERE AGAIN...

		scorpion01 wrote:
		HOCKEY IS HUGE HERE. RANGERS SELL OUT EVERY GAME. AND MORE THAN ANY OTHER SPORT HAOCKY FANS ARE TREMEDOUSLY PASSIONATE AND LOYAL TO THEIR TEAM. ISLANDERS AND DEVILS ARE A LITTLE HARD TO GET TO BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. ISLANDERS GAMES START AT 7:00 AND TO TAKE AN HOUR TRAIN RIDE HOME FROM WORK THEN DRIVE AN HOUR IT CUTS IT TIGHT. YOU DON'T WANT TO SPENT $150 OR MORE ON TWO TICKETS AND MISS THE FIRST PERIOD.  THEY DO NEED A NEW ARENA THOUGH. THE CORRODORES ANR VERY NARROW. IT TKAKE 20 MINUTES TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND YOU MISS MUCH OF THE GAME. EVEN BETWEEN PERIODS. FORGET ABOUT WAITING ON LINE FOR FOOD.  LETS GO ISLANDERS WITH OKPOSO, COMEAU, CAMPLOI, DIPETRO, BAILEY, GERVAIS, TAMBOLLINI, I HOPE THEY WILL BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT HAS BEEN FUN WATCHING THEM GROW SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.      Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote: YES,IT'S THE OLD 'GIMME A NEW ARENA,OR I'LL TAKE MY PUCK AND GO HOME' THREAT.. HOWEVER I FOR ONE BELIEVE THERE ARE TOO MANY TEAMS...THE MARKET IN YOUR COUNTRY OVERALL JUST DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS GAME,AND THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL...IT'S A REGIONAL SPORT THERE,IT ALWAYS WAS,AND WILL ALWAYS BE...YOUR MARKET IS FINE,WITH THE RANGERS ANYWAY...AS IS PHILLY,CHICAGO(FOR NOW), WASHINGTON (FOR NOW), MINNESOTA...AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO MORE....EMPTY SEATS IN BOSTON,NEW JERSEY IS A JOKE,THOUSANDS OF BARE SEATS ALMOST EVERY GAME...DETROIT IS SAFE I'M SURE,BUT IS NOT SELLING OUT THIS YEAR....AS FOR PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF THEM,THE OWNERS ARE LOSING MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS EACH YEAR TO TRY AND SUSTAIN THESE TERRIBLE MARKETS...THE ATTENDANCE REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS ARE CLEARLY LIES,ANOTHER BETTMAN PLOY...AND AS IN MOST CASES,IF THERE APPEAR TO BE A DECENT NUMBER OF FANS AT MOST TROUBLED U.S. CITIES,IT'S BECAUSE THEY GIVE AWAY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TICKETS...I HOPE YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR  ISLANDERS,YOU SEEM TO BE A GOOD HOCKEY FAN...BUT AT LEAST 6 TEAMS TO START WITH,EITHER HAVE TO BE FOLDED AND/OR  THREE OF THEM MOVED TO CANADA....THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE AND THAT 'COMMISH' WILL NOT FACE FACTS....GRETZKY FOR THE NEXT COMMISIONER...LIKE HIM OR NOT,HE KNOW'S WHAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE GAME,AND ISN'T THAT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT?...I BELIEVE IT IS.        scorpion01 wrote: THE RUMORS BEGAN WHEN THE ISLANDERS CONFIRMED THEY WERE GOING TO PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME IN KANSAS CITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TRAINING CAMP IN CENTRAL CANADA. I THINK IT IS A PLOY BY THE OWNER TO GET QUICKER APPROVAL ON THE LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT WHICH WOULD REFURBISH THEIR  ARENA WITHING A MALL TYPE AREA WITH STORES, AMUSMENT PARK, RESTURANTS ETC. THEY NEED THAT BAD.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVER ROOT FOR THE RANGERS WITH PASSION AFTER HATING THEM FOR SO MANY YEARS. I GREW UP WITH TO THOUGHT THAT "RANGERS FANS SHOULD HAVE FORKS STUCK IN THERE EYES. JUST KIDDING! THAT ISN'T SERVERE ENOUGH." OF COURSE IT WAS ALL IN JEST, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS BETWEEN RANGER AND ISLANDERS FANS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF SPORTS. MAPLE - I DISAGREE ABOUT THERE BEING TOO MANY TEAMS. WITH PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD I THINK THE NHL CAN SUPPORT THE TEAMS. I DO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE SHOOT OUT. I'D RATHER SEE A 10 MINUTE OVERTIME, GET RID OF THE SHOOTOUT AND IF THE GAME ENDS IN A TIE, SO BE IT.  AFTER 70 MINUTES THEY PLAYED EACHOTHER EVENLY, BOTH GET A POINT.      (Quoting Message by Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN from Monday, January 19, 2009 3:57:08 PM)   Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:   HELLO TO YOU...THE C WITH THE A WAS ON THE SWEATERS AROUND 1910 OR SO,IT STOOD FOR 'CANADIAN ATHLETIC CLUB'...CHANGED TO C WITH H ABOUT 1916 WHCH INDICATED 'CANADIAN HOCKEY CLUB'...  ... SO THE RUMOURS ARE FLYING UP HERE THAT THE ISLANDERS MIGHT BE ON THE MOVE...... INDICATIONS FROM THE OWNER,HOW ARE THE FANS SUCH AS YOURSELF TAKING THIS?...I'D HATE TO SEE YOU LOSE YOUR ISLANDERS...IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT,GET TAMPA,FLORIDA,ATLANTA,PHOENIX TO HELL OUT OF THOSE U.S. MARKETS THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT AND RELOCATE AT LEAST THREE OF THEM BACK IN CANADA....THE 'GOLDEN HORSESHOE' (THE AREA IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO) COULD SUPPORT AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL TEAMS,TRUST ME.      scorpion01 wrote:   SOY, I SAW SOME 100TH ANNIVERSARY CANADIANS CLOTHING.  WHAT WAS THE   - "C" WITH THE "A" INSIDE IT FOR, AND WHY THE CHANGE TO THE "C" WITH THE "H" IN IT. Edited at: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:15:38 PM

I know that the Chicago market has not been kind to the NHL.  I think most of that stems from local ownership though, not the lack of a fanbase.  It's funny how it all works.  You take the Cubs who haven't won a World Series in going on 101 years and Wrigley Field is sold out for every game.  You take the Blackhawks who, until this season didn't even televise home games (limiting exposure) and had suspect talent at best, and 4-5000 fans would show up.  You have to be able to keep what fans you have and also market your team to win new fans over.  If we weren't an original 6 city, I don't know if there would be hockey in this area, just because of the aforementioned reasons.  Where is the marketing department??  You have to be able to increase a fanbase and most importantly, WIN!!!

ps...I hate the shootout!!!

		Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:
		YES,IT'S THE OLD 'GIMME A NEW ARENA,OR I'LL TAKE MY PUCK AND GO HOME' THREAT.. HOWEVER I FOR ONE BELIEVE THERE ARE TOO MANY TEAMS...THE MARKET IN YOUR COUNTRY OVERALL JUST DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS GAME,AND THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL...IT'S A REGIONAL SPORT THERE,IT ALWAYS WAS,AND WILL ALWAYS BE...YOUR MARKET IS FINE,WITH THE RANGERS ANYWAY...AS IS PHILLY,CHICAGO(FOR NOW), WASHINGTON (FOR NOW), MINNESOTA...AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO MORE....EMPTY SEATS IN BOSTON,NEW JERSEY IS A JOKE,THOUSANDS OF BARE SEATS ALMOST EVERY GAME...DETROIT IS SAFE I'M SURE,BUT IS NOT SELLING OUT THIS YEAR....AS FOR PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF THEM,THE OWNERS ARE LOSING MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS EACH YEAR TO TRY AND SUSTAIN THESE TERRIBLE MARKETS...THE ATTENDANCE REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS ARE CLEARLY LIES,ANOTHER BETTMAN PLOY...AND AS IN MOST CASES,IF THERE APPEAR TO BE A DECENT NUMBER OF FANS AT MOST TROUBLED U.S. CITIES,IT'S BECAUSE THEY GIVE AWAY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TICKETS...I HOPE YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR  ISLANDERS,YOU SEEM TO BE A GOOD HOCKEY FAN...BUT AT LEAST 6 TEAMS TO START WITH,EITHER HAVE TO BE FOLDED AND/OR  THREE OF THEM MOVED TO CANADA....THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE AND THAT 'COMMISH' WILL NOT FACE FACTS....GRETZKY FOR THE NEXT COMMISIONER...LIKE HIM OR NOT,HE KNOW'S WHAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE GAME,AND ISN'T THAT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT?...I BELIEVE IT IS.        scorpion01 wrote: THE RUMORS BEGAN WHEN THE ISLANDERS CONFIRMED THEY WERE GOING TO PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME IN KANSAS CITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TRAINING CAMP IN CENTRAL CANADA. I THINK IT IS A PLOY BY THE OWNER TO GET QUICKER APPROVAL ON THE LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT WHICH WOULD REFURBISH THEIR  ARENA WITHING A MALL TYPE AREA WITH STORES, AMUSMENT PARK, RESTURANTS ETC. THEY NEED THAT BAD.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVER ROOT FOR THE RANGERS WITH PASSION AFTER HATING THEM FOR SO MANY YEARS. I GREW UP WITH TO THOUGHT THAT "RANGERS FANS SHOULD HAVE FORKS STUCK IN THERE EYES. JUST KIDDING! THAT ISN'T SERVERE ENOUGH." OF COURSE IT WAS ALL IN JEST, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS BETWEEN RANGER AND ISLANDERS FANS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF SPORTS. MAPLE - I DISAGREE ABOUT THERE BEING TOO MANY TEAMS. WITH PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD I THINK THE NHL CAN SUPPORT THE TEAMS. I DO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE SHOOT OUT. I'D RATHER SEE A 10 MINUTE OVERTIME, GET RID OF THE SHOOTOUT AND IF THE GAME ENDS IN A TIE, SO BE IT.  AFTER 70 MINUTES THEY PLAYED EACHOTHER EVENLY, BOTH GET A POINT.      (Quoting Message by Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN from Monday, January 19, 2009 3:57:08 PM)   Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:   HELLO TO YOU...THE C WITH THE A WAS ON THE SWEATERS AROUND 1910 OR SO,IT STOOD FOR 'CANADIAN ATHLETIC CLUB'...CHANGED TO C WITH H ABOUT 1916 WHCH INDICATED 'CANADIAN HOCKEY CLUB'...  ... SO THE RUMOURS ARE FLYING UP HERE THAT THE ISLANDERS MIGHT BE ON THE MOVE...... INDICATIONS FROM THE OWNER,HOW ARE THE FANS SUCH AS YOURSELF TAKING THIS?...I'D HATE TO SEE YOU LOSE YOUR ISLANDERS...IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT,GET TAMPA,FLORIDA,ATLANTA,PHOENIX TO HELL OUT OF THOSE U.S. MARKETS THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT AND RELOCATE AT LEAST THREE OF THEM BACK IN CANADA....THE 'GOLDEN HORSESHOE' (THE AREA IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO) COULD SUPPORT AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL TEAMS,TRUST ME.      scorpion01 wrote:   SOY, I SAW SOME 100TH ANNIVERSARY CANADIANS CLOTHING.  WHAT WAS THE   - "C" WITH THE "A" INSIDE IT FOR, AND WHY THE CHANGE TO THE "C" WITH THE "H" IN IT. Edited at: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:15:38 PM

cutting 2 teams would be good.
cutting the shootout would be great
giving a point for a loss??? who the fuck rewards losing.  ot or not.

		Maple Syrup wrote:
		IMO: Too many teams in the NHL.. Also the shootout and Overtime Loss (OL?) make the regular season not as exciting as it could be. MpleSyrp Edited at: Monday, January 19, 2009 4:12:55 PM

THE RUMORS BEGAN WHEN THE ISLANDERS CONFIRMED THEY WERE GOING TO PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME IN KANSAS CITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TRAINING CAMP IN CENTRAL CANADA. I THINK IT IS A PLOY BY THE OWNER TO GET QUICKER APPROVAL ON THE LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT WHICH WOULD REFURBISH THEIR  ARENA WITHING A MALL TYPE AREA WITH STORES, AMUSMENT PARK, RESTURANTS ETC. THEY NEED THAT BAD. 

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVER ROOT FOR THE RANGERS WITH PASSION AFTER HATING THEM FOR SO MANY YEARS. I GREW UP WITH TO THOUGHT THAT "RANGERS FANS SHOULD HAVE FORKS STUCK IN THERE EYES. JUST KIDDING! THAT ISN'T SERVERE ENOUGH." OF COURSE IT WAS ALL IN JEST, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS BETWEEN RANGER AND ISLANDERS FANS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF SPORTS.

MAPLE - I DISAGREE ABOUT THERE BEING TOO MANY TEAMS. WITH PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD I THINK THE NHL CAN SUPPORT THE TEAMS.

I DO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE SHOOT OUT. I'D RATHER SEE A 10 MINUTE OVERTIME, GET RID OF THE SHOOTOUT AND IF THE GAME ENDS IN A TIE, SO BE IT.  AFTER 70 MINUTES THEY PLAYED EACHOTHER EVENLY, BOTH GET A POINT.

		Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:
		HELLO TO YOU...THE C WITH THE A WAS ON THE SWEATERS AROUND 1910 OR SO,IT STOOD FOR 'CANADIAN ATHLETIC CLUB'...CHANGED TO C WITH H ABOUT 1916 WHCH INDICATED 'CANADIAN HOCKEY CLUB'...  ... SO THE RUMOURS ARE FLYING UP HERE THAT THE ISLANDERS MIGHT BE ON THE MOVE...... INDICATIONS FROM THE OWNER,HOW ARE THE FANS SUCH AS YOURSELF TAKING THIS?...I'D HATE TO SEE YOU LOSE YOUR ISLANDERS...IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT,GET TAMPA,FLORIDA,ATLANTA,PHOENIX TO HELL OUT OF THOSE U.S. MARKETS THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT AND RELOCATE AT LEAST THREE OF THEM BACK IN CANADA....THE 'GOLDEN HORSESHOE' (THE AREA IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO) COULD SUPPORT AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL TEAMS,TRUST ME.      scorpion01 wrote:   SOY, I SAW SOME 100TH ANNIVERSARY CANADIANS CLOTHING.  WHAT WAS THE   - "C" WITH THE "A" INSIDE IT FOR, AND WHY THE CHANGE TO THE "C" WITH THE "H" IN IT.

HELLO TO YOU...THE C WITH THE A WAS ON THE SWEATERS AROUND 1910 OR SO,IT STOOD FOR 'CANADIAN ATHLETIC CLUB'...CHANGED TO C WITH H ABOUT 1916 WHCH INDICATED 'CANADIAN HOCKEY CLUB'...  ...

SO THE RUMOURS ARE FLYING UP HERE THAT THE ISLANDERS MIGHT BE ON THE MOVE......
INDICATIONS FROM THE OWNER,HOW ARE THE FANS SUCH AS YOURSELF TAKING THIS?...I'D HATE TO SEE YOU LOSE YOUR ISLANDERS...IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT,GET TAMPA,FLORIDA,ATLANTA,PHOENIX TO HELL OUT OF THOSE U.S. MARKETS THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT AND RELOCATE AT LEAST THREE OF THEM BACK IN CANADA....THE 'GOLDEN HORSESHOE' (THE AREA IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO) COULD SUPPORT AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL TEAMS,TRUST ME.

		scorpion01 wrote:
		SOY, I SAW SOME 100TH ANNIVERSARY CANADIANS CLOTHING.  WHAT WAS THE   - "C" WITH THE "A" INSIDE IT FOR, AND WHY THE CHANGE TO THE "C" WITH THE "H" IN IT.

MONTREAL AND CHICAGO USED TO HAVE 2 OF THE 3 LOUDEST RINKS IN THE LEAGUE ALONG WITH THE RANGERS AND MAYBE BOSTON . I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE SAME WITH THEIR NEW ARENAS.

ASKING YOU HOCKEY FANS A QUESTION...A TWO PART QUESTION ACTUALLY....

SHOULD FIGHTING BE BANNED IN THE N.H.L.? ...AND DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE?...

AS FAR AS SHOULD  GOES...THAT'S A REAL POSER I GUESS,IT'S BEEN IN THE GAME SINCE IT'S INCEPTION,MANY FANS FEEL IT NEEDS TO STAY,I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY,BUT I WILL SAY IT ADDS AN EXTRA ELEMENT TO THE GAME ITSELF THAT CAN BE EXCITING...IT'S A CONTACT HIGH SPEED SPORT,I MYSELF PLAYED IT YEARS AGO,ONLY RECREATIONALLY OF COURSE,AND IT'S NORMAL I SUPPOSE TO LOSE YOUR COOL A BIT IF YOU ARE PLAYING AGAINST SOMEONE,GET HIT A WAY YOU DIDN'T LIKE OR WHATEVER...I GET THAT...I'M GUILTY OF IT MYSELF,THAT'S CONTACT SPORTS...BUT THE WHOLE LINING UP AND YAPPING AT EACH OTHER,AND PLANNING IT OUT AHEAD OF TIME IS STUPID TO ME...
GET THAT OUT OF THE GAME,NO NEED FOR IT...HOCKEY IS A GREAT SPORT WITHOUT THIS SHIT....IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO WATCH THAT,GO WATCH THAT CAGEFIGHTING CRAP,THEY CAN GET THEIR FILL THERE... ....

AS FOR WILL IT BE?...I BELIEVE IN THE AREA OF 5 YEARS,IT WILL BE BANNED...AND THE ARENAS (IN CANADA ANYWAY) WILL STILL BE PACKED ON GAME NIGHT.

GREAT GAME BETWEEN ISLANDERS AND RANGERS AS USUAL. THE RANGERS WIN 2-0 ON TWO MISTAKES. THE ISLANDERS ARE PLAYING HARD BUT ARE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH YET. THE YOUNG KIDS ARE GETTING GOOD EXPERIENCE ON THE PK AND PP AND ARE GROWING WELL. LOOK OUT FOR US NEXT YEAR.