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Islanders Bits: Tavares News and the Bailey Wait
As mentioned in the last two posts, the press conference officially announcing John Tavares' new deal is today at 1 p.m. EDT. It will stream live at the official site, where the two recent rookie games with the Bruins are also now available on archive to keep you occupied Linked the following post...
Completely Unfair Kessel Comparison that is Nonetheless Fun
Reminder: Doug Weight's big announcement is today at 11 a.m. Meanwhile, our mock draft made it through Columbus last night. We'll have more on the Kyle Okposo contract later, but on-going discussion is in this Fanshot. Consider, if you will, the record of two NCAA defensemen, both in Hockey...
It's Blake Kessel's turn to leave for pros
But which pro? That's the question. We've talked idly speculated about Blake Kessel here for a while now, as the UNH would-be senior was testing the waters last month about leaving college, but the Islanders organizational depth chart isn't exactly teeming with openings. Matt Donovan -- a much more...
Idle Speculation: The Blake Kessel Decision
"(It feels) terrible right now. Three years in a row. The juniors and seniors have gone through it together." >>Islanders 2007 pick and UNH defenseman Blake Kessel, right after falling short of the Frozen Four According to multiple reports coming out of the northeast, Kessel The Younger...
The NCAA Tournament Games You Should be Watching This Weekend
It occurred to me today, in the technology and sporting cave I live in, that several of you are already drunk, and several of that several of you are in a bar watching a college sport that is quite foreign to me. (I'm not in an NCAA pool, the smell of spring training grass no longer tickles my...
Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 3/13
This week was a microcosm of the SoundTigers season wrapped up quite easily in 3 games. On Wednesday they went into the third period against Albany with a 4-1 lead, only to give up 4 goals to Chad Wiseman. To make matters even worse, Wiseman started the game with only 6 goals in 30 games. On Friday...
Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 3/7
Another tough week for the Sound Tigers. After playing one of the best teams in the AHL, Hershey, just as well as anyone could expect and losing 3-2, they lost the next two games while being outscored 14-3. Against Hershey recent NHL callup Justin DiBenedetto [David Ullstrom, Jon Landry] was named...
Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 2/27
After the last few weeks of struggling, a 2-2 week for the SoundTigers looks pretty good. Justin DiBenedetto, David Ullstrom, Mikko Kosikinen and Rhett Rakhshani all had strong performances this week. The one worry is that Mikko might get overworked, as he started every game this week. Joel Martin...
Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 2/20
The good in Bridgeport: Justin DiBenedetto continues on his hot streak, David Ullstrom scores 3 goals in 2 games after being held without a goal since December 18th and Mikko Koskinen had a strong game to get BP it's first non-regulation loss in a while. The Bad: They were outshot 64-42 in two...
Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 2/14
Three games up and three games down as the wheels continue to come off in Bridgeport. There's not much that can be done to salvage their season as they are 15 points out of the playoffs. They are also on a 9 game losing (all regulation) streak and are 1-9 in their last ten. For those worried that...
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