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| Official REMOVE Jeff Tambellini thread; The time has come. | |
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| Islander4cups | Nov 27 2008, 07:34 PM Post #161 |
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That just isn't accurate. Islanders Picks 1992: Darius Kasparaitis (5th overall) 1993: Todd Bertuzzi (23rd overall) 1994: Brett Lindros (9th overall) 1995: Wade Redden (2nd overall) 1996: Jean-Pierre Dumont (3rd overall) 1997: Roberto Luongo (4th overall) & Eric Brewer (5th overall) 1998: Michael Rupp (9th overall) 1999: Tim Connolly (5th overall), Taylor Pyatt (8th overall), Branislav Mezei (10th overall), & Kristian Kudroc (28th overall) 2000: Rick DiPietro (1st overall) & Raffi Torres (5th overall) 2001: None 2002: Sean Bergenheim (22nd overall) 2003: Robert Nilsson (15th overall) 2004: Petteri Nokelainen (16th overall) 2005: Ryan O'Marra (15th overall) 2006: Kyle Okposo (7th overall) 2007: None 2008: Josh Bailey (9th overall) It isn't that the Isles didn't draft well when they were in the top 10. It was simply that they didn't hold on to many of them... Rangers picks 1992: Peter Ferraro (24th overall) 1993: Niklas Sundstrom (8th overall) 1994: Dan Cloutier (26th overall) 1995: none 1996: Jeff Brown (22nd overall) 1997: Stefan Cherneski (19th overall) 1998: Manny Malhotra (7th overall) 1999: Pavel Brendl (4th overall) & Jamie Lundmark (9th) 2000: none 2001: Dan Blackburn (10th overall) 2002: none 2003: Hugh Jessiman (12th overall) 2004: Al Montoya (6th overall) & Lauri Korpikoski (19th) 2005: Marc Staal (12th overall) 2006: Bob Sanguinetti (21st overall) 2007: Alexei Cherepanov (17th overall) 2008: Michael Del Zotto (20th overall) Where have these Rangers standout picks come from again? Who is the guy from this list of 1st rounders that has been an absolute standout? Staal has been a good dman so far but he's far from a standout yet. 1995- Sykora 1996- Lance Ward 1997- JF Damphouse 1998- Mike Van Ryan 1999- Ari Ahonen 2000-David Hale 2001- Adrian Foster 2002- Anton Kadeykin 2003 Zach Parise 2004 Travis Zajac 2005 Nicklas Bergfors 2006 Matt Corrente 2007 Mike Hoeffel Who have been great contributors for the devils on this list? Parise and??? Just goes to show...even with the Devils, Cups are won in rounds 2-5 of the draft. |
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| LEDZEP | Nov 27 2008, 08:02 PM Post #162 |
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The Best That Ever Skated 80-81-82-83
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Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do... ![]() What puckhead says is Islander law Come in with the milk "A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough." Ronald Reagan | |
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| 3POTI | Nov 27 2008, 09:25 PM Post #163 |
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Bring back...PRIDE OF THE ISLAND
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I thought I heard his name mentioned during intermission for a promo. Where the parent pushes his kid on the ice and tries to get him into the net. |
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Today Is A Great Day To Be An Islander Fan! Live For The Moment! | |
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| 3POTI | Nov 27 2008, 09:30 PM Post #164 |
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Bring back...PRIDE OF THE ISLAND
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Today Is A Great Day To Be An Islander Fan! Live For The Moment! | |
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| IronIslander77 | Nov 27 2008, 11:14 PM Post #165 |
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My take on Tambellini remains the same. He is the new Jeff Hamilton. Tears it up in the AHL, can't find his game in the NHL. Last night vs. the Pens, he was visible for 1 shift, but at usual, he skates in the offensive zone, somehow finally finds the puck on his stick and just throws it at the net without a seconds thought or any iota of a plan for where that shot may go. It's like he is skating around at shying away from hits or dirty work. You rarely see him battle along the walls. He NEVER stick handles- and I know he can - he showed it on a few occasions last year. Maybe he needs to get one in and that will open the flood gates - you never know. But right now, he seems like a failed experiment. I am all for him getting a little more time, but my patience - like most fans- is wearing thin. I hope he turns it around because he has that potential. As for Andy Hilbert as some people were ragging on, he brings alot to our game. He is very solid defensively and a strong penalty killer. He pots one now and then and misses alot of chances, but he wasn't expected to be our sniper. He is a role player and a damn good one. If you truely understand the game, understand the use of lines vs. the opposition, you should see this. I understand the frustration when he has a golden opportunity and simply falls down or shoots wide, but ask yourself this: How does he wind up with all those chances? The answer - he earns them. First liner? No - never. But a reliable 3rd liner and PK'er. Winning teams need these. Hilberts game reminds me alot of Claude Lapointe's game. If you were around back in the day when you had Claude and Jason Blake on the same line, you'd loose your mind on how many 2 on 1 breaks these guys would get only to see it end with Lapointe missing the open net. Like Hilbert, Lapointe was as steady as they come defensively but was the original player dubbed with "Hands of stone". Just throwing that out there... Happy Turkey everyone. |
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| 25yearfan | Nov 28 2008, 02:04 AM Post #166 |
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You can call me Joe.
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Maybe NYI can have a "Hands of Stone" promotion....
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Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
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| Webb20 | Nov 28 2008, 08:55 AM Post #167 |
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It'll be tough to narrow down the field for the finalists. |
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I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas! "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan | |
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| rifleman22 | Nov 28 2008, 11:16 AM Post #168 |
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All Star
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It is frustrating to watch. Can we have one go in off his ass or something? Anything? Like all five guys fall down and he skates in alone while the goalie is fixing his pads with his stick on top of the net. And he hits the post (ugh) and IT GOES IN. I just want to see ONE GOAL and then see what happens. Flood gates open or another thirty games without a sniff. I just want to know he absolutely, positively sucks. I probably have a long wait ahead of me. |
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THE RIFLE Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. | |
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| IslandersWin86 | Nov 28 2008, 11:18 AM Post #169 |
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All Star
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Honestly I think we thoroughly outdrafted both the Devs and Rags, the problem is, vast majority aren't on the team. |
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| Mulefan | Nov 28 2008, 02:09 PM Post #170 |
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Tambellini stinks!!! Enough already. He has zero to offer!!! If he can't score goals he is useless. He doesn't hit, he stinks on D and takes stupid penalties to boot. I have been watching hockey long enough to see a player that doesn't belong in the NHL. Josh Bailey, a 19 year old kid has impressed me more in his nine game tryout. Hell, Mitch Fritz has impressed me more than Tambellini even with handling the puck. Bring up anyone else and send this stiff back to the AHL where he doesn't play like a scared mouse. Give us someone who's gonna play hard and get their nose dirty a little instead of totally wasting a roster spot. |
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| Webb20 | Nov 28 2008, 03:07 PM Post #171 |
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Well he made the boxscore with 2 penalties, the first one was terrible as it lead to Boston's first goal and a trip to the doghouse. And rifle, at this point I dont want him to score. That would buy him another 20 or 30 games. The time to remove him is now. With Okposo coming back, Tambellini can sit in the owners box.
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I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas! "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan | |
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| Bexlyspeed | Nov 28 2008, 03:25 PM Post #172 |
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bexlyspeed- 3rd round draft pick
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| Shooter | Nov 28 2008, 03:40 PM Post #173 |
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| Bexlyspeed | Nov 28 2008, 04:08 PM Post #174 |
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bexlyspeed- 3rd round draft pick
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| carbons2k | Dec 1 2008, 09:44 AM Post #175 |
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VIVA LAS VEGAS
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Question.. I wasnt watching 3-4 years ago so Im not sure what happened but didnt the fans bitch so much to the organization that we pretty much made the coach trade a player? Couldnt we do that here? I mean this is nuts. Tambellini is nothing but dead weight. We could fill that spot with anyone else and it would be an improvement. Maybe Mr. AHL doesnt have what it takes to be in the NHL. He's gotta go... and now! |
| After a narrow victory in 1994, Boston Bruins defenseman Al Iafrate was asked why, in the closing moments of the game, he had fired the puck around the boards rather than into the empty net. His reply? "Empty-net goals are for faggots" | |
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| Webb20 | Dec 2 2008, 08:30 AM Post #176 |
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I wrote this a month ago and a month later I am steamed at Garth Snow.Yea I know Tambellini has a one-way...ooooooooooo....that scares me. That's too freakin bad. It's your job to put the best team on the ice and having Jackman get sent down and keeping this lead weight of a hockey player around the neck of the Islanders in Tambellini is a bad bad move. Garth, you really let me down on this one. Eat the damn Tambellini contract already and sit him either in the luxury box or waive him down to Bridgeport.
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I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas! "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan | |
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| bumpkin | Dec 3 2008, 03:09 AM Post #177 |
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Tell us how you really feel, Webby. I would be okay with giving him 17 more games IF: 1. He hits. Or uses his body for anything, even a screen. 2. He stops floating. He needs to be part of the flow, aid with defensive pressure, maybe go in deep on d once or twice. 3. He starts trying to do stuff on offense. Let someone steal the puck from him while he is trying to make a move. The hot potato routine is getting old. Send him to bed with his stick and a puck. THEN, if he looks the same as he does now, put him on the wire. Maybe it will boost his career to get back to the Bridge! |
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| Webb20 | Dec 3 2008, 08:25 AM Post #178 |
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That's a mighty big list of 'ifs' for a guy who's NHL career is already over 100 games. |
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I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas! "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan | |
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| 4CUPZ | Dec 3 2008, 10:15 AM Post #179 |
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HEAD OF SECURITY
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IF HE HASNT DONE IT YET WHY THINK IT WILL CHANGE? |
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| Islander4cups | Dec 3 2008, 11:31 AM Post #180 |
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In Garth I Trust
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Is this list to Webby or Santa? No offense to Webby intended, but a list that long will require some major work at the north pole by the elves. Let's face it, I'd be shocked if Tamby completes ONE of those items and it would be a Christmas miracle.
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The time to remove him is now. With Okposo coming back, Tambellini can sit in the owners box.

at Garth Snow.

2:13 PM Jul 11