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| Walter Recalled | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 16 2008, 10:24 AM (398 Views) | |
| Ziggy16 | Dec 16 2008, 10:24 AM Post #1 |
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per Logan |
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| puckhead | Dec 16 2008, 10:29 AM Post #2 |
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Good move. He looked good in his brief stint here last year. |
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| LEDZEP | Dec 16 2008, 12:31 PM Post #3 |
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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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| ronski631 | Dec 16 2008, 12:31 PM Post #4 |
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| hockey4life | Dec 16 2008, 03:43 PM Post #5 |
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I really want to see what this kid can do, considering we gave Boston Nokie for him. I don't really understand that trade if Walter doesn't ever play up here. |
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| stevedepot | Dec 16 2008, 03:54 PM Post #6 |
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Nokelainen wasn't going to play here after getting injured. we also got bostons second-round pick in 2009. |
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| hockey4life | Dec 16 2008, 03:59 PM Post #7 |
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Did we get that 2nd rouder? I never heard what the conditions for that were. He seems to be fine now. I think he starts on the checking line. |
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| IslandersWin86 | Dec 16 2008, 04:02 PM Post #8 |
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It was dependent on the number of games Nokey played for the Bruins. It kicked in either late last season or earlier this season. I think the number was somewhere around 70. |
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| 3POTI | Dec 16 2008, 11:16 PM Post #9 |
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Bring back...PRIDE OF THE ISLAND
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ben walter...ah, such a lovely player. |
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Today Is A Great Day To Be An Islander Fan! Live For The Moment! | |
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| Dark Helmet | Dec 16 2008, 11:51 PM Post #10 |
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I sense some sarcasm...he had a good game last night though. |
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| Shooter | Dec 17 2008, 06:35 AM Post #11 |
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Another fourth liner getting too many minutes, even in overtime...it shows how far the franchise has to go. But it's around the corner. After June's draft, the excitement will start to build as Bailey, Kyle O, and Tavares lead our kid line into the next decade. |
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| Webb20 | Dec 17 2008, 08:12 AM Post #12 |
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He was a call up and played well. He's not part of this teams future, and just a stop gap during the injuries. I wouldnt pay too much attention to him. |
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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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| puckhead | Dec 17 2008, 09:28 AM Post #13 |
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To give up a first round pick for a stopgap player is just another dumb move by the franchise then. |
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| hockey4life | Dec 17 2008, 12:22 PM Post #14 |
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This is exactly how I feel about this. Regardless of the 2nd round pick we got. Nokie's injury obviously wasn't that bad because he is a starter for a great team right now. It just pisses me off to follow guys like Bergie and Nokie through their early career looking forward to them playing for the big club and right when he's getting ready they trade him for a mediocre minor leaguer. WTF! BTW, I disagree that he is just a stopgap fill in player. Maybe I am missing something, but Walter seems to be noticeable on the ice everytime he comes up. Certainly way more noticeable than Tambs. He had a few decent scoring opps last night, and he didn't seem to hesitate in any situation. From what I've seen from him, I like him. |
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| Islander4cups | Dec 17 2008, 01:19 PM Post #15 |
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Not when your "former 1st round pick" should have never been taken in the first round. Plus, we got Boston's second round pick for him in 2009 so we were essentially getting something instead of getting nothing, which is what NOlkie was going to give us and currently gives the Bruins. Another one of MM's famous 1st round picks taken in the teens that should have been taken in round 2-4 |
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| totallypucked | Dec 17 2008, 02:42 PM Post #16 |
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Playing in the regular rotation and providing grit on the best team in the Conference is hardly nothing. The second round pick is nice, but Nokelainen is an NHL regular on a cream of the crop team. Walter is a callup on a cream of the CRAP team. To me, that says a lot about whos winning the trade. |
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| aries44475 | Dec 17 2008, 02:51 PM Post #17 |
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Sorry being scratched 8 times by the coach this season and avg 9min's a game and having 1 asst in those 21 games doesn't prove this was a wasted trade. The guy is playing 4th line minutes and not scoring. Tim Jackman has had a better season, I'll take the 2nd pick. |
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| Webb20 | Dec 17 2008, 03:04 PM Post #18 |
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Does it matter? We are debating talent that wouldn't even be a footnote on most good teams. I wonder if the Boston fans are wondering if they got the better of the Nokelianen-Walter trade. I dont mean to be condecending, it's not my intent. The point I'm trying to make is our talent pool is 3rd/4th line talent only that play 1st/2nd/3rd/4th line on this team and that alone is sad that we look more closely at guys like Walter 'cause it's the only thing we get to look at. It'd be nice if we were discussing how our stud scorer toasted their goalie a couple of times last night, instead. |
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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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| sybo | Dec 17 2008, 03:19 PM Post #19 |
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He did... ... only it was from a luxury box with a glass of wine after he did his brief Versus interview about the Isles buisiness club.
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Garth Snow circa 2006:
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| totallypucked | Dec 17 2008, 03:40 PM Post #20 |
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I certainly agree with you Webb that we're not debating game-breaking talent, but I'll point out that statements like "Does it matter?" are the most frequently used statements on Islander message boards when discussing bad trades. |
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