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THIS is why some of us; have VERY little faith in this regime
Topic Started: Jul 1 2010, 09:19 AM (1,478 Views)
rifleman22
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Webb20,Aug 17 2010
10:40 AM
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Already we have bashed the GM, coach, FA signings, re-sigings, the building we play in, where we're having camp, how much parking costs, the schedule, the new third jersey, the Lighthouse project, the owner, Strang, the dismissal of front office personnel, the pre-season schedule, the cost of beer and cupcakes, DP, Witt, Bruno, the draft selections, bloggers, the release of Jaffe, yada, yada, yada.


Damn, I was optimistic until I read that review of the past couple of months. :o

Rifle, I hope we come out of the blocks winning and have a great season because it's the only way all those things you reminded us that pains us will lose some relevance. But as long as we experience failure as a team, there will be a long list of things to point at as the reasons.

Stranger things have happened, Nick. And I agree, winning cures everything. It would be nice if, despite all reason and sanity, that we become one of those magical stories where everything works in our favor (for a change). The FA's have an impact, the young players play better than expected, including some surprises out of camp, we have few injuries, and the cherry on top is DP returning and being what we all hoped he would be.

A long shot at best, but there is always that dark horse that emerges in all sports as the proverbial "Cinderella" story.

Why not us for a change? We could sure use it.

Keep the faith everybody, the :lovetrain: has gotten a complete overhaul in the off season and is ready to roll.

ALLLLLL ABOOOOAAAARRRDDDD!!!!!!!
THE RIFLE

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sometimes you're the bug.
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stevedepot
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rifleman22,Aug 18 2010
10:37 AM

Why not us for a change? We could sure use it.


:WORSHIP: :WORSHIP: :WORSHIP:

Totally agree with you there. Whether it happens is a different story but
I've been asking that question for years.

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stevedepot
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Just noticed these 2 tidbits from isles FB announcements.

Curious what everyone feels about this one:

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MEET THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Bring your family to Adventureland to meet the players and help the Islanders Children's Foundation
Wednesday, 08.18.2010 / 9:24 AM / News
New York Islanders
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET TO THE ISLANDERS CHILDREN'S DAY

On Sunday, October 3rd, be the first to meet the 2010-11 New York Islanders at the 2nd Annual Islanders Children’s Foundation Day presented by TD Bank. The event will once again take place at Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale. All park visitors will meet the Islanders as they gear up for the upcoming season!

The gates swing open at 9 a.m. for the exclusive season ticketholders event. Tickets to this event cost $20 and include early access to all of the rides inside the park as well as the chance to be the first in line to meet your favorite New York Islanders players. Autograph lines will be open to season ticketholders from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

At 11 a.m., the park will open to all other Islanders fans for $22. This ticket will allow fans who are not season ticketholders the opportunity to join in on this exciting event. This session will last from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tickets are available by clicking on the link below or at the October 2nd preseason game at the Nassau Coliseum against the New Jersey Devils at Gate 3. For more information, please call 1-800-882-ISLES extension 4 or contact Ann Rina at Ann.Rina@NewYorkIslanders.com. Click “Here” to purchase tickets now.


"exclusive"? while 2 separate sessions...how exclusive is it if for 2 bucks more you can get more sleep and still join in?

here's the other one

LINK

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TERRY GOLDSTEIN
An insider's look at the inner-workings of the Islanders Director of Retail Operations
Wednesday, 08.18.2010 / 10:58 AM / News
By Dyan LeBourdais
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A sea of vivid royal blue can be seen in two places, in the waves on the Long Island various beaches and inside the Nassau Coliseum on the night of an Islanders game. On these nights, most fans are adorned in their beloved Islanders jersey made of woven material and embellished with their favorite player’s name and number on the back.

Marking the inside of the Islanders crest is our beloved map of the Island and four historical orange stripes symbolizing the Stanley Cup victories. But what most people don’t know is that bringing back the traditional Islanders sweater has come to fruition mostly because of the hard work of Islanders Director of Retail Operations, Terry Goldstein.

“As the Director of Retail Operations, my design ideas are the ones that help create new player jerseys and the different items found in our Team Stores,” Goldstein said. “In the past six years, every Islanders apparel item that you have seen our players or our fans wear at the games, on television or in print has began with my ideas.”

Although Goldstein has many other responsibilities, the creation of the new road white jersey and the traditional royal blue home jersey has been one of his major responsibilities.

“Home jerseys are by far the best selling item at the team stores. It’s the most identifiable because anyone who attends the game, that is how they identify with the players,” Goldstein said.

More than 15 months ago, Goldstein started working to create a camouflage practice jersey for this coming season. The Islanders will debut the practice jersey on the ice for pre-game warm-ups, prior to facing off against the Flyers on November 6 in honor of Military Appreciation Night. Once the pre-game skate is over, fans will have the opportunity to bid on the jerseys with the proceeds going to the Wounded Warriors Project.

“Tied in with the warm-up jerseys, we are creating four other military camouflage items for our team stores,” Goldstein said. “We are going to have a John Tavares camouflage shirt, a hat and a generic shirt. We are trying to create some fun items that we have never done before.”

But the camouflage jersey isn’t the only jersey Goldstein has in the works. At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Party held at the Coliseum, the Islanders debuted their new road white jersey, which is brings back the tradition of the original crest colors of royal blue and orange.

By returning to the team’s original colors, the Islanders now have only two jerseys for this coming season and Goldstein is looking to create a new third jersey for the 2011-12 season.

“The planning started 4 months ago to re-introduce a third jersey. We currently have a committee of people that are deciding on the style,” Goldstein said. “We have all types of designs. We’ll make samples of the jerseys, then make the final decision. This will become part of what you see on the ice in the 2011-12 season.”

However, Goldstein’s day does not only consist of designing jersey and new merchandise, he is also in charge all of the Islanders Team Stores. Goldstein oversees more than 40 employees, and also designs different apparel items like t-shirts, hats, and sweatshirts, which often times require him to sit in on more than seven meetings a day.

One of these new items for the upcoming season has come about through the excitement Islanders tough guy, Trevor Gillies has garnered for his mustache, or ‘stache’ as it’s called. Through Gillies’ “facial expression,” a new item has evolved, “Rock The ‘Stache” t-shirts are the hottest item set to go on sale, featuring Gillies’ face on the front of the shirt.

“The players that sell well are not necessarily the highest point producers on the team,” Goldstein noted. “A lot of it has to do with player personality and how they connect with the fans.”

So where does Goldstein come up with all his new ideas?

“I listen to people in the office, I’m in the team stores and I listen to the fans every time they step into either the stores or locations on the concourse on game nights. I’ve been to nine other arenas and I make observations of what other teams are creating for people to wear. If there’s a real catchy t-shirt, I try to see if we could make it Islanders friendly.”

But Goldstein doesn’t do it all on his own. As part of the Islanders University intern committee this summer, he gave students the job of creating their own t-shirt and the winning version is set to go on sale this season.

Whether it’s a jersey, hat or Gillies “Rock the ‘Stache” t-shirt, Goldstein will have it all available with more ideas of royal blue and orange items set to debut this season.


I will wait to see how others respond to this one if at all before I voice my opinion.

;)
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HEAD OF SECURITY
I'LL SAY IT

WHATS TO DESIGN IF WE WENT BACK TO OUR OLD JERSEY

WHO THE F*&** WANTS ANOTHER 3RD JERSEY

ROCK THE STACHE T SHIRT


SOUNDS LIKE TALENT TO ME

HOPE HE'S HELPING OUT DESIGNING THE CUPCAKES TOO
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As part of the Islanders University intern committee this summer, he gave students the job of creating their own t-shirt and the winning version is set to go on sale this season.
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selling hope, selling crap, hiring people for free and :blah: :blah: :blah:
promoting some bastid's marketing ideas...

how about actually building a winner and letting this stuff sell itself?

:rolleyes:
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Bring back...PRIDE OF THE ISLAND
stevedepot,Aug 18 2010
02:40 PM
Just noticed these 2 tidbits from isles FB announcements.

Curious what everyone feels about this one:

LINK

Quote:
 

MEET THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Bring your family to Adventureland to meet the players and help the Islanders Children's Foundation
Wednesday, 08.18.2010 / 9:24 AM / News
New York Islanders
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET TO THE ISLANDERS CHILDREN'S DAY

On Sunday, October 3rd, be the first to meet the 2010-11 New York Islanders at the 2nd Annual Islanders Children’s Foundation Day presented by TD Bank. The event will once again take place at Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale. All park visitors will meet the Islanders as they gear up for the upcoming season!

The gates swing open at 9 a.m. for the exclusive season ticketholders event. Tickets to this event cost $20 and include early access to all of the rides inside the park as well as the chance to be the first in line to meet your favorite New York Islanders players. Autograph lines will be open to season ticketholders from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

At 11 a.m., the park will open to all other Islanders fans for $22. This ticket will allow fans who are not season ticketholders the opportunity to join in on this exciting event. This session will last from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tickets are available by clicking on the link below or at the October 2nd preseason game at the Nassau Coliseum against the New Jersey Devils at Gate 3. For more information, please call 1-800-882-ISLES extension 4 or contact Ann Rina at Ann.Rina@NewYorkIslanders.com. Click “Here” to purchase tickets now.


"exclusive"? while 2 separate sessions...how exclusive is it if for 2 bucks more you can get more sleep and still join in?

here's the other one

LINK

Quote:
 

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TERRY GOLDSTEIN
An insider's look at the inner-workings of the Islanders Director of Retail Operations
Wednesday, 08.18.2010 / 10:58 AM / News
By Dyan LeBourdais
Share
A sea of vivid royal blue can be seen in two places, in the waves on the Long Island various beaches and inside the Nassau Coliseum on the night of an Islanders game. On these nights, most fans are adorned in their beloved Islanders jersey made of woven material and embellished with their favorite player’s name and number on the back.

Marking the inside of the Islanders crest is our beloved map of the Island and four historical orange stripes symbolizing the Stanley Cup victories. But what most people don’t know is that bringing back the traditional Islanders sweater has come to fruition mostly because of the hard work of Islanders Director of Retail Operations, Terry Goldstein.

“As the Director of Retail Operations, my design ideas are the ones that help create new player jerseys and the different items found in our Team Stores,” Goldstein said. “In the past six years, every Islanders apparel item that you have seen our players or our fans wear at the games, on television or in print has began with my ideas.”

Although Goldstein has many other responsibilities, the creation of the new road white jersey and the traditional royal blue home jersey has been one of his major responsibilities.

“Home jerseys are by far the best selling item at the team stores. It’s the most identifiable because anyone who attends the game, that is how they identify with the players,” Goldstein said.

More than 15 months ago, Goldstein started working to create a camouflage practice jersey for this coming season. The Islanders will debut the practice jersey on the ice for pre-game warm-ups, prior to facing off against the Flyers on November 6 in honor of Military Appreciation Night. Once the pre-game skate is over, fans will have the opportunity to bid on the jerseys with the proceeds going to the Wounded Warriors Project.

“Tied in with the warm-up jerseys, we are creating four other military camouflage items for our team stores,” Goldstein said. “We are going to have a John Tavares camouflage shirt, a hat and a generic shirt. We are trying to create some fun items that we have never done before.”

But the camouflage jersey isn’t the only jersey Goldstein has in the works. At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Party held at the Coliseum, the Islanders debuted their new road white jersey, which is brings back the tradition of the original crest colors of royal blue and orange.

By returning to the team’s original colors, the Islanders now have only two jerseys for this coming season and Goldstein is looking to create a new third jersey for the 2011-12 season.

“The planning started 4 months ago to re-introduce a third jersey. We currently have a committee of people that are deciding on the style,” Goldstein said. “We have all types of designs. We’ll make samples of the jerseys, then make the final decision. This will become part of what you see on the ice in the 2011-12 season.”

However, Goldstein’s day does not only consist of designing jersey and new merchandise, he is also in charge all of the Islanders Team Stores. Goldstein oversees more than 40 employees, and also designs different apparel items like t-shirts, hats, and sweatshirts, which often times require him to sit in on more than seven meetings a day.

One of these new items for the upcoming season has come about through the excitement Islanders tough guy, Trevor Gillies has garnered for his mustache, or ‘stache’ as it’s called. Through Gillies’ “facial expression,” a new item has evolved, “Rock The ‘Stache” t-shirts are the hottest item set to go on sale, featuring Gillies’ face on the front of the shirt.

“The players that sell well are not necessarily the highest point producers on the team,” Goldstein noted. “A lot of it has to do with player personality and how they connect with the fans.”

So where does Goldstein come up with all his new ideas?

“I listen to people in the office, I’m in the team stores and I listen to the fans every time they step into either the stores or locations on the concourse on game nights. I’ve been to nine other arenas and I make observations of what other teams are creating for people to wear. If there’s a real catchy t-shirt, I try to see if we could make it Islanders friendly.”

But Goldstein doesn’t do it all on his own. As part of the Islanders University intern committee this summer, he gave students the job of creating their own t-shirt and the winning version is set to go on sale this season.

Whether it’s a jersey, hat or Gillies “Rock the ‘Stache” t-shirt, Goldstein will have it all available with more ideas of royal blue and orange items set to debut this season.


I will wait to see how others respond to this one if at all before I voice my opinion.

;)

this is one of the reasons I decided not to buy tickets this year. there just isn't any perks to being a ticketholder. whats the point? Save money this way. Get the deals later in the season.
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4CUPZ,Aug 18 2010
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As part of the Islanders University intern committee this summer, he gave students the job of creating their own t-shirt and the winning version is set to go on sale this season.

You think it up and we'll make the :cash: :cash: :cash: from it.

Thank you for your ideas.

Here's your pat on the back.

:rolleyes:
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Way to start the season MSG.
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In other cost-cutting news, Suffolk County is going back to hanging chads in voting.

So instead of feeling like actually voting, you will be feeling like you're taking the SAT's.
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rifleman22,Aug 17 2010
08:04 AM
At this point, August 17th, every team in the NHL is tied at 0-0. We haven't played a game yet. Or stepped on the ice in camp yet.

Already we have bashed the GM, coach, FA signings, re-sigings, the building we play in, where we're having camp, how much parking costs, the schedule, the new third jersey, the Lighthouse project, the owner, Strang, the dismissal of front office personnel, the pre-season schedule, the cost of beer and cupcakes, DP, Witt, Bruno, the draft selections, bloggers, the release of Jaffe, yada, yada, yada.

And it's August 17th.

We used to have hope. Maybe even unrealistic expectations. Dreams of the playoffs.

But not anymore.

Just goes to show how low this organization has sunk.

Is there a savior on the horizon before we fade from obscurity to irrelevance? Maybe we're already irrelevant, I'm not sure.

But I'm gonna wait until the games actually start. Or at least another 26 days, 55 minutes and 40 seconds.

This should be one hell of a season. :blink:

Not sure why I laughed at this post but it was very entertaining. Your right. That is all we do is bitch bitch bitch. Posts like that is why I come to this board. Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.
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rifleman22,Aug 17 2010
08:04 AM
the cost of beer and cupcakes

:angrier: :comp:
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