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| Editing the crawl of players at the top of website; just a suggestion... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 19 2011, 05:06 PM (1,045 Views) | |
| Islander4cups | Feb 19 2011, 05:06 PM Post #1 |
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In Garth I Trust
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Webby, Let me start by saying I LOVE THIS WEBSITE. Normally, I would have sent this to you as a PM, but I figured it might be something for others to weigh in on or to just tell me to stfu if I'm way in the wrong here. I always liked the crawl of players at the top of the site and how they appear and disappear with players from our past. As a guy who saw the first team play in 72, I love seeing guys like Parise and Harris from those early years who are probably lost by later generations. However, there are three names that appear that have me wondering should they... Satan, Bates, Campoli. These three have contributed NOTHING to this organization in their stay. Yes, Campoli had a penalty shot goal...and did nothing else his entire career except pull a groin. Campoli asked to be traded and got his wish. Satan scored some pretty meaningless goals. Maybe we should put Marius C up there as well? Personally, I think a guy like Adrian Aucoin would be much better up there. The guy repped us in a few ASG and was a beast for us for a few season. He's easily a bigger and more important part of Isles history than those 3. Like I said, if I'm out of line, tell me to stfu. Won't take offense especially since I am a techno-idiot and have no idea about making a website or the time/difficulty involved in such a change. Just thought I'd throw it out there...Plus, I hate Campoli and :argh: EDIT: Just caught Aucoin in the scroll...so I will start by telling myself to stfu
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| #19Trotts | Feb 19 2011, 05:33 PM Post #2 |
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I don't care who's already in it however I do miss Stefan Persson. After all he is the second best scoring D-man of all time for the Isles. |
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| dragoneye | Feb 19 2011, 11:38 PM Post #3 |
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To have names like Potvin, Trottier and Bossy followed by Bates and Campoli... Really though, they are a tough act to follow. Who on this team would warrant being put up there? |
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| stevedepot | Feb 20 2011, 08:06 AM Post #4 |
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No one. IMO, only guys with their names etched on the CUP. I like it the way it is though. Each names brings an distinct memory, the good for some, perhaps a bad one for others. But it evokes a response and subliminally, seeing these names flashing across the top reminds us of our history. Good and bad. |
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| Webb20 | Feb 20 2011, 09:19 AM Post #5 |
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I'm waiting for someone to make me a new one. This last rolling banner was made by RockitHC. I had made the first one. So if anyone wants to make up an new one post it here and we can choose. I've been meaning to take it down, since there is no JT, KO or any of this teams names up there. So come on guys, give NYIC a new name Banner. I had an idea of maybe putting up the names of teams with a year and have them scroll from year to year. We've roughly have had 6 teams(7 if you count the crap of the late 90s like Macinnis and green's team). Like... 75: Parise Lewis Harris Westfall ...... 82: Potvin Bossy Trottier ..... 87: Lafontaine Flatley ... 93: Turgeon Ferraro.... 02: Yashin Peca Scatchard Webb Today: JT KO ..... |
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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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| dragoneye | Feb 20 2011, 09:37 AM Post #6 |
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That is a good way to look at it. It's not necessarily the career, as Potvin, Trottier, Bossy are the best of the best and very few people should be mentioned in the same breath as them. Maybe a three tiered system of HOF players, leaders of the era and then players that don't fall into the first 2 tiers but had some big, impactful moments in Islanders history. Like the memory of the Bates penalty shot memory, which was an amazing moment in dare I say modern Islanders history. That last sentence makes me want to
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| stevedepot | Feb 20 2011, 09:40 AM Post #7 |
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But see, that's the thing right there. For some of us old timers who've seen ever year since 72... we have the benefit of seeing the great years and worst years. We have alot of good younger poster here who's best recent memories are the bates penalty shot in a series we didn't even win.
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| Snowy | Feb 20 2011, 02:15 PM Post #8 |
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Since the team dropped the ball on this, maybe we should make our own Islanders Country Isles Hall of Fame. Put those players on the banner. Doesn't have to necessarily have to be a player who won a Cup here, but somebody who made a significant contribution to Long Island or to Islanders History. Would make for some fun debate. |
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| Islander4cups | Feb 20 2011, 02:24 PM Post #9 |
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In Garth I Trust
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By the Bates logic...then Volek should be on the thread too. They both had big moments...only 1...in team history. Webby.....why Steve Webb???? :lol:
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| Snowy | Feb 20 2011, 02:34 PM Post #10 |
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I'm old enough where I can remember 93 pretty vividly. Went to a lot of games that year and went to Game 4 of the Washington series. Remember it all. But I'm young enough where I think 91 was the earliest season that I can recall following at all. At the start of the 90-91 season I had just turned 7 years old. Everything before that I have to rely on old videos and YouTube. Over the years I have made myself pretty educated on team history though, between my father and old game tapes. But it's not the same as seeing it in person. Would be nice to celebrate a playoff series win one of these seasons. |
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| Webb20 | Feb 21 2011, 08:57 AM Post #11 |
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Laugh all you want, but he was a fan favorite. I was suggesting teams from certain years to represent those teams, and Steve Webb was a fan favorite during his time. The banner was never of those 'worthy' but a representation of the players that have passed thru that are noteworthy. |
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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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| 3POTI | Feb 21 2011, 11:27 AM Post #12 |
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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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| 4CUPZ | Feb 21 2011, 02:36 PM Post #13 |
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HEAD OF SECURITY
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BECAUSE ITS HIS SANDBOX
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| stevedepot | Feb 21 2011, 02:58 PM Post #14 |
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Hey Nick, just made this one...can use this for Rags games...
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| Dr. Generosity | Feb 21 2011, 06:35 PM Post #15 |
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Put the Cup Back in Our Lobby Where It Belongs
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Sorry to say I don't have the techno-savvy to drum up one of those banners, so I'll join a few of you folks in offering $0.02 on who might be added or deleted. Overall, I love the banner and would only delete one name, Campoli. I suspect there's little argument on that. As far as adding to the banner, I think only a few names are conspicuously absent... Resch Persson Goring Sutter (that's a 2 for one special...no, Ron doesn't count) I would also vote in a few more recent names who spent most of their careers as Islanders and made real meaningful contributions to the club. Volek Lapointe Martinek I'd leave the young names off the banner; they have many years ahead on the ice. Just my $0.02 on improving a great feature of the site. |
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| Webb20 | Feb 21 2011, 07:50 PM Post #16 |
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I will sure to use it for those 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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| Webb20 | Feb 21 2011, 07:51 PM Post #17 |
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Well if we do it by teams like I suggested then I think we could include the newest team that we are watching now. |
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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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| Webb20 | Feb 21 2011, 07:53 PM Post #18 |
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The perks of doing the time upkeeping this place.
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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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| Islander4cups | Feb 21 2011, 08:21 PM Post #19 |
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In Garth I Trust
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I'm not laughing at Steve Webb. I was making a joke of "why Steve Webb" as if I didn't connect your handle and him. Thats all. I know he's a fav of yours. Personally he was a guy who frustrated me because he seemed to disappear alot on the road and be a presence at home. But I know he's a fav of yours and from what I understand a pretty good guy to boot. |
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| LEDZEP | Feb 21 2011, 11:03 PM Post #20 |
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And how come Zenon Konopka is not up there
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