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Is This Their War Face?
Before we take a look at are what may be considered success by some- and more of the same by others- let us state this: We very much want to see this team win. We have been fans of this team for as...
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Bruins Skate Past Sens for 3-2 Win at TD Garden
BOSTON, MA– Just hours after the team had announced the acquisition of future Hall-of-Fame winger Jaromir Jagr, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice at TD Garden for a Northeast division showdown...
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Rink Recollections: Jeff Odgers, NHL, 1991-2003
“I knew that if I played a tough game – and not many guys did – that would only help in their decision of whether or not to keep me,” says Jeff Odgers, who played 12 seasons with the San Jose Sharks,...
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Bruins Fall to Fourth Seed After 4-2 Loss to Sens
BOSTON, MA — The dates are set, the opponent is set and the NHL postseason is just three nights away from returning to the Hub. But, will the hometown Bruins be ready for it? If Sunday’s regular...
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Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 First Round Predictions
With the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this...
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Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 Round 2 Predictions
With the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, five members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first...
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The Curious Case of Josh Bailey
Josh Bailey was the first ever first round pick of Garth Snows master plan. Even though there was a draft prior to the ’08 draft, and even though we are told Garth actually doesn’t draft, let’s just...
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Jamie Huscroft: Rink Recollections of a Journeyman’s Career
By Brian D’Ambrosio It’s often said that simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. Jamie Huscroft’s formula as a hockey player was simple – and reliable. Play laboriously. Lead by example. Answer...
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Guess We Now Know Snow’s Blueprint for 8th
This is a piece that we’ve been dying to write, which is what happens when the “I told you so” stuff comes to life. Let’s take a review of the first day of unrestricted free agency and see what the...
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On the verge of the 2013-2014 Season!
With the announcement of the “newcomers” that made the team, we felt that we needed to address the whys and hows of such, as well as the questions that are popping up as the new season approaches. By...
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Rink Recollections: Kevin McClelland, 1981-1994
Kevin McClelland By Brian D’Ambrosio, Kevin McClelland joined the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1981 assuming that he would be a ‘mucker’ and a ‘grinder’. Two seasons later, he was traded to the Edmonton...
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Smith Nets Two as Bruins Cruise to 5-0 Win Over Sens
BOSTON, MA– After enjoying a brief three-day respite from game action due to the Christmas holiday break, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice on Friday evening to kick-off a home-and-home set with...
View ArticleCam Janssen Interview a Red Flag for NHL
Since the NHL lockout in 04-05, the NHL Enforcer has become a dying breed. Teams still install these big guns, er, fists into the line-up during the regular season to protect players and intimidation....
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Jay Wells: Rugged Defenseman Reflects on Scrappy 18-Year NHL Career
Jay Wells was the epitome of the ‘role player’, a proud participant who never quit or groused, a reliable, solid defensive defenseman. “In 18 years in the NHL, there were not all that many pats on the...
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2013 NHL Season Preview: Part I: Predicting the Northeast Division
Flickr user: slidingsideways Alas, after nearly four months of bickering over every last nickel and dime that could possible be salvaged, the NHL and the NHLPA have signed a new collective bargaining...
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2013 NHL Season Preview: Part II: Eastern Conference Outlook
In part II of my 2013 NHL season preview, check out previews and predictions for the entire Eastern Conference. Part I –> Northeast Division Preview Part II –> Eastern Conference Preview Part...
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Hockey Independent Roundtable: Preseason Stanley Cup Predictions
Hello everyone and welcome again to the Hockey Independent Roundtable. In today’s piece, five HI writers will provide you all with their early picks for the playoffs ad the Stanley Cup. This piece...
View ArticleDestination Unknown, part 1
When it comes to the Islanders, there are two storied histories. One is the epic run including 19 consecutive playoff series wins, something not done by the likes of Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky,...
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Part Four: The most important rebuild of all After covering all aspects of the Snow rebuild – the on ice acquisitions, the redevelopment of a minor league system, the new arena’s impact on free agency-...
View ArticleFan Un-Appreciation
Lets start with some basic info. The “authors” of this blog are two former Islander ticket holders. Although we ended our tickets at different times and for different reasons, one thing both of us felt...
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Hockey Myths Exposed – Defensemen Need Time to Develop
Anyone who has watched more than a handful of hockey games gets serenaded with statements that are undisputed in the hockey world, but in reality it doesnt make a lot of sense. We’ve already disproved...
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Honey, I Lost the Kids – part one of two
It’s almost like a reflex when you ask hockey fans about the best way to build a winner “It’s the draft!” Drafting allow you to develop players or trade for established ones. Since the Isles have had...
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Honey, I Lost the Kids (part 2 of 2)
In the first part of this epic, we promised three pieces of evidence to explain how Garth Snow does things with the sole intention of job preservation. We pointed out how he is relatively awful at...
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Bruins Extend Streak to Five with 2-1 Overtime Victory Over Ottawa
BOSTON, MA — For the first time since way back on February 12, the Boston Bruins took to the TD Garden ice on Thursday for a showdown with Northeast division rival Ottawa. Entering the night’s action,...
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The Jury is Still Out
Islander realists, your intrepid team is back with our analysis of the off season, so far. Going into the offseason, which typically starts in February for the Islanders in the Garth Snow regime, the...
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