New York Islanders - 5 Random Thoughts
1 - Under performing? Or Right on Schedule? - The Islanders are win-less. Is anyone surprised? I know I am. Now I didn't think they would come in and blow the doors off but I expected slightly better results. There are two things that are a big concern.The wild inconsistency in the level of play and the seemingly porous 2 new goaltenders. The Islanders have shown entire periods or two what they are capable of. Then they how how fast they can make a great game into a poor one. This is something I thought Head Coach Scott Gordon would have a better handle on with his young team but lets take a step back and realize that we are dealing with a very young tea

NY Islanders: That One Hurt and Why It Was Good
Expectations. That is something that seems to change an awful lot around New York sports.3 Games and the Islanders have 3 points. Positive or Negative.Put me in the positive column. Lets Ignore the negativity of blowing a 3 goal lead in less than 5 minutes which consisted of pure bad luck of 2 late deflection goals that no one could stop and not the usual culprit - a blatant loss of composure.They lost the game because one - they could not win a defensive zone faceoff and two - bad luck deflections on two of Boston's three goals.One of those two will be rectified if Doug Weight can stop getting injured and bad luck goals against s

First Impressions and What Would You Do?
The first real game played by the latest NHL first overall pick are in and most are in aggreement that it was a smashing success despite the OT Loss to the Stanley Cup Champions. I for one cannot wait to see what else John Tavares and the Islanders have up their sleeves and 5 days was to long to wait for game number two.How about that.I am excited to see the Islanders play. A Lot of fans are excited to see the Islanders play.When was the last time anyone heard a statement like that?The New York Islanders went toe to toe with the Gold Standard in the NHL and had to come away feeling pretty good.The Islanders had solid go

NY Islanders and thier Lighthouse - A Tragedy in the Making
The Islanders are either a franchise in grave trouble or an organization on the rise. Which one is actually realized hinges on one thing - The Lighthouse Project.People with sensible minds who actually use the lump of gray matter between their ears can see the big picture.Do you see it?First things First - Playing Devil's advocate and to show that I am not simply a one sided "just build it" proponent I will say that Charles Wang is using the Islanders.There I said it. Charles Wang is using the Islanders to get his legacy project built. He bought the Islanders when the fact of the matter is no one, and I do mean no one wanted them. Why did he