I promise, my last video game review this season!

http://reviewfix.com/2009/09/2ks-final-hockey-hurrah-on-the-ps2-misses-the-net/

Posted under 2009-10

First thing first- Moulson: The kid looked good last night and has an impressive resume in the AHL. Could he make this team, or is he just a guy hanging around to add depth at Bridgeport? What do you guys think?

Phaneuf’s hit on Kyle Okposo:

Straight from the horse’s mouth: “I thought it was a clean hit,” Phaneuf told the AP. “I stepped up and used my shoulder. You don’t like to see guys get hurt, but that’s part of my job when the hits are there, to take them.”

My Thoughts: Looks to me that Phaneuf left the air on that hit and if Okposo misses time with this concussion, Phaneuf should get suspended. KO called his pops afterward and told him he was OK; let’s just hope this doesn’t turn out to be something serious.

Posted under 2009-10

Barring any free agent pick ups or surprising changes, this what I think the 2009-10 New York Islanders should look like.

Forwards
Tavares Weight Okposo
Bergenheim Bailey Hunter
Tambellini Nielsen Comeau
Jackman Park Joensuu/Rechlicz

Defense

Streit Gervais
Witt Martinek
Sutton Meyer/Hillen

Goaltenders

Biron
Roloson
DiPietro

Notes-

Eventually I’d like to see Tavares move to center full-time and work with Bergenheim and Okposo. As far as Nate Thompson not being on here, I just think that this team needs more offense on the fourth line. Jackman showed tons of moxie last year and Park has proven he can be a lot more than a fourth liner. Joensuu is a big and strong kid that will make this a great energy line. I’d even be willing to let both Park and Joensuu get some PP time too to give them a little more incentive out there. When the team plays against the tough teams, Rechlicz can spell Joensuu and take care of business.

Posted under Offseason 2009

Who’s left?

Miro Satan? Phil Kessel? Mike Peca? Kyle Calder? Robert Lang? Viktor Kozlov?

With the better players being picked up already, the Islanders don’t seem willing to take a chance on any of these players. Kessel would be a great addition, but he wants too much money and hasn’t proven himself in this league yet. If he had say, two 30-goal seasons under his belt, he’d be signed by a team right now.

Kozlov would just be a hired gun, the same thing goes for Lang. Neither one would want to be part of a rebuilding plan. Satan and Peca are in the last legs of their careers and Calder has lost the potential he once had. Maybe the Isles are better with a straight rebuild.

What do you guys think?

Posted under Offseason 2009