I hope Vinny sent DiPietro flowers today for allowing him that hat trick last night. And I'm assuming Torts took Teddy to dinner. He deserved the night out as a Thank You for allowing his last place Lightening to look so impressive for a change.
I haven't even listened to the post game interviews yet. I didn't want them to temper my current state of "WTF." But I don't know why I should be surprised. Deep down, I knew all along this group of Islanders was not going to make the playoffs. The fact that this isn't even the group that we started with, only made it more apparent.
How do you like coaching the Sound Tigers, Ted? I give him credit for keeping his cool on the bench. I give Ben Walter credit for hitting the ice right before introductions. And if you looked at him, he had that "Just Happy To Be Here!" look on his face.
I give credit to Sean for staying "hungry" as Howie put it, even in the face of extreme adversity. But 8 - 4? And giving Tampa a new record for their media guide? The most amount of goals scored in the shortest time frame: 3 in 42 seconds against Rick DiPietro and the NY Islanders on March 11, 2008. Just great.
One more personal opinion that will probably get me in a small amount of trouble, but here goes:
GET RID OF SUDSIE!!! CONSULTANT???? THAT'S A CONSULTANT? I do believe Rick was losing when he was here before, and he's losing with him back in the mix. I never liked the way he conducted himself on the ice with Rick when I watched them at iceworks. It was just too... too.... ODD. He's bad Karma. Dump him! When you hire a consultant, you're supposed to get what you pay for!
Note to Snow: How about next season, the club doles out flu shots by October 15th? I realize this years shot wasn't as effective as it could have been, but at least it could have done something to keep guys on the bench.
So the season is winding down. There are no playoffs to look forward to. Just let the kids play and have fun. Because basically, that's all that's on the bench now. Maybe they can have some fun playing spoiler to another team's hopes. Maybe...
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Great observation about Sudsie. Removing him is the sentiment amoung most of the fans.
On to Florida, with 3 more callups from Bridgeport. If Nolan thought he was the Bridge coach last night (post game), just wait for tonight.
What Dippie (my not so nice nickname for him) needs is one of the FRENCH goalie coaches out there. They are the most successful coaches in the league and have coached the most elite of the elite in the NHL (Broduer, Luongo, Gigguere etc.)Pay them WHATEVER they want, just get them here in time for next year's training camp. I have stated this a few times over the past couple of days.
Vinny was chomping at the bit to get out there against the Sound Tigers..lol Nolan. It was so true.
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