Flyers 2 Isles 1 - And Size Still Matters

That is what Scott Gordon said in his post game interview today. It seems he feels that the Flyers have some power forwards that don't offer the Islanders much room. It's a problem he feels the Islanders have had since last season. And coupled with the fact that they are a young team, they will just have to find a way to work through it.

Well, I'm assuming that means that Garth Snow will be looking to improve that situation come March, right? Let's hope so.

This was not a blow-out loss. This was a game of missed opportunities. You can't win a hockey game with just one goal, but they did keep their opponents to only two goals.

The one goal was scored by Jon Sim as hard work and determination are often rewarded. This is his fourth goal of the season.

The first Flyers goal was scored by Daniel Briere less than 2 minutes into the first and then Jeff Carter made it a 2 - 1 in the second. The Islanders were given a belated Christmas gift as a third Flyers goal was waived off as it was deemed by Toronto to be kicked in by Daniel Briere.

Scott Gordon said it was the right call. But it doesn't make up for the lack of a penalty called when Robbie Schremp was almost beheaded and none of the three men in black & white shirts noticed it a few games ago.

Not calling penalties that don't draw blood isn't how the rule book is written... is it? It seems to have happened in Tampa to the Bolts as well. Something is wrong here.

Well, the overturned goal didn't do anything to give the Islanders any extra jump in their game. It wasn't that they weren't playing hard, they just were being out muscled off the puck and passes weren't connecting.

The other thing that is wrong with the game in general is how many sticks break each night. Tonight there were about four. It seems last night there were at least a 1/2 dozen. Shouldn't the manufacturers be responsible for this? How many golden opportunities are missed because of broken sticks? How many games change because of them? This isn't fair.

Well, the Islanders keep slipping WAY below that crucial .500 mark. It will certainly make March very interesting.

Well, looking forward to hear what my friend Anthony Curatolo has to say about the play of his Flyers. Because for the Islanders, there really isn't much that hasn't already been said.