New York Islanders Off-Season Game Plan, All topics concerning the offseason

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=394977

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As usual, Cullen is spot on in his analysis. Every year he hits the nail on the head, and every year Wang and Snow respond with cap circumvention and a losing team. Wont be any different this year.

same old same old...I'm done.

What a priceless line for describing that illusion we all fall for after we're out of playoff contention, year after year after year(except Depot of course). Not just in Bailey, but everyone individually and as a whole team.

late-season fool's gold,

There staying the course and I like that - smart
Read my lips:
NO NEW TALENTED VETERAN PLAYER SIGNINGS

There staying the course and I like that - smart

Once Bailey and Okoman and the rest of the pack reach development status
of elite Russian army elite hockey style players

There staying the course and I like that - smart

We must go younger

Hows that Petrov will be here soon and Garth knows what hes doing with him going for those kool aiders out there lol

What a priceless line for describing that illusion we all fall for after we're out of playoff contention, year after year after year(except Depot of course). Not just in Bailey, but everyone individually and as a whole team.

late-season fool's gold,

I don't fall for it either Webby.....not at all.

I know what a fraud this franchise is.

This team needs to show me something, and soon. Like everybody else, I have zero confidence that they will do anything different than they have before. Low level cheap talent for us, while everybody else loads up on quality FA's.

One thing we have going against is, and have for what seems like forever, is the reluctance of any FA's to come here. be it the barn, the GM, the owner or the money (probably all of them), until this clown of an owner makes an offer to a high level FA that blows the others out of the water, we are looking at the same old same old.

Anybody think it won't be business as usual on the island of woe?

You know its bad when Nassau County says Isles needed to be more exciting like the Rangers...I think Katie Murray and one of her spokes people actually said that last week.

I propose a new board protocol -- any time Kate Murray's staff, spokespeople, etc. are mentioned indirectly, use the term "flying monkeys"


As in:

One of Kate Murray's flying monkeys posted the following on Twitter....

[oh-wee-oh--oh-ooooh-omm]

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Bingo. This wasn't a team worth seeing 22 of the past 25 years (arguably).

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

It's her leverage.

Wang wants new schools built and road expansion and environmental usage increased for the LHP she turned down (but gave a smaller, more locality friendly plan back to bargain - but Wang wouldn't bargain).

Wang wanted a taxpayer floated arena - for a miserably misrun team. It failed like a Reasoner breakaway.

So Wang, with NO leverage, must go smaller.

If you or I owned the team, would it not be SMART (can't use the f*ing word with Wang in charge) to build a winner that sells out and try again? Make it something TO BE MISSED and there goes Murray's leverage. She goes from saving taxpayers money to losing a wanted and hot commodity.


That's the rationale I get from her words.


And said rationale also expands into Wang wanting to move the worst team in the league over the past decade to Brooklyn or Queens. He has no leverage. Think Ranter doesn't know this when they discuss a deal?

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

It's her leverage.

Wang wants new schools built and road expansion and environmental usage increased for the LHP she turned down (but gave a smaller, more locality friendly plan back to bargain - but Wang wouldn't bargain).

Wang wanted a taxpayer floated arena - for a miserably misrun team. It failed like a Reasoner breakaway.

So Wang, with NO leverage, must go smaller.

If you or I owned the team, would it not be SMART (can't use the f*ing word with Wang in charge) to build a winner that sells out and try again? Make it something TO BE MISSED and there goes Murray's leverage. She goes from saving taxpayers money to losing a wanted and hot commodity.


That's the rationale I get from her words.


And said rationale also expands into Wang wanting to move the worst team in the league over the past decade to Brooklyn or Queens. He has no leverage. Think Ranter doesn't know this when they discuss a deal?

I do not begrudge her the leverage she used. She had it and she used it.

After all these years, though, the deal is dead. So bow out gracefully and show some class. Why bring up the Rags or even comment on it now after all this time.

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

It's her leverage.

Wang wants new schools built and road expansion and environmental usage increased for the LHP she turned down (but gave a smaller, more locality friendly plan back to bargain - but Wang wouldn't bargain).

Wang wanted a taxpayer floated arena - for a miserably misrun team. It failed like a Reasoner breakaway.

So Wang, with NO leverage, must go smaller.

If you or I owned the team, would it not be SMART (can't use the f*ing word with Wang in charge) to build a winner that sells out and try again? Make it something TO BE MISSED and there goes Murray's leverage. She goes from saving taxpayers money to losing a wanted and hot commodity.


That's the rationale I get from her words.


And said rationale also expands into Wang wanting to move the worst team in the league over the past decade to Brooklyn or Queens. He has no leverage. Think Ranter doesn't know this when they discuss a deal?

I do not begrudge her the leverage she used. She had it and she used it.

After all these years, though, the deal is dead. So bow out gracefully and show some class. Why bring up the Rags or even comment on it now after all this time.

Now I look at this as I look at her counter-offer combined with a refusal to turn the LHP down.....

Wang, TAKE THE HINT!

(women are subtle - though put a donut on the ground by schoolkids and Murray will maul one of the tikes)

1. Make the team relevant.
2. Try to make a valid offer THEN.

But many get lost with her complimenting the Rangers. I just see how obvious she is (and she agrees with about all of us).

You want us to help you, you do some helping yourself first.

Then we'll talk.

Snow is rumored (by dickless I mean nameless blogger) to be after a top defenseman (to trade for Yakupov). The NYR have rebuilt and are winning. Phoenix is done rebuilding and is in it. LAK has finished their rebuild and is winning. We're lauding Capuano and Snow's jobs and a steady cap floor evasion endeavor.

Murray's message is to get off your vibrating couch with donut coaster (Snow, you fat POS) and get winning already. Make the Isles worth keeping.



I know, it lacks the hatred of Ms.Piggy aspect, but if Hillary Clinton told me the obvious, I'd be pissed I didn't already know - and adhere.

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

It's her leverage.

Wang wants new schools built and road expansion and environmental usage increased for the LHP she turned down (but gave a smaller, more locality friendly plan back to bargain - but Wang wouldn't bargain).

Wang wanted a taxpayer floated arena - for a miserably misrun team. It failed like a Reasoner breakaway.

So Wang, with NO leverage, must go smaller.

If you or I owned the team, would it not be SMART (can't use the f*ing word with Wang in charge) to build a winner that sells out and try again? Make it something TO BE MISSED and there goes Murray's leverage. She goes from saving taxpayers money to losing a wanted and hot commodity.


That's the rationale I get from her words.


And said rationale also expands into Wang wanting to move the worst team in the league over the past decade to Brooklyn or Queens. He has no leverage. Think Ranter doesn't know this when they discuss a deal?

I do not begrudge her the leverage she used. She had it and she used it.

After all these years, though, the deal is dead. So bow out gracefully and show some class. Why bring up the Rags or even comment on it now after all this time.

Now I look at this as I look at her counter-offer combined with a refusal to turn the LHP down.....

Wang, TAKE THE HINT!

(women are subtle - though put a donut on the ground by schoolkids and Murray will maul one of the tikes)

1. Make the team relevant.
2. Try to make a valid offer THEN.

But many get lost with her complimenting the Rangers. I just see how obvious she is (and she agrees with about all of us).

You want us to help you, you do some helping yourself first.

Then we'll talk.

Snow is rumored (by dickless I mean nameless blogger) to be after a top defenseman (to trade for Yakupov). The NYR have rebuilt and are winning. Phoenix is done rebuilding and is in it. LAK has finished their rebuild and is winning. We're lauding Capuano and Snow's jobs and a steady cap floor evasion endeavor.

Murray's message is to get off your vibrating couch with donut coaster (Snow, you fat POS) and get winning already. Make the Isles worth keeping.



I know, it lacks the hatred of Ms.Piggy aspect, but if Hillary Clinton told me the obvious, I'd be pissed I didn't already know - and adhere.

Saying Kate Murray is right is like putting lipstick on a pig!

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

It's her leverage.

Wang wants new schools built and road expansion and environmental usage increased for the LHP she turned down (but gave a smaller, more locality friendly plan back to bargain - but Wang wouldn't bargain).

Wang wanted a taxpayer floated arena - for a miserably misrun team. It failed like a Reasoner breakaway.

So Wang, with NO leverage, must go smaller.

If you or I owned the team, would it not be SMART (can't use the f*ing word with Wang in charge) to build a winner that sells out and try again? Make it something TO BE MISSED and there goes Murray's leverage. She goes from saving taxpayers money to losing a wanted and hot commodity.


That's the rationale I get from her words.


And said rationale also expands into Wang wanting to move the worst team in the league over the past decade to Brooklyn or Queens. He has no leverage. Think Ranter doesn't know this when they discuss a deal?

I do not begrudge her the leverage she used. She had it and she used it.

After all these years, though, the deal is dead. So bow out gracefully and show some class. Why bring up the Rags or even comment on it now after all this time.

Now I look at this as I look at her counter-offer combined with a refusal to turn the LHP down.....

Wang, TAKE THE HINT!

(women are subtle - though put a donut on the ground by schoolkids and Murray will maul one of the tikes)

1. Make the team relevant.
2. Try to make a valid offer THEN.

But many get lost with her complimenting the Rangers. I just see how obvious she is (and she agrees with about all of us).

You want us to help you, you do some helping yourself first.

Then we'll talk.

Snow is rumored (by dickless I mean nameless blogger) to be after a top defenseman (to trade for Yakupov). The NYR have rebuilt and are winning. Phoenix is done rebuilding and is in it. LAK has finished their rebuild and is winning. We're lauding Capuano and Snow's jobs and a steady cap floor evasion endeavor.

Murray's message is to get off your vibrating couch with donut coaster (Snow, you fat POS) and get winning already. Make the Isles worth keeping.



I know, it lacks the hatred of Ms.Piggy aspect, but if Hillary Clinton told me the obvious, I'd be pissed I didn't already know - and adhere.

Saying Kate Murray is right is like putting lipstick on a pig!

Well that better be one charming mutha ****ing pig.

As much as I hate Murray......she has a point there.

An arena deal would likely be in the bag if this was a fun, exciting team right now where masses of people want to go to to spend money 41 times a year.

It all comes down to business and right now the Isles aren't good business to many factions including Nassau County government and taxpayers.

Obviously, a team that had won over the past 10 years, if not longer would have had an easier time getting everyone on board and completing this project.

But please, Murray is intentionally trying to tweak Wang here. So let's take this with a grain of salt. The bottom line is, whether she admits it or not, the Coliseum has 41 dates already filled out every season and brings in cash flow. Cash, that the County and Township need. If not for the Coliseum or reasonable alternative, everyone involved would lose.

So if she's a Rags fan, go to the Garden - otherwise, she should shut her trap because I have heard all I want to from her.

It's her leverage.

Wang wants new schools built and road expansion and environmental usage increased for the LHP she turned down (but gave a smaller, more locality friendly plan back to bargain - but Wang wouldn't bargain).

Wang wanted a taxpayer floated arena - for a miserably misrun team. It failed like a Reasoner breakaway.

So Wang, with NO leverage, must go smaller.

If you or I owned the team, would it not be SMART (can't use the f*ing word with Wang in charge) to build a winner that sells out and try again? Make it something TO BE MISSED and there goes Murray's leverage. She goes from saving taxpayers money to losing a wanted and hot commodity.


That's the rationale I get from her words.


And said rationale also expands into Wang wanting to move the worst team in the league over the past decade to Brooklyn or Queens. He has no leverage. Think Ranter doesn't know this when they discuss a deal?

I do not begrudge her the leverage she used. She had it and she used it.

After all these years, though, the deal is dead. So bow out gracefully and show some class. Why bring up the Rags or even comment on it now after all this time.

Now I look at this as I look at her counter-offer combined with a refusal to turn the LHP down.....

Wang, TAKE THE HINT!

(women are subtle - though put a donut on the ground by schoolkids and Murray will maul one of the tikes)

1. Make the team relevant.
2. Try to make a valid offer THEN.

But many get lost with her complimenting the Rangers. I just see how obvious she is (and she agrees with about all of us).

You want us to help you, you do some helping yourself first.

Then we'll talk.

Snow is rumored (by dickless I mean nameless blogger) to be after a top defenseman (to trade for Yakupov). The NYR have rebuilt and are winning. Phoenix is done rebuilding and is in it. LAK has finished their rebuild and is winning. We're lauding Capuano and Snow's jobs and a steady cap floor evasion endeavor.

Murray's message is to get off your vibrating couch with donut coaster (Snow, you fat POS) and get winning already. Make the Isles worth keeping.



I know, it lacks the hatred of Ms.Piggy aspect, but if Hillary Clinton told me the obvious, I'd be pissed I didn't already know - and adhere.

Saying Kate Murray is right is like putting lipstick on a pig!

Well that better be one charming mutha ****ing pig.

The New York Islanders HAVE A Off-Season Game Plan

I think Led has it right. The monkey is laughing. Garth and Wang, leading the Islanders to the next level.