I Hope I Didn't Brain My Damage: Ask An Isles Fan II
With the Leafs rolling into Lawn Guyland tonite to take on the team that puts the 'tank' in 'stank', what better time to drop our latest installment of 'Ask an Isles Fan?' Once again, we'd like to thank Dick Ripietro for taking a few minutes away from buying preteens beer to go use the public library computer to uh, 'look up sports scores' and answer these questions from Kim, the readers, and your paragon of virtue, Godd Till.
Do you think the Isle are going to last in Long Island? With the talk of a preseason game being held in Kansas City, the writing might be on the wall.
I honestly can't see them relocating. There is too much history and I think that the lighthouse project will go through on the end. I think that it is just a powerplay move by the NHL/Isles to force Long Island into giving in.
If they do relocate, will you still be a fan?
I would still be a fan..What am I going to do, start cheering for the Leafs?
Have you ever been to Nassau Coliseum? I saw the leafs play there about 3 years ago, it was one of the most depressing spectacles ever. The arena is barely fit for an AHL team, never mind an NHL squad. The Islander fan - female - that leaned over and yelled in my ear "do you like that bitch? Do you like getting f8cked in the ass?" when the Leafs got scored on was the highlight of the night.
I haven't been to the hallowed halls yet, but from your description it sounds like I should fit right in.
Who is going to win tonight?
The Isles are pretty terrible these days but Danis played a kick ass game last night so if he is in net I will go with the Isles..otherwise...not the Isles.
What do you think the Isles will do at the deadline? What do you want them to do?
I
think they are going to unload as much as they can. I will be happy if
they get rid of all the oldtimers..As long as they keep Streit, Witt,
Martinek, Bailey, Okposo and Comeau..then I am pretty much OK with
whatever they do.
Do you wish Luke Schenn was an Islander, or are you happy with Bailey?
Bailey
is really starting to look good. I think we will be OK with him. I
actually haven't seen too much of Schenn yet, so I will reserve
judgment for a bit on that one.
Are you bummed the Isles are blatantly tanking?
I am not bummed at all...I am not sure that they are blatantly tanking though..I think they are really just that bad.
I've got one - who are the worst players you've ever seen in the blue, orange, and white?
This is a good one...I didn't even give it too much thought but the first name that popped into my head was Claude Loiselle..Damn that guy was useless.
Brian Trottier: Traitor, or biggest traitor ever?
Yeah, Trots is kind of an anomaly. For whatever reason he doesn't get the flack that anyone else would get for ditching us. Personally he was probably one of my least favorite Isles of the glory years so I would say biggest traitor ever. He also held up his jersey retirement since he wanted big money to do it and then topped it all off by becoming a dirty Ranger.
Why did the Centennials fail in North Bay? What the hell else is there to do up there?
I don't know much about the politics around it since I was gone by the time this all went down but there arena is worse than Nassau, and they had some pretty shitty teams in the last few years. Besides it is too cold to go outside to get to the games.
Kim Jorn: I saw the Centennials last game in Peterborough. Their goalie let in a shot from the Petes goal line.
Godd Till: Huh, I didn't know Toskala played junior in the Bay.
During my years there, the big two players were Brad Brown and Vitali Yachmenev if that tells you anything.
It tells me you and brutal hockey go way back.
Remember, readers, you can post your questions for next time in the comments - it's your chance to tell your grandkids you once interacted with a Islanders fan outside a controlled laboratory environment!
Do you think the Isle are going to last in Long Island? With the talk of a preseason game being held in Kansas City, the writing might be on the wall.
I honestly can't see them relocating. There is too much history and I think that the lighthouse project will go through on the end. I think that it is just a powerplay move by the NHL/Isles to force Long Island into giving in.
If they do relocate, will you still be a fan?
I would still be a fan..What am I going to do, start cheering for the Leafs?
Have you ever been to Nassau Coliseum? I saw the leafs play there about 3 years ago, it was one of the most depressing spectacles ever. The arena is barely fit for an AHL team, never mind an NHL squad. The Islander fan - female - that leaned over and yelled in my ear "do you like that bitch? Do you like getting f8cked in the ass?" when the Leafs got scored on was the highlight of the night.
I haven't been to the hallowed halls yet, but from your description it sounds like I should fit right in.
Who is going to win tonight?
The Isles are pretty terrible these days but Danis played a kick ass game last night so if he is in net I will go with the Isles..otherwise...not the Isles.
What do you think the Isles will do at the deadline? What do you want them to do?
Do you wish Luke Schenn was an Islander, or are you happy with Bailey?
Are you bummed the Isles are blatantly tanking?
I've got one - who are the worst players you've ever seen in the blue, orange, and white?
This is a good one...I didn't even give it too much thought but the first name that popped into my head was Claude Loiselle..Damn that guy was useless.
Brian Trottier: Traitor, or biggest traitor ever?
Yeah, Trots is kind of an anomaly. For whatever reason he doesn't get the flack that anyone else would get for ditching us. Personally he was probably one of my least favorite Isles of the glory years so I would say biggest traitor ever. He also held up his jersey retirement since he wanted big money to do it and then topped it all off by becoming a dirty Ranger.
Why did the Centennials fail in North Bay? What the hell else is there to do up there?
I don't know much about the politics around it since I was gone by the time this all went down but there arena is worse than Nassau, and they had some pretty shitty teams in the last few years. Besides it is too cold to go outside to get to the games.
Kim Jorn: I saw the Centennials last game in Peterborough. Their goalie let in a shot from the Petes goal line.
Godd Till: Huh, I didn't know Toskala played junior in the Bay.
During my years there, the big two players were Brad Brown and Vitali Yachmenev if that tells you anything.
It tells me you and brutal hockey go way back.
Remember, readers, you can post your questions for next time in the comments - it's your chance to tell your grandkids you once interacted with a Islanders fan outside a controlled laboratory environment!
Hmmm.... to ask an Islander fan. So many to ask, where to begin?
-Is the universe unfolding as it should?
-Which 'l' in Dave McLlwain's name is superfluous?
-Who was better: Pat Lafontaine or Pierre Turgeon?
-Was the film 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' a thinly veiled open letter to Isles fans that they should have the Wang years memories erased from their brain?
-Was the anti-Rangers '1940' chant the best thing the Isles ever exported?
-Billy Smith: best goaltender of the 80s, borderline psychopath, or merely very good but was really clutch when he needed to be?
-Can it be scientifically proven that the decline of the social acceptance of the pornstache was tragically mirrored by the fall in the Isle's on ice fortunes? (I think yes)
"Was the anti-Rangers '1940' chant the best thing the Isles ever exported?"
HEAR HEAR
i really think you should make the trek to the Isle before they either get a new arena or move to a more supportive hockey environment, like Louisville or Albequerque. the Nassau coliseum is really something to behold.