Tag: New York Islanders

  • Thin Air: Man Up

    – No, PK Subban should not be the captain of the Canadiens. The Habs named Max Pacioretty as their new captain, and it’s not a bad choice, and certainly the right one if you want to keep firm control of your team, from a coaching standpoint.  As in micromanaging.  Pacioretty won’t give you the pushback…

  • Thin Air: Post-Draft, Pre-Free Agency Notes

    A few notes on a Tuesday –  – I feel bad for Rick DiPietro.  He was defined by a bad contract decision by the NY Islander, and his history of injuries that were beyond his control.  He never lived up to the billing, but much of that had nothing to do with his ability.  He’s…

  • Thin Air: Short and Sweet

    – I believe it won’t be too long until the Blue Jackets are no longer mired in the stink of the past.  I think they will turn it around in a few seasons.  Of course, I thought that a few years ago, when they had a decent roster of players and made the playoffs for…

  • Thin Air Sunday: Where’s Hejda?

    Some Sunday morning hockey thoughts –  – I got home from work last night in time to see the Colorado Avalanche melt down in the third period, to the fans in Edmonton’s delight.  The worst, for me, came from Jan Hejda on the Oilers game winning goal.  I would embed the video of it here…

  • Thin Air: Commitment to Winning-ish

    – Interesting article from Mark Masters of TSN (which I found via Kukla’s Korner) about Alex Semin. The basics are that Semin isn’t acting like the stoic coach-killer enigma he was widely reported to be. He’s contributing and seems to be… happy. Is that possible? Sure it is. Could it be that, considering the steady…