toneli was a great one.  loved him when he was in calgary, not the most skilled, but worked his ass off every night.

		scorpion01 wrote:
		AAAH MEMORIES - WHAT A TEAM Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Bob Bourne, Clark Gillies, Butch Goring, Bob Nystrom, Ken Morrow, Denis Potvin, Billy Smith, Brent Sutter, Duane Sutter, John Tonelli,Tomas Jonsson, Anders Kallur, Gord Lane, Dave Langevin, Mike McEwen, Rollie Melanson, Wayne Merrick, Stefan Persson,  Billy Carroll, Greg Gilbert, (Head Coach: Al Arbour) WE FORGET HOW GOOD AND HOW IMPARTANT THE GORD LANES AND DAVE LANGEVINS, GREG GILBERTS AND ANDERS KALLUR WERE TO THIS TEAM

I'LL AGREE HE IS NOT THE BEST OF ALL TIME, BUT WHEN THE MONEY WAS ON THE LINE AND YOU WERE GOING TO BATTLE, YOU WANTED BILLY SMITH ON YOUR SIDE.

ISLANDERS GET ABOUT 12 - 13k IN ATTENDANCE PER GAME.  BUT THAT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF GETTING TO THE NASSAU COLISEUM AND TO EARLY STARTS.

I WORK IN MANHATTAN AND GO TO MORE RANGER GAMES ALTHOUGH I'M AN ISLANDER FAN. I CAN'T GET HOME FROM WORK AND OUT TO THE COLESIUM BEFORE 7:30-8:00. I'M NOT PAYING $50 DOLLARS FOR AN AVERAGE SEAT TO SHOW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND PERIOD.

I WROTE TO THE ISLANDERS ABOUT THE GAME TIME START AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO ACCOMIDATE THE YOUNG FANS WHO HAVE TO GET UP FOR SCHOOL WHO LIVE IN THE AREA. AND WITH SO MANY GAMES GOING TO THE "DREADED" SHOOT OUT, 7:30 WOULD BE TOO LATE OF A START.

LETS GO ISLANDERS!

ALTHOUGH, RON, I WAS A BLACKHAWKS FAN WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. THEY ALWAYS HAD THE BEST LOGO IN ALL OF SPORTS.

BEST PLAYOFF GOALIE?? BILLY SMITH! WON 19 CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF ROUNDS.

parant was great, ritcher, was ok, but the best in recent times?

		Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:
		You guys completely forgot about 2 great ones in Bernie Parent and Mike Ritcher!  Ugh...Disgraceful!  Shame on both of you!  LOL

OH YEAH....THE ISLANDERS SHOULD BE RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BLACHHAWKS...FOR THE
RIGHT TO PICK FIRST IN NEXT YEARS DRAFT......BUT HEY,WHO'S GONNA NOTICE,I THINK THEY AVERAGE ABOUT 736 PEOPLE PER GAME AT HOME ANYWAY! ...
OKAAAAAAY.....LEMME HAVE IT,I CAN TAKE IT...

N.H.L. BULLETIN: GARY BUTTMAN HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL THE UPCOMING 2008-09 SEASON 
AND JUST DO THE INEVITABLE THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN IN JUNE '09 ANYWAY:
AWARD THE STANLEY CUP TO THE MONTREAL CANADIENS!!!  YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the only hockey i played was street hockey but hell pay me a quarter of what the lowest player makes and i will play some ALL GUNS BLAZING HOCKEY and show them how to win.OH HELL YEAH.the coach needs a whip.no room for slackers. ALL GUNS  ALL GUNS BLLLLAAAZZZZIIIINNNNGGGGGG.

		dream theater wrote:
		Toronto has a long way to go.Tonights game with the Pen's and they look horrible.Poggie allmost put one in on his own net.Again defense is what they really have to work on.And everywhere they go this year all the talk will be what's Sundin doing,which i think will be a major hurdle for this team to over come. I know it's only preseason but this team is going to suck again,and i have been a Leafs fan since i was a kid.It's going to be a long season. IMO.

HERE WE GO RANGERS, HERE WE GO...

BLACKHAWKS SHOULD HAVE A GOOD AND FUN TEAM TO WATCH THIS YEAR.

THEY STILL HAVE THE GREATEST UNIFORM IN ALL OF SPORTS.

ALTHOUGH IT STILL AMAZES ME THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE THE LOGO AS AN INSULT.

SOY - I DON'T THINK I TOLD YOU THIS STORY. 

I FIREMAN FRIEND OF MINE KEPT TELLING ME ABOUT THIS GUY HE WORKED WITH WHO HAD A SON WHO WAS PRETTY GOOD AT HOCKEY. THIS IS GOING BACK 5-6 YEARS AGO. YEAH EVERY ONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO IS PRETTY GOOD AT SOMETHING. ESPECIALLY SPORTS.

ANYWAY HE KEPT TELLING ME THIS KID WAS GOOD HE IS GOING TO MAKE IT SOMEDAY. THE GUY LOST TOUCH WITH HIS FRIEND AND STOPPED TALKING ABOUT HIM.

ABOUT A YEAR LATER I WATCHING THE ISLANDERS LOSE TO THE CANADIANS 2-0 AND A KID FROM LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK SCORED BOTH GOALS.

THE NEXT DAY WERE TALKING HOCKEY AT THE GYM AND I TOLD HIM THE ISLANDERS LOST 2-0 THE NIGHT BEFORE AND A LOCAL KID NAMED CHRIS HIGGINS SCORED BOTH GOALS.

HE SAYS THAT IS THE KID I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT, HIS FRIENDS SON. 

I GUESS YOU NEVER KNOW. 

ANYWAY I LIKE CANDAIANS AND THERE ARE PROBABLY AS MANY CANADIANS ON THE ISLANDERS AS THERE ARE ON THE CANADIENS. SO LET'S ALL ROOT FOR THE CANADIANS ON THE ISLANDERS.