OK! FIRST I WAS EXAGERATING ABOUT THE RANGERS BEING AROUND 100 YEARS. BUT THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND  A VERY LONG TIME.  AND HAVE WON CRAP FOR THE AMOUNT OF YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE NHL

SECOND. I DIDN'T SAY THE RANGERS WERE ONE OF THE TWO BEST TEAMS IN HOCKEY HISTORY. THE RANGERS SUCK!!!

THE 1979 TO 1985 ISLANDERS ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST TEAMS IN HOCKEY HISTORY ( FOR A 5-6 YEAR RUN - 19 CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF ROUNDS WON.NO TEAM IN ANY SPORT HAS DONE THAT.) ALONG WITH MONTREAL AND EDMONTON. 

FROM 1990 TO WANG ISLANDERS HAD OWNERSHIP WITH ONE THING IN MIND. BUILD A NEW COLESUIM AND SELL THE TEAM. BETTMAN HELPED FUCK THAT UP. 

SINCE WANG PURCHASED THE TEAM I LOVE THE DIRECION THEY ARE HEADED AND EXPECT THEM TO BE  A MUCH BETTER TEAM IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. 

WHAT WANG SAID WAS OUT OF FRUSTRATION. THE ISLANDERS DO NEED A NEW COLESIUM AND HE CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER. 

EITHER WAY HOCKEY RULES AND THIS CAN BE A GREAT DEBATE! 
AAAH SILENT SCREAMS JUST CAME ON - GREAT SONG!

I RESPECT THE OTHER RIVALRIES AND HOW GOOD THE OTHER "DYNASTIES" WERE, BUT THE ISLANDERS ARE RIGHT THERE

		Soylentgreen4u a.k.a. theWOLFMAN wrote:
		AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEM!!!!....MOMENT PLEASE! ....AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE YOUR LOYALTY TO THE ISLANDERS,AND HOCKEY IN GENERAL MY FELLOW FAN,IT'S THE HABS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 100 YEARS,THE RANGERS JOINED IN '26 I BELIEVE...AND THE RANGERS ARE IN NO WAY NEAR THE TOP TWO GREATEST TEAMS IN HISTORY,4 TITLES,I DON'T THINK SO...YOUR ISLANDERS DID VERY NICELY EARLY ON,I'LL AGREE WITH YOU THERE,BUT SINCE, A DOWNWARD SPIRAL,POOR SUPPORT,AND NOW AN OWNER WHO HAS PUBLICLY STATED HE'S SORRY HE BOUGHT THE TEAM,I HOPE THEY CAN START TO FIX THINGS THERE,GOOD FANS LIKE YOU ARE NEEDED MORE HOWEVER...TOP TWO OF THE GREATEST TEAMS IN HISTORY?...THAT SIMPLY STARTS WITH MONTREAL AND TORONTO,AS FAR USING THE TERM "HISTORY" AS YOU DID...NOT TO MENTION THE NUMBER ONE RIVALRY....OTHER RIVALIES WORTHY OF MENTION: MONTREAL/BOSTON...TORONTO/DETROIT...EDMONTON/CALGARY...OH YES,YOUR ISLANDERS/RANGERS...MONTREAL/NORDIQUES... ....Hmmmmmm,WONDER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT BETTMAN?...or should i say,a-hole! ...keep enjoying the playoffs.      scorpion01 wrote: RANGER/ISLANDERS HATRED IS DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER. RANGERS WERE AROUND 100 YEARS AND HADN'T WON AN CUP SINCE 1940. ISLANDERS COME INTO THE LEAGUE IN THE RANGERS BACK YARD AN BUILD A DYNASTY. ARGUABLY ONE OF THE TOP TWO THE GREATEST TEAMS IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME. (SIX HALL OF FAMERS ON THET TEAM) BY THE TIME THEY WERE IN THE LEAGUE 11 YEARS THEY HAS A SEMI FINAL APPEARANCE AND 5 CONSECUTIVE FINAL APPEARANCES AND 4 CONSECUTIVE CUPS. RANGERS STILL HADN'T WON ANYTHING. THE MUTUAL HATRED JUST GREW. RANGERS FANS HATED THE ISLANDERS AND THE ISLANDERS JUST KEPT WINNING.      ronhartsell wrote: Well, I don't think along the lines of Canadien teams or American teams...if anything, I'd be more partial to rooting for the 'original' teams if my home town team wasn't in it...heritage, ya know...however, I just can't root for the Red Wings no matter what...I don't 'hate' them, just can't stand 'em (or that arena!!)...not much different than how you feel about the Rangers...No offense Guido, but I can't stand the Pistons either!!!!!!!!!!!! As far as the hitting goes...I thought, going into the playoffs, that that was where the Hawks would come up short, and not just the hitting but in overall toughness...but I am pleasantly suprised in that they elevated their game to the next level...it was for that reason that I wasn't sure if they'd make it past the Flames (Calgary really was an impressive team to watch)...and Vancouver is even more impressive (their goalie is awesome!!!)...you don't really get the 'feel' of a team only playing them 1,2,3 or even 4 games a season...but over the course of a series you get to see (usually, at some point) what a particular team is all about...and hopefully in the playoffs, your team takes it to another level... Still, there is a lot of great hockey left to be played, and I'm still hoping the Hawks make it to the Conf. finals...that was my hope before the games started...but it's been tough with lots of comebacks...but I haven't had this much fun since the early 90's...big game tonite for us, game 6...unfortunately the Hawks seem to play the last game each night, but 8pm (local) isn't too bad...      scorpion01 wrote: YEAH PLAYOFFS HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FUN SO FAR. HAWKS HAVE BEEN GREAT TO WATCH. I FIND MYSELF PULLING FOR THEM. BUT I HATE TO SEE THE LAST CANADIAN TEAM KNOCKED OUT. BUT I'M STILL LEANING TOWARDS THE HAWKS.  GOOD HARD HITTING GAME TONIGHT BETWEEN BOSTON AND CAROLINA.  I WOULDN'T MIND SEEING ANY OF THE REMAINING TEAMS WIN WITH THE EXECPT DETROIT. THEY HAVE WON TOO MANY TIMES IN THE RECENT PAST.       ronhartsell wrote: Hi Scorp...these games have been such a roller coaster...is there 'any' team having an easy go at it???       scorpion01 wrote: BLACKHAWKS, NEVER SAY DIE. WOW I THOUGHT VANCOUVER WOULD WIN THIS SEERIES IN 5.  EVERY SERIES IN ROUND 2 A GOOD ONE SO FAR.