Islanders destined for Quebec City?

The better part of the Islanders team should be headed to Rikers.

I'm surprised at the fines and suspensions that were laid down. They were remarkably fair and appropriate. I'll take back some of the bad things I said about Campbell.

The Quebec Fighting French? Naw.

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  02.13 by Burgh-Fan

The better part of the Islanders team should be headed to Rikers. I'm surprised at the fines and suspensions that were laid down. They were remarkably fair and appropriate. I'll take back some of the bad things I said about Campbell.

Campbell is still worthless, and his punishments have been horribly inconsistent throughout his tenure. I am glad it appears he did the right thing by the Ilses/Pens mess, but even a blind squirell can find a nut

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  02.13 by Burgh-Fan

The better part of the Islanders team should be headed to Rikers. I'm surprised at the fines and suspensions that were laid down. They were remarkably fair and appropriate. I'll take back some of the bad things I said about Campbell.

I agree it was just punishment. Also I believe you were the Penguin fans who was bashing the homerism of the Pens announcers call from the fight...kudos. Here in the NY/NJ area we have a weekly hockey telecast on MSG with Devils, Rangers and Isles commentators talking about local teams but also around the NHL. They played the clip of the Pens announcers (and some of these guys are color commentators as well) and they all were ripping the Pens announcers and making fun of them for such terrible calling.

You can't Believe anything the ny post publishes

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  02.13 by Burgh-Fan

I'm surprised at the fines and suspensions that were laid down. They were remarkably fair and appropriate. I'll take back some of the bad things I said about Campbell.

He was a Penguin and Pens fans are never critical of Pens players...It's just not allowed.

the Islanders -- or the team currently known by that name -- will be in Quebec City, in a new arena almost entirely financed by taxpayers with dreams of bringing the NHL back to their wonderful city.

Well that's only going to mess up the dynamics for Hockey Day in Canada...An odd number of teams will mean that one of them will be left out of the all-Canadian match ups. But worse, if Quebec gets a team, Toronto will want one too!!!

Move the franchise, call them the Nordiques and run a lottery for the first person outside of Nassau County that notices.

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Originally posted 11:41 AM ET  02.13 by Golden Bay

Well that's only going to mess up the dynamics for Hockey Day in Canada...An odd number of teams will mean that one of them will be left out of the all-Canadian match ups. But worse, if Quebec gets a team, Toronto will want one too!!!

LOL! Back in my Buffalo days, used to look forward to cracking open a Brador and watching Hockey Night in Canada.

To Burgh Fan, this is real hockey and sounds like you can't handle that the Islanders kicked the Penguins butts not only by score but with fists.
To us long suffering Islander fans who yearn the days of the 70's its nice to get excitement anyway you can get.

One of the few games I missed this season...
1st, that wasn't real hockey. The Islanders had an agenda to basically sucker punch or attack any Penguin that got near them. I don't think they were expecting to take a big lead that quickly, but that just dumped gas on the fire anyways. So, they beat the crap out of the Wilkes-barre call ups and won a game. Enjoy the $100k fine. Enjoy golfing in April. Enjoy having your team leave.

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Originally posted 12:00 PM ET  02.13 by joefirm

To Burgh Fan, this is real hockey and sounds like you can't handle that the Islanders kicked the Penguins butts not only by score but with fists.To us long suffering Islander fans who yearn the days of the 70's its nice to get excitement anyway you can get.

It is really too bad the direction that franchise went. My earliest hockey memories were of that seventies dynasty.

What about Atlanta you bunch of flaming idiots?

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Originally posted 12:38 PM ET  02.13 by OutGotheLights

What about Atlanta you bunch of flaming idiots?

I recall the Atlanta Flames.

the islanders are going to have one hulluva hoagie sale to pay off those fines.

As a long time Islanders Fan, I will give you my take on the current situation of the Isles and i will do a second post about the Isles/Pens game. First, Long Island is a big enough market for a team and there are enough fans and LI'ers do love Hockey. The problem is the owner and the town of Hempstead. If they both weren't so stubborn on what they want and could come to compromise on a new arena/facillities then the team would be able to attract top Free Agents. Tell me one player who wouldn't want to play at a state of the art facillity that is 30 minutes from NYC, 20 minutes from beautiful beaches and is one of the best places to raise a family. Case in point Bill Guerin moved back to LI after he retired and currently lives in the very wealthy/beautiful town of Oyster Bay. If we could get a new arena and coupled with our rising stars the fans would come back. After the last 18 years of terrible teams and management it isn't a supprise that the fans have left. But we do come back. In the early 2000's when Wang took over the team things were looking up. We made the playoffs a few years in a row and the fans came back. Then the lockout happened and all the good was washed away. With all this talk about them moving and FA's not wanting to play here the fans have gottn tired of it and the constant rebuild. I do have one more thing to say about this... It wasn't to long ago that the Pens were in the same situation. I can remember Mario threatening to move to KC and the team being the laughing stock of the league. Now they have a new Arena, great players, a Cup and free agents want to go there. Why cant that happen for the Isles? And I do not appreciate the Pens fans with such small memories.

one of the greatist hockey announcers of alltime has been relegated to radio. mike lange plays no favorites and calls them like he sees them. i didn't hear his take on the fights. it a shame all you hockey fans out there probably never hear him.

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Originally posted 12:59 PM ET  02.13 by man o war

one of the greatist hockey announcers of alltime has been relegated to radio. mike lange plays no favorites and calls them like he sees them. i didn't hear his take on the fights. it a shame all you hockey fans out there probably never hear him.

I see your Mike Lange and raise you a Danny Gallivan.

Apparently, the Post doesn't realize that Gary Bettman is still the commissioner. How else can you explain believing that a team is moving TO Canada?