NYI - Vying for greatness (NHL 11 BAGM)

[HeroWorship]

Surprised to see Moulson let go, but good deals in getting Ryan, Parise, and Stamkos. That sounds like one siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick line right there.

Boris Valabik is beast. Great open ice hitter.

[bthomp05]

Some interesting moves to start off, this sounds interesting will follow.

[Dynasty]

Quote: Originally Posted by HeroWorship

Surprised to see Moulson let go, but good deals in getting Ryan, Parise, and Stamkos. That sounds like one siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick line right there. Boris Valabik is beast. Great open ice hitter.

Yeah, I did think about signing him just to trade him, but I don't want to be that type of GM. The guys got to trust managment to not low ball them like that, so in the better intrest of Matt and the Islanders I let him walk.

So far I have played two games and everyone buy ryan has scored, alot of posts though, very talented unit. and Valabik has been a wall for my zone, we lean on him alot since beyond him it falls off pretty quickly.

Quote: Originally Posted by bthomp05

Some interesting moves to start off, this sounds interesting will follow.

Thank you BH I hope you enjoy everything.

I will have a 5 game update in the next couple of days, along with depth charts etc.

[Teztify]

Wow, some interesting trades. Looks like this should be a fun one to read. Good luck!

[Dynasty]

Welcome everyone to the Islanders five game update

Today we will be taking a look at the Islanders depth chart. Lets start with the depth chart, and some stats after 5 games into the season.

New York Islanders Depth Chart - 2010
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Z. Parise	R. Schremp	J. Pandolfo	F. Nielsen
C	S. Stamkos	J. Tavares	J. Madden	Z. Konopka
RW	B. Ryan	T. Hunter	E. Artyukhin	B. Comeau
DEF 1	M. Schneider	T. Preissing	B. Gervais
DEF 2	B. Valabik	M. Eaton	M. Jurcina
G	M. Turco	D. Roloson

The Islanders currently sit at a 3-2-0 record after 5 games.

Last 5 games

4-2 win over Dallas
5-0 loss to the Rangers
4-2 win over Washington
3-2 loss to the Penguins
6-3 win over Colorado

Next 5 games

@ Toronto
@ Tampa bay
@ Panthers
@ Montreal
Montreal

Islanders leaders after 5

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 18, 2010
Goals			Assists
	1. C Z. Konopka	3		1. D T. Preissing	4
	2. C J. Madden	2		2. RW B. Ryan	3
	3. LW Z. Parise	2		3. RW T. Hunter	2
	4. C S. Stamkos	2		4. C F. Nielsen	2
	5. C J. Tavares	2		5. D B. Gervais	2
Points			Plus/Minus
	1. D T. Preissing	4		1. C S. Stamkos	+3
	2. C Z. Konopka	4		2. RW B. Ryan	+2
	3. LW Z. Parise	4		3. D M. Schneider	+1
	4. C S. Stamkos	4		4. LW Z. Parise	+1
	5. RW B. Ryan	4		5. C Z. Konopka	+1
Hits			Penalty minutes
	1. D B. Valabik	13		1. LW R. Schremp	10
	2. RW E. Artyukhin	10		2. C Z. Konopka	6
	3. D M. Eaton	6		3. D B. Gervais	4
	4. C S. Stamkos	6		4. C J. Tavares	2
	5. C Z. Konopka	5		5. RW B. Comeau	2

Now I would like to introduce a new Islanders feature: Islanders plus/minus
During this feature I will select one player that has excelled and one player that needs to pick it up, and give a quick bio about them. This five games +/- feature players are:

Plus:
C Zenon Konopka

Konopka has 3 goals 1 assist and 4 points in 5 games so far, he has been a pleasent surprise, especially when you factor in he is a fourth line guy, not seeing any powerplay time, all his goals are 5 on 5 play.

Minus:
LW Rob Schremp

Having 0 goals 1 assist and 10 penalty minutes in 5 games has lead to schremp being a healthy scratch, and rightly deserved. He is being counted on to be a stabilizing winger on the second unit, feeding Tavares. So far all he has managed to do is skate from the bench, watch John take a face off, skate to the penalty box, then back to the bench. Pierre Parenteau will be activated from the 7th forward position and placed on the fourth line, Pandolfo will assume schremps second line duties

Now for a quick look at NHL leaders

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 18, 2010
Goals			Assists
	1. RW M. Hossa	6		1. LW I. Kovalchuk	8
	2. RW K. Okposo	5		2. D B. Campbell	8
	3. LW E. Kane	4		3. LW M. Pacioretty	6
	4. C V. Lecavlier	4		4. C R. Getzlaf	6
	5. LW A. Kostitsyn	4		5. C A. Kopitar	6
Points			Plus/Minus
	1. LW I. Kovalchuk	10		1. RW M. Hossa	+7
	2. RW M. Hossa	10		2. C J. Toews	+7
	3. C A. Kopitar	9		3. LW P. Sharp	+7
	4. RW D. Brown	9		4. LW I. Kovalchuk	+6
	5. D B. Campbell	8		5. C A. Kopitar	+7
Hits			Penalty minutes
	1. C R. Getzlaf	20		1. LW R. Ivanans	47
	2. D A. Volhenkov	19		2. D S. Montador	39
	3. D N. Kronwall	19		3. D C. Sarich	33
	4. D S. Brookbank	19		4. D C. Rivet	31
	5. D R. Davidson	19		5. C M. Rupp	31

[HeroWorship]

How the hell is Konopka leading your team in goals?

[Dynasty]

Welcome back Islanders fans for a quick update. The Islanders suffered a humiliating defeat to the Tampa bay lightening last night loosing 7-1, GM Steve Pattenden had the following to say.

"We knew our defense is the weakest point on our team, and Tampa bay cut us apart like a team of crack surgeons, Rolly played very well in net despite the score, saving 39 of 46 shots, but he got hung out to dry time after time after time. Our D is too easily shoved aside, I have spent the past seven games watching this, if Boris Valabik is not on the ice, we get taken advantage of. I have been making calls to try and secure the services of some toughened defenders, but so far nothing has been seen as a viable alternative"

Strong words indeed from management, Pattenden has called out his entire D core (minus Valabik). is there more trading to come? It is hard to say, so far the Islanders have been able to out score their swiss cheese defense but it would seem the loss to Tampa bay stung deeply.

Goaltender Dwayne Roloson was quoted earlier in an interview with TSN.
"Sure I may have said a few things to a few people, but thats apart of my job, along with Marty, we are both vocal guys, Don't get me wrong here. There are saves that I should of had and I will freely admit that but things need to tighten up in our zone for sure"

The fact that Islanders D is a bit weak was highlighted when Tom Preissing dropped the gloves after Tampa bay forwards crashed down on Roloson again, and similarly got his face punched out of the back of his head, I am getting reports that he suffered a broken jaw and will be out for 1-2 weeks with the injury. In light of this development I am also getting word of two free agent acquisitions by Islanders management details below.

The Islanders signed:

C Joel Brata 1 year @ 500k
68 OVR (TWF) B-/B-/C POT 20 years old
Analyst comments:
I see this as a pure minors depth movement. If Joel sees time in the NHL this season, Islanders are deep in trouble.

D Mikael Osterberg 3 years @ 545k
70 OVR (TGH) A-/B-/B POT 24 years old
Analyst comments:
Heres an interesting one, a Tough guy defensman. I doubt Mikael will see NHL action this year, but it looks as though the Islanders have a long term solution to their weaknesses.

[HeroWorship]

A 7-1 loss? Though hardly surprising, because the Lightning are one of the best teams in the entire game, but allowing 46 shots is a huge concern. Nice to see a long-term approach with the signing of Osterberg (but at 24, how much will he progress). Your defense is below-average, and I'd suggest shipping some picks or players to stabilize it.