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December 20, 2010
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From Proud To Putrid
I understand owning and managing a professional sports franchise to a winning record (let alone to championship glory) year after year is harder than hugging a bowling ball in a grease pit. I understand injuries can derail a GM’s best-laid blueprints and hockey men with brains far more nimble and perceptive than mine have tried and failed to win at the game’s highest levels. But I cannot, for the life of me, understand what Charles Wang, Garth Snow and the New York Islanders are doing. Once again, the Islanders have plummeted to the bottom of the NHL standings. After 20 games, they had the league’s worst record (4-12-4). They were mired in a 13-game losing streak that, if it continued for two more games, was on the verge of making them 0-for-November. Virtually…
Lucky No. 8?
In the past decade, seven different coaches have manned the New York Islanders bench. None completed three seasons. Jack Capuano, who replaced Scott Gordon on an interim basis Nov. 15, is the eighth man to take his shot. Capuano was an offense-minded defenseman at the University of Maine who was a fifth round pick (88th overall) of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1984. He spent four years bouncing between teams in the American and International Leagues, getting into six NHL games before entering the coaching ranks in 1996. During the 2005-06 campaign, Capuano worked for the Isles as an assistant coach. One year later, he was in American League Bridgeport for the first time as an assistant; and for the past three seasons, he has been the Sound Tigers’ bench boss. Islanders GM Garth…
THIS MONTH in History
It was 50 years ago this month, NHL president Clarence Campbell heard a formal complaint from the rival Western Hockey League claiming televised NHL games were affecting its attendance figures. The WHL sought financial compensation from the NHL because nationally televised Saturday night games were taking fans out of WHL seats in Winnipeg, Portland, Spokane, Edmonton, Vancouver, Seattle, Victoria and Calgary. WHL president Al Leader called it a territorial invasion by the NHL, via TV. The WHL had been a top level pro league since 1944, but went out of business in ’74.…
Stick to the Facts
The NHL is considering ways to curtail the number of games ending in a shootout – extending overtime, even going to a 3-on-3 segment. But maybe it doesn’t need to. The number shootouts has dropped and the contest itself is becoming harder to handicap. Thanks to nhlshootouts.com for the top shelf info. PERCENTAGE OF GAMES GOING TO A SHOOTOUT 8.8 PERCENT in 2010-11; 15.0 ’09-10; 12.9 ’08-09; 12.7 ’07-08; 13.3 ’06-07; 11.8 ’05-06 WINNING PERCENTAGE OF TEAMS THAT SHOOT FIRST 35.7 PERCENT in 2010-11; 48.91 ’09-10; 47.1 ’08-09; 50.6 ’07-08; 52.4 ’06-07; 48.3 ’05-06 MOST ATTEMPTS Jussi Jokinen (DAL, TB, CAR) 26 goals on 53 SHOTS LONGEST SCORING STREAK Jussi Jokinen (DAL) 9 CONSECUTIVE (NOV. 5, 2005 - MAR. 7, 2006) LONGEST SCORELESS STREAK Trent Hunter (NYI) 14 ATTEMPTS (MARCH 10, 2006 - NOV. 11, 2009) MOST GAME-DECIDING GOALS IN ONE…
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