Smarch 3,142 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 LORD TREVOR AND SIR BENNINGTON SHALL LEAD US TO THE PROMISED LAND. PLEASE TRY AND PICK UP ON MY INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS SARCASM. I AM EXCITED THO. As excited as when someone meet Trevor? Squinty and TheLastOlympian07 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8Ovechkin8 262 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 As excited as when someone meet Trevor? That was a very well timed and placed joke sir I applaud you for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 As excited as when someone meet Trevor? What do you do if you're randomly handed the phone and one of your hockey heroes is on the other end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarch 3,142 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 lol i kid Sandro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 What do you do if you're randomly handed the phone and one of your hockey heroes is on the other end? Fap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 lol i kid Sandro! I know, it's one of my many running gags on this forum. Still, it was fucking bizarre. I didn't even realize until 30 seconds after I hung up who I just talked to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth 92 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Islanders have finally found themselves a legitimate NHL goalie since 2007. Welcome to the team Halak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler 885 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Islanders have finally found themselves a legitimate NHL goalie since 2007. Welcome to the team Halak! Nabakov is better than HAlak. TheLastOlympian07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Svoboda_3 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Jake Virtanen undergoes shoulder surgery, out 4-6 months. Edited May 22, 2014 by Svoboda_3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth 92 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Nabakov is better than HAlak. LMAO, no he is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 LMAO, no he is not. Even if he is, Nabokov is what 42 years old? Halak is a tad younger to help the Isles. Also, not sure Tyler is just in that mood because Carey is injured or not, but Halak is not as bad as the Montreal people/media would paint him as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler 885 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 LMAO, no he is not. Halak is bad man, he got replaced three times in St Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Halak is bad man, he got replaced three times in St Louis Replaced, but Miller didn't exactly to a better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Halak is bad man, he got replaced three times in St Louis Define "bad." St Louis replaced Halak because they wanted more than a capable NHL starter who can sometimes be on at the right time and steal you some playoff games. They wanted a goalie who is elite and can steal playoff series. They thought they were going to get that from Miller and didn't. Halak = Jimmy Howard. He's a capable NHL starter...he's decently consistent and he'll bring stability to the Islanders in goal which is something they haven't had in forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins 3,618 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Nabokov is pretty good until the playoffs. He's not horrible, but he's getting too old to be a young Islanders goalie so good move getting Halak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastOlympian07 2,388 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Define "bad." St Louis replaced Halak because they wanted more than a capable NHL starter who can sometimes be on at the right time and steal you some playoff games. They wanted a goalie who is elite and can steal playoff series. They thought they were going to get that from Miller and didn't. Halak = Jimmy Howard. He's a capable NHL starter...he's decently consistent and he'll bring stability to the Islanders in goal which is something they haven't had in forever. Montreals run to the conference finals in 2010, who was in net? pretty sure Halak took out Ovechkin and Crosby in the first two rounds. He is by all means a good goalie. Im sure Nabokov would still be a Islander if he were younger though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth 92 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Like I stated, and other have earlier, we are not labeling Halak an elite goalie, because he is not. However, he is unquestionably a quality, and legitimate starting goaltender in the league; something the Islanders have not had since 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Montreals run to the conference finals in 2010, who was in net? pretty sure Halak took out Ovechkin and Crosby in the first two rounds. He is by all means a good goalie. Im sure Nabokov would still be a Islander if he were younger though. Are you sure you read my posts correctly? I never said he wasn't a good goalie. Capable NHL starter = good goalie. His run with the Habs that playoffs was good but he hasn't matched it in the playoffs or regular season since. That happens with NHL starting goalies. Ergo, he isn't elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastOlympian07 2,388 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Are you sure you read my posts correctly? I never said he wasn't a good goalie. Capable NHL starter = good goalie. His run with the Habs that playoffs was good but he hasn't matched it in the playoffs or regular season since. That happens with NHL starting goalies. Ergo, he isn't elite. you said "St Louis replaced Halak because they wanted more than a capable NHL starter who can sometimes be on at the right time and steal you some playoff games" i was just stating that he did that. and also i never said he was elite, i was just stating the fact he has stolen series' before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Tortorella 2,653 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I think Halak is a slight upgrade on Nabokov (not counting this season, only when the Isles were competitive), but I don't think the upgrade is as much as you're making it out to be Seth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth 92 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I think Halak is a slight upgrade on Nabokov (not counting this season, only when the Isles were competitive), but I don't think the upgrade is as much as you're making it out to be Seth. I am an Islanders fan as everyone knows, and I can personally tell you that you are rating Nabakov off his reputation. He can be a solid backup for sure, but he is not a legitimate goalie. I think you are underestimating the Islanders goalie situation over the past several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Tortorella 2,653 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I am an Islanders fan as everyone knows, and I can personally tell you that you are rating Nabakov off his reputation. He can be a solid backup for sure, but he is not a legitimate goalie. I think you are underestimating the Islanders goalie situation over the past several years. Not really. He hasn't been great by any stretch of the imagination and has had the tendency to let up some inopportune goals, but he wasn't awful. You're talking to a Flyers fan here who went through the whole Ray Emery Brian Boucher Michael Leighton Sergei Bobrovsky Ilya Bryzgalov goalie situation. I think I have an idea of what the Islanders have gone though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth 92 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Not really. He hasn't been great by any stretch of the imagination and has had the tendency to let up some inopportune goals, but he wasn't awful. You're talking to a Flyers fan here who went through the whole Ray Emery Brian Boucher Michael Leighton Sergei Bobrovsky Ilya Bryzgalov goalie situation. I think I have an idea of what the Islanders have gone though Then you are still truly underestimating the situation, because Nabakov is simply unreliable as a number one goaltender. Halak has proven to play the majority of the games as a starter, at a pretty decent level. Not elite by any means, but I would put him close to the top 15 goalies in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 You guys are arguing about solely talent? That's nice except you have to factor in age because the contract isn't a one year deal. Will Nabokov be with the Isles in 4 years? Hell will he even be playing? The move is smart. /Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Tortorella 2,653 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 You guys are arguing about solely talent? That's nice except you have to factor in age because the contract isn't a one year deal. Will Nabokov be with the Isles in 4 years? Hell will he even be playing? The move is smart. /Thread I'm not arguing about the context at all. Obviously this is a smart move for the Isles with what you just said. I just don't think the difference in talent is as much as Seth thinks it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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