Tavares Comes Through: Islanders 2, Hurricanes 1 (OT)
by Bob Wage on Jan 21, 2012 10:53 PM EST
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PrintJohn Tavares scored both goals for the home team and the New York Islanders defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime Saturday night by a score of 2-1.
The Islanders outshot the Canes 40-33 and had 23 shots in the second period alone, but it was another evenly fought, back-and-forth game for the Hurricanes.
Jeff Skinner opened the scoring 8:43 into the first period when he shoveled a loose puck past Evgeni Nabokov. Bryan Allen shot the puck at the net and Zac Dalpe had a nice screen on the play.
But Tavares tied things up 7:46 into the second, then beat Cam Ward for the game winner with just 1:02 left in OT.
Ward had a solid night with his 38 saves on 40 shots, but Nabokov played very well at the other end of the rink as well with 32 saves on 33 shots.
The Canes will next play the Jets at the RBC on Monday night before going on the All Star break.
Game Notes:
- Tim Gleason had a team high seven hits. The team was credited with 24.
- Several players had four shots each to lead the way, (Ruutu, LaRose, Sutter, and Skinner)
- The Canes had 23 blocked shots led by Bryan Allen with five and Jay Harrison with four.
- Staal, Gleason, and Allen each had over 24 minutes of ice time.
- check out post game interviews at Canes PR.com.
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Bryan Allen: Eighth in the league in blocked shots, and has an assist on the night. Love the way the guy plays. I hope he’s a part of our team well into the future.
Also, DAMN Tavares is good. If the Isles can build around him, maybe they can pull a Penguins-like renaissance, assuming they survive as a team with all their money/statdium issues.
Kinda funny how they have one of the best players in the league and the hottest line in the league (and they have been hot all season consistently), yet they are still almost dead last. Shows the importance of having depth and top tier talent at the same time.
Who is in Canada first?
The current Phoenix Coyotes or the Islanders. They are respectively 29th and 30th in league attendance.
Trade with the Islanders?
I’ve noticed in some post game reports that Islanders fans are claiming they only need another top pair Dman to be very competitive, wonder if their GM reckons the same? Would love to get the slumping Grabner or Nino from them for one of our expiring Dmen, may be a bit high in price but we could always throw in a Boychuk-like prospect. Nino only had 7.43 of game time last night so they wouldn’t lose much impact from their roster team.
They are very high on Nino and see him as a core player for the future along with Tavares, Moulson, and Strome.
Kyle Okposo might be available as he has never developed into the scoring machine he was touted as when he was drafted #7 Overall. Very affordable at $2.8 million long-term, even though he has never been a 20 goal scorer he would still be a 1st liner on the Canes. His name has been mentioned in recent trade rumors as well.
The Islanders don’t need a rental though. Would probably take some package including McBain (which, for Okposo, I’d jump on).
How about a Dane?
Here’s a name. Frans Nielsen. A center maybe isn’t a need, but a young UFA due for a raise.
fox news got caught reporting falsely Joe Pa had passed. just found out it wasn’t true. strange.
by Cincinnati Reds on Jan 22, 2012 5:34 AM EST reply actions
Another Entertaining Game To Watch...
Fast moving game and depite playing the second of a back-to-back, the ’Canes played a solid, upbeat game. The difference tonight was Nabokov and Tavares. Team play is better… Power Play is better but the downfall this season seems to be the Overtime loses! They have lost a lot of close games this season. A couple of breaks the other way and the ’Canes would be in the mix for a playoff spot. I really believe the team is one top line player from being there. (I miss Cole)
No Cole = Good For Us
Best move JR ever made in letting Cole go. If we had him we would have limped along ‘in contention’ and would NOT HAVE GOTTEN Muller! 2nd best move so far is picking up Nodl from the waiver wire…from WTH..to sure fire top nine next year.
Not even the best involving Montreal this year
Kaberle for Spacek was the best. (I know Cole wasn’t a trade.)
Rosie
comes back, whiffs on a breakaway, entire team seems a bit off from previous game plays. coincidence?
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
Samson playing in his place, he buries that breakaway. Rosie is a wasted 11:30 last night, IMHO…
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
by Capt. Stinky on Jan 22, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
i got all excited when i saw the break away chance
it faded before he even got the shot off when i realized who it was on the break away.
Was it just me or did he appear to have Nabakov beat just before he expertly buried the shot in the center of the goalie’s jersey.
now now, staal actually buried one a few games back at home when he scored 2 goals in a game. it’s the shootouts where staal has problems mostly
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
by Capt. Stinky on Jan 23, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
You made it very clear.
If Rosie doesn’t play he would have sucked, if he does play he sucked. Please find another dead horse to beat.
now that’s not nice. do you have something substantive to add to the conversation? or is your post simply a personal attack?
here’s something substantive: Rosie is 21st in the league in shots, yet only has 11 goals and is carrying a 17 +/.
I guess that doesn’t suck?
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
by Capt. Stinky on Jan 23, 2012 7:50 AM EST up reply actions
that should've read "minus 17" but somehow the formatting did a line thru, sorry
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
by Capt. Stinky on Jan 23, 2012 7:51 AM EST up reply actions
Stinky, Not personal at all...
But you have taken the Rosie bashing to an all consuming level. He was out 6 games with a shoulder separation. During that time you had a Rosie dig after nearly every game. You even brought him into a Tripp Tracy discussion. Rosie comes back, plays 11 minutes with a new line combination and you suggest he dragged the entire teams playing level down. Let’s look closer at your stats. LaRose, in 44 games has 11 goals on 125 shots and is a -17. Staal, in 50 games has 11 goals on 170 shots and is a -22. (LaRose scores on 8,9% of his shots, Staal on 6.6%) As a sidenote on the Islander game it was the 2nd night of a B2B likely explaining much more than anything else. Or that our 4 on 4 play is still dragging us down. Or that the Islanders are suddenly, like us, a decent hockey team.
There is plenty of blame to go around this entire team for the dismal first 40 games of the season. Lots of, to use your word, sucking, especially defensively. Staal was off, Ward was off just as a starter. No team recovers from those problems. LaRose was miscast on the first line and Staal took awhile this year to find his mojo. But your constant banging on Chad whether earned or not has grown weary on me. Please consider my earleir comment as an attempt at constructive feedback and in no way personal.
Wow, Chad LaRose is AWESOME! I love the way he plays! What a great, super-fantastic player! The ‘Canes are certainly lucky to have him — he’s even better than Eric Staal!!! WOOO! WOOO-WOOO!!!
better?
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
by Capt. Stinky on Jan 23, 2012 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Better if sarcastic, cynical and condescending are an improvement. But you still totally miss my point. Here it is again: We get it, Rosie is to blame for everything bad on this team. Even when he doesn’t play. Please try another theme for the next 31 games. Or at least a until after the all-star break.
Staal spazzy puck movement scares me. At least two times last night he was showing everyone his “moves.” He’s not Skinner, Samsonov or Whitney.
He’s should stick to simple passes and more importantly just shoot the puck.
I liked the game but was sorta miffed
that for a team that is getting better over all the Canes did fall back into the hot for 1 period cold the nex and warming back up in the last type of playing…reminds me of a bunch of old gizzers like myself who haven’t skated much since retirement a d felt bad ofr Ruutu as he was close 3 times I saw to fullfilling that Notre Dame ( win one for rhe gipper ) promise…and while (everyone still is so so with)Rosie is getting his legs back he is still loked a half step off…as in out of sync..but enjoyed the game that was winnable for the canes..and that dear friends is how tis old gizzer saw the game..and hurry and get your tickets as there are just 15 homegames left in this season..just 15 please hurry now..:-)
9/11/01 - Never Forget !!
Long Live #63 The Condor
Go Canes & Checkers !!!
It may have been mentioned in the game thread, but those Islanders alternate jerseys are woeful. Just hideous. Looked even worse across a TV broadcast.
I knew...
I wasn’t the only one thinking this. Something was messing with my head every time I saw them on the TV. :(
Ready for the Canes to win the Cup again! :)
the fisherman mascot unis they had years ago were way worse
"I need to make sure I don't get too frustrated and stay focused on my game...The points and the offense, you have to believe, are going to come." - Eric Staal, 11/6/2011
by Capt. Stinky on Jan 23, 2012 7:51 AM EST up reply actions
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