tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768137233132371905.post69832492833199403..comments2023-12-16T05:23:36.449-05:00Comments on Islanders Outsider by Ken Rosenblatt: Last GaspUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768137233132371905.post-59601301114452148782008-03-13T19:33:00.000-04:002008-03-13T19:33:00.000-04:00The number is probably lower than we think because...The number is probably lower than we think because those goals just really stand out. I guess another question is, how many of those types of goals does the average goalie give up?Islanders Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969306719197194548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768137233132371905.post-12988683234832881522008-03-13T12:09:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:09:00.000-04:00Man, that really is the killer part of it: that a ...Man, that really is the killer part of it: that a giveaway goal by the goalie is more deflating even than by a defenseman. <BR/><BR/>I wish I'd kept a tally this year of the goals against that have come in this form (I'd probably exclude bad bounces off the Nassau glass). I don't know what the magic number would be at which point it becomes a net negative (for one, it's impossible to determine how many he's prevented by clearing well, though a little easier to track how many goals for he's started with good passes), but it'd be interesting to track as his career continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768137233132371905.post-12769349051651169622008-03-13T08:41:00.000-04:002008-03-13T08:41:00.000-04:00Looking at DP's career stats page...the pattern is...Looking at DP's career stats page...the pattern is right there (GAA & sv%): Good year, bad year, good year, bad year. Which can only mean that he's due for a good 08-09. We hope.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the link. This season (and our hard work) will be worth something if they finally attain a franchise-altering player. And it doesn't necessarily have to be Stamkos.<BR/><BR/>Oh, about that Rocky clip...we subscribe to the Conan O'Brien school of entertainment. If it isn't random and disjointed, we don't want it!<BR/><BR/>Be well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768137233132371905.post-91897273081872447152008-03-12T21:11:00.000-04:002008-03-12T21:11:00.000-04:00A little sorry for Ted? A Little? How about a lo...A little sorry for Ted? A Little? How about a lot. Every time he blinks, another "Islander" goes down and another "Sound Tiger" gets on a bus.7th Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918374173739981835noreply@blogger.com