22 days later, not much has changed...other than the deadline has passed.
6 more points would have meant a tie for 10th....6 fewer points would mean 28th.
The Isles would own the 11th pick today -- they've had that pick only once -- Pat Ptrice in 1975.
----- Original Message ----
From: Eric Hornick <forever1940@yahoo.com>
To: islanderfans@yahoogroups.com; IslesList <isles-list@replayer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 10:05:24 AM
Subject: Which way will they go?
"You're either rebuilding for something special, or you're on the verge of something special. To be in between is foolish."
--Billy Beane
The Islanders are clearly not on the second group. Will they make sure that they place themselves in the first?
16 Boston Bruins 53 27 21 5 59
17 Vancouver Canucks 54 26 21 7 59
18 Columbus Blue Jackets 55 25 23 7 57
19 Carolina Hurricanes 56 26 26 4 56
20 Atlanta Thrashers 56 26 26 4 56
21 Buffalo Sabres 52 24 21 7 55
22 St Louis Blues 52 24 21 7 55
23 Washington Capitals 54 25 24 5 55
24 Florida Panthers 55 25 25 5 55
25 New York Islanders 54 24 24 6 54
26 Edmonton Oilers 55 24 26 5 53
27 Chicago Blackhawks 52 23 24 5 51
28 Toronto Maple Leafs 55 21 25 9 51
29 Tampa Bay Lightning 54 22 27 5 49
30 Los Angeles Kings 55 22 30 3 47
Following last night's loss to Anaheim, the Isles are five points behind the eighth place Bruins, and only five points ahead of the 29th place (in the League) Lightning.
With a good run, the Isles could still find themselves in the playoff race, and even in a playoff position. But is that the best things for the long term health of the franchise?
Probably not.
If the season ended today, the Isles would own the 6th pick in this year's draft. They've had the sixth pick twice in their history -- Brad Dalgarno was the 6th overall pick in 1985 (the pick was acquired in a trade with Minnesota for Rollie Melanson) but the most famous 6th overall pick was in 1990.
In 1990, the Isles squeezed into the playoffs on the last day of the season (much like 2007, they needed all sorts of things to go right in the season's final days). When Uwe Krupp scored in overtime for Buffalo (no loser points in those days) to beat the Penguins, it knocked Pittsburgh out of the playoffs, and the Islanders in. The Isles would lose in 5 games to the Rangers.
The Penguins grabbed Jaromir Jagr with the 5th pick in that summer's draft (following Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved, Keith Primeau and Mike Ricci). The Isles picked sixth, and Scott Scissons played two NHL games in his career.
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick. Eric has worked the Stanley Cup Finals four times, and celebrated his 26th anniversary as the statistician on Islander home telecasts on January 21, 2008.
| 11 Vancouver Canucks 63 32 22 9 73 | ||||
| 12 Boston Bruins 62 33 23 6 72 | ||||
| 13 New York Rangers 64 32 24 8 72 | ||||
| 14 Colorado Avalanche 65 33 26 6 72 | ||||
| 15 Nashville Predators 65 32 25 8 72 | ||||
| 16 Buffalo Sabres 64 31 24 9 71 | ||||
| 17 Carolina Hurricanes 66 33 28 5 71 | ||||
| 18 Philadelphia Flyers 63 31 25 7 69 | ||||
| 19 Phoenix Coyotes 64 32 27 5 69 | ||||
| 20 New York Islanders 64 30 27 7 67 | ||||
| 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 65 29 27 9 67 | ||||
| 22 Chicago Blackhawks 63 30 27 6 66 | ||||
| 23 St Louis Blues 63 28 25 10 66 | ||||
| 24 Washington Capitals 64 29 27 8 66 | ||||
| 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 65 28 28 9 65 | ||||
| 26 Florida Panthers 66 28 30 8 64 | ||||
| 27 Edmonton Oilers 64 29 30 5 63 | ||||
| 28 Atlanta Thrashers 64 29 31 4 62 | ||||
| 29 Tampa Bay Lightning 63 25 31 7 57 | ||||
| 30 Los Angeles Kings 64 26 34 4 56 |
6 more points would have meant a tie for 10th....6 fewer points would mean 28th.
The Isles would own the 11th pick today -- they've had that pick only once -- Pat Ptrice in 1975.
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick. Eric has worked the Stanley Cup Finals four times, and celebrated his 26th anniversary as the statistician on Islander home telecasts on January 21, 2008.
----- Original Message ----
From: Eric Hornick <forever1940@yahoo.com>
To: islanderfans@yahoogroups.com; IslesList <isles-list@replayer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 10:05:24 AM
Subject: Which way will they go?
"You're either rebuilding for something special, or you're on the verge of something special. To be in between is foolish."
--Billy Beane
The Islanders are clearly not on the second group. Will they make sure that they place themselves in the first?
16 Boston Bruins 53 27 21 5 59
17 Vancouver Canucks 54 26 21 7 59
18 Columbus Blue Jackets 55 25 23 7 57
19 Carolina Hurricanes 56 26 26 4 56
20 Atlanta Thrashers 56 26 26 4 56
21 Buffalo Sabres 52 24 21 7 55
22 St Louis Blues 52 24 21 7 55
23 Washington Capitals 54 25 24 5 55
24 Florida Panthers 55 25 25 5 55
25 New York Islanders 54 24 24 6 54
26 Edmonton Oilers 55 24 26 5 53
27 Chicago Blackhawks 52 23 24 5 51
28 Toronto Maple Leafs 55 21 25 9 51
29 Tampa Bay Lightning 54 22 27 5 49
30 Los Angeles Kings 55 22 30 3 47
Following last night's loss to Anaheim, the Isles are five points behind the eighth place Bruins, and only five points ahead of the 29th place (in the League) Lightning.
With a good run, the Isles could still find themselves in the playoff race, and even in a playoff position. But is that the best things for the long term health of the franchise?
Probably not.
If the season ended today, the Isles would own the 6th pick in this year's draft. They've had the sixth pick twice in their history -- Brad Dalgarno was the 6th overall pick in 1985 (the pick was acquired in a trade with Minnesota for Rollie Melanson) but the most famous 6th overall pick was in 1990.
In 1990, the Isles squeezed into the playoffs on the last day of the season (much like 2007, they needed all sorts of things to go right in the season's final days). When Uwe Krupp scored in overtime for Buffalo (no loser points in those days) to beat the Penguins, it knocked Pittsburgh out of the playoffs, and the Islanders in. The Isles would lose in 5 games to the Rangers.
The Penguins grabbed Jaromir Jagr with the 5th pick in that summer's draft (following Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved, Keith Primeau and Mike Ricci). The Isles picked sixth, and Scott Scissons played two NHL games in his career.
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick. Eric has worked the Stanley Cup Finals four times, and celebrated his 26th anniversary as the statistician on Islander home telecasts on January 21, 2008.
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