My Tantrum and the Third Jersey Officially Revealed, FHZ 4

The Ownership is a Joke.  DP’s contract is a joke.  Garth Snow is a joke.  We can’t wait until the Islanders are sold and get taken in a different direction.

What direction, Quebec?

Oh, and the new third jersey officially announced at the Winter Wonderland expo is a joke as well, right?  That’s what we should do as fans.  Focus on every perceived negative that we can and cry about it.

No.

We know what is going on with the Isles.  The team has gotten into their annual regular season slump despite big hype and grand promises of the playoffs.  Did you really think they would stay in the top 3 or 4 all season?  They could do a lot of things differently, but the fact is, whether you see it as good or bad, Charles Wang is the Owner.  He is also the only reason the team is still on Long Island and may be the only reason they manage to remain in New York in the near future.  His GM is Garth Snow, and according to people smarter than me, that is the way it will stay.  The rebuild has garnered some great young talent, some of which may take more development, some that may not ever be what was expected, but a great collection of promising draft picks none the less. 

That leads me to the over blown free agent, we suck ranting we hear every year.  TOP FREE AGENTS WON’T PLAY HERE BECAUSE OF THE FACILITY.  This is not the fault of ownership.  To those of you who say everything is the fault of ownership, just stop reading KoC.  I am hardly Brian Compton anyway.  Work still needs to be done and obstacles overcome.  Oh, and Zach Parise will resign with the Devils so you can stop crying about that as well.  First round, 6^th overall pick, Scott Scissons ring a bell.  It happens, we took Robert Nilsson.  14 other teams chose a different player as well.

Are you still there?  Ok, good.  I am grateful for all my readers, but I am growing tired of the same floods of negativity every time a hater bandwagon rolls on by.

So the Islanders revealed some new apparel and the third jerseys that will be worn at a select number of games this season at a charity fund raiser tonight.  I have never been a fan of numbers on the front, but the colors work.  Most third jersey concepts deviate from classic designs unless the intended nature of the jersey is a throwback for the team.  I am a proponent for a fan vote on the top 5 or 6 third jersey designs to find a winner, but the goal song fan vote was screwed up by the islanders when they sampled the chorus of Maiden’s Heaven Can Wait instead of the chanting proposed for the contest at around 3:38 into the song, but I digress and sound just as petty as those guys.  Don't sweat the small stuff.  Just don’t buy the jersey if you don’t like it and hope that a move or two can be made soon to help scoring up front.  I am sure the coaching staff is scrambling to right the ship as well, so let’s not fall into a pattern of disappointment just yet.  I know that it can be exhausting, but let’s give them more time this season.  It is by far the most promise we have had in a while.

Earlier article and mention on third jersey:

http://knightofcups-bondi.blogspot.com/2011/08/we-are-all-islanders.html

http://knightofcups-bondi.blogspot.com/2011/08/third-jersey-you-say.html

Isles Notes:

Lines at practice today: Moulson-Tavares-Grabner; Rolston-Nielsen-Parenteau; Comeau-Reasoner-Okposo, Niederreiter; Martin-Bailey-Pandolfo

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