Friday, September 12, 2008

New York Islanders

Good Luck: Rick DiPietro, Andy Hilbert (makes little effort in signing), Andy Sutton (perpetually grumpy), Bryan Trottier and Doug Weight

No-Brainers: Trent Hunter, Kyle Okposo, Mike Sillinger (no shortage of teams to choose from), Jeff Tambellini and Brendan Witt

Puckworthy: Bruno Gervais, Radek Martinek, Garth Snow and Mark Streit

Speculatives: Josh Bailey, Sean Bergenheim, Jeremy Colliton, Blake Comeau, Yann Danis, Joey McDonald, Frans Nielsen, Thomas Pock and Ben Walter

Card stock: Tim Jackman, Junior Lessard, Dean McAmmond, Freddy Meyer, Richard Park, Jon Sim and Nate Thompson

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

DiPietro a difficult signer? Really? Wow. A 15-year contract must create contempt for fans.

Hilbert? Please.

Puckhound said...

Sorry, but the rosters listed are old and is in dire need of updating.

Inclusion on any category, though, is based on factors clearly spelled out.

In DiPietro's case, his contract status has nothing to do with it. I imagine, though, Islanders fans, management and ownership might like to revisit that decision.

It's based more on recent trips to Hockey Bay and his slipping out of back doors of hotels, taking a hotel courtesy van for a four-block ride and flat-out refusals.

I was fortunate enough to secure his autographs during his rookie year, so it certainly isn't anything personal.

As for Hilbert, it was simply because his autograph is nothing more than an "AH." In essence, it's not worth asking for.

If you are an Islanders fan, though, please accept my condolences. My allegiances are with another struggling team, the Sabres.

Either way, thank you for reading.

Puckhound said...

Also, I've started posting the ISPs of anonymous commenters.

Here's yours:

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