Just a few notes on my preseason observations...
Monday night's preseason faceoff against the Vancouver Canucks in lovely Terrace (aka "Hockeyville"), British Columbia could have been the funniest thing I've seen on television in a long while. First of all, they looked as if they were playing at Cantiague Park. Secondly, the television camera was so close to the ice that you couldn't see an actual play if you tried. It looked like there were 50 players on the ice at all times. And finally, due to the Islanders lack of NHL-calibre players on the ice, Josh Bailey appeared to have the talent of Bobby Orr out there!
However, Wednesday's showing in Edmonton seemed to be considerably more professional and considerably less laughable. There was a lot of hype about it being the first time John Tavares put on his NHL boots. No, he did not score 20 goals in one period; no, he doesn't skate at 100 MPH; no, he's not Superman... or the second coming or Gordie Howe. However, he played hard, created chances and admitted that he'd have to play even harder to compete at this level. I think good things are on the horizon for this team... so long as the fans aren't expecting the impossible.
As for last night's debauchery. All I can say is this: the injury's are starting already.... and if Morency gets suspended for messing with Phaneuf, that's crap. Since when are you not allowed to retaliate when a teammate gets hit?
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