Posts About "Mike Milbury"
Islanders' Desperate Decades-long Search
March 27th, 2018 As the New York Islanders continue to see their 2017-18 season dimly fade into the night, it is undoubtedly the defense that has been the club's Achilles' heel. It is not solely the job of defensemen to play responsible defense but the forwards as well, so the burden of one of the Isles' statistically-worst defensive seasons of the...
Off the Crossbar: With Cup Decided, Milbury Goes Back in Cave
June 13th, 2017 In the end, we all won Sunday night. Whether you’re rejoicing in your team hoisting the Stanley Cup or disappointed there won’t be a Game 7, there’s reason to celebrate. We finally get a break from listening to NBC’s Cro-Magnon, Mike Milbury. “I’m tired. Hungry. I have to hunt down some meat,” grumbled the...
Stanley Cup Final Filled With Inconsistencies
June 1st, 2017 The NHL playoffs, where the calls are made up and points don't matter. At least that's how it has seemed at times since the puck dropped in Game 1 of this Stanley Cup Final. Pittsburgh has gone hours without shooting the puck. Nashville has won nearly every stat line and still finds itself losing. The ice crew at PPG Paints Arena has had...
Off the Crossbar: McGuire’s Clichés Reach Stratospheric Levels
May 7th, 2017 The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2 Saturday night to force a Game 6 in their second-round series. It also unleashed a flood of clichés by NBC analyst Pierre McGuire. He fired them off before, during and after the game in a torrent. Instead of regaling viewers with seemingly endless tales of where each...
Mike Milbury Is a Clown
April 29th, 2017 It feels like the NHL has hated fun for a long time. It's a battle that has rights holders walking lock-step with the league because most of the talking heads are ex-NHLers in one fashion or another. The latest installment of painstakingly teasing the fun out of the game features Mike Milbury calling P.K. Subban "a clown" for dancing a...
NHL Announces More Milbury
April 29th, 2017 After another season of increased television ratings and an exponential boost of social media traffic across all platforms, the NHL and NBCSports have announced that in-studio analyst Mike Milbury will receive more air time. The increased social media conversation around Milbury was key to the decision. The NHL’s Director of Social...
Love Him or Hate Him, Pierre McGuire is a Staple of the NHL Soundtrack
May 20th, 2016 Pierre McGuire. You know him. The bald-headed, always-opinionated, frequently-shouting NBC Sports analyst. He’s spent nearly two decades in broadcasting, working on TSN in Canada before becoming a staple to the American broadcast team. Never one to shy away from voicing what’s on his mind, McGuire is not unlike his...
Mike Milbury's on a Witch-Hunt Again
March 22nd, 2016 Mike Milbury is no stranger to dishing out scalding hot takes. He spews opinions with no regard for the facts on a regular basis, but his insistence that Steve Mason is not a #1 goalie that is capable of carrying a team to the Stanley Cup takes the cake for two reasons. The first is that he's been beating this drum for years,...
New York Islanders Franchise Turkeys
November 24th, 2015 As New York Islanders fans sit down at the dinner table with family and friends this Thanksgiving holiday, they will reflect on the past year and give thanks. They will also give thanks that these figures are no longer part of the New York Islanders franchise. http://gty.im/53130257 Don Maloney The long-time New York Ranger and...
3 Tricks and 3 Treats for the Nashville Predators
October 31st, 2015 It’s Halloween in the National Hockey League and the Nashville Predators have been a treat to watch this season with a 7-1-1 record in its first nine games. The defense and goaltending have been top-notch, while there has been scoring from many contributors. However, there have been a couple of things that reminded them of the...
Three Trades That Haunt The Islanders
October 30th, 2015 This time of year, most people find themselves demonstrating behaviors that do not mirror their version of normal. Eleven months of the year people tend to steer away from the things that frighten them. However, once October hits and the Halloween season begins, we welcome the idea of walking into a haunted house and being scared beyond...
Steve Mason, 'Run of The Mill Goalie' or Vezina Candidate?
April 6th, 2015 It's no secret. The Flyers underachieved this season. No one expected them to be a presidents trophy contender. That being said, they fell short. Shootout losses, losing to very bad teams, and bad decisions just kept adding up. In fact, in their last 23 games, the Flyers are 0-6-5 against non-playoff teams, and 8-1-3 against playoff...
Bob McKenzie Becomes Overnight Hero In Islanders Country
November 20th, 2014 By saying six simple words in his retort to Mike Milbury last night, Bob McKenzie instantly endeared himself to New York Islanders fans. Milbury - who at the time was musing about Brendan Shanahan being able to skip coaching and GM duties to get to the Maple Leafs' presidency - has long been reviled by Islanders fans, but McKenzie gave...
