Alumni in the Pros - March 2009

ftyuv · March 11, 2009, 09:13:44 PM

Lucky her!

jts15 · March 12, 2009, 08:16:04 AM

I posted that question in frustration as none of my serious questions were being answered. On the live chat it came up as "sucks" but I guess they censored it for the transcript.

Andy, please don't take my tickets away!

cbuckser · March 12, 2009, 08:04:28 PM

He did it in Montreal tonight.

BCrespi · March 12, 2009, 09:41:51 PM

[quote cbuckser]He did it in Montreal tonight.[/quote]
Kid's making the Isles look pretty stupid for waiting this long (Not that it's difficult to make the Islanders look stupid).

ugarte · March 12, 2009, 09:48:58 PM

[quote BCrespi][quote cbuckser]He did it in Montreal tonight.[/quote]
Kid's making the Isles look pretty stupid for waiting this long (Not that it's difficult to make the Islanders look stupid).[/quote]
It certainly isn't the system...

RatushnyFan · March 13, 2009, 08:17:28 AM

I've been asking the Iggy question for months, I still don't understand why they didn't bring him up until now. Glad he's been a regular scorer so far. Did you hear the announcer pause when trying to pronounce his name after he scored?

Josh '99 · March 13, 2009, 09:01:11 AM

Goal video

Beeeej · March 13, 2009, 09:13:11 AM

[quote RatushnyFan]I've been asking the Iggy question for months, I still don't understand why they didn't bring him up until now. Glad he's been a regular scorer so far. Did you hear the announcer pause when trying to pronounce his name after he scored?[/quote]

Maybe that's why they hesitated to bring him up.

"I don't want to make the phone call. You make the phone call!"

Jordan 04 · March 13, 2009, 09:35:40 AM

[quote RatushnyFan]Did you hear the announcer pause when trying to pronounce his name after he scored?[/quote]

I'm pretty sure Howie was just figuring out who scored the goal; may have had a brain freeze seeing #36, (or maybe he had his eyes on the computer checking out how Johan was doing down in Port St. Lucie).

He and Jaffee have been talking about Iggulden a lot since his call-up, with no pronunciation issues.

jts15 · March 13, 2009, 10:08:08 AM

Short blurb from dobberhockey (fantasy hockey site):

Mike Iggulden has played in four NHL games this season and has points in all four, with five in total. The big, undrafted forward is ranked 185 on my prospects list, but has been in the top 100 before. However, when he turned 26 and still didn't make the team, he sunk like a stone. Now there is room for him and he is showing he deserves to stay. As I said above, if he keeps rolling through the end of the season and ends up with 17 points in 18 games, he could be something in the NHL. If he twists his knee next game and is out for a month - would he get a real shot next year? Twists of fate.

RatushnyFan · March 13, 2009, 12:11:30 PM

[quote Jordan 04][quote RatushnyFan]He and Jaffee have been talking about Iggulden a lot since his call-up, with no pronunciation issues.[/quote]What have they been saying? I just saw the highlights on NHL on the Fly. I've only seen his highlights, it's historically been difficult to stomach a full Islanders game. Looks like his minutes are creeping up above 10 minutes the last couple of games. I can understand being careful, not throwing him to the wolves and getting him in over his head, but the kid had 5 shots in 11 minutes, I hope they give him a couple of games where he gets 15-18 minutes of ice time. They gave him 30 seconds of PP time last night. Was he active on the PK unit when he was in Bridgeport?

Jordan 04 · March 13, 2009, 12:24:42 PM

[quote RatushnyFan]What have they been saying? I just saw the highlights on NHL on the Fly. I've only seen his highlights, it's historically been difficult to stomach a full Islanders game. Looks like his minutes are creeping up above 10 minutes the last couple of games. I can understand being careful, not throwing him to the wolves and getting him in over his head, but the kid had 5 shots in 11 minutes, I hope they give him a couple of games where he gets 15-18 minutes of ice time. They gave him 30 seconds of PP time last night. Was he active on the PK unit when he was in Bridgeport?[/quote]

During his first or second game up, Jaffe talked a little bit about his time at Cornell and having played on a team of big player, in a defensive system under Schafer. (See my post from March 7)

They've also been very complimentary of his hard-working shifts and early success, with the multiple assists (and now a goal) that he's been tallying.

Rich S · March 13, 2009, 06:35:46 PM

[quote BCrespi]Yes, and Chara was clearly giving him a lot of the credit for the goal. He definitely pointed at Bitz and rubbed his helmet when they came together to celebrate. There aren't too many guys in the league that can make Bitz look small.[/quote]

Among those that Chara has made look really small is Tech's '97 grad Todd White. Whitey was generously listed as 5' 10" at the time he and Chara were Ottawa teammates a few years ago.

But I'm 5' 9 1/2 on a good day and I looked down at Todd. Funnier yet was see him stand next to "Lurch" after the game at MSG when I met White afterwards. "Small" doesn't describe how he looked next to Chara. :-}

MattShaf · March 13, 2009, 07:47:16 PM

Congrats to Iggy!

nyiballs · March 13, 2009, 09:35:32 PM

I think it's unfair to bash the Isles for not calling him up sooner. Maybe his success is based on the fact that he has had so much time in the A to work on his skating and physical game?

That being said, it's great seeing him get the chance to play at the top level. And having watched a few Isles games recently, I think they have a very interesting future.