Isles Down Devs Again, Sutter Says He’s “Sick Of It”
December 30th, 2007 by Tom
The Isles downed the Devils 5-2 last night, scoring three third period goals in route to their fourth straight win over New Jersey. Not sure why ths Isles have dominated the series lately, and it is just four games, but wins like these are huge. The Coliseum crowd recognized that and serenaded Brodeur and his crew with chants of “You can’t beat us!” That might be a bit cocky but I say enjoy it while it lasts.
Devils’ coach Brent Sutter is a bit fed up with the whole thing, charging his team with a lack of focus, telling reporters “I’m getting sick of it.” On the other side, Coach Ted Nolan said his guys delivered “a gutsy performance.”
You like fights? I thought you might. This game had a few, with Comrie, Sutton, and Guerin throwing down against Mike Mottau, Mike Rupp, and Dave Clarkson. Sutton played big last night. It was his goal, his first of the season, that put the Islanders ahead for good in the third period. The Islanders need to display toughness, especially against squads like Jersey. They did the job last night.
The Coliseum Heroes now stand at 19-16-2, with 40 pointgs. They’re still in last in the Atlantic but they are just five points behind division-leading New Jersey. They remain in a scrum for the final playoff spot with a whole slew of teams. It’s early, I know, but better in the mix now than not.
Patrick Says
Feels so good to beat Jersey. Especially with Dubie!
Dec 30th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
joe c Says
Comrie has got to go. His best attriputes are as followed: taking penalities, turning the puck over and taking extremely weak shots. And to top it all off this should be proof he must go. The islanders had an offensive zone draw in the same end that hilary duff was sitting. Before the drop of the puck mike locks eyes w/ her and smiles! Where is this man’s focus. His brain is gutter. Ship him out!
Dec 31st, 2007 at 11:53 am
Tom Says
hey joe - i didn’t see that hilary duff moment. if that happened it’s pretty bad. a few million bucks should be enough to keep your focus on the ice.
Dec 31st, 2007 at 1:02 pm
joe c Says
yea my girl was sitting directly in front of hilary…she swears by it
Dec 31st, 2007 at 1:26 pm