Gordon's Fishermen

The jokes just write themselves with these clowns. The Islanders hired Providence Bruins head coach Scott Gordon to replace Ted Nolan. The AHL coach of the year replacing a former NHL coach of the year. Well, it can be assured that the Islanders will be a disaster this season but they are on track to be good down the line. Under Gordon's tutelage, Brad Boyes, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and even Andy Hilbert have learned what it takes to be a NHLer (although Hilbert has thus far failed at the execution part of it).

Where Ted Nolan ensured the Isles were a threat every night, Gordon will nurture the kids and boost their egos as they struggle as the doormats of the Eastern Conference. They will get Hedman or Tavares as one of the top picks in next summer's draft and hope that they are ready by the time the Lighthouse Project goes through (oh my, you have to go to the website and listen to the song! Priceless!!).

Until then:

Ah, hahahahahahaha

Now we knew that the NHL's turn to RBK and their new, sleeker uniform would result in redesigns, but I can't contain my glee to see that the Islanders chose this as their new jerseys. These, frankly, look ridiculous!

The outlined shoulders, the multicolour sleeves, and the rip off of the Sabres (numbers on the front) really makes for an ugly jersey. Personally I think these rival the pumpkin third jersey ... but of course falls a little bit short of the fisherman - nothing compares to that, not even the Canucks Flying V ...

And to top it off, not only does the jersey look silly, they caught DP making a silly face, which adds to the hilarity. Not to mention having Brendan Witt also model it, out on the beach no less (see it here and here.! Hahahahaha ... dimwit(t).

I am so glad this franchise is a joke, I just wish that they didn't let my boy Poti go!

So the Devils, huh?

The Devils appear to be the only team doing anything today, naming Larry Robinson, John MacLean, and Tommy Albelin as assistant coaches, Jacques Caron as goaltending coach and resigning Cam Janssen and Grant Marshall along with some other prospect types.

Its nice to see that Larry and Johnny Mac continue to have no pride, having been unceremoniously ditched in Larry's case and passed over in Johnny's. Both were great players who had honourable careers but the Devils ... well Puppetmaster Lou ... have not exactly done the right thing by either.

As for the players they resigned, whatever. Marshall is a depth guy and Janssen is a pain in the ass. Just to refresh everyone's memory, here is him trying to look all tough after Sean finally gave Marty what he deserved ... its two minutes in but the whole scenario is worth rewatching:



And one last note on the Devs -- I just saw that they are going to have a indoor soccer team named the Ironmen share the Prudential Center (The Rock). The scary thing is that the soccer team could very likely draw more fans in Newark ...