NHL makes new offer to players -- attempts to save full season

From tweets by Katie Strang, Dan Rosen and Chris Botta, looks like the NHL offered the players a 50-50 deal with no rollbacks.  Apparently the attempt would be to play a full season that would start November 2nd.

Unclear whether this would involve a complete rejiggering of the schedule or playing what would have been the first 4 weeks of the schedule in April and early May (In 1995, the Isles' last regular season game was played on May 2nd).  If the schedule were to begin November 2nd, the Isles would have 9 games to make-up (5 at home and 4 on the road); the Rangers on the other hand would have 8 road games and 1 home game to make up as they were not scheduled to play at home until November 1st.

Promising?  We'll see.

As for now, it appears certain that Islander home games on October 26 and October 30, as well as a game in Boston on October 27th will not be played under the original schedule.

Perhaps Mr. Luntz' focus group shared enough bad news with the league that they are making this move to try to save the entire season.

 
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

The NHL and the PR Battle of 2012

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/nhl-readies-shared-sacrifice-pr-pitch-to-fans/article4613910/

By tonight, Frank Luntz will be a household name to hockey fans.

The original Deadspin article is here:
http://deadspin.com/5951872/inside-a-secret-nhl-focus-group-how-a-top-gop-strategist-is-helping-hockey-owners-craft-their-lockout-propaganda

 
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DiPietro "needs a few more games", loses in German debut

Rick DiPietro made his debut in Germany on Sunday, and came out on the losing end of a 4-1 score (with the final tally being an EN goal).
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1999712

As for Rick's play,  I'll leave it again to google translate:

<<Matt D'Agostini showed his class throughout the game. With goalkeeper Rick DiPietro could see that he still needs a bit of time getting used to. Axel Kammerer was the goalkeeper of the NY Islanders in protection "for him
as a goalkeeper is the change more difficult, he needs a few more
games."

This can be deduced then, the first two goals, which certainly belong to the category "unfortunate". First brought Landshut Cannibals in his scorer Abstreiter 15.Minute with 0:1
in front and just before the third end Martin Davidek flicked the puck
from the left band towards goal, the puck slid into the net past
DiPietros saver.>>

http://www.scriessersee.de/component/content/article/63-scr-news/168-141012-scr-evl.html  has the German version.

DiPietro is playing on a seemingly weak team; they've now lost 8 of 9 games so far this season.

 
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Good start for Sound Tigers: Bridgeport 6, Hartford 4

Sound Tigers scored 6 goals in a 17:37 span.  Pair of goals for Casey Cizikas, three points each for Nino Niederreiter and Travis Hamonic.

<<
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 6 at Connecticut Whale 4 - Status: Final
Friday, October 12, 2012 - XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Bridgeport 0 5 1 - 6
Connecticut 2 0 2 - 4

1st
Period-1, Connecticut, Newbury 1 (Gilroy), 2:31 (PP). 2, Connecticut,
Jean 1   14:52 (SH_PS). Penalties-Sundstrom Bri (holding), 0:45;
served by Wiebe Ct (bench minor - too many men), 6:55; Kreider Ct
(hooking), 9:35; Haley Ct (tripping), 13:39; Riley Bri (fighting),
16:12; Haley Ct (fighting), 16:12; DeFazio Bri (slashing), 18:13.

2nd
Period-3, Bridgeport, Cizikas 1 (Hamonic, Niederreiter), 3:23 (PP). 4,
Bridgeport, Niederreiter 1 (Kabanov), 5:13. 5, Bridgeport, Cizikas 2
(McDonald, Niederreiter), 6:26. 6, Bridgeport, Nelson 1 (Kabanov, Ness),
8:39. 7, Bridgeport, Persson 1 (Nelson, Hamonic), 18:55 (PP).
Penalties-Collins Ct (interference), 2:53; McDonald Bri (slashing),
15:20; Klassen Ct (boarding), 17:50.

3rd Period-8, Bridgeport,
DeFazio 1 (Hamonic, McDonald), 1:00. 9, Connecticut, Vernace 1 (Miller,
Jean), 4:27 (PP). 10, Connecticut, Newbury 2 (Parlett, Kreider), 6:16
(PP). Penalties-Sundstrom Bri (tripping), 2:33; Riley Bri
(high-sticking), 3:08; Hamonic Bri (unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct -
abuse of officials), 4:27; Segal Ct (elbowing), 7:49; Niederreiter Bri
(hooking), 10:20; Parlett Ct (interference), 14:26; de Haan Bri (delay
of game), 17:16.

Shots on Goal-Bridgeport 19-19-7-45. Connecticut 15-7-9-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Bridgeport 2 / 7; Connecticut 3 / 8.
Goalies-Bridgeport,
Poulin 1-0-0 (31 shots-27 saves). Connecticut, Missiaen 0-1-0 (38
shots-33 saves); Stajcer 0-0-0 (7 shots-6 saves).
A-8,148
>>

 
Sound Tigers home opener is Saturday -- would have been the same night as the Islanders-- if Bettman and Fehr hadn't gotten in the way.

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

Pierre working, Doc not as NBCSN begins #collegehockey coverage

Isles prospects Anders Lee (The ND captain) and Robbie Russo are in action...

From NBC:

<<COLLEGE HOCKEY ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK:On Friday, NBC Sports Network launches its coverage of the 2012-2013 NCAA hockey season with live coverage of the 16th annual Ice Breaker Tournament from the Sprint Center in Kansas City,
Mo. The tournament features some of the nation's top teams from
different conferences beginning with No. 10 Notre Dame vs. Maine at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Army taking on Nebraska-Omaha at 10 p.m. ET. On Saturday, NBC Sports Network will air the Ice Breaker Tournament championship at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Veteran NBC Sports Group NHL commentators will call the action withDave Strader handling play-by-play and Pierre McGuire serving as 'Inside-the-Glass' analyst>>

 
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#NHLGameShows

@JesseSpector of the Sporting News was having some fun on twitter this morning, asking people for some NHL game shows to fill the lockout-- here's a sampling:

Justin K ‏@Justorbs  
All NHL fans playing Family Game Night because they can't watch hockey. #NHLGameShows

Justin K ‏@Justorbs  
@jessespector A drunken Dion Phaneuf on Don't Forget the Lyrics. #NHLGameShows

Jamie Kellner ‏@jbk_ltd  
.@jessespector Obviously neither The Price is Right nor The Match Game nor Concentration qualify as #NHLGameShows

 Justin K ‏@Justorbs  
@jessespector Jaroslav Halak on The Price is Right. #NHLGameShows

 Jamie Kellner ‏@jbk_ltd  
RT @jessespector: RT @vcarneiro: @jessespector Staals vs Sutters on Family Feud #NHLGameShows

 Carroll Thorpe ‏@CarrollThorpe  
@jessespector the very obvious "let's make a deal" they can all sit and see who gets picked at a chance to play. Big deal? #NHLGameshows

 Michael Rappaport ‏@MikeRappaport92  
@jessespector Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire with Mike Comrie and Mike Fisher #NHLGameshows

 Maria Dimitropoulos ‏@mariadimit  
@jessespector Tim Thomas in "If I Ruled The World" #NHLGameShows

 Justin K ‏@Justorbs  
@jessespector The Sedin Sisters on Project Runway. #NHLGameShows

 Chad ‏@Chadjohnsonprob  
@jessespector (Season in) Jeopardy! #NHLGameShows

  Dawn ‏@jab0217  
@jessespector Geno on Iron Chef #NHLGameShows #BecauseItsTheLockout"

  Matt Johnson ‏@twoeightnine  
@jessespector Win, Lose or Draw: no one since 2005-2006. #NHLGameshows

 Roberto Luongo ‏@NotBobbyLu  
@jessespector Also, Martin St. Louis on Wipeout. #NHLGameShows

 Culture of Losing ‏@cultureoflosing  
#NHLGameShows "Who's Leino is it, Anyway?"

 Ken Ferris ‏@ferris516  

"@95Sports: @JesseSpector Phaenouf and Sean Avery on WifeSwap. #NHLGameShows" Yesssss!!!!

 Ed Mc Mahon ‏@Edmc28  
Vinny Prospal spinning the big wheel on the price is right #NHLGameshows @jessespector

 Roberto Luongo ‏@NotBobbyLu  
@jessespector Scott Hartnell on Wipeout. #NHLGameShows

 erinface ‏@erin_face  
@jessespector sean avery on americas next top model? (Too obvious?) #NHLGameShows

 David Hamilton ‏@TDP_David  
.@jessespector Shane Doan on any game show with a lightning round. #NHLGameShows

 Jesse Spector ‏@jessespector  
If @commie22 and @Hartsy19 grew their hair out, they could be Whammies on Press Your Luck. #NHLGameShows

Will ‏@HeyMyNameIsWill  
@jessespector Dustin Byfuglien breaking through the platform while playing Plinko. #NHLGameshows

T Swift ‏@BEASTModeLynch  
Max Talbot hosting "Does This Look Infected" #NHLGameShows @jessespector

Mark Easson ‏@myNHLTradeRumor  
@jessespector: Plinko, with Gary Bettman as the disc #NHLGameShows

 Jesse Spector ‏@jessespector  
And someone finally went there! RT @25Dog: All hockey fans during this stupid lockout, The Biggest Loser. #NHLGameShows

Ian Hermelin ‏@Hermy11  
@jessespector mathieu darche, kyle chipchura, paul bisonette on "who wants to be a millionaire". #nhlgameshows

Justin K ‏@Justorbs  
Gary Bettman and Don Fehr on Let's Make a Deal. #NHLGameShows

Justin Bradford ‏@justinbbradford  
lol RT @strombone1: The @hockeyyinsiderr on "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" ( not as a contestant but as the 5th grader) #NHLGameShows

Roberto Luongo ‏@NotBobbyLu  

@jessespector Patrick Kane on Cash Cab #NHLGameShows

Don Cherry Parody ‏@DonCherryParody  
YKNOW HOW ABOUT RED KELLY ON THAT 25,000 DOLLAR PYRAMID SHOW? LET'S GO! @jessespector #NHLGAMESHOWS

 Ian Cameron McLaren ‏@iancmclaren  
Paul Bissonnette on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' http://www.capgeek.com/player/505  #NHLGameShows @jessespector

 Hank Barnes ‏@hb204  
Bettman and Owners "Russian Roulette" #NHLGameShows @jessespector

 It's NosLliWhsoj! ‏@NosLliWhsoj  
#NHLGameShows @jessespector Crosby, Staals, And Nash on Making The Band.

Ian Cameron McLaren ‏@iancmclaren  
Gary Bettman on 'The Weakest Link' #NHLGameShows @jessespector

Jon Strauss ‏@WeberKing  
Matt Cooke on The Running Man (pre Ben Richards) RT @jessespector: Which NHL player would you like to see on a game show #NHLGameShows

 Hank Barnes ‏@hb204  
Jonathan Toews "Make Me Laugh" #NHLGameShows @jessespector

 Victor Carneiro ‏@vcarneiro  
@jessespector Staals vs Sutters on Family Feud #NHLGameShows

Jeff Israel ‏@jeffisrael25  
Byfuglien. Supermarket Sweep. #hams RT @jessespector: Which NHL player would you like to see on a game show #NHLGameShows

  Jesse Spector ‏@jessespector  
#NHLGameShows RT @MikeRappaport92: Bryzgalov on Password

 Roberto Luongo ‏@NotBobbyLu  
@jessespector I think the obvious answer is Carey Price on The Price Is Right. #NHLGameShows

Any ideas?

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick 

6 alternatives to canceled opening night for #isles and #rangers on Friday

How about one of the 5 nationally televised college hockey games?

Fri. 10/12/2012 7:05 ET Michigan State   @ Minnesota   FSN   Cablevision 405
Fri. 10/12/2012 7:30 ET St. Cloud State  @ New Hampshire WBIN, FCS  Cablevision 406
Fri. 10/12/2012 10:05 ET Nebraska-Omaha vs. Army IceBreaker  NBCSN Cablevision 408
Fri. 10/12/2012 7:05 ET Notre Dame vs. Maine IceBreaker NBC Cablevison 408Fri. 10/12/2012 8:35 ET US Under-18 Team @ North Dakota FCS  Cablevision 404

Read more: http://www.uscho.com/tv/#ixzz293LPG0nZ

Or-- Want to see Griffin Reinhart?  You can.

Fri  10:00 ET  "Friday Night Hockey is back!Sportsnet and the Canadian Hockey League today announced the first two weeks of its Friday Night Hockey 2012-13 broadcast schedule, beginning on Friday, Oct. 12 at 9:45 p.m.
ET / 6:45 p.m. PT as the reigning Western Hockey League champion
Edmonton Oil Kings host the Calgary Hitmen."  This game will also be seen in the US on NHL Network (which for some silly reason has no live games of their own)

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