Natives Are Too Much

Last night was the first game of the season in which I attended and what a disappointment it turned out to be.  With the NVMC at about 75% capacity, the team came out in the first very flat and the Habs jumped all over it after Berard floated the puck in front of Ricky, has no shot of stopping Berard's mistake.  

The two native Long Islanders, Chris Higgins and Mike Komisarek, both had outstanding games.  Higgins was flying around the ice all night, and made his most impressive play when he scored on a Montreal PP after beating Campoli from the corner.  Campoli was one of many Islanders who had a terrible night.  Komisarek played tough on D and I have much respect for him after willing to throw down with Witt, who right before their fight looked like he was possessed and fed up with the teams lackluster effort during the game.

The team had 44 shots on goal but many where from the perimeter and the few good shots either hit the post or flubbed by Hilbert or Sillinger.

I realize Sillinger is one of the best faceoff men in the league but does he need to see large amounts of power play time?  The powerplay lines should be Guerin-Comrie-Tank and Hunter-Vasicek-Satan.  I did like when Nolan put Simon on the powerplay as he is a big body to just put in front of the net for screens.  Also its time to bring MAB back in the lineup.  Sit Jackman, dress MAB even if he doesn't play a regular shift on D or 4th line, at least we know he will shot the puck on the PP, which has fallen flat on its face in recent games.  Campoli and Berard just love to pass back and forth to each other, Sutton seemed to take more shots in his limited PP time then either Berard or Campoli.