As a sports fan, no fan roots for their team to come in dead last. I my friends am an exception. I am a New York Islanders fan, and I hope they come in 30th place this year. Why you ask? Because of this kid.

But as all of us Islander fans know, if we do come in last, our first place spot in the draft is not secure by any means.  May I remind us of the 2008 draft?  We started at 5th, traded down to 7th, then traded down to 9th.  Josh Bailey though looks like he can be some good in a few years, which is what Mr. Snow is going for.  Patience is key in this time of pain.

For many Islander fans who read this, you are not going to find any new information that you already don’t know.  I’m just stating some opinions.  If we do get John Tavares, will he be a douche like Kirk Muller and not want to play on the Islanders?  Mind you that Captain Kirk was already an established player in the NHL and did have quite a chip on his shoulder.  Since Tavares being established and awesome in the OHL, will he carry a similar chip?  One tends to think not (or one tends to HOPE not).  But remind you, that being 18, you cannot really be picky about what teams you want to play for.  Just be thankful you qualify to play in the NHL.  All hockey fans, or any sport fans for that matter, you have always thought about playing in the big leagues for your favorite team.  But if it honestly came down to it, does it really matter what team you are playing for, when A, you are probably making over a few million a year, and B, your in the fucking majors.  You can’t get any better than that.  I do have to make a minor comment on that past statement however.  I fucking HATE the Rangers (or the Ranjerks, whatever you want to call them), but if I was drafted by them, I wouldn’t complain…sure, I’d think to myself, wow my friends are gonna hate my ass but I’d live with it.  I’d be playing in the greatest city known to man with some pretty hardcore fans that I know will show up (ouch).  Mind you, I am not a fan of Ranger fans either, but I do have a few friends who are Ranger fans, and I’ve lived with them this far.  I’m not saying Tavares hates the Islanders like I hate the Rangers.  If I’m not mistaken, he is a Leafs fan, and should hate the Habs.  But if by some miracle, he gets drafted or traded to the Canadiens, he won’t complain.

If we do draft Tavares, could he be the saving grace we have been waiting for?  Could he be the make or break with the approval of the Lighthouse?  Come June 26 we will hopefully see.  Lets hope the draft pans out like this.

Well, let me post the bottom 5 teams as of 2/16/09.

		Div.	GP	W	L	OT	Pts	Streak
26	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	56	21	25	10	52	Won 1
27	Ottawa Senators	NE	54	21	25	8	50	Won 4
28	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	56	19	26	11	49	Lost 1
29	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	57	20	32	5	45	Won 1
30	New York Islanders	ATL	55	16	33	6	38	Lost 5

Lets Go Islanders!

On a side note…that shithead Steve Simmons over at the Toronto Sun saying Tavares should avoid the Islanders, here’s some quality material for you to write about:  Go Fist Yourself.