IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
It was win or go home for the Islanders earlier this afternoon. The team knew they had there backs against the wall, and the thought was that they were going to leave it out all on the ice no matter what the scoreboard said. That was not the case, as the Isles were thumped 4-0 and were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games. It’s not the result everyone wanted, but this past year was an utter thrill ride from opening night till the buzzer sounded just before 6:30 this evening. A huge off-season awaits with new ownership coming in, and many decisions to be made. Thank you for following me and the five hole through the best of times and the worst of times this season. Everyone have a great summer and get ready for October to be here before you know it. Here’s the final top social media from today’s finale.
#isles PP percentage looks OK. But it's about the failures in key situations that is left out when looking just at the surface.
— Andy Graziano (@tazman19) May 8, 2016
Hammer drilled Drouin #isles pic.twitter.com/fvYBrJTIqN
— YeSUV (@IslesWhiteSUV) May 8, 2016
Bring the Hammer down, baby. #Isles
— Pick Your Shit Up. (@NewYorkBootleg) May 8, 2016
that PP hurt my brain #isles
— ISLANDERS (5/16) (@YoCamron) May 8, 2016
The #Isles birthday boy , Martin is heading hunting. Trying to send a message
— Dario Melendez (@Dario_Melendez) May 8, 2016
Half way through first. Scoreless. #isles getting a few chances…not enough sustained pressure
— Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) May 8, 2016
#Isles own possession and chances for a good 4 minutes and Pierre says "Isles on their heels" – what???
— IslesBlog (@IslesBlog) May 8, 2016
Me for the next 2 hours #Isles pic.twitter.com/WeSXe1KQkP
— Sean (@S_Kantor95) May 8, 2016
If I hear "Islanders on their heels" one more freakin' time Pierre!
— IslesBlog (@IslesBlog) May 8, 2016
Nail bitting has commenced……#isles
— T (@Riz2525) May 8, 2016
Put the puck on net, you never know whats going to happen #Isles
— The Chicken God (@GodofChickens97) May 8, 2016
#isles with horrendous shift from team leaders. Its not good
— Dan Sposato (@DSpogolf) May 8, 2016
Death, taxes, and the #isles dropping big games.
— Kevin Dougherty (@KDoc84) May 8, 2016
I'll get my "maybe next year" tweet ready #Isles
— Shaun (@SMCioffi) May 8, 2016
Plays like that don't get you re-signed for 7 mil/year … #Isles
— Stacey (@staceyall91) May 8, 2016
#Isles are a joke when it comes to clearing the puck. Just weak crap in their own emd
— Jeff Capellini (@GreenLanternJet) May 8, 2016
When is that best game going to kick in for the #Isles?
— Brian Schiazza (@brianschiazza) May 8, 2016
#isles far from optimal focus. Hamonic too late for Quine cutting to middle, wide open, then changes with team on cycle in O zone.
— Andy Graziano (@tazman19) May 8, 2016
This team is looking like they want to hit the golf course tmrw… Sad performance so far #isles
— Spencer (@Spence0913) May 8, 2016
You'd think the #Isles would want to lose being aggressive. But nah.
— Joe Pantorno (@JoePantorno) May 8, 2016
Hedman is outplaying Tavares in this series, but he also has a lot more help in his lineup than JT has in his. #Isles #TBLightning
— Brad Kurtzberg (@sealshockey) May 8, 2016
5 SOG in pd in a potential series closer. Great offense!!! #ISLES
— NEVER SAY DIE ISLES (@NUMBER1PICKS) May 8, 2016
#isles inability to convert on very early special teams looks to be the story of this game so far
— Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) May 8, 2016
#isles don't look like their backs are against the wall
— DIF (@hockeyguy0194) May 8, 2016
??????????????????????????????. #isles
— Bill Alefeld (@billa23) May 8, 2016
#isles. ✌?️ pic.twitter.com/ajFTjX0osD
— Rich Dias-Rodrigues (@RDNHL) May 8, 2016
This series is looking more and more like its over #Isles
— The Chicken God (@GodofChickens97) May 8, 2016
And that's all she wrote #isles
— Nick (@LBeach14) May 8, 2016
#Isles playing like they have their bags packed for the summer. Absolutely no sense of urgency.
— Steve Lichtenstein (@SteveLichtenst1) May 8, 2016
2 yrs in a row, facing elimination and the #Isles come out asleep. sorry,that's unacceptable. 1st rd win or not there have to be changes.
— Mike Braunstein (@LeBraun328) May 8, 2016
Kyle Okposo must have anti-grip tape on his stick. #Isles
— Joe Pantorno (@JoePantorno) May 8, 2016
???#Isles
— Joe Lucien (@loosh8905) May 8, 2016
Wonder what Cappy's gonna say in the locker room this time. #isles
— Brooks D. Simpson (@BrooksDSimpson) May 8, 2016
#isles pic.twitter.com/2UGIk36svh
— Driving Range Ethan (@EthanGSN) May 8, 2016
50 shades of depressed #isles
— Nina Ribeiro (@Nina__Ribeiro) May 8, 2016
That was some ugly…real ugly…lazy, not aggressive play from the #isles
— Mike Carver (@MikeCarverWFAN) May 8, 2016
Wake up #Isles! pic.twitter.com/Pw4Coh55bK
— The Pecahead (@streethockeyguy) May 8, 2016
Pride? #Isles #StanleyCupPlayoffs
— Derrick_Pasley (@DJPasley) May 8, 2016
Got 40 minutes to put some pep in that step, #Isles. I suggest you do so. But what do I know?
— Joe Pantorno (@JoePantorno) May 8, 2016
The analysis is simple, it was a piss poor effort by a team that looks lost, tired and overmatched #isles
— Matt Catlin (@MCatlin1984) May 8, 2016
Getting out of gates with no jump, w/season on the line, is sad. Cappy deserves some blame but not all. Shouldn't need a pep talk. #Isles
— Casey Stern (@CaseyStern) May 8, 2016
#isles have checked out. they are playing without urgency and necessity.
— Jeremy weinstein (@upperdeckie) May 8, 2016
The least they could do for us is to go down fighting #Isles
— DIF (@hockeyguy0194) May 8, 2016
Looks like a normal day game performance we've grown to expect. Problem is if you don't wake up now the season's over. Where's the urgency?
— YeSUV (@IslesWhiteSUV) May 8, 2016
This is not all on Cappy. Players have to look in the mirror for not showing up the last two elimination games #isles
— Noel Fogelman (@thefirstnoel19) May 8, 2016
Isles fans going at each other on Twitter right now lmao #isles pic.twitter.com/ZRP7dQVaYF
— ⭐️ Stefanie ⭐️ (@stefeeneys) May 8, 2016
Brock Nelson is struggling. #Analysis #Isles
— Brian Compton (@BComptonNHL) May 8, 2016
#Isles have a very peculiar way of thanking Greiss for his performance in these playoffs. Leaving him out to dry in an elimination game.
— Joe Gunning (@joegunn19) May 8, 2016
Hey at least Travis cares that this is his last game as an Islander #isles
— Nick (@LBeach14) May 8, 2016
This #Islanders game just went full Three Stooges. #Isles
— Stanley Scrimshaw (@Scrimshaw9) May 8, 2016
When you realize this could be your final game in an #Isles jersey pic.twitter.com/N9I3Pu0K54
— IslesBlog (@IslesBlog) May 8, 2016
Goodbye 2015-2016 season…#isles pic.twitter.com/WtLG3OKjtP
— T (@Riz2525) May 8, 2016
#isles getting out coached,out classed and outplayed today. Looks like the tank is finally empty.
— Big Paulie (@BIGpaulie913) May 8, 2016
Absolutely lifeless #isles
— Terry Meade (@ttss11) May 8, 2016
Mood: #Isles down 3-0 pic.twitter.com/wQzQCeMoiM
— 3-Putt Alex (@AlexPeckWTOP) May 8, 2016
This series will only prove to be a learning experience for the #isles, if anything. You won a series. Winning two is that much harder.
— Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) May 8, 2016
Can they at least, you know – make a game of this? #isles
— Michael Schuerlein (@islesblogger) May 8, 2016
Ironic that #NYR crashed because they lacked youthful fire/energy. #Isles losing because they lack experience and leadership. Same result
— Blueshirt Bulletin (@NYRBlueBulletin) May 8, 2016
This is right up there with Gm 7 against Caps. #Isles laying an egg
— JohnFlat (@johnflat) May 8, 2016
#Isles pic.twitter.com/8UqqdrGgRF
— Pick Your Shit Up. (@NewYorkBootleg) May 8, 2016
Matt Martin can't drop the gloves because the middle six is so bad that you can't afford to separate the fourth line for 5+ minutes.
— Driving Range Ethan (@EthanGSN) May 8, 2016
Little late for #Isles to start being hard on Hedman…
— Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) May 8, 2016
Our mentions… #isles pic.twitter.com/nsFf24oX82
— Islanders Insight (@IslesInsight) May 8, 2016
I don't mind not being the better team, because they're not. What I have a problem with is the lack of effort/sense of urgency. #isles
— Kevin Cosgrove (@kcos194) May 8, 2016
#Isles playing today like pic.twitter.com/3Htezsmmud
— Jared Baiman (@thejrbaimanSHOW) May 8, 2016
JT showing his frustration…#isles
— T (@Riz2525) May 8, 2016
Whelp, that's that. Good season ladies n gents. #isles #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/4Ol3PQncnz
— Islesnation91 (@islesnation92) May 8, 2016
Apparently we need our best players to get lumped up in order to show some fire. How about we play like this the rest of the game #Isles
— Chris McNally (@thechrismcnally) May 8, 2016
#isles should start hitting everyone as hard as they can.
— Michael Schuerlein (@islesblogger) May 8, 2016
Yup. This is how we all feel #isles pic.twitter.com/s5vU5yOFfZ
— YeSUV (@IslesWhiteSUV) May 8, 2016
Ok guys. Positive thoughts. ???
— Sydney Esiason (@sydneyesiason) May 8, 2016
That JT post sums it up. #isles
— MP (@4Isles4Life) May 8, 2016
Nothing has gone right for the #isles today. Nothing.
— Cyndy (@CSalt15) May 8, 2016
What a year it was. #isles thanks for a great first season in Brooklyn
— Little Jimmy (@littlejimmy9) May 8, 2016