Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club

Dedicated to the goodness that was #isles fwd Josh Bailey (licensed Pens killer). Sorokin truther circa Dec ‘22

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I’ve watched enough #isles hockey to know

When Sorokin is in net on a 2 on 1 … always take the shooter!!!

He always gives up that blocker side shot

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@darrenrovell Exactly. I got kids sports & costs for soccer isnt the problem to solve

The problem is lack of coaching at youngest levels. When I sign my kids up for soccer I get the same email “we need volunteers to coach”

The entire youth program is coached by dads who dont know the gm

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@Jbooty88 @TouchTheBanner Bingo!

The issue is lack of good coaching at the youngest levels. For years when I sign my kids up for soccer I get the same email “we need volunteers to coach”

The entire youth program is coached by parents who dont know the game.

This isnt happening in other sports

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@ClayTravis I got kids in all sports & costs for soccer isnt the issue

The issue is lack of good coaching at the youngest levels. For years when I sign my kids up for soccer I get the same email “we need volunteers to coach”

The entire youth program is coached by dads who dont know the gm

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@ryanwhitney6 Bussi has been sooooo shaky these last few mins

VGK got to just fire away, but CAR defense putting on a masterclass right now

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@ryanwhitney6 No joke, these teams were gassed.
That second OT was some of the sloppiest hockey I’ve ever seen, just knew it was gonna end on a sh*t goal

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Im 100% certain the 93-94 first rd series between Rags and Isles was the most lopsided of all time

The pain of being an isles fan during that run still haunts me

[Iain MacMillan @IainMacBets]

I get the Canadiens won the first game and the next two went to overtime, but this might be the most lopsided playoff series off all time

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@IslesDen Also, love Slavin.

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@IslesDen I hate that the Canes beat the sh*t out of the isles every time they play

But I respect the way they play, loved Rod as a player & even more as a coach - I think he’s the best out there & would love to see him raise the cup

Also, despite your previous analysis, Aho is a stud :)

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@seanyhockey Absurd how close that game was given the sheer dominance by CAR and constant giveaways from MTL

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@islanders_takes Underrated stat that should weigh into Vezina voting

Shoutout save %

Swayman had a .909 saving 20/22

Vladar had a .895 saving 17/19

Huge reason why both of those teams are in the playoffs

Curious where Vladar ended up in voting. Dude was anti-Sorokin down the stretch

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@HockeyHacks33 @Ajsoti Don’t forget

Both of those teams took advantage of no salary cap rules during their playoff runs

Can’t do that now so makes even less sense to have that much tied in a goalie

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@corylav Do a Jonathan Toews v Butch Goring comparison

Butchie should be in, dude was top 40 in all time NHL scoring when he retired

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@islanders_takes What consistently upsets me about Sorokin is that playing your $8M goalie for 55 gms shouldnt be running his wheels off, but it is

His quickness makes up for his positioning weaknesses

But yr after yr as the ssn progresses he slows down wears out & his deficiencies get exposed

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@IslesFix Horvat going to the Olympics was the worst thing that could have happened to the isles

Guy was driving this team and just completely ran out of gas in the final stretch

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@philzfactz I honestly have no idea how good a coach DeBoer is

What I do know is that he was handed some amazing teams to coach during their Stanley cup window and got none of them over the hump

VGK won as soon as he left and DAL still looks amazing w/o him

So I dont know

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The tweet that keeps on giving

I don't get what the isles D are doing on these 2 on 1s

Watch some tape, attack the shooter force the pass earlier

I like Sorokin’s chances on a more direct 1v1 situation

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

I’ve watched enough #isles hockey to know

When Sorokin is in net on a 2 on 1 … always take the shooter!!!

He always gives up that blocker side shot

[Josh Bailey (& Brock) for Isles HoF Club @JoshBaileyFans]

@ObservationDesk @IslesDen Sorokin consistently falling apart at the end of every ssn he’s been in the NHL is not talked about enough

Its not too much to ask your $8M goalie to start 60 games

But once he hits 50 his play falls apart b/c his quickness goes meaning he cant make up for his poor positioning

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@PeterPiperReady Im not

Dude played lights out in one playoff series 5 years ago

He’s come up small in big moments since then

Including today, look at his positioning on that first goal, he was a foot off to his right. That weak backhand shot shouldn’t go in

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@islanders_takes Sorokin not on that list

Yes he’s a problem

Always has been.

Hopefully Deboer and Darche realize they need a viable backup so Sorokin can keep his start count to no more than 50