Arthur Torrey

@SperryTime @CAVENDISH8888 I appreciate what you are trying to say here Sean. My biggest issue is that Olivier is totally beat on this play clearly coming at Lee from behind. His only play is to push his back. If he was trying to defend from the side I might agree more with your point.

@CAVENDISH8888 Yes but his path is taking him towards the goalie. And Olivier doesn’t extend his arms to push or shove. Thats the key. You can hate the call all day. I don’t love it. But I understand it from the leagues perspective.

Have had a lot of back and forth in this in my head. I’ve said it before in reviews of these goalie interference calls that the onus is always on the attacking player to not make contact with the goalie. Now, Lee’s path is taking him towards the goalie. He has to maintain control as he gets near the goalie. And the rules of engagement are that he is going to receive contact from a defender. Now, the key thing here is that Olivier doesn’t extend his arms, push, shove, or foul Lee. This is VERY important. Olivier more-so rides Lee in along the path Lee is already taking. The obvious counter to that is “well Lee wouldn’t have gone into the goalie if Oliver didn’t ride him in.” I understand that. But again, the attacking player has a responsibility to maintain control when crashing the crease, and that includes using strength and balance to fend off the defenders pressure to maintain that control. And the reason why that’s important is because you don’t want a standard where attacking players feel a little bit of pressure and then “blow a tire” or fall forward into a goalie and then pretend they didn’t know what they were doing. The rule is written and enforced specifically to avoid that by putting the responsibility on the attacking player. My gut told me this was going to come back in real time based on the experience and info I’m privy to receiving on a weekly basis regarding these plays. The only thing I wasn’t sure about truthfully was the fact that Olivier put it into his own goal. That’s the only reason I was 50-50 on it. Ultimately they don’t want goals scored as a result of a goalie not being able to field his position properly. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I actually think they got this correct in applying their standard.

@richtorrey @DaveBismo 100% Rich…that puck doesn’t hop over Randy Carlisle’s stick the cup run ends…agree with @DaveBismo’s comment, JT’s will to win was incredible in that moment/game and made the difference.

That game was the linchpin of the entire dynasty @DaveBismo. We lose, and it ends with two cups and no guarantee that team stays together as constituted. An entirely different landscape. It was huge!

@rayferraro21 Thanks Ray! You have your own special place in Isles history and Isles nation remembers you fondly! I will always wish we could have played Montreal with a healthy Pierre in ‘93!

Love this pic - what a team!!

@ThatEricAlper Red Hot Chili Peppers OPENING for Oingo Boingo at Red Rocks… one band on the rise to superstardom and another on to obscurity…

Have you ever been to a concert where the support act went on to become famous?

@TonyMarinaro He was not trying to injure him…was it cheap sure, stirring up trouble sure…this is intent to injure a superstar…. youtube.com/shorts/2ymRo5k…

Trying to intentionally injure a player. Not only a player but a superstar. He should be suspended.

@kevinseanfeeney @richtorrey Our Dad was pretty high on him…he struggled to translate his play at the AHL and Finnish league to the NHL game. Understand that 60 games played is a small sample. Also the focus at RW was the development of Dalgarno and the emergence of Kerr made it hard to keep a spot for him.

@ArthurTorrey1 @richtorrey - ok - what didn't your dad like about Ari Haanpaa's game? This one bothers me 40 years later...

@AustralianOpen @carlosalcaraz Amazing defense to offense…I can’t get over how much kick there was on the serve…he returned the serve when the ball was head high!

Insane to witness from this angle 🤯 @carlosalcaraz • #AO26

@KevG163 As only the great John Facenda could say it!

"Great teams aren't always great, they're just great when they have to be." The 73-yard fourth quarter touchdown rainbow from Terry Bradshaw to John Stallworth — the #Steelers' winning score of Super Bowl XIV. #HereWeGo January 20, 1980

@IslesFix @richtorrey What an amazing night! It was a great recognition for our Dad to receive and helped provide “closure” for all. He loved the bow tie!

🎥 ISLES REWIND: On Jan. 13, 2001, Bill Torrey's banner, designed with his signature bow tie and "The Architect," is raised to the rafters of the Nassau Coliseum before a 6-5 #Isles  win over the Pittsburgh Penguins @richtorrey

@Brink_Thinker A couple of great blocks there too!

A freshman punter was called up to varsity team during the homecoming game and this happens. You can only imagine what the school was like on Monday for that young man.

@hockeyfights Why Biz hasn’t liked the Isles since.

#HFOnThisDay • December 18th, 2010 • Arizona Coyotes Paul Bissonnette 🆚 Trevor Gillies New York Islanders 1st Period - 2:13 hockeyfights.com/fights/100043

@bourisg @NYIslanders @AGrossNewsday @akreda @richtorrey @SchwartzSports @ethan_sears @NewsdaySports @StanFischler @NHLAlumni Great pic Greg!

Congrats to former colleague, Pat LaFontaine, on being inducted into @NYIslanders Hall of Fame. This proves that you can go home again. The 2 Pats in this pic don't just share the honor of being in NYI HOF, they are hall of fame people. They helped propel me on my 35yr journey.

@ehornick @CiC16foundation Don’t forget the Ranger fans outside blocked the ambulance trying to take Pat to the hospital…

In 1990, #Isles lost in 5 to #NYr , winning only a 2-OT game on a Brent Sutter goal. @CiC16foundation suffered a concussion on a brutal hit in game 1- he came back to play game 5 leading Sam and JD to describe him as a warrior for coming back so quickly. If we knew now what we knew then…. Have to wonder impact on his career.

@AlanFuehring Look at that crew!!!

Jiggs!! Trots!! What a great night. The booth is always open to you. (Not shown, Billy Smith, who joked the iconic pond photo of 1983 was plenty)

@CarryDaInterest @GinoHard_ Why have the rule of it’s not going to be enforced? Fine allow for the toe drag type move but the player has to keep skating. The league wants these games to end quickly so I get it and it showcases talent etc but the goalies are pretty helpless to these types of moves.

@GinoHard_ Rule 24.2 “…The puck must be kept in motion towards the opponents goal line…”

Mason McTavish pulled off his patented NASTY shootout move again last night 🔥 He practices it every warm-up, and goalies still can’t stop it 😭

Sending all of our love and support to Monty and the entire Montour family 💙🩵 🗣️ Defenseman Brandon Montour addresses his leave of absence.

@spittinchiclets Love the play that Carter made on this willing to take a hit to make a perfect pass!!! Of course great play by Reino too!

Reino gets loose and makes no mistake 🚨

@spittinchiclets Meanwhile that TNT broadcast was a love in for Detroit. It was like that was the only team playing…come on TNT it’s a national broadcast.

“They’re not going to sit by and let Paul Bissonnette talk about the Florida Panthers non-stop after they drummed the Florida Panthers 4-1 with two empty net goals.” The Detroit Red Wings fans have had enough. This is a new breed that is out for blood.

@spittinchiclets Pound for pound is there a better fighter in the NHL today? Aside from what he leaves on the ice such a great “glue guy.”

LOMBO AND TUCKER DROP ‘EM RIGHT OFF THE DRAW 👊🔥