Comments on: The Comeback Isles? http://www.viewfromsection317.com/2008/09/15/the-comeback-isles/ A perspective about the Islanders, Hockey and other ramblings from Gary Harding, a former Islanders Booster Club President and season ticket holder since 1989. The Blog Name, basically tells you where I sit. From Row B, Seat 1 in Section 317, I watch the boys that wear my home on their sweaters play hockey over 40 times (hopefully more) every season. As of October 2008, Gary is a member of the NYI Blog Box, a collection of Islander Bloggers, who will be working at the Coliseum this season, talking about their favorite team. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:50:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John http://www.viewfromsection317.com/2008/09/15/the-comeback-isles/comment-page-1/#comment-26405 John Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:49:34 +0000 http://www.viewfromsection317.com/?p=416#comment-26405 Indeed. It has to start somewhere. I know some Isle fans are uncomfortable or upset with the word, "rebuild", but this is the reality of our situation. What Garth has done in terms of drafting and the prospects we have collected is extremely important to the future of this team. Thus, supporting the boys at every stage, regardless of where we might sit in the standings at any point this season, is critical. Patience ... I know we, as Islander fans, have had to demonstrate a remarkable amount of this often short commodity, but it is as important as ever to be ... patient ... with our team. Fill the seats and cheer them on. A team can't ask for much more than that. In the end, we will be repaid with future seasons and performances we can be proud of.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26405','John'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26405','John','Indeed. It has to start somewhere. I know some Isle fans are uncomfortable or upset with the word, \"rebuild\", but this is the reality of our situation. What Garth has done in terms of drafting and the prospects we have collected is extremely important to the future of this team. Thus, supporting the boys at every stage, regardless of where we might sit in the standings at any point this season, is critical. Patience ... I know we, as Islander fans, have had to demonstrate a remarkable amount of this often short commodity, but it is as important as ever to be ... patient ... with our team. Fill the seats and cheer them on. A team can\'t ask for much more than that. In the end, we will be repaid with future seasons and performances we can be proud of.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Indeed. It has to start somewhere. I know some Isle fans are uncomfortable or upset with the word, “rebuild”, but this is the reality of our situation. What Garth has done in terms of drafting and the prospects we have collected is extremely important to the future of this team. Thus, supporting the boys at every stage, regardless of where we might sit in the standings at any point this season, is critical. Patience … I know we, as Islander fans, have had to demonstrate a remarkable amount of this often short commodity, but it is as important as ever to be … patient … with our team. Fill the seats and cheer them on. A team can’t ask for much more than that. In the end, we will be repaid with future seasons and performances we can be proud of.
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