Comments on: We are Number 30 – Say we are Number 30!!!! http://www.viewfromsection317.com/2009/04/10/we-are-number-30-say-we-are-number-30/ 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=3.2.1 By: John http://www.viewfromsection317.com/2009/04/10/we-are-number-30-say-we-are-number-30/comment-page-1/#comment-45937 John Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:38:31 +0000 http://www.viewfromsection317.com/?p=794#comment-45937 I am not at all "pleased" or "proud" of the fact that we are going to finish dead last in the NHL. I find this embarrassing and disappointing, yet it is what it is. With the injuries and the age of the team matching up against teams that are fighting desperately for playoff spots, it is understandable that we might show our place in the standings. However, as Gary said, I don't at all believe these guys quit or tanked a thing. Rebuilding means some hard years and being patient to wait for the inexperienced players to mature and grow into NHL quality guys, and I have to say that there are more than a few guys we saw who are rising to become potential leaders and contributors for the future. If anything, I have looked at the positives of the "little things" and take hope in the fact that development and experience will take us further and further into the land of playoff contention sooner rather than later.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('45937','John'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('45937','John','I am not at all \"pleased\" or \"proud\" of the fact that we are going to finish dead last in the NHL. I find this embarrassing and disappointing, yet it is what it is. With the injuries and the age of the team matching up against teams that are fighting desperately for playoff spots, it is understandable that we might show our place in the standings. However, as Gary said, I don\'t at all believe these guys quit or tanked a thing. Rebuilding means some hard years and being patient to wait for the inexperienced players to mature and grow into NHL quality guys, and I have to say that there are more than a few guys we saw who are rising to become potential leaders and contributors for the future. If anything, I have looked at the positives of the \"little things\" and take hope in the fact that development and experience will take us further and further into the land of playoff contention sooner rather than later.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I am not at all “pleased” or “proud” of the fact that we are going to finish dead last in the NHL. I find this embarrassing and disappointing, yet it is what it is. With the injuries and the age of the team matching up against teams that are fighting desperately for playoff spots, it is understandable that we might show our place in the standings. However, as Gary said, I don’t at all believe these guys quit or tanked a thing. Rebuilding means some hard years and being patient to wait for the inexperienced players to mature and grow into NHL quality guys, and I have to say that there are more than a few guys we saw who are rising to become potential leaders and contributors for the future. If anything, I have looked at the positives of the “little things” and take hope in the fact that development and experience will take us further and further into the land of playoff contention sooner rather than later.
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