This post was published 15 years 6 months 23 days ago which may make its content inapplicable to the current Islanders roster and/or team news. This site is not responsible for any misunderstanding.Well for everyone who wanted to see some of the kids get more icetime, this is definately your chance.
With Fedotenko and Hilbert being felled to injury last night, the Islanders had no choice but to bring in even MORE help from Bridgeport in the form of Steve Reiger, Tim Jackman and Matthew Spiller. This is in addition to: Tambellini, Colliton, Comeau, and Walter. One can only assume that Kyle Okposo will get his proverbial “cup of coffee” here in the next few games with this insane lack of scoring and rash of injuries.
Another intersting day in Islanders Country – I think this “Were all Islanders” motto has been taken a little too far.
Update!
Just some updates per Greg Logan’s latest blog entry!
Seems as if Spiller will be replacing Witt who has decided he can no longer work with his bum knee. I think this is a good choice as it appears the Islanders hopes of reaching the playoffs has faded. I would prefer Witt concentrates on getting healthy for next year.
Vasicek will be returning from the flu for tonight’s game, so Jeremy Colliton was sent back to Bridgeport. Reiger and Jackman will indeed fill in for Hilbert and Fedotenko.
Maybe Nolan really is coaching the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Three reinforcements arrived from the Islanders’ AHL affiliate to fill out the lineup tonight. Defenseman Matthew Spiller has the biggest shoes to fill. He’s in for Brendan Witt, who no longer can play effectively on his sprained knee. Forwards Steve Regier and Tim Jackman also will play in place of injured Ruslan Fedotenko and Andy Hilbert. Josef Vasicek, who missed the Tampa Bay game because of the flu, returns to the lineup, replacing Jeremy Colliton, who was returned to Bridgeport. Jackman and Spiller should add a physical element that has been missing since Chris Simon was traded. Certainly, Spiller’s callup might be a reaction to the way defenseman Rob Davison was handled last night in his second fight as an Islander.
Colliton is back on Bridgeport roster. Regier made his Islander debut a few years ago under Brad Shaw.
Witt is looking done for the year.
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So Colliton (or as some would like to call him “the sweetener” is back down with the Bridge. He was said to have had the flu also – likely a paper move.
I know Regier had a game or two up, didn’t realize it went all the way back to the Shaw days.
I have the same opinion on Witt, he is likely to sit the rest out if he cannot keep the knee from getting worse or better.
Thanks for the comment.