Game 44 Preview: Bruins @ NY Islanders SPONGETECH KIDS T-SHIRT NIGHT

Jan 15, 2009 7:00 PM ET

TV: NESN

Radio: WBZ 1030AM

@ New York Islanders (12-27-4)
Notes:

• The Islanders are last in the conference and the league, with 5 fewer points than any other team. The Thrashers are second-worst.
• Rick DiPietro (pictured above) is in the first year of a 15-year contract. He is hurt and likely out for the season. Their backup, Joey Macdonald, went out in the middle of a recent game but is back playing with them. If he can't, they could always get their former backup goalie and current GM to play.
• Scott Gordon, the coach of the Islanders, coached the P-Bruins last year.
• Aaron Ward did not travel with the team, but Lucic, Ference, and Bergeron did. This is more a practice thing than a playing thing, I'm pretty sure.
  
• Kevin Paul Dupont of Boston.com wants the Bruins to drop all of the long-term building they've been quite successful with and sign Vinny Lecavelier.  He also wanted to bring in Brian Burke.  At least we have good reporters in the Metro.
• Jack Edwards was kicked out of the Tournament of Announcers, but he did write quite the story on Zdeno Chara.  Choice Quote: "He is the green sweep-arm of the radar scope."

Previous Games:

• Game 23: Bruins 7 NYI 2: Bruins debut their third jerseys on Black Friday and embarrass the Islanders to a rockin home crowd.   The high-noon shootout was quite one-sided, but former P-Bruins star Nate Thompson scores in the first 2 minutes.  Manny shuts it down pretty well for the rest of the game.
  

Other Previews:

First of all, Congratulations to Stanley Cup of Chowder for joining the SBNation network.

• HubHockey: "this is a real mismatch on paper but with injuries plaguing both teams right now you never know what could happen. "
• Cameron Frye: "I'm not saying it's going to be easy like a Vivid girl, but I'm thinking the B's should be able to pull off a win with no major problems."
• The Bear Cave: "Although being at home could be comforting for New York, Boston's 15-4-3 road record should definitely send chills down the spines of the home team."
• Matt Kalman: "The New York Islanders are a disaster area."
• NESN First Shift: Tim Thomas and Yannick Danis.
• Local Papers: Boston.com | Herald
  
• bruins.nhl.com: Preview | Game Notes (pdf)
  

Stats:
 

GO BRUINS!