tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510888551014839715.post3218071940510915228..comments2023-10-31T09:59:48.481-04:00Comments on Voice of the Islander Fans: New York Islanders, Chris Botta and the NHL AwardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510888551014839715.post-61673226630397354642011-04-16T08:27:56.496-04:002011-04-16T08:27:56.496-04:00Why not vote, but boycott writing about the playo...Why not vote, but boycott writing about the playoffs? Oh you have a job to do? I am a teamster and side with the union..always. but these players shouldn't be punished, the NHL should. Just like if you don't cover the NHL some one else will, the Nhl doesn't care if you boycott the vote. The ceremony will go on with or without your vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510888551014839715.post-34618008536641129872011-04-06T09:39:26.708-04:002011-04-06T09:39:26.708-04:00This boycott isn't targeting the players. It s...This boycott isn't targeting the players. It sadly affects them, but it isn't about them, as the blogger has suggested. <br /><br />In truth, as good as both players ARE, likely neither of them will win. Grabner had a great half season, and Neilsen was a longshot at best. So in the long run, it doesn't really change anything anyway.Chris Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742235453291549077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510888551014839715.post-10616465663153806572011-04-05T23:53:13.268-04:002011-04-05T23:53:13.268-04:00Actually I agree with the author as you wish to pu...Actually I agree with the author as you wish to punish someone then punish the Islander management or the NHL front office.<br />If anything when you look at it should this boycott cost an Islander an award then it will be the player who loses not the team. <br />That is wrong to punish players for something they had no say in at all. <br />Right or wrong because neither the NHL or the PHWA has come up with a working policy over establishing how credentials are issued or revoked then the Islanders were within their rights to pull Botta's credentials. <br />The PHWA as a national group choose not to boycott; the Ranger chapter decided they could not agree with the decision. <br />Though one has to wonder if a Ranger player had been up for an award but lost then how exactly would this boycott been right?<br /><br />Sorry the boycott only hurts those who had nothing at all to do with the decision to revoke the creds and that is wrong.Jess Rubensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086094927046897195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510888551014839715.post-63901694895529612142011-04-05T15:14:27.279-04:002011-04-05T15:14:27.279-04:00I respectfully disagree with you. While it hurts G...I respectfully disagree with you. While it hurts Grabs and Frans' chances at hardware, it's less about them and the continued relationship between the NHL and the PHWA. The league disrespects them by not stepping in. The PHWA disrespects the league by not voting. It's a vicious cycle. The PHWA needs to protect it's members and the NHL can't micro-manage their teams either. It's a tough call, but an understandable one from the side of the writers. You say that this is about and against the players. This is not. It's about disrespect for their members and the response to that.Chris Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742235453291549077noreply@blogger.com