How are blacks treated in the UK?

[Mikkel_K]

You should be fine then. Just talk about hockey and beer and you'll fit right in.

Damn,Im an Islanders fan,so therefore dont wish to discuss Hockey

The Islanders are a terrible franchise. They can't do anything right. The Dipeitro (sp) contract is going to be an albatros, and what they did at the draft this year would be laughable if it wasn't so sad. Trading a top 5 pick, which Toronto used to draft stud defenseman Luc Schenn, then trading the #7 pick to Nashville for the #9 pick, and drafting Josh Bailey!?! As a Canucks fans I was overjoyed that they didn't take Hodgson (who is destroying the OHL), but I felt so sorry for Islanders fans at that point.

Having watched a number of Islanders-games this season, I actually think Bailey is gonna be good. Maybe still a bad deal by the management, but if Bailey pans out like he looks like he will, then worse decisions must surely have been made. Especially as they got a couple of extra picks out of it too.

Also, considering how bad, they are supposed to be, they do pretty good at the moment.
[So is Vancouver!]

Anyway, way off-topic for a discussion on the treatment of the blacks in the UK...

[CFH]

Damn,Im an Islanders fan,so therefore dont wish to discuss Hockey

The Islanders are a terrible franchise. They can't do anything right. The Dipeitro (sp) contract is going to be an albatros, and what they did at the draft this year would be laughable if it wasn't so sad. Trading a top 5 pick, which Toronto used to draft stud defenseman Luc Schenn, then trading the #7 pick to Nashville for the #9 pick, and drafting Josh Bailey!?! As a Canucks fans I was overjoyed that they didn't take Hodgson (who is destroying the OHL), but I felt so sorry for Islanders fans at that point.

Having watched a number of Islanders-games this season, I actually think Bailey is gonna be good. Maybe still a bad deal by the management, but if Bailey pans out like he looks like he will, then worse decisions must surely have been made. Especially as they got a couple of extra picks out of it too.

Also, considering how bad, they are supposed to be, they do pretty good at the moment.
[So is Vancouver!]

Anyway, way off-topic for a discussion on the treatment of the blacks in the UK...

Bailey will be good, he's a good prospect, but considering the Islanders had the opportunity to take one of Schenn, Filatov, Wilson, Hodgson, or even Beach instead, it was a bad move IMO. It did gain them more pics in a somewhat deep draft, but passing on those blue-chippers will haunt them someday.

But yeah, this has nothing to do with the thread, so we can pick it up in the NHL thread if you want.