"The New York Islanders are the 2007-2008 Stanley Cup Champions!" - Gary Thorne
The Islanders are champions of the world. Or, at least they are in the X-Box 360 world. In NHL 08, the Islanders just defeated the Minnesota Wild by a score of 3-1 to clinch their fifth Stanley Cup. Bryan Berg won the Conn Smythe with 14 goals and 23 points in 19 games.
Since it took a great deal of work to turn the Islanders into winners, we'll be looking at exactly how it was done. It wasn't easy to turn this batch of grinders and bad contracts into a Cup contender, let alone a playoff team. However, in NHL 08, it was possible. We here at The Rivalry have a tremendous amount of reverence for this game; the video game site I write for, Die Hard GameFAN, voted NHL 08 the 2007 Sports Game Of The Year. In the coming weeks, we'll be linking to an exclusive interview I did with EA Canada about NHL 09.
Anyway. In short order, you'll see the free agent signings, trades, and player creations that were necessary to just barely get this team into the playoffs. From there, the team was able to round into form and capture the Cup. But it sure wasn't easy.
Coming soon: Rebuilding The Islanders, Part 1: The Overhaul
The Islanders are champions of the world. Or, at least they are in the X-Box 360 world. In NHL 08, the Islanders just defeated the Minnesota Wild by a score of 3-1 to clinch their fifth Stanley Cup. Bryan Berg won the Conn Smythe with 14 goals and 23 points in 19 games.
Since it took a great deal of work to turn the Islanders into winners, we'll be looking at exactly how it was done. It wasn't easy to turn this batch of grinders and bad contracts into a Cup contender, let alone a playoff team. However, in NHL 08, it was possible. We here at The Rivalry have a tremendous amount of reverence for this game; the video game site I write for, Die Hard GameFAN, voted NHL 08 the 2007 Sports Game Of The Year. In the coming weeks, we'll be linking to an exclusive interview I did with EA Canada about NHL 09.
Anyway. In short order, you'll see the free agent signings, trades, and player creations that were necessary to just barely get this team into the playoffs. From there, the team was able to round into form and capture the Cup. But it sure wasn't easy.
Coming soon: Rebuilding The Islanders, Part 1: The Overhaul
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