Robbie Schremp’s short career has been defined by two varying stances – some believe he’s a complete egomaniac who will never live up to his draft status, and others believe that he’s been forced to play second fiddle and victimized by being forced into bad situations.
Since signing with the Islanders off of waivers, many fans, analysts, and experts have studied Schremp’s behavior and noted a complete 180. His blue-collar attitude in New York has won over some fans, and the fanbase, albeit relatively small, has taken notice. What’s he working on so dilligently before practices and games? Most notably his stick work, and it was on full display tonight as he scored on a beautiful ricochet against the Colorado Avalanche.
Schremp did his best Barry Bonds, swinging his hockey stick in the direction of the deflected puck and beating standout netminder Craig Anderson top shelf.
The New York Islanders power play has been much maligned all season, ranking only ahead of the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins at 15.1%. Schremp’s goal gave the Islanders a nice little jolt, and could turn out to be the game winning goal if the Islanders hold at the Pepsi Center.
And yes, the goal counted.
Travis Yost is a native New Yorker and recent Arizona State University product . He is the team beat writer for the Ottawa Senators over at Hockey Buzz, and covers all sports here at The Prose. 
I think Islanders would be cup contenders if they could get some conditioning going on. Their late game is the worst in the NHL. I can’t count how many 2-3 goal leads they’ve blown late this year. Schremp’s stick work is undoubtedly getting better, but I think the whole team should be skating extra laps after practice-”Miracle” style.
It was a good read Travis; as it always is. Do you have any thoughts on ESPN 3D?
I believe the Islanders record is something like 16-1-2 when leading into the third. You probably can’t count the blown leads because they haven’t happened.