I'm surprised nobody started a thread on him yet. Has he finally "arrived" or is this just a hot streak? He & Moulson lead the Isles in goals with 6 (who would have thought?). Tamby has 6 in just 8 games...actually he has 6 goals in the last 5 games. He also scored a shootout goal against Carolina and has been named 2nd star twice. Additionally, he & Frans are the only Isles with multiple goal games (he has 2 now). To what do you attribute his new found touch? Has he actually been playing better or is it just luck? I'm just curious if he's starting to find some love on this board. It'd be nice if he could be a scoring threat. That would take some of the heat of the 1st line....just wondering what you people think?

just a hot streak :torrey:

I think its confidence. I think scoring those two goals in Montreal has given a confidence that cant be touched. We knew he could score he just needed to do it in the NHL. The other part is Gordon giving him the ice time that he has after scratching him a few games at the start of the season. For Tambs it was put up or shut up. Im glad hes putting up.

I think it's more then just a hot streak. His whole game is elevated and he is playing with a lot of confidence. If he can keep this up, this is more exciting than anything else right now.

Got ot take my hat off to him i really didnt think he would pan out but he is playing like never before. and its not just the goals

The reason is simple. He's going to the scoring areas regularly now. Whether it continues will depend upon if he continues to do that. For the first few games this year and EVERY game prior to that, he'd float 35' from the net, refuse to go to the goal and stick his nose in front and pay the price. The last 6 games, he's made regular trips to the high slot, the low slot and the doorstep of the crease. No wonder he's begun scoring.

The question is, "will he continue to do that". He hasn't scored a goal from further out that 15 feet. Will he continue to get his nose dirty in the high traffic areas that goal scorers excel in, or will he go back to playing like a floater 35' from the net?

Yeah - I think he saw Matt Moulson and the success he was having going to the net. If he continues going to the net and with his skill set, he would be a great find.

All I can say is I like the new and improved version of Tambellini. I sure hope this is the game he brings forward and this was not just an anomaly. Let's hope this was no Mick Vukota hattrick.

I know people are focusing on the goals. But his play along the boards to me has been the most impressive. I think if he maintains this physical presence he'll get his goals.

I cant get excited about him yet. Glad to see his improved play, but...

A hat trick last night for Tamby. If someone had shown me the team scoring as of 11-1-2009 prior to the season, I would have laughed too hard to even notice Matt Moulson's name.
I hope the new Tambellini continues. I hope the hot streak in general continues.

I miss Vukota...

Anyway, If we get two extra reliable top six forwards (Tambellini and Moulson) to go with Weight, Okposo, and Tavares this team will be a force for a playoff spot. Third and fourth line players we've always had in abundance.

Realistically there is still a lot of growing for Tambellini and he won't be turning into Mario Lemieux anytime soon but it is a nice twist to his story. Plus he does a lot of the outreach programs for the team so he seems like a nice guy that could use the support.

I'm not convinced just yet.

IMO...
ready?

he HAS arrived. Yep, me, one of his harshest critics is on the tamby-wagon.

His work ethic away from the puck to his decisions with the puck have all improved
but his timing seems better because he's not hesitating to make a move
either offensively or defensively.

We saw last eyar when he was struggling and he scored how his teammates reacted.
He's a guy they like in that clubhouse. Now that he's had 4 strong games in a row
and produced I feel is enough for his confidence.

We now have a VERY good problem. A late blooming inexpensive player on a 1-way contract for rest of this year playing well.

Come trade deadline, you can package him in a deal or negotiate an extension or new contract.
I'm not saying I want either, just throwing it out there for conversation.

THRILLED AND SHOCKED WITH THIS. BILL I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE NON BELIEVERS BUT ALWAYS SAID
FEEL FREE TO PROVE ME WRONG
I.VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE SO I CAN HANDLE THAT
THAT BEING SAID ITS SAFE TO SAY "JEFF TAMBELLINI YOU'RE THE NY ISLANDER OF THE WEEK"


STEVE:
SHAME ON YOU


We now have a VERY good problem. A late blooming inexpensive player on a 1-way contract for rest of this year playing well.

Come trade deadline, you can package him in a deal or negotiate an extension or new contract.
I'm not saying I want either, just throwing it out there for conversation.


CANT THE POOR KID GET A QUIET WEEK DURING THE HOCKEY SEASON
TO JUST ENJOY 100% POPULARITY?

He has, every week until this one...only the popularity was the Tambellini threads debating him being invisible or us needing to be patient.

:goofy2: :yea: :bag:

NOW SOME OF US WILL HAVE TO ANSWER THE ONLY ? TOMORROW

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING JEFF TAMBELLINI :dontknow:

Maybe he read this article:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/1029297...is-crease-claim

i think tamby's all around game has been better, i was @ the rags game and saw him throw a little body for the first time, i just hop he isn't like a czerkawski flash here and there

JT! clap-clap JT! clap-clap JT clap-clap

3 of his 6 goals so far were really fluky. The strange tip-in, the between the legs luck shot and Okposo's stolen goal. It's still the same Jeff, just slightly better.

:doh:

Argument 1. He was in position to score flukey goals.

Argument 2. By your reasoning, 3 of the goals were legit. 3 Tambo goals > 0 Tambo goals.

At least half his goals are meaningful.
Unlike someones threads.

OHHHH!

Exactly.

Snowday, what does he have to do to get ANY credit? No one has been a bigger critic of Tamby than I have and I want to see him do more of this, but geeze. The Tambelini we saw all last year would not have been in a position to bang in the shot of KO's that trickled through Lalame. Plus, it wouldn't have gone in on its own because a dman would have cleared it.

Give the guy credit for going to the front of the goal, sticking his nose where he wasn't in years past and DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. That is how he's scored ALL his goals this year. I think the only one he's scored from more than 10' was his second goal last night where he one timed a Weight pass from 15'. That is the area where goalscorers live...15' in. Now he's atleast checking out the neighborhood.

BTW- give credit on the tip and the between the leg goal as well. The tip in wasn't a fluke and I've seen many players make the between the leg shot. If you want to blame Miller for not hugging the post, fine, but then don't give Tavares any credit for the capping goal v. the Rangers either.

It is truly excellent watching Jeff tear it up, and damn sure does feel good. I didn't watch the game last night vs. Buffalo, but when I saw 3 "Tambellinis" in the boxscore, I cheered out loud.

This kid has taken us all on one strange ride thats for sure, and I've bickered with people on this site and on others trying to defend him. Even towards the middle of last year, I essentially gave up on him and said his free rides were over, and it might be time to try someone else. But he's really put his stamp down and has shown that he wants to stay on this team.

Jeff Tambellini's emergence, which will hopefully continue, is a terrific development for this team. Mainly because on the second and third lines, there aren't very many, if any, true snipers or even legitimate goal scoring threats. It consists of mainly playmakers- Weight, Bailey, Nielsen, Comeau, Schremp etc- guys that aren't going to have huge goal totals. So to have Jeff step up and pot some goals is a very big positive, and provides very much needed secondary scoring.

Unreal how everyone is now on the Tambellini bandwagon.

I'm proud to say I was never off it. I never lost confidence in the kid. Some players take a little longer to blossom than others. And it looks like patience is paying off with Tamby.

i'm not jumping on the wagon yet...I'll see how he does after the season, or like stevedepot said, he makes a nice little bargaining chip at the deadline.

Be consistent for minimum of 5 years before being traded :torrey:

Poti I understand........but maybe he'd be more valuable with us than what he would bring back in a trade.

Any way, let's hope the surge continues.

Tambellini feeds off Puckhead Power!!!

I didn't realize you were on anybody's bandwagon?

:lol:

I'm not on it. I easily acknowledge how well he's played the last two weeks, but I want to see more of it before I let him off the hook. Waiting for Tamby to get going was becoming like waiting for David Duval to find his game again.

Tamby's finally started driving the net and getting his nose dirty. Two weeks of it. Still not enough. I want to see 50 games of it from this point on.

Great Post puckhead :thumbsup:
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

I need another week before I get too excited over Tamby.

2 good games, no matter how good they were, does not erase 90+ games of dissappointment.

If he keeps it up, fantastic. But I'm not about to throw a party over a few big games.

he already 1 goal away from his nhl career high of 7 ...

:rofl:

That had to be the most improbable hat trick in the history of the NHL. It was vs. the Caps, I believe. Wondering off the top of my head if he even had 3 in any other season. I doubt it.

OK, now he has my attention. Now we will see if he can hold it. He does though for whatever reason look more confident.

I just don't see the hunger/drive YET. We may never because Tambellini is not that type of player. He is small, and kind of wimpy so he will never take the big risks. However, he has improved slightly by being in better scoring areas. But his ceiling is limited. If he were to score over 20 goals I'd be extremely surprised.

It's only a matter of time until teams take notice of him and then he will go goalless for 15 straight or something.

The "better" JT :punk: :punk: :punk: