Tamby and Biron. And who really is clueless?

I've been watching Jeff Tambellini playing now ever since he arrived to the Islanders organization. Now that's not really something special, but I like to feel like I've gotten an extra-special look at him from my consistent travels to Bridgeport over the last four years.

Over my time heading to Bridgeport, I was able to see why exactly the Islanders brought Jeff Tambellini over to the organization:

Jeff can score. Plain and simple.

I've seen him score 40 goals in 65 games in Bridgeport. I knew he was good for something, and I've defended him ad naseum in my pieces and radio appearances.

Now, after missing five games as a health scratch, he's tied for the team lead in goals with six.

Could this be Jeff Tambellini coming into his own? Has he finally realized how tot succeed in the National league?

As I wrote in yesterday's post-game report, Coach Gordon is noticing this.

"I think the biggest thing is that he's getting his shot off," Gordon said. "He's also going to the front of the net."

Now, as special as his hat trick was last night, there was another special moment to recognize as well, and that was Martin Biron's 200th NHL victory.

Biron has had many opportunities this year to secure number 200, but as I wrote in last night's post-game report, it was a long time coming.

"This is my sixth game this year and I had one last year before the end of the season to try and get it," Biron recalled. "It's not that I was focusing on it but it's fun to know that its there. It took me a little longer than I wanted, but Ill take it."

Now the $64,000 question last night was, who do I lead with? What do I recognize first?

Yeah, it's Jeff's first hat trick. It's special for him, but in reality, you have to look at career milestone's, and Biron and his phenomenal game trumped that.

This is why I was shocked to read Islanders Point Blank today and Chris Botta's opinion on last nights three-star selections.

Minus: Perhaps Andre Agassi’s dealer was in the press box when whomever made the Three Star selections. Way to not embrace the moment. Clueless.

Clueless? Way to not embrace the moment? Isn't that a little harsh?

Actually, I was one of those that voted for Biron as first star, and I fully stand by my decision.

As for not embracing the moment, I think I was embracing the moment in its fullest, and I think that Biron's 200th win may have gone a little unnoticed.

A milestone of that caliber for a veteran is very important to recognize, and by honoring Biron with the first star in my opinion was the right thing to do. He stood on his head the whole game, made 38 saves and easily kept the Islanders in the game after Buffalo easily controlled the first 15 minutes of the first period.

Tambellini, to his credit, played a great game, but if he was a second too late on the third goal, that hat trick would have been for naught.

Biron gave the Islanders a 60-minute effort in net, and for a veteran of 13 seasons in the NHL, he deserved the recognition.