I can't remember where but his name was tossed around a little over a year ago. Even more than that, they said that he was heavily pursuing the job. I remember thinking "wow, with that cushy tv job?"

Smith's first draft:
1st Round: Kyle Okposo
2nd Round: Jesse Joensuu
3rd Round: Robin Figren
4th Round: Rhett Rakhshani, Jase Weslosky, Tomas Marcinko, Doug Rogers
5th Round: Shane Sims, Kim Johansson
6th Round: Andrew MacDonald, Brian Day, Stefan Ridderwall
7th Round: Troy Mattila
2 Full Time NHLers out of 13 picks. 3 total with NHL time

Snow's First draft:
1 9 Bailey, Josh
2 36 Trivino, Corey
2 40 Ness, Aaron
2 53 Hamonic, Travis
3 66 Toews, David
3 72 Niemi, Jyri !
3 73 Petrov, Kirill
4 96 Donovan, Matt
4 102 Ullstrom, David
5 126 Poulin, KevinKevin
5 148 Martin, Matt
6 156 Spurgeon, Jared
6 175 DiBenedetto, Justin

9 players played in NHL...6 with significant time...
Just sayin'.
- keaner17

You can just say all you want but 2 are legit NHL'ers at this point. 5 of the nine prob wouldn't have touched NHL ice with any other team besides us. Also that draft was considered strong as compared to others so far. Just saying

If I had to pick back in 2006 between the 2, I would have picked Smith.

I would not want Smith to walk in here today & start molding this team in his imagine.. so if you ask me today I pick Snow.. his plan is in full effect.


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- XxNYIxX

I understand this opinion. The only problem I have with this statement is what is his plan? It's changed a couple of times as far as what he wants this team to look like when all is said and done. I know you are aware of this. This is one of the things I have a problem with. There doesn't seem to be consistency or a method to his madness so to speak?

Losing is a disease..........

and there is no cure for tonight....

Losing is a disease..........

and there is no cure for tonight....
- Ur Not Me

I have a feeling this is going to be brutal. Keaner I'm going to assume the worst with this one

If the kid wanted it bad enough she should have sold 30

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- XxNYIxX

I have a feeling this is going to be brutal. Keaner I'm going to assume the worst with this one
- Cptmjl

Oh I'm with you...I'm trying to decide on alcohol or Pepto.....perhaps both like the guy in Cape Fear....

so now you're using the Kings as a reference? Them making the playoffs prior seasons may have had something to do with it? Playoff experience. Maybe? Watch the Kings three years ago and watch the Isles now. You're saying they're comparable?
- Cptmjl

since when is there a prerequisite to sneak into the playoffs as an 8th seed and win the stanley cup?

You can just say all you want but 2 are legit NHL'ers at this point. 5 of the nine prob wouldn't have touched NHL ice with any other team besides us. Also that draft was considered strong as compared to others so far. Just saying
- Cptmjl

Ah but see, this is what I mean by the spin game. The FACTS we have are that Snow's first draft was far more porductive than Smith's.

On a side note, it makes me ill to see Claude Giroux taken at 22 while we took Okposo at 7!!!

was there a game last night??? what are you talking about??

welcome to the show.
- LetsGoIsles

Are you kidding me? I posted that yesterday you know the day after the game. But needless to say it has happened every game so far. So kiss my ass you female dog.

Are you kidding me? I posted that yesterday you know the day after the game. But needless to say it has happened every game so far. So kiss my ass you female dog.

- Oglethorpe72

take it easy kid...he didnt get laid out against the jets.

Ah but see, this is what I mean by the spin game. The FACTS we have are that Snow's first draft was far more porductive than Smith's.

On a side note, it makes me ill to see Claude Giroux taken at 22 while we took Okposo at 7!!!
- keaner17

21 teams passed on Giroux. many teams got players a lot worse than KO

since when is there a prerequisite to sneak into the playoffs as an 8th seed and win the stanley cup?
- LetsGoIsles

Do i really have to explain this? Go back and read my intial post, it may come to you eventually?

21 teams passed on Giroux. many teams got players a lot worse than KO
- NYI78

Happens in every draft.

If I had to pick back in 2006 between the 2, I would have picked Smith.
I would not want Smith to walk in here today & start molding this team in his imagine.. so if you ask me today I pick Snow.. his plan is in full effect.


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- XxNYIxX

Of course. There is only one person who would've chosen Snow and he did. Meh, maybe theres one more person I can think of who would've picked Snow too?

Of course. There is only one person who would've chosen Snow and he did. Meh, maybe theres one more person I can think of who would've picked Snow too?
- Cptmjl

But he chose Smith first.. Smith couldn't do the job that he was hired to do & was sent packing, maybe if Smith had done the job he agreed to do he would still have a job & this team would look completely different. For better or worse.

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But he chose Smith first.. Smith couldn't do the job that he was hired to do & was sent packing, maybe if Smith had done the job he agreed to do he would still have a job & this team would look completely different. For better or worse.

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- XxNYIxX

Smith gets days to do the job he was hired to do. Snow gets nearly a decade with worse results. Only in Islander Land with Islander math!

For the record, I don't really have any love for Neil Smith (heck, I hardly knew him as GM here). But that situation was a cluster-F.

Smith gets days to do the job he was hired to do. Snow gets nearly a decade with worse results. Only in Islander Land with Islander math!

For the record, I don't really have any love for Neil Smith (heck, I hardly knew him as GM here). But that situation was a cluster-F.
- UIF

he gets days because he took a job, that he said he could do, then said he couldn't do it... epic fail.

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he gets days because he took a job, that he said he could do, then said he couldn't do it... epic fail.

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- XxNYIxX

My guess is Smith didn't think Wang was that insane and then a couple of days in he was like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRmc9IPGmiA

My guess is Smith didn't think Wang was that insane and then a couple of days in he was like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRmc9IPGmiA
- Vukota

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take it easy kid...he didnt get laid out against the jets.
- LetsGoIsles

Actually he did, it happened behind is own net. I believe it was in the second.