Islanders: Sharp and Leddy

Hakws: Neilsen, Martin, Pokka, and 5th rounder

Sharp-JT-KO
Kulemin-Grabo-Nelson
Lee-Strome-Grabner
Clutterbuck- Cizikas-Conacher

If I'm Garth I give Chicago what they are looking for in Neilsen and Martin. Use Boulton (only in games when needed) to fill the shoes of Martin. I then package Bailey with Donvoan and a pick/prospect and go after a top 4 D man.

Before any of you get your panties in a bunch, this is me wishing out loud.
- bjpgallagher

i kinda thought you guys might toss Strome on the top line.

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conacher-nielson-grabner
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boulton

i kinda thought you guys might toss Strome on the top line.

strome-jt-ko
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conacher-nielson-grabner
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- big_dion

Naaaa Strome will no doubt start the season in Bridgeport unless he has an unreal camp and makes it hard to send him back.

Nelson will be on that top line

XxNYIxX

Why because they don't whine and complain about him everyday all day? I think its safe to say that EVERYBODY on this site knows he is the not the right coach for the team but after a while MOST posters just know there is nothing they can do about it so they don't cry about it all day long. Somehow some guys on here take that as being Cappy supporters, how? I have no idea
- Vukota

Some seem to accept the performance of our coach & GM. I get knocked for pointing these things out. I don't begin the convo with, "Garth sucks. Cappy sucks, yadda yadda yadda." But when people start giving praise for the "great job" Garth is doing and high-fiving and predicting playoffs, I have to disagree. This team doesn't make the next step without legit coaching and furthermore a legit Owner & GM. I look at TSN and HB every morning hoping to see an announcement about the sale of the team or a coaching change. When either or both of those things happen, realistically, we can all start to discuss a positive hope for the future. Yes, we have better goalies this year. Yes, we picked up 2 forwards who aren't waiver trash or has-beens. But as Winston Wolf once said, "Let's not start sucking each others' d!cks' just yet."

Naaaa Strome will no doubt start the season in Bridgeport unless he has an unreal camp and makes it hard to send him back.

Nelson will be on that top line

XxNYIxX
- XxNYIxX

right on, no doubt you know more than me, that was just my thoughts on what you guys were going with.

best of luck id say you guys are one of the most improved offseason teams.

Some seem to accept the performance of our coach & GM. I get knocked for pointing these things out. I don't begin the convo with, "Garth sucks. Cappy sucks, yadda yadda yadda." But when people start giving praise for the "great job" Garth is doing and high-fiving and predicting playoffs, I have to disagree. This team doesn't make the next step without legit coaching and furthermore a legit Owner & GM. I look at TSN and HB every morning hoping to see an announcement about the sale of the team or a coaching change. When either or both of those things happen, realistically, we can all start to discuss a positive hope for the future. Yes, we have better goalies this year. Yes, we picked up 2 forwards who aren't waiver trash or has-beens. But as Winston Wolf once said, "Let's not start sucking each others' d!cks' just yet."
- jmo16

you could have ron wilson or randy carlyle...

it can always be worse.

Some seem to accept the performance of our coach & GM. I get knocked for pointing these things out. I don't begin the convo with, "Garth sucks. Cappy sucks, yadda yadda yadda." But when people start giving praise for the "great job" Garth is doing and high-fiving and predicting playoffs, I have to disagree. This team doesn't make the next step without legit coaching and furthermore a legit Owner & GM. I look at TSN and HB every morning hoping to see an announcement about the sale of the team or a coaching change. When either or both of those things happen, realistically, we can all start to discuss a positive hope for the future. Yes, we have better goalies this year. Yes, we picked up 2 forwards who aren't waiver trash or has-beens. But as Winston Wolf once said, "Let's not start sucking each others' d!cks' just yet."
- jmo16

Again like I said if you're not posting constant negative stuff that's the exact reaction you get from others

im a straight shooter buddy and here is how i see it.

leafs are either goona be like 11-13 or they are goona be 5-6.

things are either going to click or be horrible, sounds stupid, but with the additions of Robidas on D, Polak on D and rielly and gardiner both being more mature, phaneuf will have more support.

the forward the leafs got in frattin, kontiola, santorelli, komarov are all DECENT 2 way players, whom they are replacing softer guys who may have a bit more offensive flare.

as for reimer and franson: leafs got 2 new right handed D men, we had none before, they also think Granberg is ready to make the jump and hes RH as well...solid 5-6 Dman and young.

reimer only because bernier is better and reimer is one of those goalies who's capable of starting but he needs the games to play, not spot duty, so i think hes going to have another challenging year..mind you, hes better than he played last year, i think he lost some confidence being replaced by bernier after marching the leafs into the playoffs for the first time in 9years and getting instantly replaced.

so overall, i think the leafs will have better D and wont give up as many shots, but of course bernier will have to play .925 hockey again for them to be solidified in a playoff spot.

my guess, leafs finish either 12th in the east or 7th.
- big_dion

- LetsGoIsles

was just a typo, i meant 6th.


i think isles and leafs will be similar this season.

that being said, tavares is my fav player between both teams.

Some seem to accept the performance of our coach & GM. I get knocked for pointing these things out. I don't begin the convo with, "Garth sucks. Cappy sucks, yadda yadda yadda." But when people start giving praise for the "great job" Garth is doing and high-fiving and predicting playoffs, I have to disagree. This team doesn't make the next step without legit coaching and furthermore a legit Owner & GM. I look at TSN and HB every morning hoping to see an announcement about the sale of the team or a coaching change. When either or both of those things happen, realistically, we can all start to discuss a positive hope for the future. Yes, we have better goalies this year. Yes, we picked up 2 forwards who aren't waiver trash or has-beens. But as Winston Wolf once said, "Let's not start sucking each others' d!cks' just yet."
- jmo16

If you are waiting for the team to change owners.. you might as well go complain about a different franchise... its not happening here any time soon.



XxNYIxX

does anyone know for sure if Visnosky is even coming back? I haven't heard anything indication he was. I really hope he is.

I happy at our goaltending situation this year but I still think Cappy going to screw it up with players.
We are loaded at forward and yet somehow Cappy will chose Colin MacDonald in his line up. Its like the obsession with Andy Hilbert all those years coach Nolan ( was he the coach then? )
- Spartiarti

id tend to believe its a situation where no news is good news. im sure hell be back and playing.

id tend to believe its a situation where no news is good news. im sure hell be back and playing.
- LetsGoIsles

Snow said like a month ago that JT & Viz were 100%

Some seem to accept the performance of our coach & GM. I get knocked for pointing these things out. I don't begin the convo with, "Garth sucks. Cappy sucks, yadda yadda yadda." But when people start giving praise for the "great job" Garth is doing and high-fiving and predicting playoffs, I have to disagree. This team doesn't make the next step without legit coaching and furthermore a legit Owner & GM. I look at TSN and HB every morning hoping to see an announcement about the sale of the team or a coaching change. When either or both of those things happen, realistically, we can all start to discuss a positive hope for the future. Yes, we have better goalies this year. Yes, we picked up 2 forwards who aren't waiver trash or has-beens. But as Winston Wolf once said, "Let's not start sucking each others' d!cks' just yet."
- jmo16

is that really what happens when hockey teams win? is this true??

maybe garth should take his time during this rebuild...no need to risk any injuries.

...is that why you are in such a rush for the islanders to start winning???

Snow said like a month ago that JT & Viz were 100%
- Vukota

right...i assumed he wanted more up to date info...we all know what happens once a single day goes by and nothing happens in isles-land.

Islanders: Sharp and Leddy

Hakws: Neilsen, Martin, Pokka, and 5th rounder

Sharp-JT-KO
Kulemin-Grabo-Nelson
Lee-Strome-Grabner
Clutterbuck- Cizikas-Conacher

If I'm Garth I give Chicago what they are looking for in Neilsen and Martin. Use Boulton (only in games when needed) to fill the shoes of Martin. I then package Bailey with Donvoan and a pick/prospect and go after a top 4 D man.

Before any of you get your panties in a bunch, this is me wishing out loud.
- bjpgallagher

EW EW EW EW EW EW EWWWWWWWWWWW



This is me wishing that never happens ever in my lifetime out loud.

EW EW EW EW EW EW EWWWWWWWWWWW



This is me wishing that never happens ever in my lifetime out loud.
- eichiefs9

That was the best Simpsons episode!

"if you could kill someone on your way out that would be a great help"

Some seem to accept the performance of our coach & GM. I get knocked for pointing these things out. I don't begin the convo with, "Garth sucks. Cappy sucks, yadda yadda yadda." But when people start giving praise for the "great job" Garth is doing and high-fiving and predicting playoffs, I have to disagree. This team doesn't make the next step without legit coaching and furthermore a legit Owner & GM. I look at TSN and HB every morning hoping to see an announcement about the sale of the team or a coaching change. When either or both of those things happen, realistically, we can all start to discuss a positive hope for the future. Yes, we have better goalies this year. Yes, we picked up 2 forwards who aren't waiver trash or has-beens. But as Winston Wolf once said, "Let's not start sucking each others' d!cks' just yet."
- jmo16

That's a great quote. As far as the playoffs are concerned, my personal opinion is the isles don't make it, IF they start the season with this defense and capuano as head coach. Yes the goaltending is better and the isles added two solid NHL forwards, but the PP MUST BE BETTER, and I don't see that happening with what they've got on the backend.

I really think u are severly underestimating just how important the position of Goalie is and the level of Skill of the 2 we signed. (I would agree on the Columbus point)... I think we seem to forget how teams fall in and out of the playoffs easily in this league. Especially in the east. .. toronto a year away from that melt down in the playoffs with Boston (who went on to win the east).. did not make the playoffs last year. Ottawa and their Star D-man karlsson having a great playoff appearance did not make it the following year ... (Alfredsson? injuries? ) How will they do this year without Spezza if he is moved? that is their top scoring forward. Devils are 2 years from a cup final and missed the playoffs. Phanuef gets moved does that help Toronto get in this year? ....

Isles will make it b/c the division got worse.. and they got better.

Let's not forget about the 2 forwards they signed that will be 2nd or 3rd line depending on if you love Franz or not...

OH YEAH!! (I like this.. kind of like XX sign off.)
- niteislander

We'll see. I think you're overstating the Isles' moves a bit (although I do like the goalie signings and Grabo and Kulemin for their defensive play -- if they find their offensive games again, that's a great bonus) and the impact they'll have relative to how much ground they have to make up and their improvement versus the rest of the East.

But I'm not saying they're a bottom-five team again either by any stretch. I believe they'll be a bubble team that'll likely fall a bit short, but could squeak in. If they fall a bit short but stay in it to the very end, and show signs of what they might become in a year or two, I'll consider it a good step forward. If they squeak in, I think that'd be the best case scenario. If they make a statement and glide into the playoffs, I'll be very, but pleasantly, surprised.

We'll see. I think you're overstating the Isles' moves a bit (although I do like the goalie signings and Grabo and Kulemin for their defensive play -- if they find their offensive games again, that's a great bonus) and the impact they'll have relative to how much ground they have to make up and their improvement versus the rest of the East.

But I'm not saying they're a bottom-five team again either by any stretch. I believe they'll be a bubble team that'll likely fall a bit short, but could squeak in. If they fall a bit short but stay in it to the very end, and show signs of what they might become in a year or two, I'll consider it a good step forward. If they squeak in, I think that'd be the best case scenario. If they make a statement and glide into the playoffs, I'll be very, but pleasantly, surprised.
- UIF

They are a bubble team, I agree.

That's a great quote. As far as the playoffs are concerned, my personal opinion is the isles don't make it, IF they start the season with this defense and capuano as head coach. Yes the goaltending is better and the isles added two solid NHL forwards, but the PP MUST BE BETTER, and I don't see that happening with what they've got on the backend.
- kindlyrick

i just wanna read about it....
- kindlyrick

I remember Howie talking about it during a game. I was pissed bcs I actually liked the guy.

I remember Howie talking about it during a game. I was pissed bcs I actually liked the guy.
- Cptmjl

Ever since he told Avery to eat a dack

I remember Howie talking about it during a game. I was pissed bcs I actually liked the guy.
- Cptmjl

It's just ironic that they traded a guy that is pretty much what theyre looking for, and they didnt give up much when they got him. If my memory serves I think Howie brought up the Avery d!ck sucking incident. I just don't remember Wisniewski asking for a trade, and I can't seem to find any literature on it.

Naaaa Strome will no doubt start the season in Bridgeport unless he has an unreal camp and makes it hard to send him back.

Nelson will be on that top line

XxNYIxX
- XxNYIxX

i'd be shocked if strome was in bport..shocked

i'd be shocked if strome was in bport..shocked
- Dan Petriw

I agree. I just hope Lee doesn't get squeezed out if they don't trade any forwards. If Bailey doesn't get traded no way is he sitting making 3 million a year

i'd be shocked if strome was in bport..shocked
- Dan Petriw

Don't be shocked, it's very possible he starts the season in bport and is the first call up.