That doesn't shock me at all... he would trade this whole team for a can of Pepsi.
- niteislander

Milbury??

Milbury??
- fiveandagame

That's crossing the line bud.

Sorry, cptmjl accepted it.
- fiveandagame

Doesn't count. If you know anything about the Isles, you know we only do GM by committee here.

There is a walkway from the hotel to the arena... don't even have to cross a street. the food in the Bar at hotel is pretty good too.. Champions. Beers are normal for NY $97.00 domestic $142.00 a bottle import. Go Isles.. Pens suk.
- niteislander

That's crossing the line bud.
- Cptmjl

Name just causes a nervous tick in the eye, doesn't it?

Doesn't count. If you know anything about the Isles, you know we only do GM by committee here.
- UIF

I guess that's a good topic? Would you do Okposo for Luongo straight up(of course if DP was brought out)?

Name just causes a nervous tick in the eye, doesn't it?
- UIF

It does, just when I think I've moved on it comes back.

Milbury??
- fiveandagame

close... all players, prospects, waiver wire pick ups and free agent signings suk. I would say more "Angry Fan had enough of this crap" than Milbury. He like all of us are sick of this team finishing in the basement. Personally I believe the NOT trading any of the young guys and prospects will pan out in the long run but I have been saying that for a while. ..hence the kool aid.

I guess that's a good topic? Would you do Okposo for Luongo straight up(of course if DP was brought out)?
- Cptmjl

no... for all the reasons I said.

Got some quick questions for you Islander fans. Me and a couple of my buddies are coming up to see the March 22nd game against the Penguins.

How much do the beers run at the Coliseum?

Anybody ever stay at the Marriott right next door? if so can we just stumble across the street for the game, or do we have to climb some barb wired fence? lol

Also, any good pizza joints around the immediate area?

Thanks a lot guys. Looking forward to seeing the mausoleum
- Francois Leroux

Beers are about 8 bucks i think. As for Pizza, check out Vincents pizza in westbury. The marriot is literally right next door and you can easily stumble on over. Roosevelt field mall is 5 min away and there are better places to eat (Houstons, Capital Grill) etc.

close... all players, prospects, waiver wire pick ups and free agent signings suk. I would say more "Angry Fan had enough of this crap" than Milbury. He like all of us are sick of this team finishing in the basement. Personally I believe the NOT trading any of the young guys and prospects will pan out in the long run but I have been saying that for a while. ..hence the kool aid.
- niteislander

Seriously though I don't want to trade all of our prospects. If we could trade some for help that is obviously needed sign me up. We've got enough and that's coming stright from Snow himself.

To Recap reasons...

a. Luongo is going to make over 5 mill a year till 2022..
b. The cap is going down and not up... not many teams can afford that contract and it will be very tough to unload him. Canucks thinking they will get a top prospect for a goalie who is great during season but does not come up big in playoffs is absurd. The are getting rid of him for a reason.
c. this summer you can get Mike Smith, Jimmy Howard or Tim Thomas for 5 mill a year without giving up diddly. No one will have a ton of cap room to pay these guys.
D. We tried Lu already... EFF HIM TOO!!!

I guess that's a good topic? Would you do Okposo for Luongo straight up(of course if DP was brought out)?
- Cptmjl

No, but only because I'm opposed to long goalie contracts altogether. It'd be a huge weight off the team's shoulders to buy out DP and get that nonsense contract out of here...why bring in another goalie signed for life? What if he gets hurt this season and we're stuck in the same situation? If Luongo had a normal contract, I'd probably do it.

close... all players, prospects, waiver wire pick ups and free agent signings suk. I would say more "Angry Fan had enough of this crap" than Milbury. He like all of us are sick of this team finishing in the basement. Personally I believe the NOT trading any of the young guys and prospects will pan out in the long run but I have been saying that for a while. ..hence the kool aid.
- niteislander

The Islanders do have a very good young team. They will make some waves in the next couple of years. As long as you have solid goaltending.

no... for all the reasons I said.
- niteislander

I see the argument with Poulin and Nilsson but I also believe that Lu is a world class goaltender that got a bad rap. The guy would certainly help with our image(I know alot will disagree due to the wonderful image this team has)and shown that we want to win. The guy can single handily win games and you wouldn't wince every time the opposing team skated into our zone. One of those things I could see both sides on.

To Recap reasons...

a. Luongo is going to make over 5 mill a year till 2022..
b. The cap is going down and not up... not many teams can afford that contract and it will be very tough to unload him. Canucks thinking they will get a top prospect for a goalie who is great during season but does not come up big in playoffs is absurd. The are getting rid of him for a reason.
c. this summer you can get Mike Smith, Jimmy Howard or Tim Thomas for 5 mill a year without giving up diddly. No one will have a ton of cap room to pay these guys.
D. We tried Lu already... EFF HIM TOO!!!
- niteislander

Well that's kind of what Milbury said to him when we drafted DP

Seriously though I don't want to trade all of our prospects. If we could trade some for help that is obviously needed sign me up. We've got enough and that's coming stright from Snow himself.
- Cptmjl

NO I can take the stupid commercials with the shirts off!!! I can take the pink pads by our Glass Goalie!! I can take the fish sticks jerseys!! The retarded Black METS jerseys!! the stupid Fan area doing soccer chants... BUT I CAN'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SEE ANOTHER ISLANDER'S DRAFT PICK GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND BECOME A FRIGGIN STAR!!! Keep them ALL!!!

The Islanders do have a very good young team. They will make some waves in the next couple of years. As long as you have solid goaltending.
- fiveandagame

Meh, we'll see

I see the argument with Poulin and Nilsson but I also believe that Lu is a world class goaltender that got a bad rap. The guy would certainly help with our image(I know alot will disagree due to the wonderful image this team has)and shown that we want to win. The guy can single handily win games and you wouldn't wince every time the opposing team skated into our zone. One of those things I could see both sides on.
- Cptmjl

the other 3 UFA 's are better.. and cost less.. with no prospects, draft picks.

NO I can take the stupid commercials with the shirts off!!! I can take the pink pads by our Glass Goalie!! I can take the fish sticks jerseys!! The retarded Black METS jerseys!! the stupid Fan area doing soccer chants... BUT I CAN'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SEE ANOTHER ISLANDER'S DRAFT PICK GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND BECOME A FRIGGIN STAR!!! Keep them ALL!!!
- niteislander

Luongo?

I see the argument with Poulin and Nilsson but I also believe that Lu is a world class goaltender that got a bad rap. The guy would certainly help with our image(I know alot will disagree due to the wonderful image this team has)and shown that we want to win. The guy can single handily win games and you wouldn't wince every time the opposing team skated into our zone. One of those things I could see both sides on.
- Cptmjl

I agree. Nothing to do with his talent. I just never want to see another contract on the Islanders where you have to scroll to the side on Capgeek just to try to find the end of it.

I agree. Nothing to do with his talent. I just never want to see another contract on the Islanders where you have to scroll to the side on Capgeek just to try to find the end of it.
- UIF

Especially when attached to a goalie?

To Recap reasons...

a. Luongo is going to make over 5 mill a year till 2022..
-after the Dipetro buyout it will offset and give you guys someonw who will acctually play
b. The cap is going down and not up... not many teams can afford that contract and it will be very tough to unload him. Canucks thinking they will get a top prospect for a goalie who is great during season but does not come up big in playoffs is absurd. The are getting rid of him for a reason.
-5.3 for a very good goalie is not that bad, even with the cap going down. The only reason Luongo is on the block is becasue the Canucks feel they have 2 #1 goalies and that is just a waste of talent sitting on the bench
c. this summer you can get Mike Smith, Jimmy Howard or Tim Thomas for 5 mill a year without giving up diddly. No one will have a ton of cap room to pay these guys.
-No guarantees you guys would be able to sign any of thoes guys.
D. We tried Lu already... EFF HIM TOO!!!
- niteislander

- He was great and Milbury screwed you on that trade.

I guess that's a good topic? Would you do Okposo for Luongo straight up(of course if DP was brought out)?
- Cptmjl

do i want luongo, No . But luongo for okposo? in a heartbeat. are you kidding.

people can blame Loungo all the want, Have you see his stats. Only reason why he did not win championship is b/c tim thomas was immortal.

The Islanders do have a very good young team. They will make some waves in the next couple of years. As long as you have solid goaltending.
- fiveandagame

We always seem to be a few years away... I honestly think once we are playing in a new arena and can entice a UFA or 2 to play here we will turn the corner. Until then we will just keep grabbing every former first round pick that hits the waiver wire (Hickey, Finley, Grabner, Schremp, Tambellini, etc. etc. )