My point being they shouldn’t be whether you have faith or not they need to be looking to trade Bellows rather than call him up. There were Islander scouts at the Ducks game evidently.
- Cptmjl

I just hope we start seeing moves soon. Let's not wait until the team struggles even more and the prices go up even higher.

Don't forget Bridgeport has dealt with a ton of injuries/absences this year. We've taken Bardreau and Wahlstrom away from them for long periods of time and then Bardreau was injured his first game back and Wahlstrom just took a few weeks off for the WJC's. Gibson has been injured in net which forced them to plug in some young/underwhelming netminders. Fritz and Hickey have pretty much been out all season as well. Ho Sang was missing for almost the entire season until very recently also.
- eichiefs9

This would destroy any team.

My point being they shouldn’t be whether you have faith or not they need to be looking to trade Bellows rather than call him up. There were Islander scouts at the Ducks game evidently.
- Cptmjl

My guess is those were advance scouts. It was Ducks/Preds and we play Nashville again next month.

This would destroy any team.
- JohnScammo

I get it, but he was a big offensive contributor for them last year, warts or not. Just saying it's not like the team has been healthy and just sucking ass. They've had all sorts of crap going on.

I get it, but he was a big offensive contributor for them last year, warts or not. Just saying it's not like the team has been healthy and just sucking ass. They've had all sorts of crap going on.
- eichiefs9

JK. Sounds like you're not on the Fire Thompson Committee?

My guess is those were advance scouts. It was Ducks/Preds and we play Nashville again next month.
- eichiefs9

Yeah who knows.

At the risk of being verbally assaulted, I'll say that I'm only really thinking out loud here...but I wonder if they don't try to use Toews as trade bait this offseason. That would assume that they think Aho can provide comparable value at a significantly cheaper cost, but a young-ish top-4 defenseman that won't sign a big ticket deal should have some good value in a trade. He'd be a really great piece on a deep team.
- eichiefs9

Both ahl all stars at a young age but toews is bigger and an above average skater. Aho wasnt bad last call up either whatvdid he have 20 games or so?

I get it, but he was a big offensive contributor for them last year, warts or not. Just saying it's not like the team has been healthy and just sucking ass. They've had all sorts of crap going on.
- eichiefs9

The team hasn’t played well in years. Every year there’s always excuses for it but no matter how you slice it we never seem to have a pipeline of reliable talent coming up through Bridgeport. We literally never have where as other teams do. You have to start questioning that at some point.

JK. Sounds like you're not on the Fire Thompson Committee?
- JohnScammo

I still cannot believe Lou did not clean house with Bridge and the scouts. Any way you slice it, still a lot of Garth people around.

The team hasn’t played well in years. Every year there’s always excuses for it but no matter how you slice it we never seem to have a pipeline of reliable talent coming up through Bridgeport. We literally never have where as other teams do. You have to start questioning that at some point.
- Cptmjl

This!

I believe Trotz’s hesitation with Bellows is his skating and more importantly his defensive game.
- Cptmjl

I watched casey middlestat play about a week before bellows and hes supposed to be a great skater and there wasnt a real noticable difference. Different game down here but bellows looked pretty good and had the primary assist(shot on net) on their only goal and created a few other good chances.

Yeah who knows.
- Cptmjl

But those are two teams (definitely the Ducks) that are highly likely to be sellers at the deadline. Craig Smith from NSH would be a good fit on this team. Maybe Bonino if they can eat his $4.1M cap hit next season too.

The team hasn’t played well in years. Every year there’s always excuses for it but no matter how you slice it we never seem to have a pipeline of reliable talent coming up through Bridgeport. We literally never have where as other teams do. You have to start questioning that at some point.
- Cptmjl

They had the 5th or 6th best record in the league 2 years ago the issue was 4 of the teams above them were in their division and only 4 per division can make it. Odd for sure but they were good

Gentlemen, I’m sorry.

- eichiefs9

Send this pic out to all potential FA’s.

Send this pic out to all potential FA’s.
- Cptmjl

"Look we have dirt, steel girders, cement, and a faint stench of horse feces!"

"Look we have dirt, steel girders, cement, and a faint stench of horse feces!"
- eichiefs9

But seriously it's better than Plans, Promises, and BS

But seriously it's better than Plans, Promises, and BS
- nyisles7

Any girl I’ve ever dated will tell you the same thing.

Any girl I’ve ever dated will tell you the same thing.
- Cptmjl

So. Any word on who’s starting tonight?

Any girl I’ve ever dated will tell you the same thing.
- Cptmjl

So. Any word on who’s starting tonight?
- Wildschwein

Andrew Gross @AGrossNewsday
4h
#Isles Barry Trotz confirms Semyon Varlamov gets the nod vs. his former team, the #Avs, tonight and Thomas Greiss will get tomorrow night's start at #NJDevils

One of the rare times in the season Trotz will lay out his goalie plans.

Andrew Gross @AGrossNewsday
4h
#Isles Barry Trotz confirms Semyon Varlamov gets the nod vs. his former team, the #Avs, tonight and Thomas Greiss will get tomorrow night's start at #NJDevils

One of the rare times in the season Trotz will lay out his goalie plans.
- eichiefs9

Danke.

I’ll be able to watch tonight, so the Islanders odds for a win just went up.

This guy is just a (frank)ing moron!


https://twitter.com/James...tatus/1213531418523029504

This guy is just a (frank)ing moron!


https://twitter.com/James...tatus/1213531418523029504
- nyisles7

Analytic nuts everywhere hate the Islanders. Bunch of putzes.