Should be interesting one way or the other. Like he said Kreider would be nice but chances are that isn’t happening especially since by all accounts that’ll involve a first round pick to make it happen. I still feel our glaring need is a 3rd line center. We find the right player that’ll fit that mold with this team I believe will be a much better team for it.
Also, of course a 5-7 depth defenseman would be optimum in addition to what I already stated.
Should be interesting one way or the other. Like he said Kreider would be nice but chances are that isn’t happening especially since by all accounts that’ll involve a first round pick to make it happen. I still feel our glaring need is a 3rd line center. We find the right player that’ll fit that mold with this team I believe will be a much better team for it.
Also, of course a 5-7 depth defenseman would be optimum in addition to what I already stated. Travis Zajac - Cptmjl
This seems pretty spot on. It's really going to come down to the current roster turning things around. The one player the Isles may trade for is not likely to have a huge impact.
I was litterally about to post this. Oh (frank) it
From Vukota:
New York Islanders
One thing about Lou Lamoriello is that he is always honest about his teams. He doesn’t sell himself into believing one thing or another other than what he knows to be the absolute, raw truth. And that truth is that since that amazing 15-0-2 run earlier this season, the Isles have gone 13-12-3, they’ve fallen back to being more like a middle-of-the-pack playoff team, still good, but not elite. The standings tell you as much, their 63 points at the break has them more closely aligned with the teams chasing them, Columbus (62), Carolina (61) and Philadelphia (60) than the Penguins (67) in second place ahead of them. So if you’re the GM, what do you do? You try to add but in a measured way. The team isn’t one player away from winning the Cup. But the right trade could add a little boost to an area and help a well-coached team get on a little playoff run.
The thing about this team is that if they can get in again, they give someone a handful, guaranteed, with their through-the-roof work ethic and grind-away game that’s more suited for playoff hockey. The Isles are 21st in the NHL in goals per game and I think it’s clear a boost up front is the obvious item on the to-do list. They need a top-nine forward. But if you’re Lamoriello you have to try and make sure it’s a player that will come in and fit in with the kind of system the Isles play. Remember when Tatar went to Vegas at the deadline and didn’t fit in with the expansion juggernaut? So while a guy like Toffoli is clearly going to get dealt somewhere by the Kings, does the former 30-goal scorer fit in with the Isles? That’s what is going to fascinate me the most about what Lamoriello does, or doesn’t do, ahead of the deadline. The guy who might actually fit best is pending UFA winger Chris Kreider, other than the fact I can’t imagine the rival Rangers wanting to engage in that conversation.
Islanders beat writer Arthur Staple mentioned the team could also be looking for a defenceman.
I was litterally about to post this. Oh (frank) it
From Vukota:
New York Islanders
One thing about Lou Lamoriello is that he is always honest about his teams. He doesn’t sell himself into believing one thing or another other than what he knows to be the absolute, raw truth. And that truth is that since that amazing 15-0-2 run earlier this season, the Isles have gone 13-12-3, they’ve fallen back to being more like a middle-of-the-pack playoff team, still good, but not elite. The standings tell you as much, their 63 points at the break has them more closely aligned with the teams chasing them, Columbus (62), Carolina (61) and Philadelphia (60) than the Penguins (67) in second place ahead of them. So if you’re the GM, what do you do? You try to add but in a measured way. The team isn’t one player away from winning the Cup. But the right trade could add a little boost to an area and help a well-coached team get on a little playoff run.
The thing about this team is that if they can get in again, they give someone a handful, guaranteed, with their through-the-roof work ethic and grind-away game that’s more suited for playoff hockey. The Isles are 21st in the NHL in goals per game and I think it’s clear a boost up front is the obvious item on the to-do list. They need a top-nine forward. But if you’re Lamoriello you have to try and make sure it’s a player that will come in and fit in with the kind of system the Isles play. Remember when Tatar went to Vegas at the deadline and didn’t fit in with the expansion juggernaut? So while a guy like Toffoli is clearly going to get dealt somewhere by the Kings, does the former 30-goal scorer fit in with the Isles? That’s what is going to fascinate me the most about what Lamoriello does, or doesn’t do, ahead of the deadline. The guy who might actually fit best is pending UFA winger Chris Kreider, other than the fact I can’t imagine the rival Rangers wanting to engage in that conversation.
Islanders beat writer Arthur Staple mentioned the team could also be looking for a defenceman. - Upstate_isles
This seems pretty spot on. It's really going to come down to the current roster turning things around. The one player the Isles may trade for is not likely to have a huge impact. - ses111
I watched joker last night and it was amazing if he doesn't get the oscar then I dont know. Sad too cause there are probably mental people like that out there
I watched joker last night and it was amazing if he doesn't get the oscar then I dont know. Sad too cause there are probably mental people like that out there - Upstate_isles
I watched joker last night and it was amazing if he doesn't get the oscar then I dont know. Sad too cause there are probably mental people like that out there - Upstate_isles
Yeah that was a good flick. Kind of a modern age Taxi Driver.
it was sorta uncomfortable to watch how he interacted in public, still great oh well will barzal win the fastest skater? nope no need to watch - Upstate_isles
100% 😂
Taxi Driver had the same effect on me the first time I saw it. Definitely a raw, uncomfortable movie. A lot of similarities between the two to the point I’m guessing they used that movie as an outline for Joker.
Taxi Driver had the same effect on me the first time I saw it. Definitely a raw, uncomfortable movie. A lot of similarities between the two to the point I’m guessing they used that movie as an outline for Joker. - Cptmjl
Not sure I ever saw all of taxi driver with DeNiro I'll have to watch it, I've only seen parts
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Same slow deterioration of the main character to a climatic ending. Totally raw movie. Definitely worth watching if you liked Joker.
