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Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 3 @ 12:32 PM ET
They haven’t seen this much attention since my wedding night.
- Wildschwein

Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 12:41 PM ET

- Cptmjl


I actually did have the poops that day.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 12:49 PM ET
I actually did have the poops that day.
- Wildschwein

Immodium is your friend
Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Mar 3 @ 12:53 PM ET
Listening to Staple on TSN -- fair amount of speculation from him re: moving Leddy in the offseason
- eichiefs9


Did he mention just as a salary dump or to help bring in a scorer?
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 12:54 PM ET
Did he mention just as a salary dump or to help bring in a scorer?
- Vukota


I should think it would be both.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 12:55 PM ET
Immodium is your friend
- eichiefs9


This advice 13 years too late I’m afraid.
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 3 @ 12:55 PM ET
Did he mention just as a salary dump or to help bring in a scorer?
- Vukota

Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Mar 3 @ 12:59 PM ET
I should think it would be both.
- Wildschwein


I don't know depends how much Barzal is going to ask for. They might have to dump him for futures just to sign Barzal, Pulock & Toews
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 1:01 PM ET
Did he mention just as a salary dump or to help bring in a scorer?
- Vukota

He talked pretty briefly about either scenario, if I recall. Cpt is obviously right, Staple doesn't have the same inside track with Lou as he did with the other (frank)wad so it's all a big "maybe".

Really nothing that we haven't all brought up a few times here. Either move him for cap space and to recoup some of the assets lost in the Pageau trade or for scoring help on the wing if there's a deal to be had there.

I think the latter would be a lot harder. Probably some limited options out there in terms of teams that a) are in the market for Leddy b) have someone we'd want c) an option where the money in/out works on both sides. Jets are a real intriguing option for me. Plenty of cap space and a real dearth of NHL defenseman, especially on the left side, under contract for next year. I'm not sure Leddy is going to be worth someone like Ehlers, who would be an unbelievably-perfect fit here, but maybe throwing in someone like Bellows would help push that one along.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 1:02 PM ET
This advice 13 years too late I’m afraid.
- Wildschwein



Immodium is my #1 hunting buddy
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:05 PM ET
He talked pretty briefly about either scenario, if I recall. Cpt is obviously right, Staple doesn't have the same inside track with Lou as he did with the other (frank)wad so it's all a big "maybe".

Really nothing that we haven't all brought up a few times here. Either move him for cap space and to recoup some of the assets lost in the Pageau trade or for scoring help on the wing if there's a deal to be had there.

I think the latter would be a lot harder. Probably some limited options out there in terms of teams that a) are in the market for Leddy b) have someone we'd want c) an option where the money in/out works on both sides. Jets are a real intriguing option for me. Plenty of cap space and a real dearth of NHL defenseman, especially on the left side, under contract for next year. I'm not sure Leddy is going to be worth someone like Ehlers, who would be an unbelievably-perfect fit here, but maybe throwing in someone like Bellows would help push that one along.

- eichiefs9


Leddy and Bellows might be close.

Christ Ehlers would be wonderful for this team...
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:06 PM ET


Immodium is my #1 hunting buddy

- eichiefs9


Missing gives you the poops?

Performance anxiety is a female dog.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 1:07 PM ET
Missing gives you the poops?

Performance anxiety is a female dog.

- Wildschwein

Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:08 PM ET
I don't know depends how much Barzal is going to ask for. They might have to dump him for futures just to sign Barzal, Pulock & Toews
- Vukota


Touché.

I’m thinking Barzal probably signs a lower term deal.

As to the money... well I haven’t a (frank)ing clue.
Upstate_isles
New York Islanders
Location: Bitch Lasagna , NY
Joined: 05.12.2016

Mar 3 @ 1:09 PM ET


Immodium is my #1 hunting buddy

- eichiefs9

I take it for nascar races if I go cause those poopters are terrible
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 3 @ 1:09 PM ET
He talked pretty briefly about either scenario, if I recall. Cpt is obviously right, Staple doesn't have the same inside track with Lou as he did with the other (frank)wad so it's all a big "maybe".

Really nothing that we haven't all brought up a few times here. Either move him for cap space and to recoup some of the assets lost in the Pageau trade or for scoring help on the wing if there's a deal to be had there.

I think the latter would be a lot harder. Probably some limited options out there in terms of teams that a) are in the market for Leddy b) have someone we'd want c) an option where the money in/out works on both sides. Jets are a real intriguing option for me. Plenty of cap space and a real dearth of NHL defenseman, especially on the left side, under contract for next year. I'm not sure Leddy is going to be worth someone like Ehlers, who would be an unbelievably-perfect fit here, but maybe throwing in someone like Bellows would help push that one along.

- eichiefs9

eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 1:10 PM ET
Leddy and Bellows might be close.

Christ Ehlers would be wonderful for this team...

- Wildschwein

Jets are in a little bit of a bind with no more Byfuglien and only Morrissey signed on the left side for next season. Not sure Kulikov is worth another deal at his age/what he's currently making and Bitteto/Beaulier are pretty low-end. I guess they could stick Heinola or Logan Stanley there, but expecting them to potentially assume a top-4 role would be asking a lot of some young guys.
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 3 @ 1:10 PM ET
I don't know depends how much Barzal is going to ask for. They might have to dump him for futures just to sign Barzal, Pulock & Toews
- Vukota

What do you think Barzal is worth money and term wise?
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 1:11 PM ET
I take it for nascar races if I go cause those poopters are terrible
- Upstate_isles

The only way I'd take immodium to go to a nascar race is if immodium prevented me from having to watch a nascar race
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:11 PM ET

- Cptmjl


I don’t agree with him either.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:13 PM ET
Jets are in a little bit of a bind with no more Byfuglien and only Morrissey signed on the left side for next season. Not sure Kulikov is worth another deal at his age/what he's currently making and Bitteto/Beaulier are pretty low-end. I guess they could stick Heinola or Logan Stanley there, but expecting them to potentially assume a top-4 role would be asking a lot of some young guys.
- eichiefs9


Agreed.

They’d be a hell of lot more desperate if Hellebuyck wasn’t masking their defensive deficiencies.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:14 PM ET
The only way I'd take immodium to go to a nascar race is if immodium prevented me from having to watch a nascar race
- eichiefs9


Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 3 @ 1:16 PM ET
I don’t agree with him either.
- Wildschwein

Well, that would make you wrong.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 3 @ 1:17 PM ET
Well, that would make you wrong.
- Cptmjl


You and my wife would get along splendidly.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 3 @ 1:18 PM ET
Agreed.

They’d be a hell of lot more desperate if Hellebuyck wasn’t masking their defensive deficiencies.

- Wildschwein

I wonder if they could work Hickey into the deal to make the money work a little better for them. Jets would essentially get two NHL defenseman and Bellows. Isles would get Ehlers and a little breathing room to maybe sign Greene cheap for a year to afford Dobson the time to develop at a reasonable pace in the minors.

Now I'm waiting for the inevitable Jets fan to show up and tell me how dumb I am. Ehlers is a criminally underrated player though, so I expect that no Jets fan is dying to move him. Certainly not expecting that deal to happen.
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