Andrew Gross
@AGrossNewsday
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Trotz spending a lot of time today on Wahlstrom. He skated hard today and Trotz says he will be a big part of #Isles future and will be back in lineup. Just not tonight. There are roster concerns through Monday's trade deadline regarding having to potentially expose players.

- UIF

Andrew Gross
@AGrossNewsday
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1m
Looks like the same game roster for #Isles, no Wahlstrom or Bellows. Trotz to address media shortly.
- UIF

Awesome.

We have 2 draft pics in next years draft.
- Hockeyislife

Islanders do, yes. But they’ve also spent a (frank) ton of draft capital these past two seasons. You really wanna hand out more after already moving this year’s 1st?

Andrew Gross
@AGrossNewsday
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2m
Trotz spending a lot of time today on Wahlstrom. He skated hard today and Trotz says he will be a big part of #Isles future and will be back in lineup. Just not tonight. There are roster concerns through Monday's trade deadline regarding having to potentially expose players.
- UIF

Just not right now because he thinks having this fat piece of garbage in the line up is the better choice. Just say it

So (frank)ing stupid sorry I’ll never agree with it. We’re not icing the best possible lineup. Period. He’s worried about exposing Komarov after we waived him twice? Gtfo

I believe so. Upstate has a different kind of six-pack, right?
- JohnScammo

No one knows. He never takes off his zebra stripes.

- Cptmjl

Too late Trotz. You’ve already been fired.

Too late Trotz. You’ve already been fired.
- Wildschwein

Haha doesn’t make it any less of an incredibly stupid lineup decision.

No one knows. He never takes off his zebra stripes.
- Wildschwein

I'm thinking Utica Club.

I wish someone asked Trotz what "roster concerns through Monday's trade deadline regarding having to potentially expose players" meant. I imagine the concern isn't that someone would claim Leo, considering every team's passed on him twice, and also, if a team did claim him, that'd actually help the Isles' cap situation for next season...

I wish someone asked Trotz what "roster concerns through Monday's trade deadline regarding having to potentially expose players" meant. I imagine the concern isn't that someone would claim Leo, considering every team's passed on him twice, and also, if a team did claim him, that'd actually help the Isles' cap situation for next season...
- UIF

The guy was gifted the opportunity from Lameriello after this trade to get rid of a dead weight player that is obviously done in this league and he refuses to take it. I honestly think he’s doing it to be stubborn at this point and because everyone else thinks he’s a (frank)ing idiot for doing it. It defies explanation. Are we saying we would be upset to lose Komarov now? Wtf is he saying?

I wish someone asked Trotz what "roster concerns through Monday's trade deadline regarding having to potentially expose players" meant. I imagine the concern isn't that someone would claim Leo, considering every team's passed on him twice, and also, if a team did claim him, that'd actually help the Isles' cap situation for next season...
- UIF

If I had to guess...... There may be teams that couldn't afford Leo due to the cap earlier in the season that could now afford him, due to the fewer games remaining to be pro-rated. And yes, Leo does have SOME depth value (4th line, PK, etc.) if he could be picked up for free. And Barry really doesn't want to lose him...

If I had to guess...... There may be teams that couldn't afford Leo due to the cap earlier in the season that could now afford him, due to the fewer games remaining to be pro-rated. And yes, Leo does have SOME depth value (4th line, PK, etc.) if he could be picked up for free. And Barry really doesn't want to lose him...
- JohnScammo

Bingo which is incredibly stupid due to the personnel he now suddenly has available to him and of course the cap implications. I for one don’t think there’s a team out there that would take him but if there is a team like the panthers for example who have a ton of space and they’re not taking the opportunity to dump this skell he’s a (frank)ing moron along with lameriello. I hope to god that’s not the case. I can’t picture that level of stupidity but Komarov has been on our first line for twelve games and now we’re healthy scratching Wahlstrom so who knows?

If I had to guess...... There may be teams that couldn't afford Leo due to the cap earlier in the season that could now afford him, due to the fewer games remaining to be pro-rated. And yes, Leo does have SOME depth value (4th line, PK, etc.) if he could be picked up for free. And Barry really doesn't want to lose him...
- JohnScammo

Wasn't he just waived like a week/week and a half ago, though? Can't be that much more savings since then...

And honestly, if someone was going to claim Leo and the Isles didn't waive him because of that, we'll all be pretty mad about that when it comes time to make another Toews-like cap-crunch decision this offseason.

Wasn't he just waived like a week/week and a half ago, though? Can't be that much more savings since then...

And honestly, if someone was going to claim Leo and the Isles didn't waive him because of that, we'll all be pretty mad about that when it comes time to make another Toews-like cap-crunch decision this offseason.
- UIF

Wow! Was it that recent? My sense of time during pandemics is way off... It feels more like a month ago.

Andrew Gross
@AGrossNewsday
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Trotz spending a lot of time today on Wahlstrom. He skated hard today and Trotz says he will be a big part of #Isles future and will be back in lineup. Just not tonight. There are roster concerns through Monday's trade deadline regarding having to potentially expose players.
- UIF

What the hell does the last line mean? Potentially having to expose players!!??

What the hell does the last line mean? Potentially having to expose players!!??
- TogaIsles

Cpt and I think Barry is worried about losing Komarov to waivers...

What the hell does the last line mean? Potentially having to expose players!!??
- TogaIsles

Only player getting exposed is Barzal to a terrible winger.

Only player getting exposed is Barzal to a terrible winger.
- Cptmjl

We have 2 draft pics in next years draft.
- Hockeyislife

Devils have the Isles 2nd Rd
pick from the Greene deal. They have two 2nd rd picks next year

Only player getting exposed is Barzal to a terrible winger.
- Cptmjl

Wasn't he just waived like a week/week and a half ago, though? Can't be that much more savings since then...

And honestly, if someone was going to claim Leo and the Isles didn't waive him because of that, we'll all be pretty mad about that when it comes time to make another Toews-like cap-crunch decision this offseason.
- UIF

I thought it was a little longer than that, but the point remains. No one is taking Leo. It's just an Islander fan fantasy.

I thought it was a little longer than that, but the point remains. No one is taking Leo. It's just an Islander fan fantasy.
- JimmyP

Cpt and I think Barry is worried about losing Komarov to waivers...
- JohnScammo

No I think he just loves Komarov in the lineup AND he doesn’t want to lose him.

Wow! Was it that recent? My sense of time during pandemics is way off... It feels more like a month ago.
- JohnScammo

Now I had to go back and check

He was waived on March 23 and cleared on the 24th...so more like 2 1/2 weeks.