I would an exciting offseason every year or even once in a while. 7 year deals, NMC, and NTC are made for the core and the elite.
I understand why the isles did what they did. However, in doing so they have hampered their opinions for the very near future.
People here were pissed with trading 1st rounders for active key players. Wait when the next GM uses them to get rid of some of these guys. Especially with a dry pipeline...Isles will need to look at hidden gems in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th rounds.
This all could have the making of a fire sale in 2025! Paint on the new building is still too fresh to even consider that at the end of this year.
- Nfdbulldawg
Just a select few should get 7-year deals and NTC.
I'll never understand giving the deals they gave Mayfield, Pierre, or Varly.
I hope it works out but bringing back pretty much the same team that got bounced out of the 1st round is not a good idea. If the idea is to win A Cup, it's a very strange way to go about things and you are putting a tremendous amount of pressure on Sorokin to be lights out. You have to make tough choices in a Cap world, and you need to have enough space to make improvements to the team. The Islanders are just not in a position to bring back the same team. The Islanders losing twice to Tampa and the Canes in the playoffs is not a fluke. If the Islander can somehow add another scoring wing, they can make things very interesting.
