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JohnScammo
New York Islanders
Location: Coming to a jail near you
Joined: 10.14.2014

Mar 15 @ 10:57 AM ET
My point was that Pelech is not "core four" material. I am not breaking anyone up at the moment, and am pleased he is playing well at the moment. I don't however believe Pelech will be a Great top 4 d-man. I do think Dobson/wilde have that type of upside. If you think I am plugging Dobson into the line up next year you are mistaken.

Pelech has been good the last couple of games. He has not been as consistent as Pulock and Mayfield has this year. Boychuk was much better this year than last but has been reverting back to lately. Especially when they pair him with Leddy.

- niteislander

And my point was that it's premature to write off Pelech as just a bottom pair guy. A year ago, we were all ready to jettison him into the sun. Now he's playing very effectively with Pulock. I don't want to see them broken up, unless Pelech's play regresses. I see them both as having 2nd pairing potential.
Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Mar 15 @ 10:58 AM ET
Easy, Mayfield has been bad lately and Pelech has been playing well for about two weeks. Plenty of time left to prove me right.
- eichiefs9

eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 15 @ 11:00 AM ET

- Vukota

Why don't you take a break from this cesspool
Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Mar 15 @ 11:02 AM ET
Why don't you take a break from this cesspool
- eichiefs9

After 5 minutes I'm done
BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Mar 15 @ 11:03 AM ET
Most overrated coach in the league. Good. But overrated. Guy had success with all-star cast Red Wings teams and (frank)ing Team Canada. I could probably coach Team Canada to multiple gold medals.
- eichiefs9


You could argue that he didn't have anywhere near the success in Detroit that he should have, too.
kasperrko
New York Islanders
Location: Spring Hill, FL
Joined: 03.09.2007

Mar 15 @ 11:07 AM ET
Easy, Mayfield has been bad lately and Pelech has been playing well for about two weeks. Plenty of time left to prove me right.
- eichiefs9


Mayfield has been fine to be honest. You are always going to go through stretches where u struggle. Leddy to me has been struggling all year. I actually cringe when he gets the puck
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 15 @ 11:14 AM ET
Mayfield has been fine to be honest. You are always going to go through stretches where u struggle. Leddy to me has been struggling all year. I actually cringe when he gets the puck
- kasperrko


Gotta agree with you there Kasper. Leddy scares the hell outa me when he’s on the ice.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 15 @ 11:15 AM ET
You could argue that he didn't have anywhere near the success in Detroit that he should have, too.
- BINGO!


But he gives entertaining pressers, I’ll give him that.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 15 @ 11:16 AM ET
Mayfield has been fine to be honest. You are always going to go through stretches where u struggle. Leddy to me has been struggling all year. I actually cringe when he gets the puck
- kasperrko

Mayfield hasn't been very good lately. But that post was mostly tongue-in-cheek.

Yes, both have been good so far and largely proven me wrong, Pelech moreso lately than Mayfield. Pelech done well complementing Pulock and Mayfield has been a versatile bottom pair guy.
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 15 @ 11:16 AM ET
Gomez aside lou had built a great staff in the front office and in other off ice areas to be a real team not 1 guy with 4 titles
- Upstate_isles

Yeah Gomez doesn’t seem like the right hire and
I’m a little uncomfortable with Thompson in Bridgeport also. Not sure if that’s just because Snow hired him but minus toews there’s not really much for that guy to hang his hat on over an extremely large sample size. Maybe that improves with the organizational and system changes but I’ve never been a fan of the guy albeit not based on anything but what we’ve seen success wise from his team and prospect growth.
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 15 @ 11:21 AM ET
Mayfield hasn't been very good lately. But that post was mostly tongue-in-cheek.

Yes, both have been good so far and largely proven me wrong, Pelech moreso lately than Mayfield. Pelech done well complementing Pulock and Mayfield has been a versatile bottom pair guy.

- eichiefs9

Pelech has looked great LATELY I hope he can keep it up but I’m not going to lie I’m not exactly bullish on that... Mayfield has been about as steady of a bottom pairing as you could hope for.
mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Mar 15 @ 11:22 AM ET
Pelech has looked great LATELY I hope he can keep it up but I’m not going to lie I’m not exactly bullish on that... Mayfield has been about as steady of a bottom pairing as you could hope for.
- Cptmjl


Great extension by Snow, suck it long and hard chiefs
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 15 @ 11:24 AM ET
Great extension by Snow, suck it long and hard chiefs
- mdw7413

You make it sound like that’s a negative for the guy.
kasperrko
New York Islanders
Location: Spring Hill, FL
Joined: 03.09.2007

Mar 15 @ 11:25 AM ET
Mayfield hasn't been very good lately. But that post was mostly tongue-in-cheek.

Yes, both have been good so far and largely proven me wrong, Pelech moreso lately than Mayfield. Pelech done well complementing Pulock and Mayfield has been a versatile bottom pair guy.

- eichiefs9


That being said I can see Leddy being traded and some different d pairings next year. I still feel we will see a done what different line up next year
mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Mar 15 @ 11:29 AM ET
You make it sound like that’s a negative for the guy.
- Cptmjl

BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Mar 15 @ 11:32 AM ET
But he gives entertaining pressers, I’ll give him that.
- Wildschwein


Works hard to change the subject when a reporter gets close to asking an uncomfortable question.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 15 @ 11:41 AM ET
That being said I can see Leddy being traded and some different d pairings next year. I still feel we will see a done what different line up next year
- kasperrko

No argument with Leddy. I've been a big proponent of shopping him for awhile and the success of the younger/cheaper guys lately has only cemented that idea in my head. If Staple says that a few execs/scouts around the league think he's worth a minimum of a top-6 forward, if not more, than I'm all for it. Off the top of my head I could see these teams being a fit for him, in that they both have the cap space, the assets to trade, and the need for him:

- Dallas (Maybe something like Roope Hintz and 1st?, assuming they don't lose their first this year or next in the Zuccarello deal)
- Edmonton (My Nugeboner is large, we know this)
- Leafs (I envision this as something like a Kadri for Leddy one-for-one deal, they'd have to shed salary to take him. Probably not a likely destination)
- Chicago (Leddy for Saad? Maybe?)
- Buffalo? Maybe?
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 15 @ 11:43 AM ET
After 5 minutes I'm done
- Vukota

Youre missing out. I remember you said something that first day on the other thread not sure if you remember. In hind sight you were correct😂🤣
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 15 @ 11:46 AM ET
Youre missing out. I remember you said something that first day on the other thread not sure if you remember. In hind sight you were correct😂🤣
- Cptmjl

kasperrko
New York Islanders
Location: Spring Hill, FL
Joined: 03.09.2007

Mar 15 @ 11:50 AM ET
No argument with Leddy. I've been a big proponent of shopping him for awhile and the success of the younger/cheaper guys lately has only cemented that idea in my head. If Staple says that a few execs/scouts around the league think he's worth a minimum of a top-6 forward, if not more, than I'm all for it. Off the top of my head I could see these teams being a fit for him, in that they both have the cap space, the assets to trade, and the need for him:

- Dallas (Maybe something like Roope Hintz and 1st?, assuming they don't lose their first this year or next in the Zuccarello deal)
- Edmonton (My Nugeboner is large, we know this)
- Leafs (I envision this as something like a Kadri for Leddy one-for-one deal, they'd have to shed salary to take him. Probably not a likely destination)
- Chicago (Leddy for Saad? Maybe?)
- Buffalo? Maybe?

- eichiefs9


I like the Edmonton idea. We are going to need some better offense. We seem to have the goaltending and defense down it’s the offense the islanders need help with
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 15 @ 11:58 AM ET
I like the Edmonton idea. We are going to need some better offense. We seem to have the goaltending and defense down it’s the offense the islanders need help with
- kasperrko

Islanders forward depth is not good, organizationally speaking, especially at center. They're going to have to add a 2C through either trade or UFA.
Cptmjl
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.05.2011

Mar 15 @ 12:08 PM ET

- eichiefs9

Dude has a vcr.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 15 @ 12:09 PM ET
Works hard to change the subject when a reporter gets close to asking an uncomfortable question.
- BINGO!


Hence the entertainment.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 15 @ 12:10 PM ET
I like the Edmonton idea. We are going to need some better offense. We seem to have the goaltending and defense down it’s the offense the islanders need help with
- kasperrko


Flagged this by accident Kasper. Sorry.
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Mar 15 @ 12:12 PM ET
Islanders forward depth is not good, organizationally speaking, especially at center. They're going to have to add a 2C through either trade or UFA.
- eichiefs9


Swapping Leddy and Nuge would be the last straw for me.

But hey, it’d make the Islanders much better, so there’s that.
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