Speculation: Anders Lee done for the season, what does Lou do?

[bossram]

Lou, trade for Taylor Hall you coward.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

They need Wood/Palmieri and Hall IMO. Lee is a big hole in the lineup that one player on the market isn’t going to fix and this is coming from a Caps fan who doesn’t particularly like alee the player.

As an Isles fan, sign me up for Wood. However, that is essentially an upgrade on Dal Colle. Not a fan of Palmieri , our RW of Eberle, Bailey , Wahlstrom and Clutterbuck are fine.

You are spot on regarding the trade market not offering anyone who can fill Lee's VOID. It'll take two moves to offset his absence, with one move being for a game breaking talent.

 

[Go Wings]

I can see him definitely being a target. Islanders have some cap space now but this is a pure rental unlike last season where they had every intention of signing Pageau once they traded for him.

Well they could re-sign Ryan, I kind of hope they don't as I would like Detroit to sign him to a 2 year deal.

 

[AvroArrow]

Ouch, massive blow to the Isles. Does Lou still go for it this year without Lee ?

 

[Go Wings]

Without getting into the nitty-gritty details... would an expanded deal involving Ladd and a 1st instead of a second work?

Also wouldn't mind taking back another depth d-man contract to put on the taxi squad. I feel there are many possible scenarios involving the Wings.

But what I would hope to accomplish is have the Isles pay a slightly higher premium for a fill-in, while moving some cap.

Ladd is tough not sure Detroit wants to take on bad contracts. They could easily do it but I honestly do not know if Yzerman will. Staal was different because he only had 1 year left.

Yah for sure we could easily expand the deal to throw in a depth dman for a later round pick. We have Nemeth, Merrill or Biega.

I do think the Isles and Wings are good trade partners this deadline.

 

[KaprizovEntitlelist]

I don't know that they would first of all. I think it would be because Guerin realizes that as well as they are doing, MN is not a Cup contender this year. They are likely going to have to beat Vegas and CO just to get out of their division...I can see one, but not both. Better to take what we can from an expiring contract and live to fight another day.

It's been made clear unless wild fall, Guerin isn't trading any players including free agents from this year's team

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Ouch, massive blow to the Isles. Does Lou still go for it this year without Lee ?

Lou doesn't know how to not go for it.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

If im Lou i don't care shit about picks right now. Forsberg would be awesome and makes one of their young wingers expendable (Bellows?) when you add Lee back into the mix next year.

Definitely a package there that could make it work.

And if the price is too high i guess there's never a better time to try out Hall as a 1/2 year rental for cheap-ish.

I don't like Palmieri as a fit.. doesn't really replace anything Lee brought (at least Forsberg has some size) and the top 6 starts to look like a bunch of smurfs.

 

[glenbuis]

Tatar and a 2021 2nd for a 2022 1st .

 

[bsu]

Rakell.

 

[FourRings]

I’d love Forsberg but have no idea on the price.

 

[Riseonfire]

Hall feels like the fit. Lost a top LW, he's a top LW. He's UFA next year so it won't f*** with anything.

Just don't know what Hall's price would look like.

 

[PROMputt]

Tatar and a 2021 2nd for a 2022 1st .

Counter
Tatar for a 2nd and 4th

 

[ManofSteel55]

Ouch, massive blow to the Isles. Does Lou still go for it this year without Lee ?

If you are one player away from going for it, you go for it.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Mantha.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

That is a significant loss.

 

[SI90]

I’d I had to guess I think Palmieri would be Lous #1 target.

 

[Gargyn]

The fan in me wants to see him with Torts, I think a few seasons in long island would push him into an incredible player.

Huh?

 

[Sweetpotato]

Huh?

Hahahaha meant to write Trotz.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Mantha will be an Islander.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Hall for a pick just brings no grit to make up for Lee.....

 

[Olliemets]

From lurking on the Devils boards, I'm not really a Palmieri fan. They sure seem to hate him there.

 

[66-30-33]

Tavares.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

From lurking on the Devils boards, I'm not really a Palmieri fan. They sure seem to hate him there.

Palmieri has underachieved this year. Normally he is one of the best players in the team. It's always frustrating when your best scorer doesn't score.

 

[BatVader]

Forsberg or Rakell