Jester9881
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I had a dream we extended him. It was awful.
If Garth Snow is still the GM, be prepared. Hickey was one of his first "free toys", and we all saw how Garth was with Berube.
I had a dream we extended him. It was awful.
Yeah, let's get rid of one of their better performing D men while trying to make the playoffs (at the time). If they were committing to a rebuild, then sure, but they did not do that.Hickey should have been dealt at the deadline
Another trade deadline failure by the worst GM in NHL history.
We all knew playoffs were a long shot at the deadline and even if they made it they would be 5 games and out.Yeah, let's get rid of one of their better performing D men while trying to make the playoffs (at the time). If they were committing to a rebuild, then sure, but they did not do that.
Exactly - so to focus on Hickey is ludicrous. If Hickey was a part of an overall housecleaning, then understand the move; otherwise, if the Isles were going to try and make the playoffs, as unlikely as it seemed, then trading Hickey would have diminished the D even more.We all knew playoffs were a long shot at the deadline and even if they made it they would be 5 games and out.
Exactly - so to focus on Hickey is ludicrous. If Hickey was a part of an overall housecleaning, then understand the move; otherwise, if the Isles were going to try and make the playoffs, as unlikely as it seemed, then trading Hickey would have diminished the D even more.
Hickey is a 6th defenseman. Unfortunately Pelech is a 6th defenseman, Mayfield is a 6th defenseman (both of which Snow commtted term to) and Aho is a 6th defenseman who may project to be a better Hickey.Hickey is just more proof that Snow has no plan.
Hickey is a 6th defenseman. Unfortunately Pelech is a 6th defenseman, Mayfield is a 6th defenseman (both of which Snow commtted term to) and Aho is a 6th defenseman who may project to be a better Hickey.
He added that there have been some minor conversations between the Isles and his agent. “I like being here, they like having me here, but we all know there's bigger fish that need their attention first,” he said. “That will sort itself out one way or another this summer.”
The Islanders are not a SC contender regardless of him returning or leaving. So far from it!Time to move on from Thomas Hickey. He is currently making 2.25 million per year and is likely to want 2.5-3.0 million per year to be on the bottom 6 pairing. Use the money saved by not re-signing him to re-sign de Haan, who is much better, or trade for a legitimate top 4 defender. But do not bring back Hickey and say that the Islanders are a Stanley Cup contending team with him in the lineup!!
The Islanders are not a SC contender regardless of him returning or leaving. So far from it!
Kid played 22 minutes last night!I hate using +/- as a stat, and yes I know all dmen are used in different situations, but Hickey is the ONLY active player on the team with a double digit +/-. And its not like he is playing 12 mins a game. He averages over 18 mins per game, with basically nothing on the PP. There is almost a 60 goal difference in the +/- of Hickey (16) and our "top defenseman" Leddy (-42).
I get that there are a lot of #6 dmen on this team and people say hickey gets "pushed around" a lot, but that doesn't seem to correlate with giving up more goals while he is on the ice. And for being small and getting pushed around, he has thrown the biggest hits on the team the past few seasons, so its not like he's scared of contact. He's one of the few D on this team that actually knows how to position himself.