Dreger: Islanders 1st round pick to vegas (per source)

[gonnaneedsomewine]

Garth Snow is so incompetent. It baffles me this guy has been employed for over ten years with the Isles. Even in their "good" years, they're a 7/8 seed in the playoffs. So many wasted draft picks over the years. This is another horrible move. It's a shame b/c the Islanders have great fans. They deserve better.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

Garth Snow is so incompetent. It baffles me this guy has been employed for over ten years with the Isles. Even in their "good" years, they're a 7/8 seed in the playoffs. So many wasted draft picks over the years. This is another horrible move. It's a shame b/c the Islanders have great fans. They deserve better.

Thanks, we do deserve better Snow is a certified deadbeat.

 

[IslesNorway]

This is either madness or brilliance on Snow's part. Which one will be known on Wednesday

 

[rent free]

I thought league wanted Vegas to keep its deals secret?

maybe the teams offering the deals are putting out to the media?

 

[Baymen4]

This is either madness or brilliance on Snow's part. Which one will be known on Wednesday

This exactly. maybe you can't trade players on the protected list and he has a deal in place with mcphee to get neal 2nd (only moves us down 21 spots) for dehaan. either way Pelech is valuable as well and I don't doubt that he'll be in the top 4 next year. Time will tell if Snow sees check mate in 3 moves or just completely screwed the franchise again.

 

[Jozay]

If I'm Pittsburgh for example, I might even think about beating that first rounder.

Well if its already agreed to in principle, I doubt McPhee would pull a stunt like that.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

So de Haan would be the selection?

Snow is probably looking at keeping at much intact as possible at the moment, as his near term future as GM may depend more an more on near term on-ice results.

Hmmm... maybe they should have protected De Haan and exposed Ladd? (this from a guy who likes Ladd)

 

[member 157595]

hmmm... Maybe they should have protected de haan and exposed ladd? (this from a guy who likes ladd)

nmc.

 

[Curufinwe]

Ladd has a NMC.

 

[Barzilla]

Hmmm... maybe they should have protected De Haan and exposed Ladd? (this from a guy who likes Ladd)

Pretty sure Ladd has a NMC and had to be protected.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

nmc.

Right... of course.
Ouch makes that contract even harder to take.
Hopefully 2nd half Ladd shows up in October this year.
The Jets got his best years.
Aside from some dumb offensive zone penalties and turn overs at the other teams blue line he was solid captain.

 

[Tripod]

Just from a PR/harmony stand point, wouldn't the NYI want to include CDH in the main group protected instead of Pelech if he was indeed part of the protection group?

Anyone have opinion on this?

 

[boredmale]

Anyone have opinion on this?

Say Snow has a side deal not to pick De Haan. De Haan is a RFA this summer maybe he wants to drive down his asking price or more importantly arbitration price

 

[Baymen4]

Anyone have opinion on this?

Sure Pelech is valuable as well as won't require as big of a raise. Protecting him allows snow to move de haan to vegas in the next couple of days in a trade to acquire either neal or staal or another player maybe. something like 1st + vegas selects Cizikas + Dehaan for Neal 2nd. It's obviously in vegas favor but with out the 1st and the selection we lose de haan or pelech for nothing.

 

[Irishguy42]

He's using a 1st to protect all three, not just one...

A 1st isn't enough to protect all three.

 

[member 157595]

Anyone have opinion on this?

It's a good question.

I don't know why Pelech was protected because I don't think LV would have selected him in the first place.

I get the idea of making a trade with LV for them not to select Nelson or Strome, but if you add DeHaan to the list of those "we will give you some extra **** to not pick" players , LV's demand in return should go significantly up. If I'm McPhee and you want me not to take any of Strome, Nelson OR DeHaan, you're going to need to give me a LOT in order for that to be worthwhile.

 

[MikeyMike01]

How does Snow still have a job?

The old owner was an idiot, and the new owners only just took over (and have bigger fish to fry... like an arena).

 

[member 157595]

A 1st isn't enough to protect all three.

Agreed. I'd hold out for more on that. McPhee would let Snow off easily if that's all he gets in return for avoiding all three.

 

[CodeE]

A 1st isn't enough to protect all three.

It isn't about protecting all three because Vegas can't take all three.

It's about protecting whichever of the three has the highest value.

 

[TMLeafer]

Man, LGK are going to rake in assets through this process.

 

[ghdi]

so they arent taking dehaan then?

Read the linked article. The Islanders are doing it to keep Vegas away from a forward, not a defenseman. de Haan is very much a possibility to be a Knight.

 

[francis246]

Let vegas pick Grabner and send him back to the Islanders.

This can't happen... players can't be traded back to original teams

 

[Irishguy42]

It isn't about protecting all three because Vegas can't take all three.

It's about protecting whichever of the three has the highest value.

The person I quoted said it would be a 1st to protect all three.

 

[MessierII]

Garth Snow is so incompetent. It baffles me this guy has been employed for over ten years with the Isles. Even in their "good" years, they're a 7/8 seed in the playoffs. So many wasted draft picks over the years. This is another horrible move. It's a shame b/c the Islanders have great fans. They deserve better.

I've been saying this since the di pietro contract. It's a sad state of afffairs. Probably lost a generation of fans under this regiment.

 

[IslesBro715]

People here jumping to conclusions faster than my gf