Speculation: Next Year's Predictions

[NYI13]

Just curious, with the new realignment and our offseason acquisitions/losses, how everyone thinks we will do next year.

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[Wedregast]

I think its too soon to do this. We have no idea if we are getting any new players from f/a pickups, trades, or waiver wire yet. One or two KEY new additions to the team could drastically change the outlook (at least on paper) of our team. I'd wait til training camp before doing a poll like this.

 

[blinkman360]

I think its too soon to do this. We have no idea if we are getting any new players from f/a pickups, trades, or waiver wire yet. One or two KEY new additions to the team could drastically change the outlook (at least on paper) of our team. I'd wait til training camp before doing a poll like this.

Exactly, but I picked "Conference Finals and beyond" just cause I'm a glass-half full kind of guy.

Need to see who the goalie will be, who the #1RW will be, whether or not we bring in another top-4D.

Either way, I expect to see this team improve. If Bailey and KO have truly arrived, if Nelson gives us more than Aucoin(which is pretty likely), if Strome or Nino emerge as legit options for JT's RW, and if JT continues to see his overall game develop: I think we'll improve even if we roll out the same defense + a prospect and the same goaltending.

I expect next year to be the Islanders transitioning from bottom-seed to middle-seed, and then in another year or two I expect them to contend for one of the top-spots in the East.

 

[19NYSports91]

Can't vote yet, have to see what the roster will look like in August or something like that.

 

[Poliz24]

Let's wait til Training Camp for this one.

 

[19NYSports91]

The options should have been this:

bottom 5 team
bubble team just missing the playoffs
bubble team just making the playoffs
good seeding, but aren't contenders for the cup yet
contenders for the cup

Anything could happen in the playoffs, can't predict them to lose in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd round.

 

[Darth Bangkok]

Kinda of early, so I chose same result as this year.

 

[TeamKidd]

yeah its too early to really tell, although i really dont expect major improvements via FA or trade...as such I think this team will show flashes of brilliance intertwined with months of mediocrity. They will lack the consistancy that true contenders have and will again loaf around the bottom of the playoff picture.

I expect the first half of the season to be rough as guys will be trying to do too much and live up to the playoff hype...

 

[Strome18]

I am not voting until 1st regular season game, hopefully in BROOKLYN.

Too early and too much can go wrong or right.

 

[LAIslanderFan]

I think they're good enough to make the conference finals. I think their run will end there.

 

[Islanders1932]

I refuse to vote on this. It's way too early. You never know what the Islanders or other teams in the division will do

 

[rikker]

assuming that we sign Nabby, lose Boyes and Streit...

i like the young guys on the cusp, but our inexperience will show, and we'll just miss.

any significant additions, and we are probably re-playing the success of the year that just passed.

 

[startainfection*]

stanley cup champs, for their potentially last season in nassau

 

[MJF]

With the same goaltender I voted for the same result as last season.

Disclaimer: I reserve the right to change my vote as the roster changes.

 

[The Underboss]

Too early to tell right now.