Speculation: The Offseason: II (All Offseason Wishlist/Strategy Talk)

[seafoam]

I feel like we'd lose any deal in which Snow moves de Haan.

“When you go through every team, there’s probably names that we’re not even aware of that might be surprising. But again, because of the expansion draft – and the Islanders to me are the most captivating because of Hamonic and because of Calvin De Haan. They would like to move one of those guys and I’m sure they would prefer to move Calvin De Haan so they can protect Travis Hamonic, but there’s a team that we’re going to watch closely here in the days ahead.”

 

[enigmatic]

I feel like we'd lose any deal in which Snow moves de Haan.

the writing was on the wall that the isles would likely have to lose a dman.....garth should have used the hamonic fiasco last year to unload that problem--he is an idiot....lets hope he can salvage that mistake.....

 

[blitzkriegs]

the writing was on the wall that the isles would likely have to lose a dman.....garth should have used the hamonic fiasco last year to unload that problem--he is an idiot....lets hope he can salvage that mistake.....

How many 'smart' GMs that have expansion issues made trades last year to solve their problems ONE full season before?

 

[IslesFanatic]

James Neal is supposedly available. Has one yr left on his contract.

 

[enigmatic]

How many 'smart' GMs that have expansion issues made trades last year to solve their problems ONE full season before?

how many other GMs had said defenseman request a trade and had said counterparty offering taylor hall?

 

[YearlyLottery]

how many other GMs had said defenseman request a trade and had said counterparty offering taylor hall?

99% of this board was fine with keeping Hamonic last year.

 

[blitzkriegs]

how many other GMs had said defenseman request a trade and had said counterparty offering taylor hall?

And how exactly does that solve a problem? Bc you just offset the protected list but still are exposing someone 'of value'

 

[CodeE]

99% of this board was fine with keeping Hamonic last year.

I was pretty vocal about being happy to trade Hamonic for Hall all last year. Lee was still a 2nd/3rd line tweener like Nelson, Bailey & Strome and we needed a big winger for Tavares.

It's just that Oiler fans found Hall-for-Hamonic to be a laughable premise because Chia could call Montreal and trade Hall for Subban instead. We'd have to settle for Eberle and like it.

 

[enigmatic]

And how exactly does that solve a problem? Bc you just offset the protected list but still are exposing someone 'of value'

if they protect 5/3/1 as staple specualtes, then it does solve an issue....having said that, i think they should go 8 overall, especially if they dont unload a dman

 

[ScaredStreit]

How many 'smart' GMs that have expansion issues made trades last year to solve their problems ONE full season before?

How many GMs have been employed longer than Snow and have not reached the Stanley Cup Finals? Zero.

When do the excuses for Snow end?

 

[periferal]

I think Pulock is the clear winner as the most overhyped prospect by the fanbase in a very long time.

Funny. I was thinking that Pulock was one of the most under-appreciated prospects in a long time. I think you're confusing him with snow's attitude towards Reinhart going into the 2012 draft.

 

[periferal]

I feel like we'd lose any deal in which Snow moves de Haan.

Probably correct and would suck, but I can live with it as long as we lose de Haan for SOMETHING. Losing him to Vegas for nothing we'll have to add to snow's ever-growing list of fireable offenses.

 

[IslandersFan17]

It all depends on the return for me. I love our core guys like Hammer and de Haan. However, we are deeper in the pipeline in defense than other positions.

I don't have nearly as much of a qualm with flipping them and balancing out the strengths of the club.

That's why, to me we can't include forward specs like Barzsl, JHS, Beauvillier to name a couple, because you are robbing Peter to pay Paul at that point.

 

[xECK29x]

Coming close to 1k, going to close this.

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