Player Discussion: Thomas Greiss

[Alexei Yashvalev]

To be fair to Snow, I don't think anyone could have seen Greiss falling off a cliff the way he did.

He hasn't done anything about it though and that's not ideal.

 

[MJF]

To be fair to Snow, I don't think anyone could have seen Greiss falling off a cliff the way he did.

He hasn't done anything about it though and that's not ideal.

The moral of the story is, when a 30 year old 8year veteran career backup goaltender has 1 good playoff series don’t reward him with a multi-year contract.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

The moral of the story is, when a 30 year old 8year veteran career backup goaltender has 1 good playoff series don’t reward him with a multi-year contract.

Just wait, if Snow is finally canned, they could make Greiss GM.

 

[MJF]

Just wait, if Snow is finally canned, they could make Greiss GM.

Just perfect for this dysfunctional franchise.

 

[12Dog]

The moral of the story is, when a 30 year old 8year veteran career backup goaltender has 1 good playoff series don’t reward him with a multi-year contract.

Isn’t that kind of like the idea of giving Bailey a big contract?

 

[Brunomics]

Bailey is worth the contract if comes back with JT. Otherwise I'd rather put that money into Rick Nash since he plays a 200 ft game and god knows the Isles need guys that know how to play defensive type of hockey.

 

[Nassau Revisited]

The moral of the story is, when a 30 year old 8year veteran career backup goaltender has 1 good playoff series don’t reward him with a multi-year contract.

Any reasonable GM would waive Greiss at this point

 

[MJF]

Any reasonable GM would waive Greiss at this point

Yep. Greiss is unplayable. Whether Christopher Gibson is an NHL caliber goaltender or not, he can certainly come up here, sit on the bench, and occasionally play and not be any worse than Greiss.

 

[Dipietro39]

Agreed on Bailey, I'm only bringing him back if JT re-signs.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

The moral of the story is, when a 30 year old 8year veteran career backup goaltender has 1 good playoff series don’t reward him with a multi-year contract.

This is true. But popular opinion here from the time Greiss became the number in the 2015-2016 season up until the middle of last season was that Greiss was the legit #1. What a difference a year makes.

 

[MJF]

This is true. But popular opinion here from the time Greiss became the number in the 2015-2016 season up until the middle of last season was that Greiss was the legit #1. What a difference a year makes.

Popular opinion (and his contract) was largely rooted in a playoff series win instead of looking at his entire body of work.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Popular opinion (and his contract) was largely rooted in a playoff series win instead of looking at his entire body of work.

Oh I agree and I was skeptical about throwing Halak away and assuming we'd be OK with Greiss as the #1 and Berube as the backup. But Greiss not only played well in the playoff series but also that entire season (especially when Halak went down) and continued his good play early last season.

 

[MJF]

Oh I agree and I was skeptical about throwing Halak away and assuming we'd be OK with Greiss as the #1 and Berube as the backup. But Greiss not only played well in the playoff series but also that entire season (especially when Halak went down) and continued his good play early last season.

All true but not a basis for a long term commitment, imo.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Tommy Ten Goals Greiss . Let's hope he finds a way tonight.

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Great performance by Greiss. For those of us with longer than a NY minute memories, Greiss is a decent goalie career wise and is suffering from a lack of confidence.

Last nights results should improve that. They will need him for spot starts down the stretch.

 

[ThreeLeftSkates]

Great performance by Greiss. For those of us with longer than a NY minute memories, Greiss is a decent goalie career wise and is suffering from a lack of confidence.

Last nights results should improve that. They will need him for spot starts down the stretch.

when he recovers from his injury.

 

[DarkHorse2]

Interesting...

Adam Francilia, who has gained positive publicity through his off-season goalie-specific training with Devan Dubnyk and Connor Hellebuyck, is adding two new clients this summer. Michal Neuvirth already told Philadelphia reporters that he’s hired the British Columbia native. Meanwhile, Thomas Greiss, who split with Francilia two years ago, is re-uniting with him. Greiss had a very difficult 2017-18.

 

[mm11]

Interesting...

No question Greiss will attempt to work his tail off to regain his form. The guy has pride and that German worth ethic. He wont go down without a fight. Is it good enough? Time will tell

 

[Brunomics]

No question Greiss will attempt to work his tail off to regain his form. The guy has pride and that German worth ethic. He wont go down without a fight. Is it good enough? Time will tell

Gotta love that German work ethic aye?

All bad jokes aside, I love that he's doing that instead of just having a normal offseason. I would expect him to come back next year playing like he used to. Now if Isles management can figure out some type of defensive system this team could be in business.

 

[duster19]

To be fair to Snow, I don't think anyone could have seen Greiss falling off a cliff the way he did.

He hasn't done anything about it though and that's not ideal.

This is one of Snows major flaws. Sign someone who is playing poorly and just continue to give them opportunities without correcting the situation.

 

[seafoam]

They should still consider buying him out.

 

[Nassau Revisited]

They should still consider buying him out.

It’s more important that the owners spend money to buyout the other backup goalie

 

[Isles72]

does anyone remember that tweet his wife sent out last summer that was along the lines of ''say a prayer''

I wondered if Greiss got injured during the offseason and potentially played through something (groin etc..)because he really went downhill fast

 

[seafoam]

It’s more important that the owners spend money to buyout the other backup goalie

Yeah...this thread is about Greiss.

It's so obvious that Snow needs to go, it doesn't need to get brought up with every topic.

 

[LeapOnOver]

The moral of the story is, when a 30 year old 8year veteran career backup goaltender has 1 good playoff series don’t reward him with a multi-year contract.

Even though the consensus around here when it happened was that it was a good signing. Just reminds some people on here who think they are smarter than a GM that they actually aren't smarter than a GM. No accountability for our fans or our GM lol.