Player Discussion: Devon Toews

[MJF]

I hope he plays now he's going to be slowing down and useless by 30 so what are we looking at if not now? A 4 year career?

Useless by 30? What makes you say that?

 

[MJF]

I think Pelech could use some time in Bridge. He hasn't been very good this year. Scratching Pelech won't help his game and I don't think they can send him down without waivers.

Pelech still makes bonehead plays. Those errors undermine the steady stretches he has from game to game.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Oh sweet Jesus.

Don't be a heel.

Happy Holidays

LGI

 

[Strait2thecup]

I think Pelech could use some time in Bridge. He hasn't been very good this year. Scratching Pelech won't help his game and I don't think they can send him down without waivers.

Pelech has been bad but I think he’s been better than hickey

 

[Thrasymachus]

Toews (presumably) playing tomorrow will be like an early Christmas present

 

[YearlyLottery]

Toews had a really good game in which he just plays the position well. If I knew nothing about the Islanders I would not have guessed Toews was the rookie in the lineup tonight. Awesome game and looking forward to see how his career develops.

 

[Islesfan22]

Trots with a lot of praise for Towes in the post game. Thought he might be our best defenseman tonight.

 

[PK Cronin]

Trots with a lot of praise for Towes in the post game. Thought he might be our best defenseman tonight.

He was very good against a highly skilled top six for Dallas. Never looked out of place.

 

[DerekKingSnipes]

He was very good against a highly skilled top six for Dallas. Never looked out of place.

He isn’t probably a top pair guy but he and Aho can be 2nd pair guys, our depth is really good as far as puck moving and skating defensemen

 

[SI90]

 

[Le Grec]

He was very good against a highly skilled top six for Dallas. Never looked out of place.

I thought the same thing. Pair him with Boychuck and let's see how he develops.

 

[Le Grec]

That's a good comparison.

 

[crasherino]

The kid also played his off side on the road in his debut. Talk about a tough way to come into the league. He looks like a slick pick handling defender who has some real strength to his game (at least relative to his size) as well as some decisiveness. I’m not sure we have a defender who has all three of those attributes. Perhaps Pulock.

Trotzsky has a real decision to make going forward now as Toews should really be in this lineup. There have been reasons (real and concocted) why he hasn’t been up yet but at this point, it seems clear that it wasn’t simply hype. It’s obviously only one game, but whether it’s Hickey or Pelech, someone should be coming out.

 

[PWJunior]

The kid also played his off side on the road in his debut. Talk about a tough way to come into the league. He looks like a slick pick handling defender who has some real strength to his game (at least relative to his size) as well as some decisiveness. I’m not sure we have a defender who has all three of those attributes. Perhaps Pulock.

Trotzsky has a real decision to make going forward now as Toews should really be in this lineup. There have been reasons (real and concocted) why he hasn’t been up yet but at this point, it seems clear that it wasn’t simply hype. It’s obviously only one game, but whether it’s Hickey or Pelech, someone should be coming out.

Toews certainly looked like he belonged in the NHL last night. He's had quite a bit of development time and he's not a kid so I wasn't surprised. Really impressed with his wheels, he skates like Leddy and I love that. This kid is 'over ripe'.

I agree that he's an upgrade on Hickey and Pelech. I hated that Hickey deal when it happened, I hate it even more now. Pelech is easily moved if we go that route, probably the most likely outcome because Hickey has that contract.

 

[leeroggy]

2021-22 Season

Toews - Pulock
Brodin - Dobson
Leddy - Boychuck/Mayfield as 3rd pair

Find a way to poach Brodin . . . Wilde and ??

That s A Cup winning defense

 

[danteipp]

Toews certainly looked like he belonged in the NHL last night. He's had quite a bit of development time and he's not a kid so I wasn't surprised. Really impressed with his wheels, he skates like Leddy and I love that. This kid is 'over ripe'.

I agree that he's an upgrade on Hickey and Pelech. I hated that Hickey deal when it happened, I hate it even more now. Pelech is easily moved if we go that route, probably the most likely outcome because Hickey has that contract.

If Toews establishes himself in the NHL, and I assume he will given the system he is in (safe, conservative play) and the amount of AHL experience he has accumulated, it is a nice problem to finally have such solid depth on the blue line.

If/when the Isles need to make a move, and I think they will be forced to before the start of next season (and perhaps sooner), when they deem Aho ready, then I would prefer to move Hickey as well.

Pelech is younger, on a team-friendly contract and, despite the occasional boneheaded play, I think he has more upside and can be a good 5-on-5 player.

I think the Isles can move Hickey rather easily, his contract isn't that cost prohibitive. And, maybe, the more money they retain, the better the return.

Heck, someone traded for Amac so anything is possible! It just takes one dumb/desperate GM, lol.

The other option would be to look to trade Leddy in a package and upgrade on his spot. Move Leddy+ and get a better top-pairing player to finally fill that hole.

But that is much more complicated than shuffling depth pieces of course.

 

[CupHolders]

“Experts!”

I love when Stan goes full angry “Fishtick Fisherman” on the Toronto “Mediaticians”

 

[Rehabguy]

LOL I remember the Swede. But that Swede didn't skate as fast as Toews.

 

[Rehabguy]

Toews certainly looked like he belonged in the NHL last night. He's had quite a bit of development time and he's not a kid so I wasn't surprised. Really impressed with his wheels, he skates like Leddy and I love that. This kid is 'over ripe'.

I agree that he's an upgrade on Hickey and Pelech. I hated that Hickey deal when it happened, I hate it even more now. Pelech is easily moved if we go that route, probably the most likely outcome because Hickey has that contract.

Losing Pelech over Hickey = vomit.

 

[Islesfan22]

LOL I remember the Swede. But that Swede didn't skate as fast as Toews.

If Towes turns out to be as good as Stefan Perrson we got a good one then.

 

[DerekKingSnipes]

If Towes turns out to be as good as Stefan Perrson we got a good one then.

I’m too young to remember persson but to me Toews could be similar to josh morrisey in Winnipeg, Toews is bigger but they are similar in my non scout credentialed opinion.

 

[duster19]

Very impressed with Toews first game. He looked like one of our best dman. Throughly out classed Sbisa (his partner). No doubt he will contribute offensively. Fantastic skater. Bigger then I thought he would be. Looked to jump into the rush, when he could. Was good down low in our own end. Going to be tough for Lou to send him down and ice Pelech, Sbisa and Hickey on the regular.

I’m also a little dissappointed it took him this long to get in the lineup. He is clearly better then a number of our dman. Waivers be damned - we need to win more.

 

[SI]

He reminds me of Duncan Keith

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

“Experts!”

I love when Stan goes full angry “Fishtick Fisherman” on the Toronto “Mediaticians”

Stan is a treasure. We need to embrace these old timers and the unvarnished way they present the world. This kind of stuff is vanishing rapidly.

 

[seafoam]

I hope he plays now he's going to be slowing down and useless by 30 so what are we looking at if not now? A 4 year career?

Eh, he’s already pulling in a guaranteed 1.4M and if he establishes himself as a top four D man, he could probably hit 30M over the course of his career. That’s more than enough to ride off into the sunset.

Just ask Andrew MacDonald, who was never even a top four defenseman.