Islanders name Anders Lee captain

[Konk]

What's the type of captain you win a cup with?

As if a Columbus fan would even know the answer to that question...

 

[tsujimoto74]

He is exactly like Nick Foligno. A bit overrated, but well liked by teammates and fans. Not the captain you win a cup with though.

Kings won with Dustin Brown as captain.

 

[seafoam]

He is exactly like Nick Foligno. A bit overrated, but well liked by teammates and fans. Not the captain you win a cup with though.

They why did Columbus name Foligno their Captain?

 

[57special]

I don't know if you made this up or if you actually listen to the dumbest "analysts" out there, but just looking at his eliteprospects page, Lee has gone PPG in the following years at the level listed:

06-07 High School (41 in 31)
07-08 High School (43 in 25)
08-09 High School (66 in 25)
08-09 HS Elite League (29 in 18)
09-10 USHL (66 in 59)
10-11 NCAA (44 in 44)
12-13 NHL (2 in 2, not exactly a huge sample size)
14-15 AHL (5 in 5, again only a brief stint)
16-17 World Championships (8 in 8)
and now so far in 18-19 NHL (11 in 10)

He also would have led the Leafs in goals last year.

He also just turned 28 and had the best season of his career so "exiting his scoring prime" is a bold statement.

And all of this ignores that none of what you and the Toronto blowhard media have "deemed noteworthy" has anything to do with whether he'd make a good captain.

Good post. Nice to see " internet facts" shown for what they are.
As someone who watched him play HS, and, while not close, know of him through many people, he is not only a good person, but a fierce competitor and a winner. Always has been.

 

[LordNeverLose]

5 yrs left on a $5.5m per contract.

Too much term and dollars left to simply bench Ladd.
Gotta try to get as much contribution as possible out of him.

It's a sunk cost, so really how much he makes is irrelevant. But he's certainly still an NHL caliber player who deserves to play. He really hasn't been too bad at all this season.

 

[boredmale]

Fake News

Laughs fans on HFboards told me Lee is a product of Tavares even after Isles fans proved that JT only assisted on a minority of his goals last year.

I do think an argument could be made while they really didn't have many primary assist goal plays together, both did open up the ice for eachother.

On a side note given the Islanders can really use a 2nd line center I would like to see him(along with Bailey and Beauvillier) all given a shot to see if they capable to play there. In the case of Lee his skating probably would be a problem but if he can play center, having a big center like that would be sweet

 

[sr edler]

I thought this guy was great before it was cool

It still isn't cool, though it should be. Only hipsters got an Anders Lee poster on their bedroom wall.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

They are very different players

Both are good, I don’t see why they have to be compared just because Tavares used to be captain.

I believe their totals are being compared because all summer certain fans insisted that Tavares had nobody to play with in New York, and that guys like Lee and Bailey were a product of how super awesome Tavares is.

The fact Lee (and to an extent, Bailey) are still producing without Tavares kind of disproves that myth.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

It still isn't cool, though it should be. Only hipsters got an Anders Lee poster on their bedroom wall.

I'm convinced Shannon Hogan also has a Lee poster on her wall.

(Islanders pre / post-game and in between periods host)

 

[DRW204]

I don't know if you made this up or if you actually listen to the dumbest "analysts" out there, but just looking at his eliteprospects page, Lee has gone PPG in the following years at the level listed:

06-07 High School (41 in 31)
07-08 High School (43 in 25)
08-09 High School (66 in 25)
08-09 HS Elite League (29 in 18)
09-10 USHL (66 in 59)
10-11 NCAA (44 in 44)
12-13 NHL (2 in 2, not exactly a huge sample size)
14-15 AHL (5 in 5, again only a brief stint)
16-17 World Championships (8 in 8)
and now so far in 18-19 NHL (11 in 10)

He also would have led the Leafs in goals last year.

He also just turned 28 and had the best season of his career so "exiting his scoring prime" is a bold statement.

And all of this ignores that none of what you and the Toronto blowhard media have "deemed noteworthy" has anything to do with whether he'd make a good captain.

bu bu but top analysts said it's fact he hasnt been a ppg player

 

[Sky04]

Starting to believe Tavares is more a product of Marner given his production away from PPG players in Bailey and Lee..

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Tavares doesn't have the heart to be a top captain in the league...

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Sure is a lot of Tavares talk in this Anders Lee thread...

 

[Coffey]

Sure is a lot of Tavares talk in this Anders Lee thread...

1 degree of separation from the Leafs. Naturally.

 

[Brunomics]

That redirection off the Bailey pass the other day was a thing of beauty.

 

[Critical13]

Fake News

Laughs fans on HFboards told me Lee is a product of Tavares even after Isles fans proved that JT only assisted on a minority of his goals last year.

We should probably wait to see the numbers a little later in the season. NYI has the worst High Danger Chances for in the league, but they are very opportunistic. We aren't sure yet how that will stabilize.

The only thing I ask of Lee is that he doesn't turn out to be a fake or a traitorous snake.

Hey, thanks for the snek! He's awesome

1 degree of separation from the Leafs. Naturally.

Seems to be other fans or Isles fans bringing up JT more than Leaf fans.

 

[PWJunior]

I'm convinced Shannon Hogan also has a Lee poster on her wall.

(Islanders pre / post-game and in between periods host)

Haha. We did used to joke at how they were secretly dating.

I just pray his contract extension is digestible, more in term rather than dollars. I'd be thrilled if it's 5 years, but I don't think that's realistic. Might be more in line with Kane's 7 year term and that scares me.

As the new C, he is a great choice. He's a legit power forward, a dying breed. As long as his body holds together, he's going to score a ton of greasy goals. He is built like Thor so maybe he doesn't decline off a cliff after 30.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Seems to be other fans or Isles fans bringing up JT more than Leaf fans.

Agreed. I am sick of all the Tavares talk, let’s save it for when the isles and leafs play.

Lee is a great player, I am glad that he is captain. Hopefully he resigns, he looks better than last year

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Haha. We did used to joke at how they were secretly dating.

I just pray his contract extension is digestible, more in term rather than dollars. I'd be thrilled if it's 5 years, but I don't think that's realistic. Might be more in line with Kane's 7 year term and that scares me.

As the new C, he is a great choice. He's a legit power forward, a dying breed. As long as his body holds together, he's going to score a ton of greasy goals. He is built like Thor so maybe he doesn't decline off a cliff after 30.

If I were Isles fans, I'd look at what Hornqvist re-signed with the Pens for. That should be roughly the ideal price and term for what that type of player is worth.

 

[PWJunior]

If I were Isles fans, I'd look at what Hornqvist re-signed with the Pens for. That should be roughly the ideal price and term for what that type of player is worth.

I would be over the moon with 5-years and $5.3M, but I think Lee's camp will point to JVR and Kane's $7M as the target.

 

[Strait2thecup]

We should probably wait to see the numbers a little later in the season. NYI has the worst High Danger Chances for in the league, but they are very opportunistic. We aren't sure yet how that will stabilize.



Hey, thanks for the snek! He's awesome



Seems to be other fans or Isles fans bringing up JT more than Leaf fans.

Tavares is going to get shit (rightfully so) from islander fans until he retires so best to learn how to deal with it.

 

[sabremike]

Sing it with me (tune of "Let It Be"):

Anders Lee, Anders Lee
Anders Lee, Anders Leeeeeeeeee,
Scoring goals for Isles,
Anders Lee!!!!!!

 

[Critical13]

Tavares is going to get **** (rightfully so) from islander fans until he retires so best to learn how to deal with it.

I won't get into it, but he's worth it

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I would be over the moon with 5-years and $5.3M, but I think Lee's camp will point to JVR and Kane's $7M as the target.

It might not ultimately have an effect, but I think the difference is those two signed as UFAs with new teams (or in Kane's case, a relatively new team) they had little to no ties with prior. Hornqvist (and now Lee) might not have gone for every dollar because of the whole loyalty/comfort thing.

 

[Strait2thecup]

I won't get into it, but he's worth it

Obviously... just saying there’s no point wasting your time trying to combat everyone that brings up Tavares