We've got great winger talent
we are pretty garbage at centre depth. We need to use the next 2 years to start drafting them.
we are pretty garbage at centre depth. We need to use the next 2 years to start drafting them.
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And who knows, we might be able to acquire center prospects for Lee, Eberle, and Nelson.
Im expecting a quick 1.5 year retool, not full rebuild.
I expect Lee and Eberle to resign with the Isles. Not so sure about Nelson. I will say this about Nelson, I have noticed more bite to his game this year. How long that lasts is anyone's guess.
I really like the center prospects in the 2019 draft. It's an obvious need too.
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Hughes, Cozens, Dach, and Turcotte all look like top-5 picks. Suzuki, Krebs, Zegras, Newhook, etc. look very good too. It's a loaded center group.
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We still have some big holes to fill. Wingers is an organizational strength.
It would be silly to give two guys $7+ million over 5+ years
The game Lee plays, he'll be able to play that way for quite some time. I think it's important to pay him. Eberle can be replaced by Bellows next year, though I prefer they resign him. Can't keep losing keep, proven players. Lee especially.
I disagree. They are both 28 and will start to decline in the next 2-3 years. Ideally a 4 year deal for both would make sense. I wonder if they take that. Hopefully at around 6 mil each.
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Not for me. I want Cozens. He's big, fast aggressive, scores goals. He would be the thunder to Barzal's lightning. Usually being a RH shot is a good thing, we would be even more RH shot heavy yet ok when you consider Cozen's talent. This kid will own the center of the ice in all 3 zones.
Don't get greedy, you already got Dobson! I want Turcotte.
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I love Turcotte but I might be biased because I saw a lot of him last year when I feel in love with Wahlstrom. Turcotte would be awesome but right now in my mind the man behind Hughes is Cozens. Kid is a flat out beast and possibly NHL easy by next year. Not that that means anything.
Bode Wilde scores his first goal of the season and adds an assist for a 6 -2 win over Flint. He is leading all defenseman in the OHL with 6pts in 4 games.
He is going to destroy that league, just hope he doesn't develop any worse habits defensively.
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In the highlight reel from their first game, it looked like he was terrible defensively.
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That thought had occurred to me as well. Part of the reason I would have preferred NCAA for him as I feel it would have forced him to be more cognizant of his defensive game.
His natural offensive skills and skating ability will have him running Wilde ( pun intended ) up the ice looking to put up tons of points in the OHL. Against older guys in college who are bigger and stronger he’d have to play defense first.
All in all I’m not worried about him. He has great physical tools and I actually think he’s a smart hockey player. I believe he can definitely develop his defensive play.
Islanders have the option next season to send him to the AHL as a 19 year old, if he kicks butt scoring but needs some defensive work that way be an option
Probably some combination of his poor defensive player, a bad under 18s and the fact he didn't qualify for NCAA so people may have read to much into that
Agreed I find even though they play less of a pro style game and much less games the players come out better conditioned and much more well rounded from the NCAA.
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