Staples Twitter: Isles Sign Sbisa

[seafoam]

Tank Commander

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[PK Cronin]

Gross. There goes any chance Toews is making this team.

 

[Macch]

Hahahah

 

[Beautvillier]

god f***ing dammit

 

[Seph]

Ew.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Fine with it, another asset to trade at the deadline.

 

[Brunomics]

God f***ing damnit

 

[Pumpkin Pal]

Yep, this season is going to be an absolute nightmare

 

[Costigan77]

Yep, this season is going to be an absolute nightmare

Because they signed SBisa?

 

[saintunspecified]

I only have a problem with this if it somehow musses up Toew's development. Otherwise, meh.

 

[crasherino]

Nothing wrong with Sbisa for depth. This give the Islanders 9 legit defenseman (including Toews and Aho) should they need them. And Sbisa is a RH shot while Toews and Aho are LH'd.

But, I hope he doesn't bump Toews down the line. Toews should hopefully be in the running for the #6 Dman over Mayfield potentially. Sbisa should be kept on ice for when we need our 8th Dman. That time will come eventually this season. Hopefully not for a while.

 

[doublechili]

Because they signed SBisa?

Yes - when was the last time Sbisa played for a winning team?!?!

 

[Spybot]

Must they sign a new useless veteran d every season? I wish they'd just stick with our beloved Brian Strait.

 

[MJF]

Ugh. I’d hate to think he’s taking ice time from Toews

 

[Pumpkin Pal]

Because they signed SBisa?

Sbisa is one of the worst players in the nhl, yes. He'll fit in perfectly on a team with 7 fourth liners and block toews from getting meaningful minutes.

This isn't even a good tank, the isles have too much money and too many years tied up in so many awful players. I'd at least have some optimism if some of the young guys were getting meaningful minutes while the team sucked, but instead they're blocked by overpaid bums.

 

[crasherino]

Fine with it, another asset to trade at the deadline.

If we get better than a 5th round pick for Sbisa, I'll be very surprised. Pleasantly surprised - but surprised nonetheless.

 

[Costigan77]

Sbisa is one of the worst players in the nhl, yes. He'll fit in perfectly on a team with 7 fourth liners and block toews from getting meaningful minutes.

This isn't even a good tank, the isles have too much money and too many years tied up in so many awful players. I'd at least have some optimism if some of the young guys were getting meaningful minutes while the team sucked, but instead they're blocked by overpaid bums.

Ah

So now Lou and Trotz are the Garth and Weight/Cappy....and everyone knows better. Got it. The 2018-2019 HF Boards Islanders rhetoric

News flash my little pumpkin...they aren't tanking

 

[islescoop]

Look at the bright side.. yes our roster looks very weak... but it looks much stronger than the 2017 Golden Knights... by a mile.

 

[crasherino]

Sbisa is one of the worst players in the nhl, yes. He'll fit in perfectly on a team with 7 fourth liners and block toews from getting meaningful minutes.

This isn't even a good tank, the isles have too much money and too many years tied up in so many awful players. I'd at least have some optimism if some of the young guys were getting meaningful minutes while the team sucked, but instead they're blocked by overpaid bums.

Common.....He is signed as a #8 Dman. Lets not get too wound up on this. As long as he isn't getting a rotated into the top 6 right away or even the first guy off the bench if Toews is on the team.

You often times go 10 defensemen deep in this league. With Sbisa, Aho and Toews, the Islanders are at least 9 deep now. That's pretty decent. Rathgreb may be the wild card too.

 

[seafoam]

I wonder if Boychuk’s health has anything to do with this. His knees may be at the point where he needs to sit out 1/3 of the time or something like that.

 

[Macch]

Mayyybe just maybe LL and Trotz think it's better for Toews to get 20+ minutes a night and top PP time in BP after missing most of last season instead of getting 15 mins a night in the NHL.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Depth is depth is depth is depth.

Someone has to be on the Island in the pressbox. Shouldn't be Toews.

 

[SI90]

Fine with it, another asset to trade at the deadline.

Kind of how I look at it. Fans hate Sbisa but around the league he’s known as a serviceable veteran Defensman.


Had a decent year last year.


I’m guess this means Seidenberg is finished with the islanders? Hope he decides to retire and stay with the team though

 

[SCMURRAY]

Don't hate the signing, he's better then Seids. Toews is also waiver exempt so either he plays in the top 6 or send him to Bridgeport. No reason to sit in the press box

 

[seafoam]

Mayyybe just maybe LL and Trotz think it's better for Toews to get 20+ minutes a night and top PP time in BP after missing most of last season instead of getting 15 mins a night in the NHL.

Mayyybe just maybe Toews is ready for 18+ minutes in the NHL though.

He averaged 21:14 in both of the games he played in. NYI won both.