Player Discussion: Leo Komarov

[doublechili]

Maybe the Lightning will pickup Leo on waivers to fill in for Kucherov.

I was in the "pro Leo" contingent around here, and even more so now. He was a good Islander, including his exit.

 

[Chardo]

Not just since Torrey. There's Torrey and Lou...And not one other GM is worth even mentioning.

They should have hired Greiss. I hear he has an MBA.

 

[Benedict Kovalchuk]

I'll never begrudge Uncle Leo, never. A quality solider for the Isles. Good luck to him and his new adventures!

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

Thank you for everything Uncle Leo! Godspeed in your next journey.

 

[thegoldenyear]

Hands of stone, heart of a lion. It's time to call time, but that's no reflection on the man.

In The Great Reconstruction of 2018, I think Leo was like training wheels in a hockey jersey, and considering how things have gone since Lou ripped up the floorboards, I'd consider his tenure an easy net positive. History oughtta recall him fondly 'round these parts. It takes a village to raise a child, right? Intangibles, right?

Just for sh*ts and giggles, per the league site:

"To have one's name engraved on the Stanley Cup certain requirements must be met. A player must have at least 41 games played with the club or one game played in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, in 1994 a stipulation was added to allow a team to petition the Commissioner for permission to have players' names put on the Cup if extenuating circumstances prevented them from being available to play."

 

[crashthenet]

We won a lot of big games with Leo in the lineup.

 

[PK Cronin]

Hands of stone, heart of a lion. It's time to call time, but that's no reflection on the man.

In The Great Reconstruction of 2018, I think Leo was like training wheels in a hockey jersey, and considering how things have gone since Lou ripped up the floorboards, I'd consider his tenure an easy net positive. History oughtta recall him fondly 'round these parts. It takes a village to raise a child, right? Intangibles, right?

Just for sh*ts and giggles, per the league site:

"To have one's name engraved on the Stanley Cup certain requirements must be met. A player must have at least 41 games played with the club or one game played in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, in 1994 a stipulation was added to allow a team to petition the Commissioner for permission to have players' names put on the Cup if extenuating circumstances prevented them from being available to play."

Extenuating circumstances definitely doesn't mean contract termination though.

 

[thegoldenyear]

Extenuating circumstances definitely doesn't mean contract termination though.

That's true. Bring him back as advance scout, then!

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Barry and Lou let Leo play on the first line for the duration of the playoffs in exchange for this.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Fair thee well Leo. Greatly appreciate what Leo brought this team over the last couple of years. He deserved what he was paid IMO.

If you look at solely his point production, he was overpaid. If you consider only his on-ice contributions, you still might have a valid argument.

If you look at his overall value to a team restructuring and creating a new identity, he's been worth every penny. The fact that the team has turned itself around, and been very successful quicker than anyone would have expected, is probably why the last year of his contract seems too much.

A smart signing by Lou.

 

[buud]

all good things about the cap. i also think this is good, as we need to get a bit younger.

need that blend of ambitious youth, and grizzled vet.

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Wouldn’t surprise me one bit as playoff time approaches, rosters expanding and injuries mounting up we see Leo on a cup contender. Maybe even here.

 

[slurpee addict]

I never felt like we were a lesser team with Leo in the line-up. Pretty sure his first line deployment was a bit much, but you never got anything other than 100% effort and he was effective in doing all the things you need those third and fourth line guys to do - just not on the top line. All the best Leo - you deserve it. No room in this years line-up, but this is a win win overall.

 

[crasherino]

If Martin was injured, Leo would be a perfectly fine replacement for him on our 4th line. Problem is - we have Ross Johnston waiting in the wings and Leo probably didn’t want to wait for 2-3 injuries to potentially get some playing time nor did he want to play in the AHL. This way, he gets to play for a year or two before wrapping up his career and the Islanders get some cap relief.

win/win for everyone.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Remember when Jack Edwards thought Leo brutally murdered Pastrnak?

 

[leeroggy]

Remember when Jack Edwards though Leo brutally murdered Pastrnak?

Unless the Bruins player was carried off on a stretcher Jack Edwards swore he won the fight

Given today's environment I would postulate Leo was acting in self-defense . . .

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Wouldn’t surprise me one bit as playoff time approaches, rosters expanding and injuries mounting up we see Leo on a cup contender. Maybe even here.

Huh? We are going to use the cap space we just earned while trying to go for the cup by bringing BACK Leo Komarov??!!! No.

 

[PK Cronin]

Huh? We are going to use the cap space we just earned while trying to go for the cup by bringing BACK Leo Komarov??!!! No.

Pretty sure teams can't do that too. Terminating a contract and then re-signing the player seems like cap circumvention.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Checked Leo's Twitter account, he has not tweeted in a while. But fitting one of his last tweets was this one.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Pretty sure teams can't do that too. Terminating a contract and then re-signing the player seems like cap circumvention.

Maybe we'll bring back Andrew Ladd.

 

[seafoam]

There was an MSG special a year or two ago about Leo and I'm not sure if it was just his personality but a move back "home" seemed like a long time coming.

 

[Beacon Isles]

Huh? We are going to use the cap space we just earned while trying to go for the cup by bringing BACK Leo Komarov??!!! No.

We didnt gain any cap space by lending out Leo to the KHL anyway. All we are saving is the already accounted for buried cap of sending him down. Im not sure I believe Staple's report that his contract is being terminated until I see it on CapFriendly

But if its true, bringing him back later would certainly seem like cap circumvention.

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

We didnt gain any cap space by lending out Leo to the KHL anyway. All we are saving is the already accounted for buried cap of sending him down.

So yeah, I guess calling him up to the Isles would lose that buried cap space - but if there was a long term injury on the 4th line, he might be one of their best options?

Are you living under a rock? They are terminating his contract. He is no longer a member of the Islanders and his entire cap hit is gone.

 

[tellermine]

One of the best team players there is.
Sadly his style made him lost quite a mutch speed and last 2 seasons he played with his head as he was so slow. And he is a smart player.

Superb signing from Lou that helped Islanders to grow.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Remember when Jack Edwards thought Leo brutally murdered Pastrnak?

If Uncle Leo had actually hit Pastrnak, there would have been 37 different video angles clearly showing it. All we ever saw was the original TV angle, which didn't show anything.

Similar to the way the Boston crews quickly turn away from any part of a scrum with Marchand involved, so they can pretend he isn't jabbing away with his stick. You only see him doing it on other team feeds.