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Huh. So the Isles really did that, huh?
Speaking as someone who watching him for three years: sorry.
Speaking as someone who watching him for three years: sorry.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYI] Islanders sign Luca Sbisa to one-year deal [1 yr, 1.5 AAV]
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Sbisa has played his best hockey really in the last 2 seasons. Doesn't mean he's a top 4 dman, and he was terrible against the Caps, but this signing isn't all that bad. It's not like the Isles have a ton of dmen with NHL experience in the organization.
I'd imagine the only thing this does is push Sebastian Aho to the minors while he's still waiver exempt and make Sbisa part of the 7 dmen that they have.
I'd imagine the only thing this does is push Sebastian Aho to the minors while he's still waiver exempt and make Sbisa part of the 7 dmen that they have.
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Sbisa was offered a contract. We don't know if it was for less than $1.5M, but he was considered to be worth a contract by Vegas.
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This is fine. Depth isn’t a bad thing.
Only caveat is if he blocks Devon Toews from making the top 6; Toews has been outstanding so far.
Only caveat is if he blocks Devon Toews from making the top 6; Toews has been outstanding so far.
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He is not really any worse than the majority of marginal depth Dmen. Teams need bodies and marginal, flawed Dmen fill them.
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I really hope he plays moderately ok then some GM in need of D for a playoff run overpays for him.
Love it.
Once again people commenting who haven't watched the Islanders much or any Isles pre-season games this year.
Sbisa has played and looked way better than Pelech/Mayfield/Hickey. I love it as a #6 D man. The only way this signing would annoy me is if he takes a spot away from Toews but hopefully that won't be the case.
Once again people commenting who haven't watched the Islanders much or any Isles pre-season games this year.
Sbisa has played and looked way better than Pelech/Mayfield/Hickey. I love it as a #6 D man. The only way this signing would annoy me is if he takes a spot away from Toews but hopefully that won't be the case.
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1.5M for a Stanley Cup finalist D man that averaged 19+ mins of ice and 16+mins in the regular season and playoffs is very fair.
I mean, he was healthy scratched for a bunch of games in the playoffs, he was very much a borderline NHLer last year. Agreed it's not much of a commitment, certainly a better deal than 4 years/$3 mil AAV for Komarov (healthy scratched most of the playoffs), or bringing back Matt Martin with 2 years/$2.5 mil AAV left (healthy scratched almost half the regular season, and all of the playoffs). However, Sbisa is very much a borderline NHLer, he's arguably worth $1.5 mil, but a lot of teams have an AHLer/prospect who'd be a better 6D for less $$$.
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He was also god awful in the Winnipeg series but MAF's performance bailed him out that series
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Polak won't be in the league forever, he needs a successor. One day he'll be retired, icing pucks with his kids, and Sbisa will be the new guy you say "Wait, really? Weird." about every deadline and August/September.
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He's become pretty much a human meme around here, but i don't see anything particularly wrong with Sbisa on a cheap 1-year deal. He's not really going to move the needle much in any direction for the Isles fate this season. He seems like exactly the sort of veteran "good in the room" player you don't mind sitting in the press box more nights than not, instead of having a young and still developing player rotting in the press box or something.
He is actually pretty okay at a lot of things defensively, and can actually be downright good at separating opponents from the puck. It's just that he's exceptionally limited and slow processing things with the puck on his stick. If you acknowledge that going in, don't expect a Top-4D, and have a system that can insulate him from his own puckhandling foibles...he can be a serviceable bottom-pairing defender when he plays...and he can be an excellent press box spectator who isn't going to rock the boat.
Plus, for Isles fans...you not only get the memes and the convenient low effort scapegoat, he's also usually hilarious in interviews, team media and the like. Having a local Luca's Pizza franchise has its perks.
He is actually pretty okay at a lot of things defensively, and can actually be downright good at separating opponents from the puck. It's just that he's exceptionally limited and slow processing things with the puck on his stick. If you acknowledge that going in, don't expect a Top-4D, and have a system that can insulate him from his own puckhandling foibles...he can be a serviceable bottom-pairing defender when he plays...and he can be an excellent press box spectator who isn't going to rock the boat.
Plus, for Isles fans...you not only get the memes and the convenient low effort scapegoat, he's also usually hilarious in interviews, team media and the like. Having a local Luca's Pizza franchise has its perks.
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Most Isles fans just want to be sure Pulock and Toews see a lot of the ice this year. If that happens, LB can man 6, 7, or 8 w/o too many complaints.
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