The Islanders are a shit show, let everyone know your thoughts and concerns here!
They aren’t ‘horrible.’ Grossly mediocre, w a mediocre core that is locked up for the next 4-7 years. The fallout of a mediocre team is that they aren’t bad enough to draft a Hughes, Dahlin etc. they’ll finish in that 10-14 range, where the talent diffuses. Unless a gem is found, but those are rare compared to a top 3 pick.
If there is a year to be bad, this is a good one to do so
I cannot watch yet another season of this team going for a draft pick. The only saving grace is the combined record of teams they have played and lost to is like 10-1-2.
Metro teams had uncanny good amounts of luck in the lotteries the past three years. If we happen to be there this year, hopefully that trend continues.Odds are so low even if you are the worst team.
Metro teams had uncanny good amounts of luck in the lotteries the past three years. If we happen to be there this year, hopefully that trend continues.
Otto for Brassard. How much worse can it be?
Brassard is gonna be a scratch tonight. I can’t envision any scenario where he plays after that performance
There's the scenario where there's actually no other centers.
I liked Beau and Leo together, but Brassard doesn't seem to gel with them. How about:Cizikas was a Game Time decision tonight, so they could play him and sit Brassard, leaving everyone else where they were (although i'm not a proponent for that). Wouldn't mind seeing...
Beauvillier-Barzal-Eberle
Lee-Nelson-Bailey
Dal Colle-Cizikas-Kuhnackl
Martin-Komarov-Clutterbuck
MDC needs a competent center to succeed, Brassards days of being that are long gone. I think that 3rd line plays at a good pace and generates some chances, very north-south, simple, predicatable hockey, Casey on the forecheck recovering loose pucks and creating turnovers, Dal Colle crashing the net and Kuhnackl providing support