We might have to take Halak back.
And then either Mrazek or Halak are resigned.
Problem is, Islanders need D more than a goalie now.
At the vary least he is better than XO and plays with more heart than DK.Agree with you on that first part. A little premature on the Hickets call, but I hope you're right. I'll say that he's earned himself another game in my opinion and I hope the coaches agree.
a 54 point pace is really damn good.... Anything more than that you're talking bonafide top line player on any team in the league.oh there certainly have been many players worse than Mantha. Mantha hasn't been bad, but he's my biggest disappointment. His production increase from last season is a whopping .06ppg (.60 --> .66). He produced at a 49 point pace last season, he's on pace for 54 points this season and dropping.
a 54 point pace is really damn good.... Anything more than that you're talking bonafide top line player on any team in the league.
You can be a little disappointed, but you can't honestly have expected a PPG player or anything, right?
Expecting any non top5 pick to turn into an elite player is ambitious to say the least. Players go through streaks. Before this hot streak, AA was cold for at least 10 games. We'll see what both players end up at.No I didn't expect him to be ppg but I expected him to actually improve, which he has not. And that disappoints me. Larkin, athanasiou, and mantha becoming elite players is our franchises only salvation and hope at avoiding a super long rebuild.
We're not avoiding a super long rebuild.No I didn't expect him to be ppg but I expected him to actually improve, which he has not. And that disappoints me. Larkin, athanasiou, and mantha becoming elite players is our franchises only salvation and hope at avoiding a super long rebuild.
just watched the replay, it was a solid team effort and a really nice game by mrazek. I also though ericson was very good tonight, played the body, threw big hits and skated well. Larkin obviously was awesome, AA and bert as well.
a 54 point pace is really damn good.... Anything more than that you're talking bonafide top line player on any team in the league.
You can be a little disappointed, but you can't honestly have expected a PPG player or anything, right?
Expecting any non top5 pick to turn into an elite player is ambitious to say the least. Players go through streaks. Before this hot streak, AA was cold for at least 10 games. We'll see what both players end up at.
He's only 7 points and 2 goals behind his last season totals. Improvement is all about PPG. I've also been a little disappointed with his play but a 25+25 season wouldn't be bad and I really think Mantha is one of those guys that could keep improving for years still and put up much greater numbers in the future. Not all of our kids are going to tear it up on a bottom 5 team, imo you put Mantha on a high level puck possession team and watch the points come pouring in.No I didn't expect him to be ppg but I expected him to actually improve, which he has not. And that disappoints me. Larkin, athanasiou, and mantha becoming elite players is our franchises only salvation and hope at avoiding a super long rebuild.
More than once Ericsson shoved an opponent to the ice with one hand. More of that please.just watched the replay, it was a solid team effort and a really nice game by mrazek. I also though ericson was very good tonight, played the body, threw big hits and skated well. Larkin obviously was awesome, AA and bert as well.
At the vary least he is better than XO and plays with more heart than DK.
Over the last 3 years, XO and Ericsson are the only defensemen with positive goal differentials.
In that time
I'm not sure what you want from XO.
He's got the same amount of 5-on-5 points as Kronwall and Brendan Smith in fewer minutes.
He's done this despite the fact that he has lower Ozone faceoffs than Jensen, Smith and Kronwall and more Dzone faceoffs than Jensen, Smith and Kronwall.
It's crazy that coach Trashill has cut his icetime so much this year.
But Trashill makes a lot of dumb decisions.
Funny that we have 3 guys on here, but XO is nothing special dude. Plus he doesn’t really fit the system Blashill wants to run that great.