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They hosed VancouverIsles sign Horvat to an 8 year deal. So he’s not a rental.
I’d be okay with just the bold.I actually do enjoy the 3 on 3 tournament format even though I thought I was going to hate it when they announced it. I hate 3 on 3 overtime but since this is just for fun anyway I'm okay with it. It allows for more creativity compared to the normal 5 on 5 all-star games, which were pretty dry.
The skills competition needs work though. The off-site events don't really do it for me, and I think it's just too long in general. I also think the creativity shootout or whatever they call it with the costumes and props has run its course for me. When they introduced that event, I'm pretty sure they were expecting it to be players trying out stuff like those fancy lacrosse moves you see on the internet, but the problem is the guys in the NHL for the most part (with a few exceptions like Trevor Zegras) don't do that stuff because they're good at actual regular hockey, so it turned into costumes and guest appearances instead. If it were up to me, I'd go back to just the classic events from the 90s:
--puck control relay
--fastest skater
--shooting accuracy
--hardest shot
--shootout
Cut the fat by getting rid of the other nonsense, and fill that void by bringing back the old Heroes of Hockey old-timers game taking place before the skills competition. Even as a kid I loved watching it to learn about the guys who were the stars of the sport before I got into it.
Horvat is a good player, but I don't know he's worth paying $8.5M a year. He's only eclipsed 60 pts in a season once in his career.Isles sign Horvat to an 8 year deal. So he’s not a rental.
Horvat is a good player, but I don't know he's worth paying $8.5M a year. He's only eclipsed 60 pts in a season once in his career.
It's tricky because demand and values are always higher for unrestricted players. Is Horvat worth 8.5? In a vacuum, no, and Hughes deal looks splendid in comparison. Does Horvat get that or more this summer as UFA? No question.I'll tell you what - the Jack Hughes contract might be the greatest bargain in quite sometime, he pisses all over Horvat as a player. Fitz ****ing is a God for pulling that off.
Lou had no choice to penny up, you can't let Horvat walk after giving up key assets for him. My fear for the Islanders is Lou is leading them down the same path he led the Devils in his final years, always reloading until the cupboard is bare.It's tricky because demand and values are always higher for unrestricted players. Is Horvat worth 8.5? In a vacuum, no, and Hughes deal looks splendid in comparison. Does Horvat get that or more this summer as UFA? No question.
Yeah, but the Devils got some Cups before he was done.Lou had no choice to penny up, you can't let Horvat walk after giving up key assets for him. My fear for the Islanders is Lou is leading them down the same path he led the Devils in his final years, always reloading until the cupboard is bare.
Lou was one of the best hockey GMs of his time, maybe in all of sports. We need to put a statue of the man at Championship Plaza for everything he did for us. He was at his best during an era of no cap which is amazing because he didn't have the money to spend for bigtime FA's like the Rangers could, but once the cap was instituted he struggled with it for some reason.Yeah, but the Devils got some Cups before he was done.
Islanders have to take a shot, because if they look like they are not competing Sorokin can walk after next season.Lou had no choice to penny up, you can't let Horvat walk after giving up key assets for him. My fear for the Islanders is Lou is leading them down the same path he led the Devils in his final years, always reloading until the cupboard is bare.
He's not going to be cheap to keep unless he takes a hometown discount, he could easily fetch $9M+ as a UFA, maybe even over $10M.Islanders have to take a shot, because if they look like they are not competing Sorokin can walk after next season.
Just need Lou to fire the coach & name himself head coach and I'll know we're in the ballpark.Lou had no choice to penny up, you can't let Horvat walk after giving up key assets for him. My fear for the Islanders is Lou is leading them down the same path he led the Devils in his final years, always reloading until the cupboard is bare.
Think of the teams who have been good but lacked a top goalie (Toronto, Edmonton, Carolina and you can envision quite the bidding war if Sorokin hits the market.He's not going to be cheap to keep unless he takes a hometown discount, he could easily fetch $9M+ as a UFA, maybe even over $10M.
I still think parting ways with Trotz was a big mistake.Just need Lou to fire the coach & name himself head coach and I'll know we're in the ballpark.
No doubt, in his prime, LL was excellent. But, Bill Torrey was epic. Has never been a better one before and hasn’t been a better one since. Pollack has the rings, but I just can’t give a lot of credit to those pre-modern-draft (69) players that he acquired.Lou was one of the best hockey GMs of his time, maybe in all of sports. We need to put a statue of the man at Championship Plaza for everything he did for us. He was at his best during an era of no cap which is amazing because he didn't have the money to spend for bigtime FA's like the Rangers could, but once the cap was instituted he struggled with it for some reason.
He was also done in by his scouting department especially when it came to drafting Euro players, for example after we selected Petr Sykora in the 1995 draft, the next 38 Euro players we drafted were ALL misses. Yeah it hurt selecting in the bottom of the first round for most of two decades, but it doesn't take away that the firsts we did select were mostly busts and we rarely found gems from the second on.
But the bottom line is the Devils are still in Jersey because of Lou. The gratitude we owe him is immense.
To me, the issue really isn’t - is he worth the money or is he a top player? Yes to both.You are just looking at his stats but how many times have you watched him play?
Prob not a lot
If the islanders have the money it’s not even a Question that he’s worth it
He’s a top Line two-way leader
They can easily get TarasenkoTo me, the issue really isn’t - is he worth the money or is he a top player? Yes to both.
The problem is the mix. NYI is already chock full of 2 way players, it’s almost the entire team. They needed a sniper. A Bossy-lite. Like the need he filled for those 80s teams, NYI needed a complimentary component to an already thick, rugged, playoff ready team.
It would not be fun to play against Tank, Lee and Horvat if they ever put them together.They can easily get Tarasenko
I'm sure he made the deal assuming they'd resign him, but you're spot on in that Lou isn't worried about their roster / cap situation 8 years from now. He's got a couple year window.Lou had no choice to penny up, you can't let Horvat walk after giving up key assets for him. My fear for the Islanders is Lou is leading them down the same path he led the Devils in his final years, always reloading until the cupboard is bare.
Islanders are already hitting the rev limiter on salary cap.They can easily get Tarasenko
Islanders are already hitting the rev limiter on salary cap.
No, he is scratching Gauthier (top five on the team in 5v5 scoring) AND Kravstov (second on the team in defense) for two guys who haven’t scored a goal in 80+ games combined and who suck at defense.Is it possible Gallant is going to scratch Gauthier for Sammy?
Was at devils game. Fun game ! Canucks played with a lot of heart ! Defense played like crap. We can use another scoring forward. Glad to see Marino back !Devils and Rangers played games that mirrored each other, both went to OT and both won 5-4, the goals scored in regulation were from two players from each team scoring two goals and the winning goals in both was someone different.
Timo baby. Go get him.Was at devils game. Fun game ! Canucks played with a lot of heart ! Defense played like crap. We can use another scoring forward. Glad to see Marino back !
Was at devils game. Fun game ! Canucks played with a lot of heart ! Defense played like crap. We can use another scoring forward. Glad to see Marino back !
I'd be tickled pink if that's all it took.Trade Sharongovich, Bahl and a draft pick for Timo Meyer
Putting aside the OT game winner, Laf was very visible last night.Amazing how Laf helps drive the kid line.
If there’s one think GG has to have learned, it’s that line must not be broken up no matter how poorly the top two lines are playing.
Once again, the only reason they don’t get significant more minutes and Chytil doesn’t get PP time is he loses 7 out 10 face offs and he’s about 1 in 10 against the good face off men in the league