Speculation: 2023-24 Roster Thread

[robbieboy3686]

His contract is an issue, but just throwing this out there. I know Des is a better hockey player.

Johnston 29 6’5 234 $1.1 mil cap thru 24-25.
Deslauriers 32 6’1 220 $1.75 mil cap thru 24-25.

Lol 1.1million is laughable as “ an issue “ given this big dude is a huge upgrade on kassian who we tried desperately to give a face punching roll too. And this dude would bite kassians head off. Edit: Cronin is familiar with the player from his time with the islanders coaching staff

Definitely not holding my breath very doubtful

We need him badly. He can be coached to do the little things better. That’s what Cronin will tell our GM. He’s foaming at the mouth for him

 

[All Mighty]

I guess the team had a boat party yesterday. Leo, Mintyukov, and Luneau were all present (bottom left).

 

[MMC]

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

I guess the team had a boat party yesterday. Leo was present (near bottom left).
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Not only is he present, he's squatting/kneeling on one knee... That would be pretty tough to do if his knee was at all in bad shape

 

[McDonald19]

Lol 1.1million is laughable as “ an issue “ given this big dude is a huge upgrade on kassian who we tried desperately to give a face punching roll too. And this dude would bite kassians head off. Edit: Cronin is familiar with the player from his time with the islanders coaching staff

The 3 year commitment is more the issue than the actual dollars/cap hit. Personally I’d make the claim, but I don’t know that Verbeek will.

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

Not only is he present, he's squatting/kneeling on one knee... That would be pretty tough to do if his knee was at all in bad shape

If it was in bad shape he wouldn't be giving LaCombe a wet willy. I imagine he started running immediately after the photo was taken.

 

[robbieboy3686]

The 3 year commitment is more the issue than the actual dollars/cap hit. Personally I’d make the claim, but I don’t know that Verbeek will.

We can always waive him/trade/buy him out if he doesn’t hold value to the team later on. From what I remember he’s not so old.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

with the ‘toughness’ topic, I do agree that our team seems to be more competitive on paper, the lack of a ‘tough guy’ to protect our stars is concerning.

some names were brought up before.. Comtois, Beaulieu, Benoit, hell even Nick Ritchie, but none of them really make a difference out there. Trading Des was a backwards move that never really made since.

Yet, the problem is, the game isn’t like that anymore. (Or maybe I haven’t paid attention to it). I would have loved to pick up Lucic when he was a viable option, but nothing ever came of it.

guess I have to wait for Warren and maybe Konnor Smith for protecting the young guns when (hopefully) they themselves make it

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[Leonardo87]

Strome is in mid-season form, lol sorry could not resist….

 

[slippingsloth]

Doubt he cares or acknowledges his autocorrect nickname, but he probably needs to avoid a game where a stroke is a pivotal part of the game

 

[robbieboy3686]

with the ‘toughness’ topic, I do agree that our team seems to be more competitive on paper, the lack of a ‘tough guy’ to protect our stars is concerning.

some names were brought up before.. Comtois, Beaulieu, Benoit, hell even Nick Ritchie, but none of them really make a difference out there. Trading Des was a backwards move that never really made since.

Yet, the problem is, the game isn’t like that anymore. (Or maybe I haven’t paid attention to it). I would have loved to pick up Lucic when he was a viable option, but nothing ever came of it.

guess I have to wait for Warren and maybe Konnor Smith for protecting the young guns when (hopefully) they themselves make it

Johnston being a forward also means he doesn’t block any young kids coming up. Our bottom 6 is a dumpster fire. His price tag is 1.1m for the next few seasons. That’s not expensive at all.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

I guess the team had a boat party yesterday. Leo, Mintyukov, and Luneau were all present (bottom left).
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Were they required to wear white?

 

[slippingsloth]

Were they required to wear white?

Hockey isnt white enough on its own

 

[robbieboy3686]

Just came-back from the islander forum. They say big Johnston is beloved by his teammates. Great locker room presence

 

[ohcomeonref]

I guess the team had a boat party yesterday. Leo, Mintyukov, and Luneau were all present (bottom left).
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This is how these dudes live literally being the worst in the league at almost everything. /Jealous

 

[MMC]

 

[Static]

Very curious how they navigate luneau's time here.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Decent number of brunettes in that pic surprisingly

 

[robbieboy3686]

Very curious how they navigate luneau's time here.

Our Gm is showing the kid that we see him being around longterm and want to get him as much a look as possible. Undersized zellwegger isn’t being shown that same love

 

[Ducks]

This is how these dudes live literally being the worst in the league at almost everything. /Jealous

Judging by the beers they're drinking, they're at least cutting costs somewhere.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Our Gm is showing the kid that we see him being around longterm and want to get him as much a look as possible. Undersized zellwegger isn’t being shown that same love

It's not that at all. Zell will get a look this year in all likelihood, but that decision didn't need to be made now. With Luneau not being AHL eligible it has to be now or not at all this year with him.

 

[Static]

Our Gm is showing the kid that we see him being around longterm and want to get him as much a look as possible. Undersized zellwegger isn’t being shown that same love

I'm more curious to see if luneau even gets a game. I can't tell if he truly made the team or if they just really don't want to send him to juniors yet.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I'm more curious to see if luneau even gets a game. I can't tell if he truly made the team or if they just really don't want to send him to juniors yet.

Maybe they plan on sending him back to the Q but just want to show him how the NHL life is for a couple weeks and perhaps even requested that Gatineau trade him before they send him back to junior. That does happen from time to time when the NHL team prefers their prospect to play on a better team to help his development(Edmonton did that with Draisaitl years back and got him traded to Kelowna Rockets)

 

[All Mighty]

The start of our schedule is so ridiculous. We don't play the first 4 days of the season, then we have back to back games against 2 of the top 5 teams in the league (Vegas and Carolina), then 3 more days off, then a game against another really good team (Dallas). We play 2 games over the first 9 days of the season.