Anders Lee

[stevedepot]

No offense to anyone, but please don't compare Lee to Mark Parrish. Parrish (besides his rapid fire spitting) was a better skater who could make plays on the rush but most fans remember him for going to the net for deflections. That is where the comparison ends.

Lee does that but the difference is, while Lee is not the best skater he more than makes for it but getting and fighting for body position using his much larger frame. He's also physical and more responsible defensively than Parrish was in this his first full year. Far cry form his first NHL game where Anders was responsible for 2 goals against.

Furthermore, many already know this...Lee was a multi-sport athlete who was expected to choose Football over hockey and was luckily drafed in 6th round by Jankowski in 09. Lucky for us. His best quality is that he is coachable and his work ethic is a throwback to our dynasty grinders who sacrificed on every shift.

 

[A Pointed Stick]

Would love to see Lee get a little more ice time and have him set himself up in the goal crease like Gillies used to do. No I'm not comparing the two, but Lee can be utilized in the same way.

Many of us suggested Lee on the first line doing exactly what you suggested. He cycles well too just because he is a big guy, strong guy, with reach.

I said it when he was a rookie and I still think it stands, I think he will become a poor mans (not in a bad way, still will be a 20-25 goal scorer, just less assists) Brenden Morrow.

I think he can score more than Morrow, but what he does not measure up to with Morrow is toughness, at least from what he has shown so far. Morrow has always played with an edge. I'd put Morrow closer to Dale Hunter that way between his will to win each shift and his aggressive play, sometimes borderline dirty... That's not Lee, and if I was the coach of this club I would be pushing him every shift to go out and dominate physically because he has the tools to do it. I'd live with the additional penalties in the first two seasons as investment minutes into developing Lee into a real SOB to play against.

 

[warrior60]

In a couple weeks Lee will on a few game scoreless drought and you will be having him resting a few games or sending to Bridgeport for Conacher.

 

[BillD]

No offense to anyone, but please don't compare Lee to Mark Parrish. Parrish (besides his rapid fire spitting) was a better skater who could make plays on the rush but most fans remember him for going to the net for deflections. That is where the comparison ends.

Lee does that but the difference is, while Lee is not the best skater he more than makes for it but getting and fighting for body position using his much larger frame. He's also physical and more responsible defensively than Parrish was in this his first full year. Far cry form his first NHL game where Anders was responsible for 2 goals against.

Furthermore, many already know this...Lee was a multi-sport athlete who was expected to choose Football over hockey and was luckily drafed in 6th round by Jankowski in 09. Lucky for us. His best quality is that he is coachable and his work ethic is a throwback to our dynasty grinders who sacrificed on every shift.

What? Parrish was a less than average skater...the differences between him and Lee could not even be measured, or if so, the slight difference is irrelevant. Despite appearances, he was slower than Yashin.
Parrish never scored goals facing the net, meaning he did not, could not score off the rush or from a shooting position. Virtually all his goals were score by defections of others shot, occasionally from him getting a rebound around the crease at his feet. You must be mistaking him with someone else.
Lee has much more diversity to his scoring ability, and will continue to increase it. In college he was deadly from 15' with a hard, heavy wrist shot.

 

[stevedepot]

What? Parrish was a less than average skater...the differences between him and Lee could not even be measured, or if so, the slight difference is irrelevant. Despite appearances, he was slower than Yashin.
Parrish never scored goals facing the net, meaning he did not, could not score off the rush or from a shooting position. Virtually all his goals were score by defections of others shot, occasionally from him getting a rebound around the crease at his feet. You must be mistaking him with someone else.
Lee has much more diversity to his scoring ability, and will continue to increase it. In college he was deadly from 15' with a hard, heavy wrist shot.

He was more agile than Lee. But improved his speed when he went to the Wild. Parrish had better playmaking abilities on the rush. As Lee improves his skating/agility, his ceiling is higher.

 

[scott99]

Lee is having an excellent rookie season, 18 goals is nothing to sneeze at. I believe he is tied for most goals by a rookie. Which is quite an accomplishment considering he got off to such a slow start. I've always been a big fan of Lee, and not surprised he's playing so well. look at his stat line for his NHL career so far, really impressive.

NHL Totals 73 28 12 40 35

 

[The Underboss]

http://islanderspointblank.com/news/lee-quietly-continues-successful-rookie-season/

If there were teams in the NHL that did not know about Anders Lee, they’re learning very quickly about the talented rookie.

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York IslandersThe 24-year-old rookie scored his 17th and 18th goals, respectively, of the season during Thursday’s winning over the Toronto Maple Leafs to tie Flip Forsberg for most goals scored by a rookie this season. Lee has recorded those 18 goals over the course of 49 games, and has five goals in the last six contests for the Isles.

“I think that when you have the determination to get to the front of the net you’re going to score a lot of goals,” Jack Capuano said about Lee. “We talk about it all the time, you go there good things are going to happen. Guys should take a look at that and their point production will pick up.”

 

[The Underboss]

 

[LetsGoIslanders]

The Islanders told Lee as an 18 year old they'd take him if he stopped playing football. He refused to stop playing QB. They then drafted him in the sixth round as a 19 year old.

 

[redbull]

What? Parrish was a less than average skater...the differences between him and Lee could not even be measured, or if so, the slight difference is irrelevant. Despite appearances, he was slower than Yashin.
Parrish never scored goals facing the net, meaning he did not, could not score off the rush or from a shooting position. Virtually all his goals were score by defections of others shot, occasionally from him getting a rebound around the crease at his feet. You must be mistaking him with someone else.
Lee has much more diversity to his scoring ability, and will continue to increase it. In college he was deadly from 15' with a hard, heavy wrist shot.

this is all true.

Lee is a heck of a player. If he plays on the top line, he'll have good stats. If he plays on any other line, he'll still be a solid player.

Curious to see what contract he gets, assuming he keeps up the solid play this year and into the playoffs. (love typing that "p" word)

 

[rikker]

this is all true.

Lee is a heck of a player. If he plays on the top line, he'll have good stats. If he plays on any other line, he'll still be a solid player.

Curious to see what contract he gets, assuming he keeps up the solid play this year and into the playoffs. (love typing that "p" word)

i agree. i really don't see his skating as a weakness. maybe he doesn't have the agility of a Zohan, but i think that it is far better than from a few years ago. the kid is a gem. if he can't crack our top six, then we have a damn strong forward group. i feel safe in saying that i think he will have a better career than Parrish.

 

[First Blood]

Just imagine if Lee would of started the season on line 1 instead of Conacher...

 

[The Underboss]

http://islanderspointblank.com/islanders/anders-lee-used-time-in-bridgeport-as-motivation/

Anders Lee was assigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers after training camp this season, but he used that time in the AHL to be prepared for when he was called back up (Yahoo Sports, Feb. 19).

“You work hard all summer and try not to make that happen,” Lee said Thursday. “[W]hen it did you just go down there motivated. You got to work a little bit harder and fine-tune your game a little bit. So I just went down there, put my head down and worked. You can’t really control those kind of things. You just got to go out there and try to fix it.”

 

[Poliz24]

The Islanders told Lee as an 18 year old they'd take him if he stopped playing football. He refused to stop playing QB. They then drafted him in the sixth round as a 19 year old.

Was he expected to play college football at Notre Dame? Did he sign a letter of intent for football?

 

[seafoam]

Was he expected to play college football at Notre Dame? Did he sign a letter of intent for football?

No, he wasn't that good.

 

[kasper11]

Just imagine if Lee would of started the season on line 1 instead of Conacher...

Yeah, we might be in first in our division.

 

[BroadwayJay*]

Yeah, we might be in first in our division.

 

[thedonger]

No, he wasn't that good.

He actually was pretty well recruited for football, but the fact that he was undecided about playing hockey or football at the next level in college kinda scared a lot of teams off. ND was trying to get him to be the successor for Jimmy Claussen.

 

[PWJunior]

He actually was pretty well recruited for football, but the fact that he was undecided about playing hockey or football at the next level in college kinda scared a lot of teams off. ND was trying to get him to be the successor for Jimmy Claussen.

Lee had some skills when it came to the pigskin...

 

[seafoam]

Also, I think Lee has some chemistry with Bailey. They were centered by Frans last year for the final 10 games or so and were playing right around a PPG pace.

 

[bronxirish]

He actually was pretty well recruited for football, but the fact that he was undecided about playing hockey or football at the next level in college kinda scared a lot of teams off. ND was trying to get him to be the successor for Jimmy Claussen.

Notre Dame tried no such thing. Dayne Crist was Clausen's heir apparent. He was only slightly less regarded coming out of high school and enrolled the following year. He suffered injuries throughout his time at ND. Anders Lee was not recruited to play football by ND. Whoever told you that has no idea what they are talking about.

 

[PWJunior]

Also, I think Lee has some chemistry with Bailey. They were centered by Frans last year for the final 10 games or so and were playing right around a PPG pace.

What's nice about Lee is that he has pretty good hockey intelligence and instincts, he plays with a purpose and not some headless chicken like a lot of forwards who have poor hockey IQ. It gives him the versatility to play with any of our centers and still produce. Playing with Tavares is a pretty plum assignment and he's making the most of the opportunity. When KO comes back, I think Lee is best suited for a secondary scoring role with Strome/Nelson/Frans.

 

[ndgolden]

closing in on first 82 games

Lee's first 77.

NHL TOTALS 77GM 29G - 17A 46 PTS +9 37 PIM 6GWG 203 SHT 14.3 SH%

 

[doublechili]

I actually watched that entire Lee football video above (that for posting). The funny part is that he played quarterback but he never actually throws the ball in the video. He ran it every time. And the defense fell for fake throws a few times. They apparently didn't see the video.

 

[PWJunior]

I actually watched that entire Lee football video above (that for posting). The funny part is that he played quarterback but he never actually throws the ball in the video. He ran it every time. And the defense fell for fake throws a few times. They apparently didn't see the video.

Lee can throw too...