Around the League - 2024-2025 Part II

[SprDaVE]

Lou left that team in a complete and utter mess. It will be a decade before the Islanders are a legitimate team again.

His son managed to do worse managing their AHL club as well

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[weems]

I am shocked.

 

[LaPlante94]

Lou left that team in a complete and utter mess. It will be a decade before the Islanders are a legitimate team again.

Doubt that unless the next GM is a huge idiot. Perfect time to be tanking with McKenna next year and DuPont the year after that and the 12th pick this draft?. They have some attractive pieces teams will want too if they retain and possibly a 3rd team as well. Obviously need some luck for all that to play out but could be a fun job for the next GM.

 

[sxvnert]

Lou left that team in a complete and utter mess. It will be a decade before the Islanders are a legitimate team again.

With a legit GM, they have enough on this roster to quickly turn it around.

 

[Delete1]

His son managed to do worse managing their AHL club as well

Go look at Bridgeport's record this season. They weren't just last overall in the AHL - they were last overall by a mile.

 

[Delete1]

With a legit GM, they have enough on this roster to quickly turn it around.

No chance. That roster is close to awful.

 

[ruaware41]

interestingly, all 3 of Caps goals last night came form Ovi just trying to get the puck on net, rather than blasting it. Especially the 2nd goal. Wonder why the Leafs defence rarely gets those point shots through for a deflection or rebound goal

 

[SprDaVE]

Go look at Bridgeport's record this season. They weren't just last overall in the AHL - they were last overall by a mile.

4 home wins the entire season... yeesh

 

[Menzinger]

Lou has had a historic career and will be a well deserved entry into the HHOF with his time with the Devils alone. He also should have likely retired years ago.

And his son absolutely shouldn't be anywhere near that GM role if they want to be successful..the Isles need a fundamental organizational teardown and rebuild.

 

[ruaware41]

I mean the isles have made the playoffs 6 of the last 8 years and had more success than the Leafs in the post season despite missing this year. I think both teams are probably in a similar position of trying to add a few pieces to push them over the top before their core ages out/gets too expensive. It's been a weird year where both the Isles and Rangers missed but the Habs somehow didn't.

 

[Sypher04]

His son managed to do worse managing their AHL club as well

That’s some pretty next level nepotism

 

[ruaware41]

Damn Jarvis is good at hockey.

Also interesting to see Keefe coached Devils struggling the shift after a goal in the playoffs, with a goal against review 20 seconds later. No goal though.

 

[ruaware41]

what a shot by Martinook shorthanded. Tanev like snipe

 

[Antropovsky]

Damn Jarvis is good at hockey.

Also interesting to see Keefe coached Devils struggling the shift after a goal in the playoffs, with a goal against review 20 seconds later. No goal though.

Sure Devils are missing their best player, but Keefe has to be the worst around at preparing his teams for Playoff hockey. Keefe teams always seem to underachieve.

 

[Delete1]

Tampa needs to get going.

 

[LeafEgo]

He doesn't look very injured either.

 

[Cleetus]

Vasy is back to his form when the leafs knocked them out, what a sieve

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Vasy is back to his form when the leafs knocked them out, what a sieve

6 goals on 16 shots lol.

 

[Delete1]

Vasy is back to his form when the leafs knocked them out, what a sieve

He will be better the rest of the series.

 

[1specter]

Leafs stole Tampa's soul in 2023. Florida scares the shit out of me

 

[Stephen]

Lou has had a historic career and will be a well deserved entry into the HHOF with his time with the Devils alone. He also should have likely retired years ago.

And his son absolutely shouldn't be anywhere near that GM role if they want to be successful..the Isles need a fundamental organizational teardown and rebuild.

He's gotta stop trying to make his son a thing at the GM level. Just screams bad mom and pop franchise and nepo baby nonsense.

 

[Stephen]

Leafs stole Tampa's soul in 2023. Florida scares the shit out of me

Thought this was supposed to be an epic series, and Tampa goes and gets curb stomped in Game 1.

They seem to get curb stomped a lot in the opening game of a series don't they?

 

[Stephen]

He will be better the rest of the series.

That's 50/50.

 

[IPS]

Tampa needs to get going.

God dangit man you told me a few months back that Tkachuk tore his groin and was likely not seeing the ice the rest of the season!