Around the NHL - 2018 Stanley Cup Champions, the Washington Capitals

[SnowblindNYR]

I'm torn. As I said earlier, these kind of deals always kill you towards the end. And we aren't contending during the first couple or so years of a new deal anyway. But then to have him just walk and the Isles get nothing is a total embarrassment to the franchise...so there's that.

I don't hate the Isles enough to relish in this. If it were the Pens I'd be doing a little dance.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Someone on MetsRefugees is claiming his source is saying Tavares is finalizing a deal with the Leafs. It’s on the Islander off-season thread.

 

[broadwayblue]

 

[Inferno]

Someone on MetsRefugees is claiming his source is saying Tavares is finalizing a deal with the Leafs. It’s on the Islander off-season thread.

Let's go steal William nylander from them

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Let's go steal William nylander from them

Heard a few months ago that the Marner negotiations were the ones that could go real sour

 

[Inferno]

Heard a few months ago that the Marner negotiations were the ones that could go real sour

Yeah supposedly he wants 10m per for 8 yrs.

Eff that

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Someone on MetsRefugees is claiming his source is saying Tavares is finalizing a deal with the Leafs. It’s on the Islander off-season thread.

If true, RIP HFBoards

 

[Ghost of jas]

Let's go steal William nylander from them

More likely Gorton will take a contract to add more assets.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Yeah the site is going to be unusable and unbearable

Guess that means I’ll get some things accomplished tomorrow

 

[Leetch3]

 

[broadwayblue]

Yeah the site is going to be unusable and unbearable

Guess that means I’ll get some things accomplished tomorrow

It's going to be 100 degrees in the city tomorrow. Not sure how much of anything I'll be getting done. lol

 

[broadwayblue]

Good. Let's see how much he gets.

 

[FultonReed]

Good. Let's see how much he gets.

Duthie reported 5/35

 

[RangerBlues]

I don't hate the Isles enough to relish in this. If it were the Pens I'd be doing a little dance.

I do. The franchise can rot.

 

[broadwayblue]

Well, it's a wrap on the Island. Looks like Tavares is officially a UFA and headed out west in the next day or so.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Reading the Isles board right now

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I don’t particularly revel in seeing the Islanders suffer honestly

Shrug

 

[broadwayblue]

Reading the Isles board right now

Yup, suffice it to say the goodwill is gone. lol

 

[aufheben]

I don’t particularly revel in seeing the Islanders suffer honestly

Shrug

Neither do I, but I also don’t want to listen to this board gripe 24/7 about how awesome the Islanders are.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Feel bad for some Islander fans but seeing guys like Frankie Borrelli lose it on twiter over this puts a smile on my face

 

[Tob]

Lou can still do 1+8 deal since that's likely what all the other teams are bidding to rn.

 

[broadwayblue]

Lou can still do 1+8 deal since that's likely what all the other teams are bidding to rn.

No chance.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Lou can still do 1+8 deal since that's likely what all the other teams are bidding to rn.

Why would Tavares go for that? He could blow out his knee or get some other injury and miss out on $70 million.

 

[broadwayblue]

Why would Tavares go for that? He could blow out his knee or get some other injury and miss out on $70 million.

Exactly. Not happening.

On a similar note, does the NHL allow opt out clauses? If I'm JT and I'm not completely sold on the direction of the Islanders, can I sign an 8 year deal with an opt out after say year 2? Well technically now it would be a 7 year deal with an opt out after year 2.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Reading the Isles board makes me feel very happy inside.

They are our #1 rival, I could care less and am THRILLED they just lost their franchise player for nothing. THRILLED.

I'm sure they were feeling bad for us when we lost in the Finals in 2014..right?