Best Islanders' waiver pick up ever

[attilatheislander]

I was wondering whom everyone thinks is the best player the Islanders ever obtained from waivers. Grabner and Hickey come to mind, but I don't know the players too well before Garth was gm.

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[Richie Daggers Crime]

Osgood?

 

[The Real JT]

Grabner.

The accompanying question is who have we put on waivers that we came to regret?

Off the top of my head I think the answer is no one. That should make you realize that the organization is better off not wringing their hands over whether or not to waive players like Wally, Bellows, Salo or Bolduc to name a few.

 

[seafoam]

Nabokov is up there

 

[SI90]

Hickey
Grabner
Nabokov
Osgood

All good ones

 

[crashthenet]

Grabner.

The accompanying question is who have we put on waivers that we came to regret?

Off the top of my head I think the answer is no one. That should make you realize that the organization is better off not wringing their hands over whether or not to waive players like Wally, Bellows, Salo or Bolduc to name a few.

Not only was he a short handed force but we flipped him for future 40 goal scorer Carter Verhaege,

Osgood would probably be my vote.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Not only was he a short handed force but we flipped him for future

40 goal scorer Carter Verhaege,

Who has scored exactly 0 career goals for the NYI

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Behind all others listed but still pretty good - Mike Reilly