Rumor: "Islanders exploring the market on Mat Barzal..."

[Glorydays22]

You’re correct but obsession a small group of people in this fanbase have with EP40 because he played with Horvat is nauseating. That guy is about as much of a waste of money as Palat was this year.

They couldn't give EP40 me for free...I really think this guy is a cancer and with him being so mentally soft. It would be a disaster coming here...especially if it was in any sort of deal for Barzal.

 

[miscs75]

They couldn't give EP40 me for free...I really think this guy is a cancer and with him being so mentally soft. It would be a disaster coming here...especially if it was in any sort of deal for Barzal.

EP40 at 50% for Duclair, Engvall, Palat, and Mayfield is the best I can offer honestly. Then they sign Lee and TDA to short term deals for 2 years max each. Palmieri, Lee, Cizikas and TDA ride off into the sunset together and the youth takes over.

 

[Glorydays22]

EP40 at 50% for Duclair, Engvall, Palat, and Mayfield is the best I can offer honestly. Then they sign Lee and TDA to short term deals for 2 years max each. Palmieri, Lee, Cizikas and TDA ride off into the sunset together and the youth takes over.

They will trade him to a team for some "b" rated prospects. I can see Seattle taking a chance

 

[miscs75]

They will trade him to a team for some "b" rated prospects. I can see Seattle taking a chance

Just clearing that much cap is a win in itself. I’m sure a team looking for that will give up a B tier prospect and youngish roster player plus short term cap dump.

 

[SI90]

Yea great idea let’s get older and have no assets to get younger.

That + with Larkin could be futures and/or pick(s)

 

[Amadeus]

Barzal and Larkin as a base

 

[Glorydays22]

Barzal and Larkin as a base

Nope...no interest in Larkin for Barzy....Isles pass

 

[Chockey22]

no way...selling Barzy and Pelech low...Makes no sense what so ever

I actually don't think that's selling low on Barzy; Larkin and Barzy are pretty close to even, and ASP is pretty much what this team needs for the right side of the D

 

[LAIcelanders]

Barzal and Larkin as a base

Why would either player want to go to the others Mickey Mouse organization?

 

[CowbellConray]

If the Isles want to continue building a massive prospect base I think Montreal is the best place. Go get Hage ++ and build alongside Ritchie/Eklund/Schaefer/Atch/etc.

 

[Glorydays22]

I actually don't think that's selling low on Barzy; Larkin and Barzy are pretty close to even, and ASP is pretty much what this team needs for the right side of the D

again, we need young talent...not a 30 yr old player. Barzal should get us a combo of at least 3 good young elite players and picks. If I'm dealing Barzal its only to either Chicago, Utah, SJ or Montreal.

 

[saintunspecified]

I'm not one of those Mat Barzal haters on the NYI board, but Larkin would improve NYI's special teams.

I can't speak to criticism of Larkin, but there's plenty of history showing that Barzal raises his level of play in clutch/playoff situations on both sides of the puck.

Not saying it can or should happen, just that as vaguely lateral trade ideas go, this is an interesting one to consider.

I don't think he'll get dealt. there are problems with every realistic scenario:
(i) Chicago: Barzal and Nazar are way too similar.
(ii) Seattle: I'm not sold on either Matty Beniers or Jake O'Brien, and there's nothing else I can see them dealing that moves the needle.
(iii) Utah: The redundancy/player similarity issue is even worse than it is with Chicago.
(iv) Vancouver: Doesn't fit their window, and there's 0 interest in EP. Scenarios that would result in any benefit to both teams would have to involve Hronek and a 3rd team, and that all gets silly very quickly.
(v) Montreal: He's not a fit. Like it would have to be a 3 way: MTL gets Larkin, DET gets Barzal, NYI gets prospects. 3 way trades are an order of magnitude less likely to occur than 2 way trades.
(vi) Detroit: It'd be a lateral move for both franchises, and no reason to think Barzal would want to go to Detroit or Larkin would want to go to NYI.

 

[boredmale]

(iv) Vancouver: Doesn't fit their window, and there's 0 interest in EP. Scenarios that would result in any benefit to both teams would have to involve Hronek and a 3rd team, and that all gets silly very quickly.

I would be open to trading Barzal to Team X for picks and prospects then turning around and trading for EP if he was cheap and Vancouver would be willing to eat a couple not so great contracts(Duclair and Engvall)