Confirmed with Link: Islanders Re-sign Engvall

[Torrey Redux]

I’m asking for specific examples of ‘many others’ that you reference.

I'm not your f**king steno. I gave you the metrics I'm basing my comments on. Go to CapWages if you want to and read down the list. Those are my specifics.

 

[YearlyLottery]

I don’t blame any individual poster, but our fanbase is extremely defensive and will go to great lengths to make excuses for anything the team does.

Literally everyone else called this deal terrible from Day 1.

I don't think it was excuses because I was also saying I did not love the length of the Sorokin deal despite being needed to keep him. I was just wrong on Engvall. I thought at worst for this money he could slot in on the fourth line but it is clear he does not have the mentality of a winner. Makes you think Lou lost his fastball because how does Lou out of all people not realize this guy is a loser.

 

[Big L]

Seems like what is missing around here is that Engvall was actually playing well when he was offered that contract. Hasn’t played well since.

 

[bromanagro]

This player plays very unselfishly to his detriment.

 

[doublechili]

Seems like what is missing around here is that Engvall was actually playing well when he was offered that contract. Hasn’t played well since.

Yeah, good point. He was playing $3M well for that short stretch. The 7 years was the issue. It was a dice roll that he'd blossom and end up being a bargain. As it turns out, he was a leopard who didn't change his stripes (or whatever that expression is).