Friedman: Islanders team most likely to make a move for a forward
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TheMadHatTrick
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Yes
WHY? Cause LA has one of the best defensive system in the league and a great goaltending coach in Randford
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How cold? I’m ice cold.
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PAP already with 5 goals this season. Snow messing up, he's in a weak bargaining position now.
A forward will cost him.
WesMcCauley
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Nyquist for picks and or prospects. Time to get some more good prospects in Detroit with the loss of Dats and with Zetterberg and Kronwall etc declining.
Sidney the Kidney
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Probably because that offensive ranking is misleading due to the defense scoring at an unsustainable rate. The Isles forwards are actually producing very little so far, so Snow looking to add more punch up front makes perfect sense.
SI90
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That's more of an aberration because the defenseman have all contributed offensively. That won't continue. I bet if you took the numbers for GF for just the forwards the isles would be close to the bottom of the league.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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No way will Holland trade Nyquist or Tatar for picks/prospects. The only way i see Nyquist getting dealt is if it's Nyquist++ for a top 4 LHD/RHD Maybe like Nyquist+Mantha/Svechnikov+Detroit's 2nd round pick for say Shattenkirk @ 7 years $6.5 million or something like that if Shatty was to agree with an extension from Detroit.
LordNeverLose
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Hope you were beingBecause you can only retain up to 50% of a players contract.
Seems obvious he meant @60%, aka 40% retained
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Coyle is an absolute non starter.
I'm less of a Granlund fan than most, but he is a useful second liner who plays a good two way game and is the best puck handler/passer on the team. Until Strome shows what kind of player he is, why bother?
Times have changed since two years ago when NYI fans were asking for Coyle, a 1st, and a Dman, and would laugh at any lesser offer.
In any event, the Wild need quality forwards. If a Dman and a Granlund can be traded for a legit young top 6 player with top line potential ( I.e. Reinhart)then they might do the deal, but Strome has regressed since is first year and isn't worth even one of those pieces, IMO.
Either that, or new scouts. All the young guys don't see to be developing. Is the coaching staff, or are they just not very talented players?
They all have only known one staff.....The logical first move would be to change the staff.
The problem is...a mid season change would probably promote an internal coach. If ownership has soured on Garth, and the plan is for him to go this summer, I dont think they want him hiring the coach of the future now.
I think its telling that they all come into the league and have some immediate success, followed by stagnation/regression. Strome scored 50 points his rookie year. Lee put up 25 goals. Heck, Grabner put up 36 goals his rookie year with Capuano. Each player has regressed terribly since, although Grabner looks pretty good this year, a year removed from Capuano.
To me, that reeks of bad development rather than lack of talent. Strome has the talent to be a 50 point scorer. He has proven that.
So far the media (one guy in a basement) and the GM are indicating that no changes will happen to the roster or the coaching staff. Maybe if we lose 30 in a row perhaps, but not until then.
Sidney the Kidney
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Does Staple actually have sources/information other than what Snow tells him? Or is he essentially Snow's press release secretary?
Pure Slaughter Value
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More this than anything else, methinks. That being said, he's the only person that actively covers the Islanders that has ties to others than Snow so he must have some other internal sources. How reliable? No idea.
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I would trade Tatar+ for Pulock. Guessing that isn't a guy the Islanders want to shop at all though. I am still sky high on Pulock.
PaulGG
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The Isles looked bad on both ends and in goal. What happened to this team?
I suggest Isles need to shore up defense and PK before going for a forward.
They have offensive talent but since they made so many changes those new lines are not clicking for them. Ladd doesn't look like he fits in yet and they miss that forth line that was so good last year.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Same here, I think they really want a RW on the Tavares line and Tatar is pretty much a LW so doubt he works. But would really love to see Pulock in a Wings Jersey non the less.
