As a fan of another team whose existence folks find annoyingly inconvenient, I hear you.
Are they still trying to claim y'all are going to be relocated any day now, or did Belmont Park finally put an end to that nonsense?
I'd be inclined to bet it's temporary, which is why I'd be willing to pay. But yeah, that'd be a concern. KJ is having a sophomore slump as well, though, so a deal involving him for Pelech could be spun as "one guy underperforming for another".
Belmont should have put a rest to that one. I do hope that if there’s another Islanders-Rangers game outdoors, the Islanders hold out if they’re named as the home team unless the game is played on Long Island somewhere (Nassau or Suffolk county). The one in MetLife was just an Islanders home game by the benches and uniforms, nothing else.As a fan of another team whose existence folks find annoyingly inconvenient, I hear you.
Trading Pelech would be a major team ID change. It's extreme. tbh, idk why NYI fans are talking about this. Start with Nelson bc of the contract & move on from there to JGP, Palmieri, and eventually a Lee buy-out. Focus on athleticism & competency on the wings & bottom 6. If you've seen Clutterbuck trying to kill penalties these days, you know a lot of what's wrong with NYI.I'd be inclined to bet it's temporary, which is why I'd be willing to pay. But yeah, that'd be a concern. KJ is having a sophomore slump as well, though, so a deal involving him for Pelech could be spun as "one guy underperforming for another".
Makes sense for y'all; I'm just interested because over here I badly want us to pick up a defensive mentor that has more skill than Gudbranson. Nelson would be a nice leadership shore-up but he's likely going to be in demand by playoff contenders too so we'd likely bow out of that quickly.
Cal did a great job of drawing a penalty at the same time of killing one last night.
Malinksi is waiver fodder dude.
Let's take a step back. This team was built for a Trotz like defensive structure. Roy has introduced a "free for all go where you want" offense and none of the D have looked particularly good. Roy has the D following their guy above the net high and the forwards aren't falling back and taking the outside wing. Goal. Pelech was a no show last night vs Blues and Romanov is having recurring hip problems so his TOI was limited. Sorry but Pulock continues to fire his cannon into the next county well wide of the net. Mayfield who had a horrific game Sunday, was at least consistent last night. Not on the ice for a single goal and no stupid penalties. Plus playing the entire season on essentially a cracked ankle hasn't helped. Reilly can move the puck, yes, but struggles in the D zone.. The shakeup is coming. Time for Clutter, Martin and even Cizikas to move on or retire. Trade Pulock (or Pelech) and Mayfield and go after Chychrun. And Anders Lee shouldn't be protected...
Both are puck movers who are more offensively gifted then defensively. Don't get me wrong Pulock would be our 2nd best D but for what he would cost in trade I think we could find a better fit for the top pair.
I'm convinced the Refs just want to move the game along so they can hurry up and go clubbing in New York City. Jokes on them, with the NY Tie-landers making everything go to OT.
Off topic, but Marino reminds of Jeff Skinner in a way.
3rd round pick. He’ll hit everything in sight, good defensive winger, and will get under the skin of opponents
Ok. I’ll have my secretary send a messenger pigeon to Lou. Lets get this done.
