Matt F*****g Martin

[periferal]

This all-world human being deserves his own thread. I said it years ago when his game started to fade...

Matt Martin should be hired into the Isles front office as soon as he is done playing.

He should always be a part of the Islanders organization as long as he wants to be. If Eric Cairns is the Director of Player Development, then Matt Martin should be President of Hockey Operations.

In fact, now that I mention it...

Anyway when you get down to it, I probably love him more than an other Islander over the past decade. Pure heart, class, and character. Obviously not the greatest hockey player, but everything you would want from a player and teammate...

 

[Throttle]

Problem solved: Make him the GM.

 

[MarsTBOW]

Matty Marts, always a Class Act.
Assisting Player Development would be a nice job for him.
I will miss you Matty!!!!!

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Matty Marts, always a Class Act.
Assisting Player Development would be a nice job for him.
I will miss you Matty!!!!!

You're right!

They should have him working with our youngins in the organization.

He could pass so much along to them.

Like so much...

 

[Glory Days]

Matty Marts, always a Class Act.
Assisting Player Development would be a nice job for him.
I will miss you Matty!!!!!

Agreed, keeping Matty in the organization is a great idea.

 

[PK Cronin]

Big fan, have his jersey and wore it to the game in Philadelphia the other day. He's not what he once was and he shouldn't have been kept around this long but he's been a great Islander over all these years. I'll always remember fight night, which wasn't his best moment, but the growth he had after as an enforcer was huge. He was an honest and clean player, even when he was throwing hits and punches. I'll never forget when he KO'd Kostopoulos and tried to get the trainers over immediately. Obviously he was a huge part of the best fourth line in hockey for a while and contributed in key moments beyond the PIMs.

I don't think we ever got the full story but the rumors about how he stuck up for Marner with the Babcock situation speaks to the type of person we believe him to be. He put his own career on the line to prevent an abuse of power and to protect a teammate. Kudos to him for that, even if it wasn't in an Islanders sweater.

 

[Glory Days]

Big fan, have his jersey and wore it to the game in Philadelphia the other day. He's not what he once was and he shouldn't have been kept around this long but he's been a great Islander over all these years. I'll always remember fight night, which wasn't his best moment, but the growth he had after as an enforcer was huge. He was an honest and clean player, even when he was throwing hits and punches. I'll never forget when he KO'd Kostopoulos and tried to get the trainers over immediately. Obviously he was a huge part of the best fourth line in hockey for a while and contributed in key moments beyond the PIMs.

I don't think we ever got the full story but the rumors about how he stuck up for Marner with the Babcock situation speaks to the type of person we believe him to be. He put his own career on the line to prevent an abuse of power and to protect a teammate. Kudos to him for that, even if it wasn't in an Islanders sweater.

Let’s hope Marner remembers he owes Matty when Matty calls July 1.

 

[Kevin27nyi]

Between him, bails and Nelson it’s a real change in the team from what I grew up watching. Lee is almost done.

Makes me sad. Very unique of having guys drafted and play throughout while not being a franchise player.

Gonna miss this dude so much

 

[YearlyLottery]

One of the best parts of Martin is how once he came back from Toronto he played the most important hockey of his career after we thought he was done here.

When the franchise was at its lowest he came in and helped set a culture that we sorely needed. I agree that he should have a job here.

 

[doublechili]

One of the best parts of Martin is how once he came back from Toronto he played the most important hockey of his career after we thought he was done here.

When the franchise was at its lowest he came in and helped set a culture that we sorely needed. I agree that he should have a job here.

Yeah, when he left for TOR I wasn't disappointed as I thought he was too old and slow at that point. Then he came back a couple of years later and was great. Showed me up.

 

[mm11]

The kid from Sarnia was built windsor tough. Came in hitting everything. Still remember the image of Mm in that game 7 loss to Tampa. Just looking at him when the game was over, he had the expression that he may never get a better chance at a cup.
Now a man with a family. How time flys.

 

[Run It Back]

I'm sure that the GM comments were in jest but any job in hockey operations of any sort should be merit based and not loyalty driven. If he wants to learn the job then maybe someday he'll have the chops for it but for the people suggesting him for some kind of immediate hire there you're as bad as Lou. Competent management and not an endless string of "looking out for our own" and nepotism is what will move this franchise forward. For the immediate future, if MM wants a job make it in PR. We need pros running the hockey show and maybe someday he'll be one but for the moment he is not qualified.

 

[Lek]

I'm sure that the GM comments were in jest but any job in hockey operations of any sort should be merit based and not loyalty driven. If he wants to learn the job then maybe someday he'll have the chops for it but for the people suggesting him for some kind of immediate hire there you're as bad as Lou. Competent management and not an endless string of "looking out for our own" and nepotism is what will move this franchise forward. For the immediate future, if MM wants a job make it in PR. We need pros running the hockey show and maybe someday he'll be one but for the moment he is not qualified.

how do you know he is not qualified?

 

[Run It Back]

how do you know he is not qualified?

For what? If it's in hockey ops, player development or management he's never done it before. Doesn't mean he never will be or can't be groomed for it but I am sick to death of the incestuous nature of how this organization is run Get the best f**king people for the job is the only criteria, not he was a good Islander once. Nobody knows if he has the slightest talent for coaching, operations or management but they want to hire him away. Being a pro hockey player does not necessarily qualify you for any of those positions.

 

[Lek]

For what? If it's in hockey ops, player development or management he's never done it before. Doesn't mean he never will be or can't be groomed for it but I am sick to death of the incestuous nature of how this organization is run Get the best f**king people for the job is the only criteria, not he was a good Islander once. Nobody knows if he has the slightest talent for coaching, operations or management but they want to hire him away. Being a pro hockey player does not necessarily qualify you for any of those positions.

But you are saying you know he is not qualified....how?...... I mean you can assume, like the rest, but you do not know.

 

[Run It Back]

But you are saying you know he is not qualified....how?...... I mean you can assume, like the rest, but you do not know.

Your right, maybe he is a management savant and we should hire him to replace Lou next week.

 

[SI90]

Absolute legend of a human being and the Mayor of Long Island! Modern Day Mr.Islander!!! Ultimate team guy and fan favorite. Never needed to question his effort or his commitment to the team. This man bled Royal Blue & Orange and made others bleed for it from time to time. I wish he would play 15 more games to reach 1,000. That’s a huge career accomplishment and he’s right there. He deserves it.

I’m going to share 2 personal photos. My oldest daughter just turned 18 on April first. She has this this picture hanging in her room. It was 2010 at the isles prospect game after we drafted Nino. My Daughter was just 3 years old at the time. During the game there was a few guys sitting watching in the 300’s of the coliseum. No one was around or near them. I noticed it was Matt Martin Travis Hamonic and Mikko Koskinen. Martin and Hamonic played NHL games so they were playing in prospects game but they were just 20 and 21 years old at the time. I walked o er and said hello and they were really respectful and cool. This was way before they made a name for themselves in the NHL or even for the islanders. I politely asked at the end of the convo if my daughter could take a picture and Martin and Hamonic without hesitation said absolutely and Matty picked my daughter up and held her. Since that day he’s been one of our favorites. Especially my daughters. 15 years later my daughter is heading to college after her senior year of high school and Martin is an isles legend.

The 2nd picture is me and my daughter at an isles game a few years ago.(Sorokin shutout against oilers) For reference that Martin was around for an entire young generation of isles fans.

We’ll always love and appreciate Marty on Long Island and looks forward to seeing him and his family around town and at isles games.!!!

 

[ThreeLeftSkates]

I'm sure that the GM comments were in jest but any job in hockey operations of any sort should be merit based and not loyalty driven. If he wants to learn the job then maybe someday he'll have the chops for it but for the people suggesting him for some kind of immediate hire there you're as bad as Lou. Competent management and not an endless string of "looking out for our own" and nepotism is what will move this franchise forward. For the immediate future, if MM wants a job make it in PR. We need pros running the hockey show and maybe someday he'll be one but for the moment he is not qualified.

He could be in the building, on his way to take a leak. You never know.

 

[MattMartin]

Welp, I'm sure you know what he meant to me. Sad day indeed.

 

[IslesNorway]

True Islanders hero. Hope they keep him around in some role.

 

[SCMURRAY]

The Mayor of Long Island will certainly get a job in the organization

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Who would have thought that this 5th round pick kid would go on to become one of the most beloved Islanders of the past 25 years..

Leadership, hitting, punching people's faces in, 82 career NYI playoff games (5 playoff goals in the 2020 playoffs alone!) all while being a role model off the ice and advocate of the Islanders and Long Island as a whole.

Can't ask for much more out of a hockey player than that.

Thank you Marty.

(still wish you clocked Boomer for wearing a Raggie jersey when Sydney first introduced you)

 

[MarsTBOW]

For what? If it's in hockey ops, player development or management he's never done it before. Doesn't mean he never will be or can't be groomed for it but I am sick to death of the incestuous nature of how this organization is run Get the best f**king people for the job is the only criteria, not he was a good Islander once. Nobody knows if he has the slightest talent for coaching, operations or management but they want to hire him away. Being a pro hockey player does not necessarily qualify you for any of those positions.

To Clarify,
From what I hear, MM was one of the guys to make sure new guys were instructed what it takes and what was expected of playing on this team every night. That being said, the kind of Job I'm taking about is the same Job they Gave Johnny Manchuk. I never mentioned scouting or management or operations. I said "Player Development" and that's what MM did every night helping guide younger players on this team.
As for Scouting, Management and Operations, I'm with you, Get The Best Proven People Out There!

 

[Thrasymachus]

Problem solved: Make him the GM.

He honestly couldn't be worse at this point.

 

[Run It Back]

To Clarify,
From what I hear, MM was one of the guys to make sure new guys were instructed what it takes and what was expected of playing on this team every night. That being said, the kind of Job I'm taking about is the same Job they Gave Johnny Manchuk. I never mentioned scouting or management or operations. I said "Player Development" and that's what MM did every night helping guide younger players on this team.
As for Scouting, Management and Operations, I'm with you, Get The Best Proven People Out There!

Well, all due respect, how has that worked out? Player development is not and has not been an Islander strong suit. Nor has scouting or management and the organization is littered with ex Isle players in some of those roles. Perfect example, Ken Morrow. For me anyway, because he's my age, he's humble, he was a member of the Miracle on Ice team, he played on all four Cup teams, he is in a close battle with Clark Gillies as my second favorite Islander all-time after Bossy. I love the guy and always will, but is he really the guy who you want running your pro scouting dept? How has that worked out for this organization but how do you fire a guy like that? That is one of the reasons I am so against these incestuous hires. I mean look at Yzerman in Detroit. Look at how much rope he has been given. Why? Because he's a legend in Detroit but if he isn't he's probably gone a few years ago. You hamstring yourself when you hire guys in key roles just because they are your guys. It's a bad way to do business.

There are certainly exceptions, I know that, but as general rule, keep your popular ex-players in PR and public outreach roles and leave the on ice hockey stuff to people you know are easy to fire if it comes to that.