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Throttle

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danteipp said:
With respect to the Brännström discussion, it was VERY costly to the Isles. It cost them a legit shot at Stone, because Vegas used him as the centerpiece in their trade and Ottawa supposedly wanted Dobson in a similar proposal.

Now Stone preferred to go to Vegas according to reports, but if the Isles had Brännström and Dobson, Vegas would have had to come up with something else entirely.

Maybe Vegas would have still been able to get a deal done, or maybe the Isles could have traded for Stone, won him over and extended him, like they have in other players.

This was not simply a matter of the player didn't pan out as expected, so all is well in the end. It was a lost asset and missed opportunity. A costly one, given the Isles need for a topline winger then and now.
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When the player has no interest in the playing for you, well, doesn’t matter what assets you have or their quality.

BMOK33 said:
I think it’s a wash whether Tampa went with Guentzel or Stamkos. Guentzel maybe the first 2 years of the contract is good but he’s not anything close to what a 29 year old Stamkos was. At 33-34 that contract will suck and I’m not sure Tampa is really that serious a contender anymore regardless. Guentzel refusing 8 years from Carolina is odd but maybe the concern that entire roster was up for free agency he had no idea what he was signing up for
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I just think he went all money on the tax advantaged front and also maybe the Dundon/Tulsky thing wasn’t that appealing to him.
 
CupHolders

CupHolders

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danteipp said:
With respect to the Brännström discussion, it was VERY costly to the Isles. It cost them a legit shot at Stone, because Vegas used him as the centerpiece in their trade and Ottawa supposedly wanted Dobson in a similar proposal.

Now Stone preferred to go to Vegas according to reports, but if the Isles had Brännström and Dobson, Vegas would have had to come up with something else entirely.

Maybe Vegas would have still been able to get a deal done, or maybe the Isles could have traded for Stone, won him over and extended him, like they have in other players.

This was not simply a matter of the player didn't pan out as expected, so all is well in the end. It was a lost asset and missed opportunity. A costly one, given the Isles need for a topline winger then and now.
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I always appreciate your posts, and think you offer a very balanced, but deep analysis that is often not reflective of the hyperbole in the age of social media. But from my recollection of reports during that time, Stone was going to find a way on VGK no matter what.

I honestly don't feel that having Brannstrom would've have changed the Isles ability of acquiring Stone. In fact, if we chase the notion of "what if." What if the Isles had drafted Brannstrom, would...
  • They still be in a position to even draft Dobson the following year?
  • Ottawa insisted on Dobson over Brannstrom?
  • The Isles be short Nelson and Dobson, but have Stone and Brannstrom?
  • VGK have selected Nelson, then traded him as the principle part for Stone?
 
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MJF

MJF

Hope is not a strategy
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islesfan186 said:
Well gents, we’ve reached another July 1st, every Islander fan’s least favorite day of the year. How will we be disappointed today?
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It's a beach day. Go outside. You won't be disappointed.
 
doublechili

doublechili

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islesfan186 said:
Well gents, we’ve reached another July 1st, every Islander fan’s least favorite day of the year. How will we be disappointed today?
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The Real JT

The Real JT

The crowd called out for more
Jul 2, 2018
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Beau signs with the Pens. 1 year at $1.25 M.

I know there’s a lot of hate for him here but I always liked him. I was also frequently disappointed in him. That’s that’s a good signing for Dumbass in my book.
 
beach

beach

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leeroggy said:
In my day, pickup hockey was a plastic stick with holes in it, a dead bounce plastic ball and some pieces of wood and mesh nets cut to size, plus Dad's hammer, nails and saw.

If you lived on a cul-de-sac it was nirvana. If the family had a tennis court with fencing and the poles came out, it was double nirvana.
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Yep, and couch cushion foam cut to size, wrapped in duct tape, and old belts inserted thru incisions to attach the pads to the goalie's legs.
 
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