Roster/Rumors/Speculation/Trade Talk - 2023-24: Hotel California

[TeamKidd]

And why do you think that is?


And what do we have in the minors at any position that isn't at least a brush fire...?

1. do you really need me to answer that for you?
2. not much.

 

[periferal]

1. do you really need me to answer that for you?
2. not much.

1. Rhetorical question.
2. Bingo (and see #1)

 

[MikeyMike01]

Because that's how it goes. How many teams are rocking NHL quality goalies in the minors?

Campbell is in the AHL

 

[Doshell Propivo]

6-1-2 in their last 9. 3rd in the division. One point back of 2nd with a game in hand. 6th best PP % in the league. Barzal and Horvat having their best seasons of their career.

I know that everything sucks and we have to fire everyone and rebuild but just wanted to point that out.

 

[miscs75]

Lane finally figured out how to get 4 lines that work. Now all we need is Lou to trade away the excess so Lane doesn’t start resting guys for load management like he’s done with Hudson Fasching.

 

[Osakahaus]

Lane finally figured out how to get 4 lines that work. Now all we need is Lou to trade away the excess so Lane doesn’t start resting guys for load management like he’s done with Hudson Fasching.

I think that the 3rd line needs another tweak. Lee works best with Horvat and Barzal at least. Too many times I noticed the 3rd line getting hemmed in against the jackets in the 2nd period.

 

[seafoam]

Lane finally figured out how to get 4 lines that work. Now all we need is Lou to trade away the excess so Lane doesn’t start resting guys for load management like he’s done with Hudson Fasching.

Lane didn’t figure out shit to be honest.

Martin getting injured (allowing Fasching to slot in on the 4th line where he belongs) and Gauthier beating out Wahlstrom have been the biggest difference makers. Dare I say Reilly over Aho has helped as well…

The Islanders are in the middle of the pack defensively (with Sorokin having a terrible start to the season) but are still bottom third in the league scoring wise.

I think they need insurance on the left side of the defense because Pelech’s injury history is becoming concerning and Romanov plays a heavy game. After those two, Aho/Bolduc/Reilly are juet bandaids.

I think the biggest hole is in the top six though, their sixth highest scoring forward in Holmstrom with 9 points, not good enough.

 

[MikeyMike01]

6-1-2 in their last 9. 3rd in the division. One point back of 2nd with a game in hand. 6th best PP % in the league. Barzal and Horvat having their best seasons of their career.

I know that everything sucks and we have to fire everyone and rebuild but just wanted to point that out.

that’s cool and all but what I really want as a fan is to have an extra second round draft pick in the upcoming draft

 

[seafoam]

Barzal and Horvat have combined for 50 (18 goals, 32 assists) points in 48 games.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

I do like Reilly, one of the few dmen that punches effectively

 

[miscs75]

Lane didn’t figure out shit to be honest.

Martin getting injured (allowing Fasching to slot in on the 4th line where he belongs) and Gauthier beating out Wahlstrom have been the biggest difference makers. Dare I say Reilly over Aho has helped as well…

The Islanders are in the middle of the pack defensively (with Sorokin having a terrible start to the season) but are still bottom third in the league scoring wise.

I think they need insurance on the left side of the defense because Pelech’s injury history is becoming concerning and Romanov plays a heavy game. After those two, Aho/Bolduc/Reilly are juet bandaids.

I think the biggest hole is in the top six though, their sixth highest scoring forward in Holmstrom with 9 points, not good enough.

I’m more so talking Martin getting injured forced him to play Fasching and Wahlstrom finally getting replaced by a substantially more deserving player in Gauthier. Wally doesn’t do anything to show he deserves a spot outside of the fact he was drafted high.
Holmstrom should be that 1st line winger but Lee seems to finally be showining his motor turned only 3/4 gear. By February he should be in 1st gear.

I’ll say it again, I want to see Reilly with Dobson and Romanov back with Pulock. They would balance out the top 4 a bit more. When Pelech comes back, send Bolduc down for a conditioning stint. It may be temporary but it’ll help show off a better blueline core at the moment.

 

[Osakahaus]

Lane didn’t figure out shit to be honest.

Martin getting injured (allowing Fasching to slot in on the 4th line where he belongs) and Gauthier beating out Wahlstrom have been the biggest difference makers. Dare I say Reilly over Aho has helped as well…

The Islanders are in the middle of the pack defensively (with Sorokin having a terrible start to the season) but are still bottom third in the league scoring wise.

I think they need insurance on the left side of the defense because Pelech’s injury history is becoming concerning and Romanov plays a heavy game. After those two, Aho/Bolduc/Reilly are juet bandaids.

I think the biggest hole is in the top six though, their sixth highest scoring forward in Holmstrom with 9 points, not good enough.

Ilya has faced like 40 shots a night on average. I say hold any Sorokin bashing until our defense can figure out how to actually play competently for once. i dont think that our issue is really with Ilya, but moreso Scott Mayfield becoming such a god damn liability along with the terrible 6v5 play as of late.

 

[Osakahaus]

6-1-2 in their last 9. 3rd in the division. One point back of 2nd with a game in hand. 6th best PP % in the league. Barzal and Horvat having their best seasons of their career.

I know that everything sucks and we have to fire everyone and rebuild but just wanted to point that out.

Could also be like 8-0-1 or something better. Its really the difference between winning an OT game and holding onto a third period. LA, BOS, EDM, and TOR all coming up on the schedule will matter a ton. You really need to also start considering that we only play Philly once more. If they don't cool down, that 0-0 SO loss is going to haunt us hard.

My biggest fear is Lou doubling down on the 4th line and Lambert, when in reality I think those parts are holding us back and hard. I really like Horvat and Barzal. This really is the first time I can safely say that we have a top 6 that's extremely good.

 

[BMOK33]

Could also be like 8-0-1 or something better. Its really the difference between winning an OT game and holding onto a third period. LA, BOS, EDM, and TOR all coming up on the schedule will matter a ton. You really need to also start considering that we only play Philly once more. If they don't cool down, that 0-0 SO loss is going to haunt us hard.

I am assuming Philly goes the way of the Caps soon. They are not likely to maintain what they've been doing

 

[miscs75]

Ilya has faced like 40 shots a night on average. I say hold any Sorokin bashing until our defense can figure out how to actually play competently for once. i dont think that our issue is really with Ilya, but moreso Scott Mayfield becoming such a god damn liability along with the terrible 6v5 play as of late.

Lane is severely overplaying Mayfield. He doesn’t do well in heavy minute type of situations.

 

[doublechili]

6-1-2 in their last 9. 3rd in the division. One point back of 2nd with a game in hand. 6th best PP % in the league. Barzal and Horvat having their best seasons of their career.

I know that everything sucks and we have to fire everyone and rebuild but just wanted to point that out.

The really funny thing is that the East is pretty mediocre this year. What team is unbeatable in a 7 game series? BOS? There's a bit of deja vu there since they were really unbeatable last year - until the playoffs. The NYR? You kind of have to think that a series between the 2 teams would end up being a battle that could go either way. CAR, NJ, TOR all have question marks.

 

[TeamKidd]

1. Rhetorical question.
2. Bingo (and see #1)

..and your point is?

 

[PK Cronin]

They are still sloppy defensively and need to clean that and the PK up.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

I do like Reilly, one of the few dmen that punches effectively

When he winds up to shoot at the point, I actually have high hopes that the puck will be on net.

Refreshing to see when you consider #6's accuracy.

 

[Osakahaus]

Yeah THIS is the Barzal we all signed up for

Omit last post. PK has actually been fine as of late.

 

[miscs75]

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Yeah THIS is the Barzal we all signed up for

Omit last post. PK has actually been fine as of late.

New haircut, new man. He’s doing one thing severely different this year (well 2), attacking the middle of the ice with the puck thus leading to shots on net.

 

[doublechili]

They are still sloppy defensively and need to clean that and the PK up.

Absolutely. I'd be more optimistic if I had more confidence in the coach.

 

[doublechili]

Barzal seems to be making the simple play more often lately, and doing it much more quickly. If you have a good, open shot, take it right away. If you're running out of time/space and a teammate is open, move it to him immediately. Don't hold it and skate and try to create a perfect tap in play. With his skating and turning ability he's always going to have the ability to create time/space to an extent, but if he doesn't do that every time he'll have more success because he's not always trying to do the hard thing and the opposition won't know what he's going to do every time. Not that complicated.

 

[Osakahaus]

Barzal seems to be making the simple play more often lately, and doing it much more quickly. If you have a good, open shot, take it right away. If you're running out of time/space and a teammate is open, move it to him immediately. Don't hold it and skate and try to create a perfect tap in play. With his skating and turning ability he's always going to have the ability to create time/space to an extent, but if he doesn't do that every time he'll have more success because he's not always trying to do the hard thing and the opposition won't know what he's going to do every time. Not that complicated.

he should really play more when there's an empty net btw

 

[SI]

Could also be like 8-0-1 or something better. Its really the difference between winning an OT game and holding onto a third period. LA, BOS, EDM, and TOR all coming up on the schedule will matter a ton. You really need to also start considering that we only play Philly once more. If they don't cool down, that 0-0 SO loss is going to haunt us hard.

My biggest fear is Lou doubling down on the 4th line and Lambert, when in reality I think those parts are holding us back and hard. I really like Horvat and Barzal. This really is the first time I can safely say that we have a top 6 that's extremely good.

How is Cal and Casey holding this team back? They have been good this year and they are playing their roles, except for the PK, but that is on all of the personnel.

What's holding this team back is playing a 3rd f***ing period - an extra 20 minutes.