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

[Taswell]

Pagnotta just said on NHL Network that it is leaning towards NJ unless the Isles step up with more $$

Shocked...wait, nope not shocked.

 

[MJF]

Pagnotta just said on NHL Network that it is leaning towards NJ unless the Isles step up with more $$

I feel like I've been here before...

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Did the presentation include all the helicopter companies that can quickly and effectively transport him to southern Jersey in a flash?

Lou walks in, puts his arm around Johnny and says you want to win, kiss the ring. Shows his 3 Cup rings.

 

[Beacon Isles]

Sounds like Lou came in around $9.x M AAV, and the Devils are at $10M-ish AAV. But if true, sounds like the JG camp is giving the Isles a chance to up their offer?

 

[TeamKidd]

Pagnotta just said on NHL Network that it is leaning towards NJ unless the Isles step up with more $$

oh hmmm...where have i heard that one before....oh right, with Panarin right before he squeezed another half mil from the Rags and signed for less.

 

[Abradolf Lincler]

Sounds like Lou came in around $9.x M AAV, and the Devils are at $10M-ish AAV. But if true, sounds like the JG camp is giving the Isles a chance to up their offer?

Just up the offer to $10 million, have your cap guru worry about the compliance later

 

[YearlyLottery]

I will say this... I do not care about missing out on Gaudreau. That being said I will be livid if the only reason they don't sign him is because they did not want to offer more money than the Devils.

 

[islesfan3913]

Just offer $10.5 mil for 7 years and let him decide. We desperately need an impact player so give him a high end offer and if he chooses elsewhere then so be it.

 

[Costigan77]

Sounds like Lou came in around $9.x M AAV, and the Devils are at $10M-ish AAV. But if true, sounds like the JG camp is giving the Isles a chance to up their offer?

Doesn’t this mean he doesn’t want the devils? Giving isles opportunity to come close? This is positive

 

[19 Straight]

Sounds like Lou came in around $9.x M AAV, and the Devils are at $10M-ish AAV. But if true, sounds like the JG camp is giving the Isles a chance to up their offer?

Sounds like we are being used .....again. I've lived in NJ the past 25 years and been an Islanders fan my whole life and I can't see playing for the NJD. It is such a sterile , boring hockey environment. NJ is nice and is much closer to Philly than LI, but from a hockey standpoint, NJ has no juice.

 

[ekill08x]

we all knew this. just move on. do NOT sign Palat as a backup he is a third liner.

 

[TeamKidd]

how about 7/77...then we could say we signed "The Better Johnny"
?

 

[NewYorkIsles]

It sounds like the devils are being used for us to step up our game, if we get it close he will choose us.. but do we up our offer?

 

[beach]

Hradek saying the Isles are a better fit.

 

[Nosebleed40]

Offer 10 +, figure the rest out later. If this comes down to a 1 mil or 1.5 and you lose, that would really blow.

 

[SayItAintSoJohnny]

I said I would go 7x10 and no higher, so nothing wrong with starting the bidding at 9-9.5...

 

[SI90]

Guys on NHL network seem to believe the Islanders are a way better fit for Gudreau than NJ. Not that their opinion means anything but maybe Gudreau and his camp possibly feel the same?

 

[MJF]

Sounds like we are being used .....again. I've lived in NJ the past 25 years and been an Islanders fan my whole life and I can't see playing for the NJD. It is such a sterile , boring hockey environment. NJ is nice and is much closer to Philly than LI, but from a hockey standpoint, NJ has no juice.

Outside of us folks here, does the Island? What's the perception of the Islanders to outsiders? I have a feeling we're a big nothing to the rest of the hockey world.

 

[19 Straight]

The question is at what point (cost) does it become better to lose this fight? The Devils have much more money. Is this JT all over again (from a pure hockey standpoint, not with the other treasonous issues)? Does this contract become an albatross?

 

[Beacon Isles]

Hradek saying the Isles are a better fit.

Ray Ferraro saying the same. Says the Devils are too small already.

 

[IslesCLT]

f*** all of you for sucking me back in

 

[19 Straight]

Outside of us folks here, does the Island? What's the perception of the Islanders to outsiders? I have a feeling we're a big nothing to the rest of the hockey world.

The insane energy of the crowd in the 2019 and 2021 playoffs and new arena, plus the winning in 2020 and 2021 changed the dynamic some.

 

[Lights911]

I’d go up to 10 for him, that’s the max. But if we lose this because we didn’t want to boost our offer by 500K it will be devastating. Either way, with how deep we’ve gotten into this the usual July 1st feeling might come upon us.

 

[TeamKidd]

Guys on NHL network seem to believe the Islanders are a way better fit for Gudreau than NJ. Not that their opinion means anything but maybe Gudreau and his camp possibly feel the same?

i mean it sounds like hes making a decision based on something other than 'the best fit', but sure that's nice...

 

[Kevin27NYI]

I wonder if we are the Rangers in this scenario, he's using the Devils to drive our price up.