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

[periferal]

Are the preseason optimists still optimistic?

Will all of them actually admit they were...Or even identify themselves at all...?

 

[Zeeker]

Are the preseason optimists still optimistic?

Will all of them actually admit they were...Or even identify themselves at all...?

Islanders will win two games in a row and most here will be called doomers, cereal pissers, or what have you

 

[Throttle]

Are the preseason optimists still optimistic?

Will all of them actually admit they were...Or even identify themselves at all...?

Well, considering SEA, PIt, LA, EDM, NYI, and DET all have gone on extended win and loss streaks, seems like it’s the norm of the season. And you know what? All of those teams are in or within 3 points of a playoff spot with 40 games to go.

 

[SI]

Are the preseason optimists still optimistic?

Will all of them actually admit they were...Or even identify themselves at all...?

I will identify myself.

It is difficult to see the hope and optimism after these last 2 games. There are 40 games left, which is why I hope Lou makes the change soon with the Head coach.

There is some good in this disjointed half season - Dobson, Barzal, Horvat, Romanov, and Holmstrom.

 

[SI]

I don't disagree, but I'm honestly having some difficulty understanding that Lambert is still here. Lou can't like what he's seeing, especially the disorganized play, defensive lapses and lost leads. He hasn't been shy about moving on what he felt a coach wasn't getting the job done, so I'm really just looking for a reason.

Great post DC- I too am searching for a reason why it hasn’t happened - even the walk off the ice reflects back to the bumbles and disorganization this staff may be riddled with- I wonder what a new coach brings in.

I still believe in this roster - not the staff

 

[Throttle]

Well, lets see if we can have a game with a multi goal lead

Maybe a goal?

 

[CupHolders]

Regarding firing Lambert. At least now, as opposed to earlier in the year there are some more interesting options… Evason, Berube maybe?

 

[periferal]

Well, considering SEA, PIt, LA, EDM, NYI, and DET all have gone on extended win and loss streaks, seems like it’s the norm of the season. And you know what? All of those teams are in or within 3 points of a playoff spot with 40 games to go.

You're amazing dude. Once again....You just can't stop talking about other teams to help water down the issues with the Isles...And now you're ever contradicting yourself chalking that failed "Yzerplan" of a mess in Detroit up to your standard "win and loss streaks" that happen throughout the season.

Would be simply jaw-dropping if you made a few posts ONLY discussing the Isles issues and not referencing any other team.

 

[periferal]

I will identify myself.

It is difficult to see the hope and optimism after these last 2 games. There are 40 games left, which is why I hope Lou makes the change soon with the Head coach.

There is some good in this disjointed half season - Dobson, Barzal, Horvat, Romanov, and Holmstrom.

Respect the reply SI.

My thing is that if you look at this entire team/organization through a micro or macro lens I don't see how they could be close to a Cup for years. To me that's the bottom line, so while there may be some improvements in individuals players' or on the PP as a whole, it doesn't get us anywhere near a championship and why I was, and am, so disappointed with the direction of the team.

 

[Strummergas]

I will identify myself.

It is difficult to see the hope and optimism after these last 2 games. There are 40 games left, which is why I hope Lou makes the change soon with the Head coach.

There is some good in this disjointed half season - Dobson, Barzal, Horvat, Romanov, and Holmstrom.

I share your sentiments exactly. It's time for Lane to go, but if they manage to win tonight and again in Chicago, he's not going anywhere. I think as long as they stay within striking distance of a playoff spot, Lane will be the coach.

 

[Throttle]

You're amazing dude. Once again....You just can't stop talking about other teams to help water down the issues with the Isles...And now you're ever contradicting yourself chalking that failed "Yzerplan" of a mess in Detroit up to your standard "win and loss streaks" that happen throughout the season.

Would be simply jaw-dropping if you made a few posts ONLY discussing the Isles issues and not referencing any other team.

Yeah, you missed that one. Can’t help you there.

Here’s an Isles topic for you, at some point, in all your fire Lou and Lambert diatribe, you gonna put out there whom you would like to succeed these two?

 

[The Real JT]

I will identify myself.

It is difficult to see the hope and optimism after these last 2 games. There are 40 games left, which is why I hope Lou makes the change soon with the Head coach.

There is some good in this disjointed half season - Dobson, Barzal, Horvat, Romanov, and Holmstrom.

Good take. I agree with your optimism on the first four players.

I don’t disagree completely with Holmstrom but I’d leave him off that list. He’s had decent incremental improvement but he still looks like a bottom six player to me. With his progression this year and his youth, there’s room to grow. We can only hope because there’s not an awful lot on the farm that’s NHL ready.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Are the preseason optimists still optimistic?

Will all of them actually admit they were...Or even identify themselves at all...?

I don't think I'm wrong, I like a lot of the roster, I wasn't a huge fan of Lane. I liked that he made a coaching adjustment last season that helped the team make the playoffs but overall I don't like him and this year has been awful so.. if no change is made I'd be pissed but I think he's gone. But as far as the roster goes, we should make playoffs with a new coach.

 

[Throttle]

An in season coach like Berube isn’t signing on w/o a 3-4 year deal attached.

Although, if you look around the league and into the summer, the Isles gig would be a plum job. Doubtful there’s a lot of options this summer due to the coach turnover in the past two years.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Are the preseason optimists still optimistic?

Will all of them actually admit they were...Or even identify themselves at all...?

When the team is winning, not a peep out of you. The second they start losing, one flex after another. And you have the gall to tell other people that their posts are repetitive.

 

[Strummergas]

When the team is winning, not a peep out of you. The second they start losing, one flex after another. And you have the gall to tell other people that their posts are repetitive.

That post was amazing. I literally guffawed out loud over the pot/kettle/black content.

 

[MJF]

That post was amazing. I literally guffawed out loud over the pot/kettle/black content.

They all do it, don't they?

 

[MJF]

What other team are we snickering about today? The Sabres? The Sens? Not many left?

Imagine disparaging another team's GM for making roster moves or firing a coach. Whether it was to give a team a jolt or save his own ass, being proactive is part of a general manager's job.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

What other team are we snickering about today? The Sabres? The Sens? Not many left?

Imagine disparaging another team's GM for making roster moves or firing a coach. Whether it was to give a team a jolt or save his own ass, being proactive is part of a general manager's job.

Where's Mike Milbury when you need him.

 

[Chardo]

An in season coach like Berube isn’t signing on w/o a 3-4 year deal attached.

Although, if you look around the league and into the summer, the Isles gig would be a plum job. Doubtful there’s a lot of options this summer due to the coach turnover in the past two years.

Why would the Isles gig be a plum job?

 

[Throttle]

Why would the Isles gig be a plum job?

Plenty of talent on this team in all three areas, one of the most respected GMs in the league, stable franchise, owner spends money on the team (and the coach), minimal media attention, playoff team 4/5 years, east coast travel, etc.

 

[Dutch Frost]

I honestly thought Lambert would've been gone by xmas but yet he is still here cause he put together a few wins but the problem is still here. The system stinks worse than a bum on the A train.

 

[The Real JT]

Just thought I’d throw this out there.

Do we miss Parise more than we think?

 

[periferal]

Just thought I’d throw this out there.

Do we miss Parise more than we think?

We were a fring playoff team last season...We're a fringe playoff team this season. So no.


It's Trotz that we miss more than we think (no matter how much you miss him).

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Just thought I’d throw this out there.

Do we miss Parise more than we think?

No but he was good, third on the team in goals. But he was pretty effectively replaced by Holmstrom. I still want him back though.

And Lambert gone