Roster/Rumors/Speculation/Trade Talk - 2024-25: Re-Tool, Re-Group, Re-Mix, Re-Build

[MikeyMike01]

Roy’s full quote on Sorokin is even worse. Not really inspiring.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1835779521263411295

I wouldn’t read too much into Roy’s usage of English.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Eh, I’ll remain optimistic about Sorokin and the season, unless I see he’s out for an extended period of time, that is.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

From what they were saying about Tsyplakov, he’s apparently the real deal. Going to be fun to see him in preseason vs some NHLers for sure.

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[leeroggy]

See...No one is making anything up. Lou just refuses to share, and it's so f***ing dumb. You think anyone in NHL circles, where agents/players/execs talk on a daily basis, didn't know that Sorokin was injured and that he had a procedure of some sort???

And what Lou...You really think that opposing teams are going to aim their shots at Sorokin's back now??? I can hear the opposing coaches now, "OK You guys...We're playing the Islanders tonight. No shots from in front of the net or you're doing a bag skate tomorrow. Now let's go..."

Perif already in mid-season form . . .

You’ve been here since 2012 and haven’t learned yet?

I was still in puberty at age 12

 

[Zeeker]

If everything that went right last year continues to stay the same or improve, and the things that went wrong last year now suddenly go right, this is easily a 100+ point team.

 

[WangMustGo]

If everything that went right last year continues to stay the same or improve, and the things that went wrong last year now suddenly go right, this is easily a 100+ point team.

A healthy and back to normal Sorokin and a decent Pk alone gets this team 100 points.

 

[MJF]

I don't agree with that.

What? Isles fans not finding some angle to complain about?

 

[NYI365]

If everything that went right last year continues to stay the same or improve, and the things that went wrong last year now suddenly go right, this is easily a 100+ point team.

I love it because ask anyone not on the Isles board and the predictions are bottom 5-10, bottom feeders etc. I think they really can surprise. They had the most f***ing blown leads I've ever seen to boot in addition to the PK etc. Had they won half of those OTLs they would've been sitting much higher, tied with TOR with 102 last season.

 

[saintunspecified]

"But sometimes, there’s a moment where you don’t want to give in to someone: ‘Why is he skating into the middle to try and get around me? Has he lost his mind? This is my zone – my house, damn it. He’s come in with dirty feet, leaving a mess. What does he think he’s doing? If he tries to cut through the center – that’s it, goodbye.’ Well, relatively speaking. If you think about it this way, why should any player – whether it’s [Connor] McDavid or not – be skating freely around my zone? If I have a chance, I’ll hit him. End of story.”

I'm ready for the season now

tbh I think the paragraph that precedes it really important:

"Romanov is also known for some bone-crushing hits. But he doesn’t have it in his mind too much, apparently. “You’d have to be a pretty simple-minded player to have a role model for body checking. What kind of role model is that anyway?” he says. “The problem is, I might not even like doing body checks. I don’t need them at all. I want to play hockey, score goals – just like everyone else on the ice.”

Shorter Romanov: "Yeah, I hit, but not like a meathead. Also, take your shoes off. I can't believe your parents raised you this way."

 

[Throttle]

The isles need goalie depth, so they sign a 29 year old out of Sweden for 2 years in…May … just after losing to Carolina on April 30.

Kinkaid on a PTO in September…he was on the Devils w/Schneider, so beyond a local boy without a job, that’s the connection there.

 

[doublechili]

The isles need goalie depth, so they sign a 29 year old out of Sweden for 2 years in…May … just after losing to Carolina on April 30.

Kinkaid on a PTO in September…he was on the Devils w/Schneider, so beyond a local boy without a job, that’s the connection there.

Re: the Kinkaid PTO, if Sorokin is mostly rehabbing during camp it could just be as simple as they need another goalie to rotate through practices/scrimmages.

 

[Throttle]

Re: the Kinkaid PTO, if Sorokin is mostly rehabbing during camp it could just be as simple as they need another goalie to rotate through practices/scrimmages.

Probably. The signing of Hogberg so early after the season seems to indicate the Isles knew something was happening with Sorokin and wanted to protect themselves early in the process.

Otherwise, Hogberg signs on to be a depth piece behind Sorokin and Varly - a number one and number one a with 3 and 8 more years on their contracts?

Unless he really likes Bridgeport, CT.

 

[periferal]

A healthy and back to normal Sorokin and a decent Pk alone gets this team 100 points.

Nice pun.

Perif already in mid-season form . . .

If Lou doesn't have to change then neither do I.

 

[leeroggy]

Nice pun.



If Lou doesn't have to change then neither do I.

The 'kindler and gentler' Perif remains a long-term goal . . .

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

See...No one is making anything up. Lou just refuses to share, and it's so f***ing dumb.

Why should he need to "share?" What does that do?

 

[Big L]

Why should he need to "share?" What does that do?

Not hurt perfs feelings?

 

[The Real JT]

I love it because ask anyone not on the Isles board and the predictions are bottom 5-10, bottom feeders etc. I think they really can surprise. They had the most f***ing blown leads I've ever seen to boot in addition to the PK etc. Had they won half of those OTLs they would've been sitting much higher, tied with TOR with 102 last season.

You are what your record is - Bill Parcells

It seems that every year in the NFL there’s a couple of teams that go 6-10 (yeah I know it’s 17 games now) and then their supporters quote a stat that they lost 7 of those games by a combined 26 points.

A loss is a loss. Winning teams find a way to win.

 

[mm11]

You are what your record is - Bill Parcells

It seems that every year in the NFL there’s a couple of teams that go 6-10 (yeah I know it’s 17 games now) and then their supporters quote a stat that they lost 7 of those games by a combined 26 points.

A loss is a loss. Winning teams find a way to win.

The big Tuna was always blunt. It's certainly a rally cry for our crazed French leader to perhaps get the fellas hungry to actually start off hot this year. He can use the stats of all the blown third periods too. Sounds easy! LGI

 

[Osakahaus]

Isles will be fine

 

[SI90]

If we Get Dobson around this and under $9mil AAV long term I’d be ecstatic

 

[Throttle]

Dobson is an RFA to be. He can wait and prove he has minimized his deflating brain farts that result in major gaffes and goals against offsetting this offense.

If he doesn’t, you use that lower his ask.

 

[doublechili]

If we Get Dobson around this and under $9mil AAV long term I’d be ecstatic

I assume you mean Seider at $8.55M x 7? It's kind of interesting that he signed for 7 and not 8 years. He's 23, so he'll be 30 at the end of that contract, so maybe he can sign another long term deal at that time as a UFA and choose his destination.

Dobson will be 25 next summer when he starts his new contract, so a 7 year deal would bring him to 32 (and 8 years to 33). Also, Seider is coming off 40 points and Dobson had 70. If Dobson has a big year I can see him going for 8 years at a bigger number than Seider. If he's the best player on the team, with a higher cap now, he can justify getting more than Barzal. But Lou won't go $10M - so, $9.5M x 8 is my guess. That'll be his big payday, and he can still go UFA at 33 and sign a nice 3-5 year deal.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I assume you mean Seider at $8.55M x 7? It's kind of interesting that he signed for 7 and not 8 years. He's 23, so he'll be 30 at the end of that contract, so maybe he can sign another long term deal at that time as a UFA and choose his destination.

Fun stat:
Seider has not missed a game since becoming a Red Wing. Right from his first NHL game, he's played all 82 games for 3 straight seasons.

Impressive!

 

[LeapOnOver]

Fun stat:
Seider has not missed a game since becoming a Red Wing. Right from his first NHL game, he's played all 82 games for 3 straight season.

Impressive!

I can't believe he's played 3 seasons already, lol. Time just flies by....

 

[eoin92]

I can't believe he's played 3 seasons already, lol. Time just flies by....

Talk about time flying, Barzal has played 500 games already, and is the age Tavares was when he bailed on us. Also, the Tavares contract is about to expire. Yeah, time goes fast.