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

[xECK29x]

They should move on from Pelech. George is cut from the same cloth.

Complete agree with this

 

[seabass45]

If they did bottom out which players, whose contracts extend past this season, would Isles fans want to move on from?

Obvious one is Lee, who only has a year after this. Pageau is also a future UFA. Could also argue in favor of Varlamov, very reasonable contract and there’s always going to be some demand for goaltending out there.

As for the aforementioned Pelech, I don’t know. A lot of people here have buyers remorse about both the Pelech and Pulock deals, and in Pelech’s case (NTC finally becomes modified after his year) his play started cratering after suffering a bad concussion. So we’re at the point of wanting to get rid of him bc he’s damaged goods and hoping some team out there doesn’t see that and is willing to take on the lengthy term remaining. I don’t think it’s going to happen and I feel like the team would be better off just holding because inevitably we’re going to need to replace him and the price might be costly (see: Romanov in 2022).

 

[Big L]

lol on Florida panthers broadcast, they were talking about floridas league leading 7 short handed goals, with Sam Reinhardt with 4 of them. Asked Reinhardt about it, and said he stopped going to the PK meetings and that’s when their PK really took off

A few of the isles should miss the PK meetings as well

 

[seafoam]

lol on Florida panthers broadcast, they were talking about floridas league leading 7 short handed goals, with Sam Reinhardt with 4 of them. Asked Reinhardt about it, and said he stopped going to the PK meetings and that’s when their PK really took off

A few of the isles should miss the PK meetings as well

Best example of K.I.S.S.

Keep It Simple Stupid. That’s what somewhat frustrates me across the whole league, these guys made it to the NHL because they KNOW how to play hockey. I understand playing within a system, but there needs to be trust in the players to play with their instincts. A player thinking during a game is not a player I want on the ice. Natural reactions for me.

 

[MJF]

Best example of K.I.S.S.

Keep It Simple Stupid. That’s what somewhat frustrates me across the whole league, these guys made it to the NHL because they KNOW how to play hockey. I understand playing within a system, but there needs to be trust in the players to play with their instincts. A player thinking during a game is not a player I want on the ice. Natural reactions for me.

But what if your team has mostly mid-level skill guys mixed in with some low hockey IQ guys?

 

[Top Corner]

Outside of Maclean, the isles 4th is beyond brutal. The D struggle playing with this group and every shift they are on just runs the battery down on the Defense. I can’t believe there are not 2 better options in the minors

 

[Big L]

Panthers score 4 in the third, dominate and take control. Sure would be nice to root for a team like that.

Panthers also give sticks to the fans at the end for each of the 3 stars and get #1 star interview with Katie Engleson, we throw $1 pucks to the fans and interview with Shannon hogan. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 

[Taswell]

Some were discussing Jiricek a few pages back. Yeah…no way we could have paid that price. Not with how our team is constructed…or rather not constructed.