periferal
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What an unbelievable joke that it's come to this. It's enough already with this clown GM. I would not trade Nelson if Malkin would fire Lou.
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By Arthur Staple
2h ago
With just about 48 hours until the trade deadline, there’s still not much clarity on the New York Islanders’ plans.
The teams that have interest in Brock Nelson (No. 1 on The Athletic’s trade board) and Kyle Palmieri (No. 14), the two Isles pending unrestricted free agents who are most likely to be dealt before Friday at 3 p.m. ET, were still waiting to hear if general manager and president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello had made his deadline plans as of Wednesday early afternoon, according to league sources.
Lamoriello was still trying to hammer out a contract extension with Nelson on Wednesday, per the sources.
That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s staying, though. Some of the teams that would love to acquire Nelson for the stretch run and postseason might also be interested in signing him to an extension, which would require pre-trade conversations with Nelson’s camp before agreeing to a deal.
The longer the Islanders go without making their intentions clear, the harder it would be to have those kinds of talks — if Lamoriello would even consider that option. A post-trade extension, like the one the Islanders gave Jean-Gabriel Pageau after acquiring him from the Ottawa Senators at the 2019-20 deadline for three draft picks, could make the return bigger for the Isles.
There’s no shortage of teams waiting in the wings. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings would all make pitches on Nelson, assuming the Islanders don’t re-sign him for themselves. The Tampa Bay Lightning were on that list, as well, but are also in talks for forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde from the Seattle Kraken, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Wednesday.
Some of those teams would be interested in Palmieri, too, though Nelson is the biggest fish for a team to land this deadline.
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What I’m hearing about the Islanders’ Brock Nelson trade (and extension) talks 2 days before the deadline
By Arthur Staple
2h ago
With just about 48 hours until the trade deadline, there’s still not much clarity on the New York Islanders’ plans.
The teams that have interest in Brock Nelson (No. 1 on The Athletic’s trade board) and Kyle Palmieri (No. 14), the two Isles pending unrestricted free agents who are most likely to be dealt before Friday at 3 p.m. ET, were still waiting to hear if general manager and president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello had made his deadline plans as of Wednesday early afternoon, according to league sources.
Lamoriello was still trying to hammer out a contract extension with Nelson on Wednesday, per the sources.
That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s staying, though. Some of the teams that would love to acquire Nelson for the stretch run and postseason might also be interested in signing him to an extension, which would require pre-trade conversations with Nelson’s camp before agreeing to a deal.
The longer the Islanders go without making their intentions clear, the harder it would be to have those kinds of talks — if Lamoriello would even consider that option. A post-trade extension, like the one the Islanders gave Jean-Gabriel Pageau after acquiring him from the Ottawa Senators at the 2019-20 deadline for three draft picks, could make the return bigger for the Isles.
There’s no shortage of teams waiting in the wings. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings would all make pitches on Nelson, assuming the Islanders don’t re-sign him for themselves. The Tampa Bay Lightning were on that list, as well, but are also in talks for forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde from the Seattle Kraken, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Wednesday.
Some of those teams would be interested in Palmieri, too, though Nelson is the biggest fish for a team to land this deadline.
. But for real, I’m at the point where I’d probably rather trade Horvat than Nelson at this point. He’s an absolute 0 without a puck transporter/carrier. He’s still got value around the league, and I have a feeling this one is going to age far worse than a 3 year deal to Nelson.
