If that were the case I think this team would have helped him.
You're right, not sure until I see what happens this offseason.
I know right, LOL....
It absolutely isn't. Ritchie is now the closest thing to that.
Dobson and Holmstrom are the two Lou-time picks that have become useful NHL regulars.
Raty is actually the only other one to be playing NHL hockey right now.
Even if you want to be fair and say we should only really evaluate Lou's first four drafts here, that's all we've got from them.
You don't say.
It's naturally wonderful that Snow somehow managed to turn Reinhart into Barzal and Beauvillier. Might have been his singlemost wonderful move as a GM.
But the opportunity to create a long-term, competitive team was ended by what came of the drafts between 2010-2014.
None of Niederreiter, Strome, Reinhart, or Dal Colle turned into star players for this team, but that's what Snow absolutely needed to get from those high ranking draft spots.
We've often wondered what things could have been like if, after strong drafts in 2008 and 2009, Snow had added say Skinner, Scheifele, Rielly, and Nylander instead of Niederreiter, Strome, Reinhart, and Dal Colle.
Indeed, a heavy case of hindsight here, but these are all guys who went within 3 picks of who Snow actually selected.
Here's the business directory. I see a lot of unknown names here - or names we very well know, but didn't realize they're scouting for us (like Vladimir Malakhov, who is listed as a European pro/College free agency scout).
Clear is, both Klatt and Kautonen still have chief positions on the staff. And they were around for all those Snow years, if I remember correctly.
To be fair, when your defenseman keep dropping like wasps in gasoline, you are desperate. Pretty unfair to bring up DeAngelo in that regard, especially since he's a way better pickup than more waiver dumpster diving.
Tough one, but I think I'd buy out Duclair. Engvall has responded ok this year after early benchings, and brings more than Duclair. Duclair has shown who he is across many teams, he's not suddenly going to be a hard worker, and I've not seen any skills that warrant the ice time he's getting. The buyout would also be shorter than Engvall.
you realize he's only done that 4 times in his 11 year NHL career - most seasons he's not good for 20/40, misses significant time due to injury, floats, plays poor defensively and drives coaches nuts.
I don't disagree with that and DeAngelo has been very good overall. My only point is that because of our dismal organizational depth Lou was forced to bring in players who, from a character and/or work ethic point of view, he would not normally have on one of his teams.
And what are the chances of that for a prospect coming to the NY Islanders organization as currently constructed?
If I had to, I’d probably choose Engvall. Just would rather take my chances on Duclair finding his form again and becoming a solid middle six scorer.
