Roster/Rumors/Speculation/Trade Talk - 2025-26: Welcome to the Darche Side

[TeamKidd]

This

I think most of us are upset he isnt/didnt sell, not that he isnt buying....

 

[xECK29x]

I’m not really sure what everyone is so upset about. None of these players are moving the needle for us with how many holes we have. The bigger issue is Darche not selling off last season and making boneheaded moves for old players.

Who is taking bad contracts? There is so much cap right now there is no such thing as a bad contract in the short term. The Islanders are not rebuilding.

 

[Lek]

I'd gather its being upset about not selling considering the returns for guys like Kyrou, Nemec, Byram, etc.

Who do we have that is worth trading that does not have a "clause"......with our guys and the NTC's you think we get half of what any of those guys got?.

I highly doubt it has not been looked into though.

 

[SRBisles]

How many of the exact same post on the Schenn trade do we need?

 

[Top Corner]

Why expect anything other than what Darche has been indicating all along...that last year's team and this year's team are going to look quite similar. Palmieri and Romanov are going to be like trade acquisitions for us and a full season of Pete DeBoer.

I don't always believe what I hear, this is Darche setting the bar low and if he thinks these 2 are Makar & Mackinnon coming back, he should look to find another Assistants job because he's not cut out to navigate a club and what evolutions need to occur just to have a chance to win the cup not just making the playoffs.

 

[Throttle]

Once upon a time was a different ownership group. And the ones who committed to the Island turned us into a government jobs program.

Is this a jibe at the fans or Lou for his forever contracts?

It’s a wild change, that’s all. Lou actually provided the loyalty and stability in a way,to a certain extent the wrong way, however, players are willing to commit to NYI unlike the 90s and 2000s for legit reasons (ownership).

 

[leeroggy]

How many of the exact same post on the Schenn trade do we need?

We passed 5,000 last week, and the site's budget is 9,000, so we have a little less than 4,000 to go . . .

And if we break it down further:

99.2% think Darche is the anti-chr***
0.79% think he is worse

Kind of like that great Simpson's episode, The Three Eyed Fish, when Mr. Burns runs for governor and his first polling had him with 94% finding him 'despicable or worse'.

It's fair to point out that 0.01% supported it, but they left the site after being bullied.

 

[PK Cronin]

We passed 5,000 last week, and the site's budget is 9,000, so we have a little less than 4,000 to go . . .

And if we break it down further:

99.2% think Darche is the anti-chr***
0.79% think he is worse

Kind of like that great Simpson's episode, The Three Eyed Fish, when Mr. Burns runs for governor and his first polling had him with 94% finding him 'despicable or worse'.

It's fair to point out that 0.01% supported it, but they left the site after being bullied.

The fish has a name and it's Blinky. Show some respect.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Hey y'all, Leafs Penguins fan coming in peace.

The servers can't handle a bunch of proposal threads in the Trade UFA subforum right now, so I'm not able to make a thread about this. Will post it in the Isles and Canucks subforums trade threads instead.



to New York Islanders
Lankinen AHL buried (4y @ $3.15m)
Nils Aman (RFA, cap approx $0.90m?)
( approx $1.10m cap space )

to Vancouver Canucks
Pierre Engvall AHL buried (4y @ $1.65m)
Anthony Duclair (2y @ $3.50m)

NOTE - Islanders can open more cap by signing a backup goalie for Sorokin making under $1.35m. For example, signing Reimer for $0.2m less than $1.35m (= signing him for $1.05m) would mean $0.2m in additional cap space is opened.



NEW YORK ISLANDERS
With Schaefer, the Schenn trade and almost making the playoffs, it isn't a full rebuild anymore. Ideally players fit properly into roles on the team. Duclair isn't fitting well. Lankinen would fit will as (an overpaid) #3 goalie AHL starter who comes up during injuries. Isles have no decent goalie prospects playing pro, so Lankinen won't be blocking anyone. Aman is an NHL press box guy or veteran AHL forward. The only real downside here is taking on $1.5m in additional cap for the 28/29 and 29/30 seasons.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Pettersson and/or Boeser and/or DeBrusk will be shipped out. There's going to be cap space opened and forward spots in the lineup opened. This swaps out Lankinen for a struggling winger with less term, and despite adding a bit of cap NOW, this move actually opens up $1.5m in cap space for 28/29 and 29/30 seasons. Lankinen gone also opens a roster spot for Tolopilo, who is no longer waiver exempt.

 

[saintunspecified]

Realizing the buyout window is open, and no news on a Palat buyout.

 

[PK Cronin]

Realizing the buyout window is open, and no news on a Palat buyout.

It doesn't make sense for the Islanders to buy anyone out. They don't need the cap space and it creates issues further down the line rather than eating years right now. Waiting to use buyouts until you need to is the best way to approach them.

 

[doublechili]

With bloated acquisition costs and a weak UFA class, I keep seeing posts/articles about how there could be more RFA offer sheets (yes, I know we hear that every summer because of clicks)...but this environment could actually make them possible.

Would anyone here be interested in offer sheeting Dorofeyev in the 9.3 to 11.7 range? The compensation would be:

• 2x 1st Round Picks
• 1x 2nd Round Pick
• 1x 3rd Round Pick

Seems like a lot though...

Would love to OS at the $9,360,153 number to drop the compensation to:

• 1x 1st Round Pick
• 1x 2nd Round Pick
• 1x 3rd Round Pick

The Isles are a potential lottery team - they can't even think about an offer sheet that involves giving up a 1st round pick. A Dorofeyev for Dupont trade would be a bad one.

 

[Rehabguy]

If darche was gonna overpay for Lee, why isn't it done yet?

He's holding out to pressure the owners to pay Lee even more.

 

[Tres Peleches]

It doesn't make sense for the Islanders to buy anyone out. They don't need the cap space and it creates issues further down the line rather than eating years right now. Waiting to use buyouts until you need to is the best way to approach them.

This. Especially buying out 1 year of a guy. Unless you NEED that space this year, bite the bullet and suck it up

 

[saintunspecified]

It doesn't make sense for the Islanders to buy anyone out. They don't need the cap space and it creates issues further down the line rather than eating years right now. Waiting to use buyouts until you need to is the best way to approach them.

With Palat's cap, they have 10M in space, with the buyout 13.3. Add 1 to each if Mayfield is buried.

NYI need two RD, and - unfortunately - the UFA period opens after the buyout window ends although teams can talk to UFA's starting tomorrow.

At any rate, whether there is a Palat buyout between now and June 30 will indicate whether NYI are acquiring a top 4 RD not named Tony.

 

[beach]

Hey y'all, Leafs Penguins fan coming in peace.

The servers can't handle a bunch of proposal threads in the Trade UFA subforum right now, so I'm not able to make a thread about this. Will post it in the Isles and Canucks subforums trade threads instead.



to New York Islanders
Lankinen AHL buried (4y @ $3.15m)
Nils Aman (RFA, cap approx $0.90m?)
( approx $1.10m cap space )

to Vancouver Canucks
Pierre Engvall AHL buried (4y @ $1.65m)
Anthony Duclair (2y @ $3.50m)

NOTE - Islanders can open more cap by signing a backup goalie for Sorokin making under $1.35m. For example, signing Reimer for $0.2m less than $1.35m (= signing him for $1.05m) would mean $0.2m in additional cap space is opened.



NEW YORK ISLANDERS
With Schaefer, the Schenn trade and almost making the playoffs, it isn't a full rebuild anymore. Ideally players fit properly into roles on the team. Duclair isn't fitting well. Lankinen would fit will as (an overpaid) #3 goalie AHL starter who comes up during injuries. Isles have no decent goalie prospects playing pro, so Lankinen won't be blocking anyone. Aman is an NHL press box guy or veteran AHL forward. The only real downside here is taking on $1.5m in additional cap for the 28/29 and 29/30 seasons.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Pettersson and/or Boeser and/or DeBrusk will be shipped out. There's going to be cap space opened and forward spots in the lineup opened. This swaps out Lankinen for a struggling winger with less term, and despite adding a bit of cap NOW, this move actually opens up $1.5m in cap space for 28/29 and 29/30 seasons. Lankinen gone also opens a roster spot for Tolopilo, who is no longer waiver exempt.

The Isles would do this immediately. Not sure why VAN would do it though...

 

[SRBisles]

Washington frontrunners for Tuch in a sign and trade per Friedman

 

[PK Cronin]

With Palat's cap, they have 10M in space, with the buyout 13.3. Add 1 to each if Mayfield is buried.

NYI need two RD, and - unfortunately - the UFA period opens after the buyout window ends although teams can talk to UFA's starting tomorrow.

At any rate, whether there is a Palat buyout between now and June 30 will indicate whether NYI are acquiring a top 4 RD not named Tony.

They need two defensemen and a backup goaltender, otherwise they're pretty set. That can easily be accomplished with $10M in space.

Barring a trade this will be the same team coming back next season and they'll be a bubble team again. There will be no substantial improvements to the roster via UFA so they don't need the money.

 

[truthwillsetyoufree]

I think Lee genuinely wants to see if another team is willing to pay more for him than the Islanders are.

Maybe Lee is pondering if the Islanders are in a position to win the cup in the next few years. Perhaps money has nothing to do with this. The reporting and click bait on this subject is embarrassing. Rosner is clueless playing both sides. Just like Brock, It was time to move on for all sorts of reasons.

 

[Throttle]

Realizing the buyout window is open, and no news on a Palat buyout.

He got paid to take him and he’s a friendly in terms of knowledge from a prior team. A new GM needs his guys, Palat is one of them. He’s not being bought out.

 

[Throttle]

Maybe Lee is pondering if the Islanders are in a position to win the cup in the next few years. Perhaps money has nothing to do with this. The reporting and click bait on this subject is embarrassing. Rosner is clueless playing both sides. Just like Brock, It was time to move on for all sorts of reasons.

I think he’s playing ‘what are the best tax rate teams for my next deal?’ … over, where do I want relocate to and why?

 

[seafoam]

Washington frontrunners for Tuch in a sign and trade per Friedman

Watch they also get Nikishin, NYI needs to fold their hand…

 

[NYI365]

Washington frontrunners for Tuch in a sign and trade per Friedman

The Last Dance for Ovi. Loading up with Kyrou and now maybe Tuch

 

[Throttle]

Washington frontrunners for Tuch in a sign and trade per Friedman

Maybe they want a $9M C/RW?

 

[seabass45]

Washington frontrunners for Tuch in a sign and trade per Friedman

Really not sure what to make of that team. Played well above expectations last year, not sure how that holds up, but this would be two major additions for them.