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

[periferal]

Move Palat too. You’ll be ok without wearing the Satan jersey with a duct taped nameplate this year. If we move Palat too, we can finally give David Toews that shot in the lineup he deserves.

Thing is...

You can't move Palat. - You can only buy him out.

He's staying this season.

 

[SI90]

and no Larkin or Nurse news today.. Cant wait to see what tomorrow brings but I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick that football. There will be some rumor of us trading a vet for A prospects/picks only to fall through

Nurse to Philly feels inevitable

 

[periferal]

Nurse to Philly feels inevitable

That would be addition by a rival's addition.

 

[Lek]

I go outside to have a nice little dirty martini, look here at a lot of added pages thinking , what went on?.....nothing....lol

 

[Konk]

How dare you insult a large, physical defenceman with an impressive slapshot. Kudroc was the future of the blueline alongside what we drafted in later years with Mark Katic.

What a terrible time to be an Islanders fan that was...

I see what you did there.

Even worse...Milbury had picks 5, 8, and 10.

Have to believe that Lawrence is better than Connolly though.

Definitely worse and I agree on Lawrence, though I did really like Connolly at the time.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

What a terrible time to be an Islanders fan that was...



Definitely worse and I agree on Lawrence, though I did really like Connolly at the time.

Connolly panned out well in BUF and then the conky’s took their toll

 

[periferal]

Definitely worse and I agree on Lawrence, though I did really like Connolly at the time.

I still remember Milbury's scouting report on Connolly at the time....That you'd be watching him and he'd score goals where you'd literally "jump out of your seat."

 

[SI]

I apologize in advance as I can't let it go just yet.

No reason to apologize.
Don't mind being called out when I am wrong, especially when I dug in so deep.


Love talking hockey, love talking Islanders.

 

[doublechili]

I still remember Milbury's scouting report on Connolly at the time....That you'd be watching him and he'd score goals where you'd literally "jump out of your seat."

It's also possible that Milbury was dealing with some hemorrhoids at the time.

 

[periferal]

Rules for Darche this offseason...

• Do NOT feel any pressure to keep up with the playoff/Cup contending teams that have added.
• NO signing any UFA for more than 3 million/year or 2 years.
• NO trading for any player over 27.
• If you trade at all, be a SELLER.
• Try to ADD more cap space, but do not pay another team to take any players
• Try to ADD more picks in 26 and 27.
• Whatever picks you do have this weekend, draft BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE at every one of them.

If no trades or signings are made and Darche just adheres to this list above, that's a successful offseason.

Also disappointing because of the roster Lou left us with, but sometimes doing nothing is the best thing.

 

[seafoam]

Seeing Eklund traded to the East and not to NYI sucks.

 

[MJF]

It may be an unpopular opinion, but poutine is overrated

But then again I don’t like loaded fries of any kind

Take away the cheese curds. Then again that makes them brown gravy fries.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Seeing Eklund traded to the East and not to NYI sucks.

do we all just have a brother obsession?

 

[Tres Peleches]

Take away the cheese curds. Then again that makes them brown gravy fries.

It’s the gravy that kills it for me. Fries should be crispy, not a soggy mess

 

[periferal]

Seeing Eklund traded to the East and not to NYI sucks.

It literally does not suck, but is a relief.

W. Eklund is a very flawed player with questionable intangibles/effort.

If we didn't have Victor you'd want nothing to do with him - Much less for the 9th overall pick (where someone like Lawrence or Bjorck is going to be drafted).

 

[Kasparaitis]

It literally does not suck, but is a relief.

W. Eklund is a very flawed player with questionable intangibles/effort.

If we didn't have Victor you'd want nothing to do with him - Much less for the 9th overall pick (where someone like Lawrence or Bjorck is going to be drafted).

So you're saying we got the better Eklund?

 

[periferal]

So you're saying we got the better Eklund?

Given the rebuilding Sharks just easily traded a 23 year old who was the 7th overall pick in the 2021 draft, we better hope so.

 

[Kasparaitis]

Given the rebuilding Sharks just easily traded a 23 year old who was the 7th overall pick in the 2021 draft, we better hope so.

I do think it's likely we did. Victor seems to have a greater motor and drive. But I can't resist a Mike Milbury joke when it's appropriate.

 

[MJF]

So you're saying we got the better Eklund?

We got the better Lindros.

 

[NYI365]

I got a proposal idea lemme throw it out there and get flamed immediately.

To Seattle:

Mat Barzal

To NYI:

Matty Beniers
Shane Wright
7th Overall

William Eklund (and two prospects) went for the 9th overall today.

Jordan Kyrou went for McMichael, a prospect, and the 16th overall.

Mat Barzal is superior to both Eklund and Kyrou imo, how's the value in my proposal?

 

[Kasparaitis]

I got a proposal idea lemme throw it out there and get flamed immediately.

To Seattle:

Mat Barzal

To NYI:

Matty Beniers
Shane Wright
7th Overall

I'd want another high pick but that's not terrible.

 

[duster19]

Wouldn’t be surprised to see nurse end ip

and no Larkin or Nurse news today.. Cant wait to see what tomorrow brings but I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick that football. There will be some rumor of us trading a vet for A prospects/picks only to fall through

in SJ.

 

[NYI365]

I'd want another high pick but that's not terrible.

Seattle also has the 25th overall this year. Would you be alright in theory walking away on draft night with:

In:

Matty Beniers
Shane Wright
7th overall
25th overall
13th overall (our pick)

Out:

Mat Barzal

I think that's the kind of move that Darche should seriously consider. Youth movement up the ass.

 

[SRBisles]

Holy shit, Buffalo getting #4 for Byram. This is an insane day

 

[Taswell]

Kyle Davidson really about to give up the 4th overall for Bowen Byram and then throw 10mill a year at him? Madness. I hope there’s more to the deal than that.