Just a pipe dream. The Isles will be too good to get a shot at the 1OA this year and San Jose will wind up with the 3rd or 4th pick in the draft because that’s how the lottery will fall. Columbus will probably win it if I had to make an early guess.
I don't think anyone would be upset about that. I know I'm satisfied with the Celebrini luck, no need to get greedy.
If the Isles somehow found a way to win the lottery and draft Hagens, a few fanbases would cry conspiracy that the draft is rigged.
Marner doesn’t hate to lose. He belongs up in Toronto with the pedo stache bad hairline guy.
Isles do this, but why are the Sharks trading Will Smith? Is this contingent on them getting Hagens somehow?
A bunch of their fans question what it will take to sign him long term and if it's actually worth it given his defensive liabilities vs the potential windfall that could be gotten for trading him now, so it's understandable somewhat
Ya, I agree, but in fairness Lou had saddled them with a bunch of long deals I didn't like the day they were signed, Engvall chief amongst them, so I can understand their trepidation
Granted, but given the makeup of that team, I would wanna fire Lou into the sun & blow it all up, so he would fetch an absolute king's ransom were they to go that route... which they won't, lol
Even if Marner agreed, the last thing Islanders should do is trade Dobson for a pending UFA. What reason does Marner have to sign for Islanders? I don't think Islanders are in a position to leave the success of the season as something that will determine Marner signing with the organization.
Last season he had lapses, this season has been one big lapse. The isles are currently missing all three of their starting left side defensemen, and Dobson has been playing 25 mins a night with a 20 year old fourth round pick (who honestly has been great), but the gaffes started from game one. It's possible he snaps out of it and is just regular not great a defense again, but this year he's been a liability.
