@joe_nocera Lol I will take every opportunity remind folks that Palat & Schenn *without* adding a star player is idiotic
Cost us the season
Any rebuild talk is a blunder
Darche is looking dumb right now but will look like a genius if he threads the needle for a Lee replacement AND a star
Darchetard running this organization into the ground, 1 deal at a time
Calm down my ass
A Barzal trade for anyone other than Nylander or better is malicious
Cap space?
Palat Schenn etc. thereโs ~$27m-$35m other dollars that should be moved first/never added at all!
#Isles
RIP to a man who meant equally great things to both Roy & Lou
4 Cups across 3 cities
Really sad day for hockey
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Claude Lemieux was a legend. You either hated or loved him. He had mega impact.
As much as I've criticized Darche's internal signings & trades, his UFA work *at the time* was smart
Could he overpay Ehlers $10m AAV & beg him to choose LI over playing with his buddies Andersen/Aho?
Probably not
Drouin was the next best option
Worth the attempt & failure ๐ฏ
@Ajsoti@steve02760737@philzfactz They needed a left handed transition passer. They needed it since Bailey left & they failed to replace it. Despite Drouinโs other weaknesses, he was elite at carrying the puck 200ft/passing. Everything else he did sucked, so it failed. Theyโre now lacking that LH skillset again
The #Isles Drouin experiment failed because of Roy's deployment, injuries, his role... and he just played poorly
Looks worse because Darche then botched the trade to get rid of him, overpaying & adding Schenn after Palat
Hindsight is always 20/20, but at the time, Drouin gets B
@philzfactz Would argue his trades & internal signings were terrible.
His external signings *at the time* were actually pretty savvy/smart. In *hindsight* they didn't work out because of deployment & coaching.
If you're grading them *at that point in time* they're a B
*Looking back*, D.
โ ๏ธ REPORT: Details emerge of rumored NHL โHometown Remixโ jersey program, set to launch in September for 2026-27, via @icethetics.
The collection features #Isles fisherman look + #FlaPanthers **pink** sweater + other jersey color details
YouTube link๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ
https://t.co/lu4IL3v7NF
"I broke the L1 and L2 vertebrae in my back,"ย Gauthier said May 15. "Wasn't a very fun one for sure, having a broken back and not being able to play at your best.
How bout being able to play at all? LOL
Hockey guys remain the pinnacle of toughness! โ๏ธ
https://t.co/Lx96TfhEza
It's officially Hammer Time.
#Isles new AHL affiliate will be called the Hamilton Hammers.
Here's the new logo (https://t.co/gKH9qAbYSM).
Pretty sweet if you ask me.
Ray Bennett will not return to the Islanders coaching staff next season. The organization would like to thank Ray for his hard work and dedication to the organization last season.
๐จ๐จ POTENTIAL LEAK ๐จ๐จ
We may have our next NHL Hometown Remix leak thanks to an ebay listing, a fisherman-inspired Islanders jersey! Note the youth hem tag, which could suggest this is either a prototype or a test version of the final product. Thoughts? #NYI#Isles