Jesse Joensuu and Matt Martin have been reassigned to Bridgeport.
The Isles have games Saturday and Sunday, but the Olympic roster freeze begins Friday at 3 p.m. We enjoyed this look, boys. See you again soon.Edit: It may be just a paper move (a very cheap one, if so); looking for verification on whether the freeze affects minor call-ups.
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as expected, but...
look at the bright side, sim gets right back in there…
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
One or both of them could be back for the next game.
WTH does she know?
Seriously.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
Probably not. I think the organization wants Martin and JJ to play in Bridgeport for the two weeks of the Olympic break, if they were on the roster after 3 PM tomorrow, they would be ineligible to play in the AHL during the break. I have a feeling they’ll both be back once the freeze is lifted.
To fight the horde, sing and cry: Valhalla I am coming!
by David Hanssen on Feb 11, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Botta on twitter about Martin and JJ
I suspect Martin and Joensuu’s “demotion” is for roster, salary and salary cap purposes, with the Islanders not playing until Saturday.
To fight the horde, sing and cry: Valhalla I am coming!
Yep.
Which is amazing to me. They make so little money even at NHL salary, we’re talking just two days of “savings,” and the team is light years away from pushing the cap. If this is the case and motivation, it’s shaving pennies and looks ridiculously cheap.
Lighthouse Hockey: Under contract through 2021, knees and hips be damned.
They all do it, though… not just the Isles.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Feb 11, 2010 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
I just think it sends the wrong message. It’s one thing if you’re trying to squeeze under the cap — then there is a team-oriented greater goal. But if you’re on the cap floor and wrangling over a few thousand dollars for a guy that rides the bus…ack, it just doesn’t sit well with me.
Lighthouse Hockey: Under contract through 2021, knees and hips be damned.
I dont think it sends much of a message at all. I think most people dont even think about it, we only know because we are so plugged into what the team does. If you plug into another team, they are doing the same stuff… and if everyone does it, how wrong can the message really be? Thats all I meant.
Its still a LOT better than the Isles screwing Luongo out of a huge chunk of bonus money by refusing to keep him up for one more game.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
You’re right, it’s no Luongo move! And I don’t think it’s a big deal. I just mean the message specifically to JJ and Martin: “We want you here to get your NHL career underway. Just remember at every opportunity we will shave a few thousand off your paycheck — even if you’re in all other respects still with the NHL squad. Remember that when free agency hits.”
Lighthouse Hockey: Under contract through 2021, knees and hips be damned.
Cynicism averted
Botta wrote this:
By "sending" Matt Martin and Jesse Joensuu "to Bridgeport" yesterday, the youngsters can actually be sent to the AHL after the Islanders play Ottawa on Sunday.…which I’m wondering, does that mean there was some sort of emergency condition that would have become a regular call-up if it lasted more than X days — or they hadn’t “sent” them back down first?
CBA, for the win!
Lighthouse Hockey: Under contract through 2021, knees and hips be damned.
I believe the freeze does effect call ups
they would have been stuck on a frozen roster as of Today if I am to understand things right. that said, then it is the right move to send them down to play these 2 weeks, and bring them up when action returns
by Rickfansince76 on Feb 13, 2010 12:26 AM EST reply actions
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