Islanders Bits: Benchmarking the next Comeau, Bailey contracts

and heavily RBK-ified.

That jersey or that not-even-close virtual approximation of Matt Moulson.

So true. I’d like to see them use it as an opportunity to connect to the local community by displaying Long Island diagonally. Also strongly positions them against the Rangers.

And it can’t all be for one thing, I think the max on any “class” of bonus is a half million. AND the signing bonus is limited in terms of percentage of the overall deal. So there’s only so much cap-stuffing a team could do.

It’s a pity how little creativity the league allows in structuring contracts… and all the more curious to consider the skulduggery they wink at.

Nine goals in March and April — wonder what a difference that made in his bargaining position?

Looks like Purcell’s cap hit is going to be around $2.36M, by the way.

…..absolutely disgusting.

More time and money wasted in committees for people who have no clue to develop a shitty clue and ruin something. You wonder how much money is spent annually on putting Kate Murray’s name on every goddamn piece of public property in the town of Hepmstead. Literally, that budget has to be a half million dollars.

In the immortal words of Lewis Black, " Republican “I have a bad idea”, Democrat, “and I can make it shittier”.

Also, boobs

So I’m just going to be really vain and rec this.

Yeah, perfect occasion to recall that Murray quote. As if suburbs can exist in an eternal vacuum, as if growing populations can continue to sprawl urban centers in perpetuity and maintain that elusive “just close enough to the city but quiet enough to feel unthreatened” balance without ever adapting. That exclusive enclave mentality while the world outside changes and adapts by force.

I don’t know what the best answer for Nassau is and it’s not my place or qualification to say, but she’s struck me as one who has ignored 30 years of development/renewal research and thought.

Less than none. There’s a significant chance that, out of protest, I will use every Campoli shift of the season to refresh my beverage and relieve my bladder. Also, I may construct a strongly worded article.

Isles need a top pair Dman, not another 3rd pair guy

correct change for a twenty (which won’t be much) when I buy a beer from him.
“Hey, aren’t you Chris Campoli”
“You’re not Keith Quinn…?”

But he asked to be traded, and now he has to live with it.
And Im sure he regrets it, actually…. look at the quality ice time he would have gotten with this team last season.

and any discussions for Weber starts with one of KO/Strome/Nino.

RESERVE NOT MET
Poile response: Garth, have you been scouting in Amsterdam again?

Better chance offering Okposo, deHaan and a first… or maybe two… and the only way that works is if budget constraints keep them from meeting the arbitraton number long term….and we might have the same issue… not even worth talking about.

That might not even be enough for Ryan Suter, much less Shea Weber. I don’t see the Preds losing either Weber or Suter, they’re not easily-replaceable and they are absolutely key to the team.

May their abodes reek of fetid waste.

Its fine when any other player is taken off waivers by any other team, but when this schmuck is taken and its by the Islanders, then hoo boy thats just wrong.

I never quite got the hate aimed at Snow for “stealing” Nabokov.

The rule that’s in place to prevent players from taking a European vacation until it’s time to come back to the big boy’s club and make a cup run is an excellent rule. Garth Snow took advantage of an excellent rule and I still consider that a very smart move on the part of an NHL GM. He got something for nothing.

If the situations were reversed and Ken Holland passed up on an opportunity like that, I’d have been mad at him.

but it is gradually ebbing away.

In all seriousness, this drawn out miserable affair is deserving of a documentary that displays the despicable levels our politics has fallen to. Having a plan that is entirely paid for by the owner get a slow death from one side, then a plan that involves taxpayer money (but not too much following revenue payments) gets attacked by the other. All the while, the media takes a sickeningly myopic view of the whole thing.

I almost want the Isles to move (just out of Nassua) so that the county can suffer from their pathetic political prancing.

only because I live in Brooklyn and it would make getting to hockey games so much easier.

At one time there were four roller hockey league’s within 20 minutes of Barclay’s Center (John Demic, on 35th street and third ave, Ft Hamilton parkway on 53rd, Shore Road and Kingsbridge) were by the an entire generation grew up loving hockey. I played at Ft, Hamilton for years and they had pee,bantam,juniors and unlimited leagues playing games almost every day. It wouldn’t be a big stretch to revitalize the fan base. I really prefer they stay in Long Island because “that is there home”.
I would probably attend more games in Brooklyn because they would be 5 minutes from were I work, but hour and half from my house(CT). I just feel they DESERVE to be on the Island!!!

PS. Ft Hamilton had the oldest Mullen brother playing there for years as well as some of the best players from the Police/Firemen teams (Beggi).