matt-martin Stories - Lighthouse Hockey
Meetups, Beatups and Bits
Just in case you haven't heard, the Islanders are sponsoring a meetup for the airing of the February 11th game against the Penguins. So, to get you up to speed, there is outrage and mock outrage, and some level of support for the idea from Puck Daddy and um, mostly outrage. What I guess many are...
50-Man Roster: Decision time on Islanders 2008 picks
A sometimes overlooked part of NHL roster management is the 50-contract maximum. When the Islanders make a decision like the one earlier this week with 2008 pick Jyri Niemi, they're factoring not only whether Niemi has a place on their depth chart and is worth betting the mandatory three-year...
Matt Martin
No, I'm not suggesting that Carl Gunnarsson is the next Matt Martin, but lacking another real focus for today's LotD, I wandered through the scan pile looking for youngish defensemen who'd come up from the minors from time to time and whom I wasn't intending to use somewhere else, and this left...
Islanders sign Matt Martin; Sarnia circle is complete
Well this is a fine dose of unexpected news on a Friday going into the holiday weekend: The New York Islanders announced today that they have agreed to terms with [20-year-old] forward Matt Martin to a three-year entry level contract. Martin was originally selected by the Islanders at the 2008...
LHinks: Matt Martin saga, Yan Danis's salary, fading Tanguay rumors
Today the NHL schedule is released, and I begin plotting what NHL road trips might coincide with good concerts and drop-ins on old friends/in-laws/people-who-owe-me-money. Then I realize I'll be out of vacation days by fall, and I get back to reality. Some links: The curious case of Matt Martin,...
LHinks: Islanders Hockey in July, Tavares, Cazikas, scrimmage play-by-play
[Updated with more links since the original posting...] Today's Islanders prospect scrimmage at Iceworks was reportedly at capacity (official count: 427), which again makes you wonder if the club missed out by not opening the rest of mini-camp to the public. It certainly didn't hurt things in St....
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