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Joined January 2018
Bold prediction: #isles fans will grow to be disappointed that Dobson was signed to 9.5M contract scoring between 50 to 70 points a season when healthy. His contract will be viewed as a great deal in a time period where the cap space will massively increase due to adding games to the regular season and adding two expansion teams. Fans will always have an irrational hatred for him, but it will be unwarranted.
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I know this has been beaten like a dead horse by this point…but crazy to think our GM let Shabanov walk for free. #isles
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It’s pretty obvious that we were not a coaching change away from being a “contender” either. #isles
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I’m perplexed as to how Logan Stanley receives playing time over Scott Mayfield. #isles
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I hope Darche and the #isles have learned after last years catastrophic trade deadline. Under no circumstance, should we be buying assets under the guise of “win now” hockey. Everything we do should be centered around building around Schaefer. Doing anything else is managerial malpractice.
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Shabanov has 4 goals and 9 points in 13 games. He had 4 goals and 26 points in 56 games last season with the Islanders.
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1st for Romanov and George I hate Lou so much
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The Devils take a huge step forward with this trade
Hellebuyck return: Mercer Command Daws Bjugstad 2nd 2029 7th 2027
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I just want to hear a player/coach answer this question with: “Because the #isles are a Stanley Cup contender.” I believe the last player added via free agency or trade who actually mentioned winning a Stanley Cup as part of the appeal of joining the Islanders was Varlamov in 2019.
Pete DeBoer on why he took the Islanders coaching job: "The reason I took it was I really like the group starting with a generational player in Schaefer, great goaltending and some really great veterans (Bo Horvat) but it was Mathieu Darche and the ownership more than anything."
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Our predictions for the Metro division this season #isles
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The property brothers strike again. This is 3rd time they have sold a portion of ownership in the last 3 years. #isles Be prepared for more future sales of this franchise. I wouldn’t be surprised to see majority ownership completely change hands within the next 5 to 10 years. The plan for Malkin and Ledecky from the start was to bring relevance to the franchise, drastically increase EBITDA, and develop the new arena. They accomplished all of these objectives and are planning on cashing out. Good from them as business owners, not the best for us as fans. We got the new arena that was desperately needed and a change in our franchise’s culture, but we have a ownership (like most ownership groups) that care about winning to the extent that it increases the valuation of the club. It’s the reason why they let Lou mortgage off the future of the franchise on a team that had no chance of winning a Stanley Cup. It’s the reason that they don’t mind the GM trading assets to bring in Schenn when our team desperately needs to build the core around Schaefer…they need to make sure fans stay in the seats to keep valuations and EBITDA as high as possible as they slowly sell their ownership. We get stuck with a middling team on the treadmill of mediocrity. Things could be worse, but they could also be so much better.
Per @Sportico, the Islanders are selling 15% of the team at a THREE BILLION DOLLAR valuation 🤯 Safe to say business is booming for the NHL right now 📈🤑
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