Quoting: Laynious
It says "I want to win"
Just because you bring in Lou and Barry (and I have nothing but respect for both of them) You still have GAPING holes in that lineup. The D is god awful and what goalie is there? Grubauer? Be realistic about this. Gru isn't a #1 yet.....he may be in a year or two, but with that defense in front of him.....yikes.
The forwards aren't all that spectacular either. Aside from Barzal there is nobody there that can elevate that team to new heights. Bailey had a career year, Eberle is the ultimate underperformer, Ladd?? Lee?? Not 1st line players.
The rebuild starts somewhere. But if I were him I'd be looking to a team to win within the next 4-5 years....Isles won't be ready for that.
imagine saying a guy who scored 40 goals last season and 34 the year before that isn't a first line player
isles offense was seventh in hockey last year. they're heavily linked to grubauer and it sounds like they'll get him, then if they add a dman or two, they're easily a playoff team.
ladd is a solid defensive forward (actually had some of the best metrics in the nhl last season), and he can bag 20 goals, he just makes too much.
and, last but not least, eberle had 59 points, beauviller is 20 and had 21 goals in 70 games, and pulock looked very strong last season, especially towards the end.
you can talk them down all you want, but the islanders have gained a lot of respectability this offseason.
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