There wont be CBOs, but damn getting Stutzle and jumping to 3OA spot would be nice.

Yeah pretty hard to get Stutzle, When the Islanders are currently in a playoff spot.

And Stutzle will probably be playing another season in the DEL, Doubt he'd be playing in the NHL next season.

No they're not. Theyre 9th at the Eastern.

Go to tanknation they're too currently in the playoffs at #21 top 16 make the playoffs which means the bottom 15 don't and the Isles aren't in the bottom 15. This is current though things can chance.

Tankathon probably goes by overall standings, in the east though, isles aren’t in a playoff spot

Why don’t you think there will be CBOs

Because I believe the worst that can happen is just flat cap and thats it. I expect some cap growth tho. Very little but I think they would do it.

I think the tankhaton hasn't made the adjustment because the NHL has yet to say a thing about the remaining 19-20 season. Either way, if you look at current standings, Islanders are outside of the wild card so yeah theres a slim chance they win a top 3 pick.

Bruh that's because western conference is weaker than eastern. Right now they're 6th in metropolitan, which means they're not a playoff team. They're currently first out of the wild card spot.

How are you getting stutz? You're making the playoffs and you don't have a first rounder even if you don't

If the league decides to jump straight into the playoffs, the islanders would get in over Columbus based on points percentage

There will be a CBO. League is likely going to lose up to 1 billion in revenue. They’re discussing up to 2 CBO. I don’t think there will be 2, but there will be 1.

I don't think they'll go that route to be fair.

If something, they should do the miniplayoffs for the teams currently in positions 5-12 in each conference, probably in a best of three manner.

I’d be fine with that too, they can’t just jump straight into playoffs with the teams in wild card spots because some have played more games.

Exactly.

I’d legit nut if there were 2

Lol that would be amazing. Ladd + boychuk gone would be huge.

I think there will be 1 CBO and it gets used on ladd. Also Leddy is 99.9% getting traded.

Who do you think out of Dobson/wahlstrom/bellows makes the team out of camp next season? They all should (especially Dobson) but of course trotz is afraid to play young talent and instead plays guys that aren’t even NHL caliber players.

Dobson will and I thibk bellies will too. They’ll send Wahlly down to suffer under Brett Thomson

If 2 out of those 3 don’t make the team I can’t torture myself and watch this team next season. I’m tired of watching old, unskilled players take up roster spots on the 2nd + 3rd line.

Part of me hopes pulock and barzal take Lou to the cleaners so he’s forced to play the kids on ELC and get rid of the dead weight contracts.