Its just not fair! The trade is, but Tampa's team is simply not fair

I think it's fair value, I think a move that make this a little more interesting (to me at least) is swapping out Philippe Myers for Vlad Namestinkov. I believe the cap should work (Isles have room to retain if need be but: $1.12M in space on this ACGM + $1.425M of buried Myers hit = $2.545M of space; Namestinkov is a $2.5M AAV) and this means Tampa keeps a useful player for their bottom 6, gets the guys they want, and the Isles get a potential Scott Mayfield replacement - use the last 20 or so games to audition Myers as RD3, or let him spend the rest of his year in Bridgeport. Brent Thompson can't do a thing to develop a forward but he turns random scrubs into strong defensemen constantly - maybe some time with him will make Myers an affordable RD3 next year.

isles accept

He hasn’t done anything wrong with the forwards he has had in Bridgeport. He just hasn’t had any to develop. Closest thing to a good prospect that went thru Bridgeport when he was bench boss were Beau for a short stint and Verhaeghe….

I’m down with this. Foote can play third pair minutes.

Would Tampa shave this down to Mayfield for Foote and a 3rd? I think we re-sign Parise.

Not to derail this thread, but let's take a quick walk down this road. For reference, Brent Thompson was Bridgeport head coach in 2011-12, was an NHL assistant the next 2 seasons, and has been back in Bridgeport full-time since 2014-15. Let's look at some Islanders forward drafted in the 1st/2nd round since 2014:

2014: #5 OA Michael Dal Colle(138 AHL games before his NHL debut; 21 points in 112 NHL GP), #28 OA Josh Ho-Sang (172 AHL games & 53 NHL games before being let go)
2015: #16 OA Mat Barzal (0 AHL games), #28 OA Anthony Beauvillier (one 3-game "get yr head straight" stint in 2017-18)
2016: #19 OA Kieffer Bellows (125 AHL GP before NHL debut, 68 GP, 11-14-25 before being waived)
2018: #11 OA Oliver Wahlstrom (50 AHL GP before debut)
2019: #23 OA Simon Holmstrom (153 AHL GP before debut, 2 points in 18 NHL GP so far)
2020: #52 OA Aatu Raty (29 AHL GP before debut)

By my count, Dal Colle, Ho-Sang, Bellows, and (as of now) Holmstrom would qualify as 1st rounders that spent significant time in Bridgeport and have not lived up to their draft pedigree. Barzal, Beau, & Wahlstrom spent limited time in Bridgeport and while you might not love them all the time, I don't think you can argue that they're at least serviceable NHL players. Jury's out on Raty and Iskhakov so far, but fingers crossed he doesn't get too much time with them.

Not sure how much of that you can chalk up to Thompson and how much to organizational philosophy. And he's done some pretty good stuff with defenders - 3rd rounder Adam Pelech is an All-Star, Devon Toews spent a lot of time down there with him, Sebastian Aho is a 5th rounder who's become a solid NHL regular, hell, even 5th rounder Parker Wotherspoon and 7th rounder Kyle Burroughs have held their own at the NHL level. But I think it's kind of damning when you both look at the fact that the Isles' best homegrown offensive forwards spent zero time with him, and the fact that *that many* first round picks flamed out after spending extended time playing for him.

If TB is swapping Myers for anyone it's Foote Not Namestnikov.

I really like this trade for both teams, good job - Isles accept

Thanks
I try to be fair when I make them I've been told by more than one lightning fan I under value bolts players when I make trades.

MDC and Ho-Sang would’ve flamed out either way. Bellows is probably the same way. Holmstrom isn’t bad tho.

MDC was a consensus top-5 pick in his draft year - I know there's no guarantee of success but that's as close as you're gonna get in this league. The other guys were later picks, which can always be more volatile, but I do think it's hard to ignore that the only forwards the Isles have drafted that went on to become decent offensive players are the ones who didn't spend all that much time with their AHL coach.

Dal Colle couldn’t skate, Ho-Sang was a head case and Bellows couldn’t skate.

You'd have to retain on Mayfield about 600k

Yeah I'd do that. Minimal dollars for us so no big deal.