The upside of a terrible finish is a lottery pick, and I cannot see Lou surviving. Everyone in the organization is in place. If Malkin says it’s time Lou, I’m sure they handle it as a retirement with class. Heading into the draft as normal and name Patty GM. Two picks in 2026 is nice to have in your back pocket. Again the biggest Hurdle is the salary of Engvall Mayfield DuClair Casey all signed long term. No one is helping you out on these. 1. Get Engvall settled in Bridgeport let him rot on the bus and make sure he plays every game. Bridgeport make’s Siberia look good. One year of that he will go back home and void the contract. Scott can be your expensive seventh defenseman, and Casey can be 12 forward. What you do with DuClair I have no idea. Yes he got hurt, but damn he has been a disaster. I guess that one is on Patrick.
This is the Islanders without Brock Nelson. Now you tell me if Lou handled the trade deadline correctly. The Nelson trade I have zero issue with. It’s how Lou handled everything else. You dump salary on older players that’s what should have been done.
The upside of a terrible finish is a lottery pick, and I cannot see Lou surviving. Everyone in the organization is in place. If Malkin says it’s time Lou, I’m sure they handle it as a retirement with class. Heading into the draft as normal and name Patty GM. Two picks in 2026 is nice to have in your back pocket. Again the biggest Hurdle is the salary of Engvall Mayfield DuClair Casey all signed long term. No one is helping you out on these. 1. Get Engvall settled in Bridgeport let him rot on the bus and make sure he plays every game. Bridgeport make’s Siberia look good. One year of that he will go back home and void the contract. Scott can be your expensive seventh defenseman, and Casey can be 12 forward. What you do with DuClair I have no idea. Yes he got hurt, but damn he has been a disaster. I guess that one is on Patrick.
This is the Islanders without Brock Nelson. Now you tell me if Lou handled the trade deadline correctly. The Nelson trade I have zero issue with. It’s how Lou handled everything else. You dump salary on older players that’s what should have been done.