Blake Comeau On Waivers Is Management's Failure

New York Islander Fan Central | 11/24/2011 02:44:00 PM |


Blake Comeau was one of the players last year, who believed in the direction of this franchise moving forward.

He is a team player, who changed his position whenever asked.

It cost him.

Simply put management's job is to place players in the position they are best able to succeed. Blake Comeau was moved around, he struggled badly in the early parts of his last two seasons before 2011-12.

Before that he lost his job to Nate Thompson.

Now Comeau is on waivers.

In 2009-10, he finished with twenty goals/thirty five points. On Feb 10th 2010, he had six goals and fourteen points, as he was finally kept on left wing.

In 2010-11 he finished with twenty four goals/forty six points. On Jan 5th 2011, he had eight goals, three in the first two games, with seventeen points, again his position was changed early in the season whether it be to play right wing with Tavares or on another line.

The point being he's been moved off the position he has had the bulk of his NHL success when put on left wing and kept there.

Granted Blake Comeau as a prospect was a right wing when drafted, the Isles advertised him as a player who could any of the three forward positions. He was rarely used at center.

Again this year, management tried to make him a right wing to accommodate Brian Rolston.

All this constant changing of positions has contributed to many struggling prime players on this roster to go with the issue of it's defense. Comeau struggled far less than Kyle Okposo since last January.

What's next is Matt Martin (who's time has come to be more than a fourth line player) has been moved off the left wing spot he has played since day one to right wing for David Ullstrom. If that continues it is a mistake, one that apparently caught up with Blake Comeau, a mistake also when Michael Grabner was moved to right wing.

The failure of Blake Comeau this season being placed on waivers goes directly on New York Islander management for not putting him in the situation where he's had the most success.