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2022 NHL Draft

N.Y Islanders Draft Central Page

New York 22-23 Preseason

Don't be surprised to see a split squad game or two as part of this.
In the coming days the draft sections will be on the main page/prospect pages along with the RFA/UFA list.

Trotz Taking Season Off-Talks New York/Lamoriello

Trotz full interview.

Scott Malkin talks retail at Belmont/Parking Garage Opened May 2022

The host tweaked this to inclue opened parking garage but it's a repeat from November 2021. Bottom line no more south lot, second quarter 2022 is here, and it's time for construction to be on site. Malkin's at that site for Dolan's money to be a tenant in an arena and to put this retail Village up. There is a hotel to come to reduce parking issues to nightmare proportions.

Former NYI co-owner Steven Gluckstern RIP

Lamoriello fires coaching staff despite having contracts..........

Obviously Lamporiello is not happy but made clear the coaches were under contract, now he discharged them or they wanted to go elsewhere. Hiller came here from Toronto, after he replaced Scott Gomez in Trotz second year. Gruden came here in the summer of 2018 from Hamilton so these are not Barry Trotz people. Clearly Lane Lambert is going to hire his own staff.

New York Notables

Obviously not a good time for fans of our New York team. What Colorado-Edmonton did is what the new NHL has become to survive 82 games with speed/skill. You can make a strong case of the non-contending teams for years New York has firmly joined that group with the least players who fit that style. Many players here are signed long-term, and others are too old/slow/on downside of their careers or simply don't produce to win games against top teams. This is where they are with a gm approaching eighty years old. The NHL's best coach is gone, his long-time assistant is the new voice. For our fans being at the cap ceiling is brand new for this franchise, the prospect base is not good, and they can't afford to lose top draft picks.
I expect a fall off from 9th as Buffalo, Devils, Wings, and many of the non-playoff teams for years are showing signs they can make the jump Carolina, and Florida finally did.
What works is they have Sorokin, Barzal, Pelech, Pulock, Dobson, with some solid talent in Nelson, Lee, Mayfield. The old/declining players signed like Pageau, Bailey, Cizikas, Martin, Clutterbuck are what they are-not the answer.
The record against contenting teams for several years said it all, pandemic or end of 2019-20 when it was coming apart. Beauviller's inconsistency was never worse. My guess is Lamoriello fired his coach, he's going to extend his aging vets like Chara/Greene. Varlamov will likey stay and is not a problem, but the scoring in front of both goalies is, and teams weant this organization's best players in old-fashion hockey trades.
Those 20 plus shot periods in both Colorado games told us everything. All these other teams that live outside the playoffs for generations stay there because once you enter that club, it takes a ton of prime talent (not here) to change that.
I expect another very quiet summer with the bare minimum disclosed, not a good way to bring fans to a terrible location not built to support a hockey rink next to a congested highway in the middle of nowhere. We'll see if Malkin gets his mall as Belmont tenant or racetrack becomes a priority. The contracting company for the parking garage (Aurora) put lanterns on parking garage, it has not yet opened despute it's late April-May projections, the arena itself has not installed lanterns on models. Racetrack tunnel is underway.
Fully expect to be available for draft/free agency unless something unexpected happens.
Not selling myself or some podcast, as usual never matters to me how often I post here or twitter.