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New York Extends Affilation With Worcester

Lamoriello speaks after the draft:

Expect the longer version on the teams website, the drafted players interviews are also being posted.
The prospect site will be updated in a day or two.
My apologies for slower updates, a weekday is tougher for me to do this. I like to pack the draft picks on this website with tons of information.

New York selects Justin Gill/Zachary Schultz/Dennis Good Bogg

Justin Gill. Zachary Schultz. USA Hockey Zachary Schultz. Dennis Good Bogg.

Day Two: New York On The Clock: Bailey Traded/Danny Nelson selected

New York has selected Danny Nelson with pick 49 here. here, who will be follwing Anders Lee's path via Notre Dame next season.
Jesse Nurmi.

Lamoriello speaks from Nashville:

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Waiting for video if available, my preference is to have Lamoriello speak to you directly, not bloggers/fringe media for a team with one full time beatwriter who works for Dolan's team also.
At 10am on 6/28 or about 15 hours later the team posted an update with no audio or video here.
Long story short, made assumptions about cap that were wrong & regrets some signings three years ago.
Mitch Korn returning, likes John Collins does not effect Lamoriello's decisions. Corey Schneider to Europe, expect some RFA not getting qualifying offers. No update coaching staff, Bailey. Parise undecided. Unlikely to trade into 1st round.
NYIFC Comments:
Long story short they are stuck with the bad contract decisions of Pageau, Palmieri, Cizikas, Martin, Johnston, and others, as teams around them continue to add scoring depth as we saw Devils do today. This is how you become a charter member of the miss the playoffs five years or longer as Sorokin faces UFA, and 31 other teams that would pay top dollar with a better chance at winning.
Now you know why I am very negative about what I saw in 2020-2021 with these very bad long term commitments.
We might find out who Lamoriello did not qualify on Friday, my expectation is Bode Wilde, Jakub Skarek will not receive offers.
What do I think of John Collins? His SPAC is being sued and his name is accused of defrauding people, I posted these updates here because it's important to know what Collins/Betway which is a team sponsor are involved in.
The draft center is up at the prospect site.

New York Schedule Released:

John Collins approved by NHL despite lawsuit/on NYI website as owner

Sorokin Speaks/Draft/UFA/Full Schedule 6/27

Bolduc two year extension-And the problem

No issue re-signing a kid who showed some upside here.
Hutton got his three year contract a year ago, was injured, and not seen last season. Him/LaDue are the right-handed defenders after Mayfield.

New York Notables: What's Ahead

Obviously a quiet time for a quiet team that likely will have major problems drawing fans with all honey moons now over, and it's just year three at a failed location. Lamoriello spoke, but did not say much, and he could have re-signed everyone already or no one. John Collins is not in the teams business directory yet, and if he goes away it will be quietly because that's how the NHL wants it.
As for hockey business my full intention is to write here during the NHL draft despite the few picks, and no 1st rounder. The prospect site as always is updated. Qualifying offers are due the Monday after the draft so we may see some drama about Bode Wilde, Jakub Skarek.
My plan flat out is trade what can be traded among #11-12-15-17-21-44-53-32. I like the defense with or without Mayfield. Bolduc, Salo, others can fight for the 6th spot, and where did Hutton go with his three year contract. Wotherspoon is an UFA but was sitting as a healthy scratch here.
Lamoriello said Wahlstrom will be back by camp. Holmstrom, Durandeau was good here but is an easy Parise replacment. Iskhakov, Dufour, and anyone who wins a spot should be here. Team defense is not about two players, but five. Dropping Chara-Greene, and giving Dobson-Aho-Romanov spots made the defense more mobile, now they need forwards who can skate/produce, win pucks in corners and reverse the aging trend of too many who don't win pucks in the corners, are outplayed by stars in big moments or score two goals or less in 12/13 games. They have to get Horvat/Barzal on board with one being a forward or maybe move one for a scoring winger with term before their new deals begin?
No Sorokin, no chance, he has to be re-signed. He's the biggest advantage this team has, and the only reason they were not 14th/15th the last two seasons, 31 teams would want him, and it's going to cost a ton, and he's going to want a winning team. If he can't be re-signed he has to be moved for a full rebuild because that means NY joins the club of teams that live outside the playoffs. Every year I write many teams are due to leave the no-playoffs club which the Devils finally did, others like Buffalo, Wings, and others are badly overdue to folllow.

New Owner John Collins being sued over SPAC

Problems at Belmont/NYI ownership restrcturing

New York Signs Eetu Liukas ELC

Lamoriello 6/6/23: Under contract with Lane Lambert who will return

The title says it all, not sure if all assistant coaches return. Felt staff did a very good job, but everyone has to get better, including himself. Told Parise wants him back, will work with Bailey. Wahlstrom/Romanov will be ready for camp. Wants Mayfield back & do new contracts with Sorokin, Engvall, Varlamov. Feels Barzal can excel as a winger.