#NYC #NYI #isles My projection is this is the year some teams finally take a big step forward in this conference. Not just NJ. PPL forget in 2021-22 9th seed NYI were about 18 pts behind the 8th seed. The low water mark will not be 92 points/12 over for a third straight ssn. 1/2
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) October 7, 2024
#NYC #NYI #isles I think the problems Pageau, Palmieri, Cizikas bring are insurmountable, and there is age in #29 game with a big ask of #10-11-26-27 16-53-32 to produce what's needed, and turn the tide in games. I like the six D + goaltending but special teams. 11th place. 2/2
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) October 7, 2024
I'm not a fan of Patrick Roy, who's career record beyond one year is that of a mediocre head coach no one was chasing after. Lou's been a cap ceiling general manager, and has a lot of very bad contracts on his resume, and not because they were great players, but mediocre players their entire careers. Pageau got his contract because of one twenty four goal run in Ottawa when he was red-hot, he came here, scored one goal in seven games before 2020 covid, and at best when back to be a career thirty point player who today gave us a 32nd ranked penalty kill, along with Cizikas who was a first line LW in last year's playoffs who's no scorer, and who's speed/defense has been in decline. Palmieri had some pitch and putt goals during his last gasp 15 goals in 23 game streak, he's been a bust here before that, and he can't win pucks or backcheck. No, Horvat, and Barzal are not great on defense.