Also known as: two Krills and a shill.

Evan

Still say Wang should have had Vinnie Chase call Grossman to “inquire”.

On the cap, DP’s contract situation will be settled LONG before Okposo, Tavares and the other kids come up for new deals. Either DP will regain his health and form and be a bargain at his current price or he will not be able to go and retire due to injury…thus removing his cap number with insurance covering the contract. I don’t believe we will have more than 2 more seasons of the “can he go” saga, and unfortunately, I think it will end with a short career for DP. That will free up 4.5 mill, which I don’t see Bailey or Mouslon ever earning more than that in a single season. Opkoso will never be more than a 5.5 mill guy and I don’t see Tavares being more than a 6.5 million guy…and those deals are at least another contract away for Okposo.

What Kovy would do is give us a top 2 lines that can compete with most in our own division and be better top to bottom than what the Rangers and Devils have. A top 6 of Kovy, Tavares, Bailey, Nino, Moulson & Okposo? I’ll go with that the next 5 seasons.

Do I think Kovy makes us an “instant contender”? Of course not. Our gaping holes on D can’t be filled by deHaan, Hamonic, and Donovan next season or the season after. They will take time and our goaltending is still up in the air.
But Kovy can be the next step towards taking the playoff step with kids like deHaan, Hamonic, Donovan, Martin, Kubanov and maybe Petrov coming in to fill other holes in the next 3 seasons…and hopefully helping us build to the next level when doing so.
I do agree with you that Kovy does nothing concerning the LH Project. Kate Murray and the do-nothing TOH wouldn’t care if we signed a 22 year old healthy Bobby Orr, Maurice Richard and Jesus Christ as goalie (He saves). It won’t make one bit of difference to the TOH. But I do think Kovy can be a help to this org and accelerate the rebuild. Personally, I wouldn’t mind him going for 8.5 mill per for 7-8 years. I don’t think it blows up the rebuild to the degree you think, but then again…time will reveal all.
As a person who grew up in Freeport from 1969-1994, I enjoy reading the take of someone in Freeport. Keep up the good work

What’s that coming down Hempstead Tpke? It’s the waaaaaambulance.

Back to TOH, even after Isles dialogue to the Mets was leaked to the Newsday, they did not seem convinced to give the Islanders more of what they want in LHP, as they’re emphasizing a scaled down version of LHP.

Charlie: Yeah, so I happened to have 100 Mill on the table for Kovie; but until Kate Murray approves my Lighthouse plan fans can pay to see Zenon.

Uh-huh.

In authorizing Snow to confirm to the media the pursuit of Kovalchuk, Wang has undercut any remaining pretense to integrity.

Regardless of outcome, never again can it be argued: slow and steady rebuild; building through the draft; no major free-agent signings until the Lighthouse is approved; marquee players won’t play on LI; Wang loses money every year and cannot spend on top talent; etc, etc.

That patchwork of rationalizations, layered thick one upon another, year after year, used to erect a facade behind which to hide the ineptitude and duplicity which have long been the hallmarks of this Organization, has now been torn asunder by the very hand that built it: Charles Wang.

How can you say Ilya doesnt make the Isles a playoff contender?!!! Come on now. Doesnt make the Isles relevant…disagree. Im getting text messages from guys I havent talked to since the season ended.

One thing youre right about is this…Ilya is not coming to the Island.

I agree with BD that you really have to know what you’re doing with your rebuild and how such a signing will impact your future plans though.

The best pure goal scorer the Isles have had since 1993, the last time they were in the East finals, was Palffy, a tweener of a guy who rarely got to 40 goals. Kovalchuk is light years better.

This is not about a quick fix. It’s about getting one of the best offensive talents the NHL has seen in a decade to agree to come in and play with a plethora of young guys who have the potential to be the type of playmakers this franchise has not seen since Weight wore another sweater and going back to Turgeon.

Scoring, folks. The Islanders have had none for two decades. Think about that.

Slightly off topic, can someone explain to me how signing a contract that’s twice as long as what is reasonable makes sense? I’m aware players want big pay days, but it’s not like they won’t get a great pay day on a 4 year deal.

I don’t understand why any player wants to sign a 10 year contract, or anything remotely close. Can you imagine committing to YOUR job for 10 years? I have a hard time thinking longer than 3 years…