Barzal with beauty number two to Ebs

Well, Brassard is a career 48.2% FO guy. So maybe not him?
- JohnScammo

Casey is our best and he’s 50% at best lifetime.

Although remember FOs aren’t important

Barzal with beauty number two to Ebs
- nyisles7

Dobson looms really good the longer this goes ,has had some great plays with barzal

Jobst!

Berube only gave up 4 goals, 7.

Berube nice hustle by jobst

Dobson looms really good the longer this goes ,has had some great plays with barzal
- Upstate_isles

Meh he’s been ok. Tough time physically in his own end for me.

Berube with another leaker

Jobst!

Berube only gave up 4 goals, 7.
- JohnScammo

Meh he’s been ok. Tough time physically in his own end for me.

Berube with another leaker
- nyisles7

Yea I said earlier he needs to get stronger for the physical play but hes jumped up in the play and gotten pucks on net and seems to see the ice well and think the game

- nyisles7

- JohnScammo

Snow ruined his development

Snow ruined his development
- Upstate_isles

He ruined him, Halak and Greiss single handily. Kind of what he did to the Islanders as a team and organization.

- JohnScammo

UPDATE: #NHLJets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien is believed to be using his time away from the team to ponder his #NHL future according to @TSNBobMcKenzie. There is no timetable for a decision. https://t.co/PpYLc9D9hw #TSNHockey https://t.co/w98KlUHxJb

Let's hope he retires and we send them leddy

UPDATE: #NHLJets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien is believed to be using his time away from the team to ponder his #NHL future according to @TSNBobMcKenzie. There is no timetable for a decision. https://t.co/PpYLc9D9hw #TSNHockey https://t.co/w98KlUHxJb

Let's hope he retires and we send them leddy
- Upstate_isles

He was probably sent home after physicals. He probably came into camp fat and sloppy after a phil kessel summer training.

He was probably sent home after physicals. He probably came into camp fat and sloppy after a phil kessel summer training.
- kindlyrick

Berube is so bad. To think Snow didn’t want to lose him
- nyisles7

To think there was a crap ton of fans outraged over Berube not playing and leaving the team.. as if he was the next Patrick Roy!
kind of like a lot of fans feel about Nosang

UPDATE: #NHLJets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien is believed to be using his time away from the team to ponder his #NHL future according to @TSNBobMcKenzie. There is no timetable for a decision. https://t.co/PpYLc9D9hw #TSNHockey https://t.co/w98KlUHxJb

Let's hope he retires and we send them leddy
- Upstate_isles

ooof... bet they want that Trouba trade back.

Meh he’s been ok. Tough time physically in his own end for me.

Berube with another leaker
- nyisles7

Agreed. Physical strength is definitely the area in noticeable need of improvement. But his pace of play and decision-making seemed NHL-ready, at least in that really small sample size. It's a tough call...last night kind of reinforced what you all have been talking about...the AHL is really the perfect landing spot for him, but that's off the table, unfortunately.

I don't know that juniors will do anything for his game other than allow him some more time to bulk up a little. Playing in the NHL will give him the challenge he needs to keep pushing his game forward, but if he gets knocked around in his own zone, that will cost the team points. Based on last night, I'd lean toward giving him the nine-game look and going from there.

Agreed. Physical strength is definitely the area in noticeable need of improvement. But his pace of play and decision-making seemed NHL-ready, at least in that really small sample size. It's a tough call...last night kind of reinforced what you all have been talking about...the AHL is really the perfect landing spot for him, but that's off the table, unfortunately.

I don't know that juniors will do anything for his game other than allow him some more time to bulk up a little. Playing in the NHL will give him the challenge he needs to keep pushing his game forward, but if he gets knocked around in his own zone, that will cost the team points. Based on last night, I'd lean toward giving him the nine-game look and going from there.
- UIF

If he doesn't stick the Isles would be smart to let him sign overseas and play against men. There's nothing left for him in juniors. Like Trotz pointed out, he's likely to get lazy and develop bad habits because he's head-and-shoulders better than the competition he's playing against.

UPDATE: #NHLJets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien is believed to be using his time away from the team to ponder his #NHL future according to @TSNBobMcKenzie. There is no timetable for a decision. https://t.co/PpYLc9D9hw #TSNHockey https://t.co/w98KlUHxJb

Let's hope he retires and we send them leddy
- Upstate_isles

Well that’d open up a (frank) tonne of cap space for them.

And they wouldn’t want Leddy. Losing Buff, Myers and Trouba gutted their RH D.

Give them Boychuk instead.

If he doesn't stick the Isles would be smart to let him sign overseas and play against men. There's nothing left for him in juniors. Like Trotz pointed out, he's likely to get lazy and develop bad habits because he's head-and-shoulders better than the competition he's playing against.
- eichiefs9

Going to Europe would be better for him as opposed to Juniors. To be fair the isles aren’t winning the cup this year. Until they address the points lost by Tavares they aren’t a cup contender IMO. Why not let him play at the NHL level and grow with the team. He’s got it offensively. Just my 2 cents

Going to Europe would be better for him as opposed to Juniors. To be fair the isles aren’t winning the cup this year. Until they address the points lost by Tavares they aren’t a cup contender IMO. Why not let him play at the NHL level and grow with the team. He’s got it offensively. Just my 2 cents
- kindlyrick

Keeping in mind what the Blues did last year, I’m not discounting anyone anymore.

Just gotta get to the dance. See where things go from there.

Going to Europe would be better for him as opposed to Juniors. To be fair the isles aren’t winning the cup this year. Until they address the points lost by Tavares they aren’t a cup contender IMO. Why not let him play at the NHL level and grow with the team. He’s got it offensively. Just my 2 cents
- kindlyrick

I mean I'd prefer he makes the team, on merit, for sure. It's a sticky situation since he's not AHL eligible. In a perfect world, he'd be the #1 defenseman get all-situation minutes in Bridgeport until he either forced the Isles hand for a call-up or someone goes down.

There's arguments to be made on both sides re: getting 3rd pair minutes and the occasional scratch with the Isles vs. going to a Euro league and playing bigger minutes, but one thing I think everyone unilaterally agrees that his days playing in junior should be over no matter what.

I mean I'd prefer he makes the team, on merit, for sure. It's a sticky situation since he's not AHL eligible. In a perfect world, he'd be the #1 defenseman get all-situation minutes in Bridgeport until he either forced the Isles hand for a call-up or someone goes down.

There's arguments to be made on both sides re: getting 3rd pair minutes and the occasional scratch with the Isles vs. going to a Euro league and playing bigger minutes, but one thing I think everyone unilaterally agrees that his days playing in junior should be over no matter what.
- eichiefs9

Didn’t catch last nights game. I take it that Dobson continued to impress?

Keeping in mind what the Blues did last year, I’m not discounting anyone anymore.

Just gotta get to the dance. See where things go from there.
- Wildschwein

The blues had their #91. The isles do not and never replaced those points. That’s not a small thing.