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Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Oct 12 @ 7:47 PM ET
You can get banned on twitter?
- mdw7413

I would say 99% of adults usually don’t 😂😂
mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Oct 12 @ 7:49 PM ET
Oh yea you can and the reason was just terrible
- Upstate_isles


Not surprising
mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Oct 12 @ 7:50 PM ET
I would say 99% of adults usually don’t 😂😂
- Vukota



Upstate_isles
New York Islanders
Location: Bitch Lasagna , NY
Joined: 05.12.2016

Oct 12 @ 8:01 PM ET
I would say 99% of adults usually don’t 😂😂
- Vukota

Look someone posted a 5 year girl (approximately) on one knee with a sign that said privileged and an arrow pointing at her cause she was white and it said black lives matter. All I said was the parents of this child should be beaten and twitter banned me for targeted violence. To me thats exploiting your child
joegreif17
Location: Hockeyville, BC
Joined: 05.10.2009

Oct 12 @ 8:07 PM ET
Did X change his username and become a Canuck fan?
- potvin05


The guy is a moron most of the time, lol. Toews has improved tremendously but obvioulsy arbitration could be costly, best take the two draft picks and let him go. Dobson should get full time duty next year. Can't wait to get Barzal and Pulock locked up and see where we are capwise.
mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Oct 12 @ 8:09 PM ET
Look someone posted a 5 year girl (approximately) on one knee with a sign that said privileged and an arrow pointing at her cause she was white and it said black lives matter. All I said was the parents of this child should be beaten and twitter banned me for targeted violence. To me thats exploiting your child
- Upstate_isles

joegreif17
Location: Hockeyville, BC
Joined: 05.10.2009

Oct 12 @ 8:09 PM ET
That's a tough loss



XxNucker101xX

- Nucker101


I will be happy when we lose you Nucker
potvin05
New York Islanders
Location: Snow's World (I just live in it), NY
Joined: 06.21.2008

Oct 12 @ 8:17 PM ET
The guy is a moron most of the time, lol. Toews has improved tremendously but obvioulsy arbitration could be costly, best take the two draft picks and let him go. Dobson should get full time duty next year. Can't wait to get Barzal and Pulock locked up and see where we are capwise.
- joegreif17

I was only saying that because we had a regular poster named X that ended all his posts with the identical signature.

This is good to know though.
potvin05
New York Islanders
Location: Snow's World (I just live in it), NY
Joined: 06.21.2008

Oct 12 @ 8:18 PM ET
Since Vegas just signed Pietrangelo for 8 plus a year they are actually over the cap lol
- Vukota

Umm...wow. Already?
Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Oct 12 @ 8:24 PM ET
Umm...wow. Already?
- potvin05

Yup. You’re allowed to be 10% over until a certain time not sure of the date when they have to be cap compliant by.
UIF
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.09.2009

Oct 12 @ 8:25 PM ET
Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought Toews was fairly solid in the playoffs. Pretty much all of the D was. A couple of players, Toews included, had a rough game here or there. Toews got into some trouble when he tried too hard to push the offense, and he paid for a couple of those mistakes. Other guys maybe got bailed out when they made mistakes so it's easier to forget. But in his own zone, Toews, like always, moved the puck out of trouble well, and that's something we maybe take for granted with him sometimes.

Honestly, if I had to lose one of the top-4 d-men, it'd be Mayfield rather than Toews. I think Mayfield's solid, too, and a bit of a bruiser, which every D-core needs. But his mistakes come in his own end when he can't skate it out of trouble or clear it and he turns the puck over, and I think that's more dangerous. And offensively, I like that he just shoots it whenever he can, but, really, if there's only one skate in between him and the net, it's guaranteed he's hitting it.

But, reality is what it is. Toews was up for a contract and Mayfield's signed to an affordable one. I can't blame Lou for having to make a tough decision, but I also wouldn't say it's no big deal when you're one of the older teams in the league, you're still saddled with the same bad contracts you were yesterday, and you have to part with a top-4 26-year-old d-man who plays solid hockey. We accept it because of the cap situation, but there's no doubt in my mind it's a better D-core with Toews and Dobson in there next season and beyond. I just hope it's worth it and Lou makes the most out of the saved money and the draft picks.
Vukota
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.29.2007

Oct 12 @ 8:45 PM ET
Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought Toews was fairly solid in the playoffs. Pretty much all of the D was. A couple of players, Toews included, had a rough game here or there. Toews got into some trouble when he tried too hard to push the offense, and he paid for a couple of those mistakes. Other guys maybe got bailed out when they made mistakes so it's easier to forget. But in his own zone, Toews, like always, moved the puck out of trouble well, and that's something we maybe take for granted with him sometimes.

Honestly, if I had to lose one of the top-4 d-men, it'd be Mayfield rather than Toews. I think Mayfield's solid, too, and a bit of a bruiser, which every D-core needs. But his mistakes come in his own end when he can't skate it out of trouble or clear it and he turns the puck over, and I think that's more dangerous. And offensively, I like that he just shoots it whenever he can, but, really, if there's only one skate in between him and the net, it's guaranteed he's hitting it.

But, reality is what it is. Toews was up for a contract and Mayfield's signed to an affordable one. I can't blame Lou for having to make a tough decision, but I also wouldn't say it's no big deal when you're one of the older teams in the league, you're still saddled with the same bad contracts you were yesterday, and you have to part with a top-4 26-year-old d-man who plays solid hockey. We accept it because of the cap situation, but there's no doubt in my mind it's a better D-core with Toews and Dobson in there next season and beyond. I just hope it's worth it and Lou makes the most out of the saved money and the draft picks.

- UIF

I don’t think it’s a big deal because Dobson will be stepping in for him. Dobson is going to be a stud. In a perfect world like you said lose Mayfield but that wasn’t happening because he is cheap for now
Upstate_isles
New York Islanders
Location: Bitch Lasagna , NY
Joined: 05.12.2016

Oct 12 @ 8:47 PM ET
Nate Schmidt to Vancouver for a 3rd
JohnScammo
New York Islanders
Location: Coming to a jail near you
Joined: 10.14.2014

Oct 12 @ 8:51 PM ET
Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought Toews was fairly solid in the playoffs. Pretty much all of the D was. A couple of players, Toews included, had a rough game here or there. Toews got into some trouble when he tried too hard to push the offense, and he paid for a couple of those mistakes. Other guys maybe got bailed out when they made mistakes so it's easier to forget. But in his own zone, Toews, like always, moved the puck out of trouble well, and that's something we maybe take for granted with him sometimes.

Honestly, if I had to lose one of the top-4 d-men, it'd be Mayfield rather than Toews. I think Mayfield's solid, too, and a bit of a bruiser, which every D-core needs. But his mistakes come in his own end when he can't skate it out of trouble or clear it and he turns the puck over, and I think that's more dangerous. And offensively, I like that he just shoots it whenever he can, but, really, if there's only one skate in between him and the net, it's guaranteed he's hitting it.

But, reality is what it is. Toews was up for a contract and Mayfield's signed to an affordable one. I can't blame Lou for having to make a tough decision, but I also wouldn't say it's no big deal when you're one of the older teams in the league, you're still saddled with the same bad contracts you were yesterday, and you have to part with a top-4 26-year-old d-man who plays solid hockey. We accept it because of the cap situation, but there's no doubt in my mind it's a better D-core with Toews and Dobson in there next season and beyond. I just hope it's worth it and Lou makes the most out of the saved money and the draft picks.

- UIF

Somewhere in between this description and someone else's "turnover machine" lies the truth.
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Wrong timing, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Oct 12 @ 8:53 PM ET
Yup. You’re allowed to be 10% over until a certain time not sure of the date when they have to be cap compliant by.
- Vukota


Typically the first day of the season but who knows when that will be this year. Penciled in for Jan 1.
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Wrong timing, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Oct 12 @ 9:00 PM ET
Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought Toews was fairly solid in the playoffs. Pretty much all of the D was. A couple of players, Toews included, had a rough game here or there. Toews got into some trouble when he tried too hard to push the offense, and he paid for a couple of those mistakes. Other guys maybe got bailed out when they made mistakes so it's easier to forget. But in his own zone, Toews, like always, moved the puck out of trouble well, and that's something we maybe take for granted with him sometimes.

Honestly, if I had to lose one of the top-4 d-men, it'd be Mayfield rather than Toews. I think Mayfield's solid, too, and a bit of a bruiser, which every D-core needs. But his mistakes come in his own end when he can't skate it out of trouble or clear it and he turns the puck over, and I think that's more dangerous. And offensively, I like that he just shoots it whenever he can, but, really, if there's only one skate in between him and the net, it's guaranteed he's hitting it.

But, reality is what it is. Toews was up for a contract and Mayfield's signed to an affordable one. I can't blame Lou for having to make a tough decision, but I also wouldn't say it's no big deal when you're one of the older teams in the league, you're still saddled with the same bad contracts you were yesterday, and you have to part with a top-4 26-year-old d-man who plays solid hockey. We accept it because of the cap situation, but there's no doubt in my mind it's a better D-core with Toews and Dobson in there next season and beyond. I just hope it's worth it and Lou makes the most out of the saved money and the draft picks.

- UIF


I think Barry is high on Mayfield’s game. He typically had the top TOI after Pelech and Pulock and sometimes more than either in the PO’s. I thought he has improved his game as have most in Barry's d first system.
Dobson puts some muscle on his frame this off season he will be awesome imho.
Upstate_isles
New York Islanders
Location: Bitch Lasagna , NY
Joined: 05.12.2016

Oct 12 @ 9:24 PM ET
I think Barry is high on Mayfield’s game. He typically had the top TOI after Pelech and Pulock and sometimes more than either in the PO’s. I thought he has improved his game as have most in Barry's d first system.
Dobson puts some muscle on his frame this off season he will be awesome imho.

- nyisles7

Look we just traded Denis potvin and the isles are done for 10 years
potvin05
New York Islanders
Location: Snow's World (I just live in it), NY
Joined: 06.21.2008

Oct 12 @ 9:31 PM ET
Look we just traded Dennis potvin and the isles are done for 10 years
- Upstate_isles

Denis. Jesus.
mdw7413
New York Rangers
Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro
Joined: 12.13.2013

Oct 12 @ 9:34 PM ET
Denis. Jesus.
- potvin05

potvin05
New York Islanders
Location: Snow's World (I just live in it), NY
Joined: 06.21.2008

Oct 12 @ 9:34 PM ET
Nate Schmidt to Vancouver for a 3rd
- Upstate_isles

Man. 5 years left at $6 million a year. Yikes. I like him but...Christ.
potvin05
New York Islanders
Location: Snow's World (I just live in it), NY
Joined: 06.21.2008

Oct 12 @ 9:36 PM ET

- mdw7413

He. Shall. Not. Pass.
nyisles7
New York Islanders
Location: Wrong timing, NY
Joined: 01.20.2009

Oct 12 @ 9:37 PM ET
Look we just traded Dennis potvin and the isles are done for 10 years
- Upstate_isles



OMG, I’m not even going anywhere near twitter. It must be a gong show

Toews was a nice guy back there but if your gonna trade someone from the team it has to be from the d corps. It was our strength and who knows what his agent asked Lou for interms of a contract. I like Leddy better than Toews and if we were going to lose a d man I fine with it being him.
Upstate_isles
New York Islanders
Location: Bitch Lasagna , NY
Joined: 05.12.2016

Oct 12 @ 9:46 PM ET
OMG, I’m not even going anywhere near twitter. It must be a gong show

Toews was a nice guy back there but if your gonna trade someone from the team it has to be from the d corps. It was our strength and who knows what his agent asked Lou for interms of a contract. I like Leddy better than Toews and if we were going to lose a d man I fine with it being him.

- nyisles7

Lou said arbitration was what triggered it, the unknown cost
ses111
New York Islanders
Joined: 06.07.2008

Oct 12 @ 9:47 PM ET
Man. 5 years left at $6 million a year. Yikes. I like him but...Christ.
- potvin05


7 years for Pietrangelo when he will be 31 in January could be rough as well.
UIF
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 01.09.2009

Oct 12 @ 9:47 PM ET
Somewhere in between this description and someone else's "turnover machine" lies the truth.
- JohnScammo


Fair enough!
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