Ben Shelley: East Division Comparison: Islanders/Flyers

Defense wins, advantage Islanders!

Defense wins advantage Islanders!
- nyisles7

Matt Martin doesn't start playing until the playoffs. Flyers in the regular season, Isles in the playoffs.

Matt Martin doesn't start playing until the playoffs. Flyers in the regular season, Isles in the playoffs.
- JohnScammo

4 more years of MM

4 more years of MM
- ziggy_skalica

Someone’s happy

Someone’s happy


- nyisles7

Doesn’t move the needle for me either way besides me thinking it’s a dumb move. That’s really about it. I’m sure there will be more so we have zero cap space again.

USA wins the WJC !

?wha

Doesn’t move the needle for me either way besides me thinking it’s a dumb move. That’s really about it. I’m sure there will be more so we have zero cap space again.
- Cptmjl

Don’t take it so hard, we will be ok. At least we have MM to play 1C if they don’t sign Barzal. But wait that’s a done deal and they have to wait to sign him on the first day of the season

Don’t take it so hard, we will be ok. At least we have MM to play 1C if they don’t sign Barzal. But wait that’s a done deal and they have to wait to sign him on the first day of the season
- nyisles7

Lou signing Matt Martin to a stupid contract doesn’t ruin my day. With that said it not ruining my day doesn’t make it any less of a moronic contract

USA wins the WJC !
- nyisles7

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These are getting more absurd by the day. The Flyers defense is "no advantage" against the Isles... LOL. my guess is every team you put against the Islanders you will say they have the advantage on forwards too... despite the Isles have 4 very good lines and beating most of these team for the past 2 years regularly.

uncle.

I also love how every other team's prospects are going to really help them move the needle but our multiple first round picks (whalstrom, Bellows, Holsmtrom, etc..) will not do a thing... truly comical.

In case you saw the picture of team USA with a picture of a Barrel that had team Canada on it.... I think TSN is trying to say team USA was calling Canada's team Trash by posting it... Zegras interview should have put that to rest by saying it was their team slogan.. focus on the next Barrel. Here is the poster up in team USA locker room that explains that logic.

https://twitter.com/TSNRy.../1346697022494031873?s=20

It has nothing to do with a trash can... and nothing to do with them insulting their team.

TSN also posted a picture of Zegras saying he was giving team Canada "One last stare down and shrug" ... that picture was taken after team Canada left the ice. You can see the bench behind Trevor.. he is not on the blue line. It was a picture of him shrugging saying... we did it.

turning this story into a "classless USA team" story is truly absurd. They played great and dont deserve the nonsense being thrown at them all over social media.

In case you saw the picture of team USA with a picture of a Barrel that had team Canada on it.... I think TSN is trying to say team USA was calling Canada's team Trash by posting it... Zegras interview should have put that to rest by saying it was their team slogan.. focus on the next Barrel. Here is the poster up in team USA locker room that explains that logic.

https://twitter.com/TSNRy.../1346697022494031873?s=20

It has nothing to do with a trash can... and nothing to do with them insulting their team.

TSN also posted a picture of Zegras saying he was giving team Canada "One last stare down and shrug" ... that picture was taken after team Canada left the ice. You can see the bench behind Trevor.. he is not on the blue line. It was a picture of him shrugging saying... we did it.

turning this story into a "classless USA team" story is truly absurd. They played great and dont deserve the nonsense being thrown at them all over social media.
- niteislander

Agreed.

That being said, I hope Zegras and Knight’s giggle berries rot off in putrid humours.

I also love how every other team's prospects are going to really help them move the needle but our multiple first round picks (whalstrom, Bellows, Holsmtrom, etc..) will not do a thing... truly comical.
- niteislander

Islanders have had more success with defensive prospects. Islanders have to be a better job developing the forward prospects. i want to see Wahlstrom grab that 3rd line wing spot.

I also love how every other team's prospects are going to really help them move the needle but our multiple first round picks (whalstrom, Bellows, Holsmtrom, etc..) will not do a thing... truly comical.
- niteislander

Well, in fairness none of our prospects have done a thing to say they are going to have an nhl impact where other teams prospects either have or have a projected higher ceiling and haven’t had the opportunity yet.

Well, in fairness none of our prospects have done a thing to say they are going to have an nhl impact where other teams prospects either have or have a projected higher ceiling and haven’t had the opportunity yet.
- Cptmjl

This is the thing. Still question marks about Otto, Wahlstrom, and Bellows. Bridge has not be know to produce useful forwards for the Islanders.

Well, in fairness none of our prospects have done a thing to say they are going to have an nhl impact where other teams prospects either have or have a projected higher ceiling and haven’t had the opportunity yet.
- Cptmjl

Are you forgetting Ho Ho Ho Sang?

Are you forgetting Ho Ho Ho Sang?
- JohnScammo

Are you forgetting Ho Ho Ho Sang?
- JohnScammo

Bridge has many top forward prospects it's hard to remember everyone.

Are you forgetting Ho Ho Ho Sang?
- JohnScammo

Everyone but HockeyBuzz posters has already forgotten about him.

Everyone but HockeyBuzz posters has already forgotten about him.
- JimmyP

Yep pretty much.

- nyisles7

Serious question as unfunny as this is what does it even mean? Literally makes no sense.

None of our forward prospects have done a thing? Barzal, Beau, Brock, Lee, .. they all stink?