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BD Gallof
New York Islanders
Location: Suffolk County, LI, NY
Joined: 01.17.2006

Jul 13 @ 1:16 PM ET
BD Gallof: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Blast Thunderpunch
Joined: 07.06.2018

Jul 13 @ 1:24 PM ET
BD Gallof: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
- B.D. Gallof

Excellent read
BD Gallof
New York Islanders
Location: Suffolk County, LI, NY
Joined: 01.17.2006

Jul 13 @ 1:27 PM ET
Excellent read
- Blast Thunderpunch


SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Jul 13 @ 1:37 PM ET
You can have Okposo back.
BD Gallof
New York Islanders
Location: Suffolk County, LI, NY
Joined: 01.17.2006

Jul 13 @ 1:42 PM ET
You can have Okposo back.
- SABRES 89


Great. Will you take Ladd?????
Hokeeguy9
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Joined: 06.25.2012

Jul 13 @ 1:52 PM ET
I hope Lou learned about analytics as well, and I’m not an Isles fan. They are useful, no doubt.
As far as the flat earth and climate change detractors, just shut up! No reasonable person believes the world is flat, nor do we believe the climate doesn’t fluctuate in cycles, and that humans have a detrimental effect. However, the amount and the remedies are in question. This is where the elites adopt policies to control and manipulate to their advantage. So again, let those debates for another forum.
aries1976
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Frustration that unites us all. , AB
Joined: 02.26.2007

Jul 13 @ 1:54 PM ET
Nice article BD.

Honestly one of the better ones I've read in quite some time on this site.

Can't change the past, but the team does have a bright future.
Fan101
New York Islanders
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 07.08.2007

Jul 13 @ 1:55 PM ET
Besides protection and locker room personalities, he did address penalty killing because fear of playing hard and taking penalties is a factor. A good penalty kill as well as protecting a lead in the last five minutes is also a factor. Of course a goalie with a poor shootout pct is a problem etc.

As far as UFA's, maybe the guys with the higher analytic stats are more likely to sign with a top contender etc.

Analytics don't tell you how well a guy practices or works with his teammates since it is a team sport.

What did analytics tell PITT about how well Murray would perform if MAF were not on the team?
nyislsbossy
Joined: 05.31.2016

Jul 13 @ 1:57 PM ET
BD, what does lou do about lee and eberle? if they don't extend them by jan 1 or before he has to trade them right?
kear20
New York Islanders
Joined: 07.03.2007

Jul 13 @ 2:04 PM ET
BD,

Very well written article. I think we need to see if this new young core of Bellows, Walhstrom, Dobson, Wilde and Toews make the jump to the NHL quickly. If they do, the future should be bright,
Fan101
New York Islanders
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 07.08.2007

Jul 13 @ 2:04 PM ET
Lou and Trotz thinking is that first you have to construct a more sound and disciplined game so when you do start to plug in the talent of JHS or Bellows that their offense will count. I would be concerned if they were trading away the young talent for vets, but the price of these UFA's who want the ice time and challenge is positive. Games should be entertaining.

VGK was constructed with analytics but Gallant was fired from FLA because he refused to play guys based on analytics. The game is a combo of both.
Streit2ThePoint
Seattle Kraken
Location: it's disgusting how good you are at hockeybuzz.
Joined: 09.20.2013

Jul 13 @ 2:10 PM ET
Cya BD
BD Gallof
New York Islanders
Location: Suffolk County, LI, NY
Joined: 01.17.2006

Jul 13 @ 2:11 PM ET

Today @ 1:57 PM ET
BD, what does lou do about lee and eberle? if they don't extend them by jan 1 or before he has to trade them right?



Hmm.. site not letting me quote/respond properly.

Anyway... you are right on that. Had JT been retained there was simply no way on earth the Isles could have retained and re-signed Anders Lee.

So now we are faced with NEXT offseason being about re-signing them OR dealing them at or before trade deadline for key needs.
BD Gallof
New York Islanders
Location: Suffolk County, LI, NY
Joined: 01.17.2006

Jul 13 @ 2:12 PM ET
Cya BD
- Streit2ThePoint



The Deal Man
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 01.28.2007

Jul 13 @ 2:19 PM ET
BD Gallof: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
- B.D. Gallof

RIP lou, 76 years on the planet and almost 2 months as gm of the isles is a pretty good run. you will be missed.
rubberduckies
Anaheim Ducks
Location: Huntington beach, CA
Joined: 02.21.2008

Jul 13 @ 2:26 PM ET
Dont worry . Toronto is all bark and no bite
Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Montreal, QC
Joined: 06.03.2008

Jul 13 @ 2:26 PM ET
title should be : Let The Barzal Era Begin
rubberduckies
Anaheim Ducks
Location: Huntington beach, CA
Joined: 02.21.2008

Jul 13 @ 2:26 PM ET
[quote=rubberduckies
Conquest
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 08.06.2010

Jul 13 @ 3:08 PM ET
Dont worry . Toronto is all bark and no bite
- rubberduckies


ok
leeroggy
Joined: 09.09.2013

Jul 13 @ 3:44 PM ET
BD, many of us who are Climate Change skeptics are BECAUSE OF ANALYTICS.

Like Joe Bastardi's analyses, who has forgotten more about Climate than you'll EVER LEARN.

https://www.thegwpf.com/w...have-faded-from-the-news/

How about John Coleman, who FOUNDED the Weather Channel? Maybe he knows something too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq3LS4BVSA0

Stick to Hockey and leave the other crap out of it.
Njuice
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.21.2013

Jul 13 @ 3:47 PM ET
Lou is good. Your organization is in good hands. As for the analytics thing it is worth pointing out that the analytics that teams are assembling are WAY MORE advanced and WAY MORE useful than simply talking about Corsi.

Onto the signing of Komarov and the trade for Martin...Both are slightly overpaid but Komarov is a very good penalty killer and he's a responsible two way player. Martin doesn't have offensive finishing talent but he isn't slow, he hits and he is not a defensive liability. You must know this, he played on a fantastic 4th line for the Isles for years.

These are good moves with very little risk...We're not talking big money contracts on ridiculous long terms...
_X69
Joined: 06.14.2018

Jul 13 @ 3:50 PM ET
BD, many of us who are Climate Change skeptics are BECAUSE OF ANALYTICS.

Like Joe Bastardi's analyses, who has forgotten more about Climate than you'll EVER LEARN.

https://www.thegwpf.com/w...have-faded-from-the-news/

How about John Coleman, who FOUNDED the Weather Channel? Maybe he knows something too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq3LS4BVSA0

Stick to Hockey and leave the other crap out of it.

- leeroggy

The Deal Man
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 01.28.2007

Jul 13 @ 3:55 PM ET
See ya later Islanders!

"I like that. I like that a lot!"
Hardbalz
Joined: 06.08.2011

Jul 13 @ 4:01 PM ET
good to see Leaf fan is an equal opportunity hater
Fan101
New York Islanders
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 07.08.2007

Jul 13 @ 4:09 PM ET
Just hope they use analytics or whatever to choose the next captain.

Everyone JT was close to either got traded or left as a UFA including JT himself.
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