Comments on: Isles Dip Big Toe into Free Agent Pool http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/ Blogging about the New York Islanders, the NHL and everything else hockey Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: 385 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/#comment-157119 385 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:58:25 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/#comment-157119 Shoot, aren't we still a pretty good ways below the salary floor? We still have a lot more old players to overpay. Shoot, aren’t we still a pretty good ways below the salary floor? We still have a lot more old players to overpay.

]]> By: fauxrumors http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/#comment-156967 fauxrumors Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:22:57 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/#comment-156967 1) Sorry, the Streit signing is nice, but that hardly "solves" the power play. Looking at the anticipated roster it looks like they are relying on inexperinced kids and vets who's best years are 5+ years past: Forward lines Jeff Tambellini – Doug Weight – Bill Guerin Blake Comeau – Mike Comrie – Kyle Okposo Jonathan Sim – Mike Sillinger – Trent Hunter Sean Bergenheim – Frans Nielsen – Richard Park Defense pairings Brendan Witt – Radek Martinek Andy Sutton – Freddy Meyer Chris Campoli – Mark Streit 1) Sorry, the Streit signing is nice, but that hardly “solves” the power play. Looking at the anticipated roster it looks like they are relying on inexperinced kids and vets who’s best years are 5+ years past:
Forward lines

Jeff Tambellini – Doug Weight – Bill Guerin
Blake Comeau – Mike Comrie – Kyle Okposo
Jonathan Sim – Mike Sillinger – Trent Hunter
Sean Bergenheim – Frans Nielsen – Richard Park

Defense pairings

Brendan Witt – Radek Martinek
Andy Sutton – Freddy Meyer
Chris Campoli – Mark Streit

]]> By: 385 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/#comment-156653 385 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:52:43 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2008/07/02/isles-dip-big-toe-into-free-agent-pool/#comment-156653 Signed Doug Weight as well. 1 year at 1.75 mil. Signed Doug Weight as well. 1 year at 1.75 mil.

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