Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio and was requested concerning the adjustments coming for the New York Islanders. He was requested about the way forward for Matt Martin. As well as, he was requested about what the roster was going to seem like.
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Dave McCarthy: “Does he (Matt Martin) wish to play once more subsequent 12 months?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I believe he’s going to form of have a look at what his choices are going to be. It actually appears, primarily based on the whole lot his enjoying days with the Islanders are completed. We’ll see what he finally ends up doing. He talked about the opposite day that he’s unsure what the longer term holds. I can guarantee you of 1 factor, if he does resolve and each time he does resolve to hold up his boots, I can guarantee you he’ll discover one other residence throughout the Islanders group if he desires. So we’ll see form of what occurs there.”
Martin Biron: “Yeah, he’s undoubtedly been a pillar for anyplace he’s been, and particularly in New York or the Islanders. However does that imply that is the beginning of one thing new for the New York Islanders? Kyle Palmieri is a UFA. Clearly, Matt Martin’s a UFA. You have a look at their again finish, they’ve lots of choices to be made there in terms of the roster subsequent 12 months. So, Lou Lamoriello is that this a altering of the guard, a brand new route? What’s going to occur on the island?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, properly, Marty Lou mentioned after the commerce deadline that they’re going to make extra adjustments this offseason. The plan is to get youthful, and it actually aligns with a few of their choices. Now, they traded Brock Nelson. They bought a hell of a return from Colorado. Undoubtedly applaud them for that transfer, however they opted to carry on to Palmieri, and my understanding on the time was there was, I consider there’s at the least a verbal settlement to maintain him on the island, that there’s some sort of extension.
I consider they had been discussing a two-year extension, we’ll see each time they resolve to make it official. Won’t be September.”
McCarthy: “Is likely to be the underside of desk drawer eh?”
Pagnotta: “Proper. Yeah, he’s like, I’ll file this once I’m good and prepared, but it surely feels like he’s protected. However I do consider, and I consider there’s additionally one other extension with one other participant who’s a pending restricted free agent, that there’s an extension in place there as properly. So that matches the youthful mould, however I do anticipate the Islanders going a bit of bit youthful.
And look, guys, they host the All-Star recreation subsequent 12 months, no matter, or All-Star Weekend, I ought to say, as a result of it’s going to be modified. They bought it. They’ve bought to be aggressive or considerably aggressive. So no matter adjustments they do make, and I consider there may be going to be a gathering of the minds as soon as their season formally ends. Won’t be the day after. It’d take per week or so, however I do consider they’re going to have a gathering of the minds and focus on the staff’s route and what it’s going into the offseason. I believe the Islanders can be aggressive.”
NHLRumors.com Word: The New York Islanders should get youthful this season. There isn’t any query about it. To not point out, they have to add a objective scorer as properly. That may be a should. There’s solely a lot Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat can do on their very own. Anthony Duclair simply wasn’t the correct add for this staff.
The Islanders are shifting on from the Corridor of Fame GM Lou Lamirello as he has been fired as Crew President and Common Supervisor. So, there can be a brand new GM in cost.
That pending RFA that’s getting a brand new contract extension, based on Stefen Rosner of The Hockey Information, is Adam Boqvist. Once more, nothing official till official. That may be a good maintain for the Islanders, however they should do extra. Possibly this implies Palmieri doesn’t come again, they usually transfer out Jean-Gabriel Pageau. One factor is for certain: the roster will look rather a lot completely different.
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John Collins will deal with the search on the lookout for a brand new Common Supervisor because the staff appears to be like to get youthful and add objective scoring to compete within the Japanese Convention subsequent season.
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