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) need to play once more subsequent yr?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I feel he’s going to sort of take a look at what his choices are going to be. It actually appears, primarily based on the whole lot his taking part in days with the Islanders are executed. We’ll see what he finally ends up doing. He talked about the opposite day that he’s unsure what the long run holds. I can guarantee you of 1 factor, if he does determine and each time he does determine 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 sort of what occurs there.”
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Martin Biron: “Yeah, he’s positively been a pillar for wherever 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 take a look at their again finish, they’ve loads of choices to be made there relating to the roster subsequent yr. 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 received 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 very least a verbal settlement to maintain him on the island, that there’s some sort of extension.
I consider they have been discussing a two-year extension, we’ll see each time they determine to make it official. May not be September.”
McCarthy: “Is likely to be the underside of desk drawer eh?”
Pagnotta: “Proper. Yeah, he’s like, I’ll file this after I’m good and prepared, but it surely appears 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 just a little bit youthful.
And look, guys, they host the All-Star sport subsequent yr, no matter, or All-Star Weekend, I ought to say, as a result of it’s going to be modified. They received it. They’ve received 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. May not be the day after. It’d take every week or so, however I do consider they’re going to have a gathering of the minds and talk about the workforce’s route and what it’s going into the offseason. I feel the Islanders might be aggressive.”
NHLRumors.com Word: The New York Islanders must get youthful this season. There is no such thing as a query about it. To not point out, they have to add a aim scorer as properly. That could 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 best add for this workforce.
The Islanders are transferring on from the Corridor of Fame GM Lou Lamirello as he has been fired as Crew President and Common Supervisor. So, there might be a brand new GM in cost.
That pending RFA that’s getting a brand new contract extension, in response to Stefen Rosner of The Hockey Information, is Adam Boqvist. Once more, nothing official till official. That could be a good hold 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 loads totally different.
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John Collins will deal with the search in search of a brand new Common Supervisor because the workforce seems to get youthful and add aim scoring to compete within the Japanese Convention subsequent season.
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