nystromshairstylist

That's a no goal.

LOL, those flyers did a lot of damage in the PO this year, eh.... J/K, I love Giroux, would you guys accept a Nelson and a #1 pick for him....?

I cannot imagine if the TML win the cup, I think canada might stop functioning as a country for about 3 weeks, with people starving in the streets and a general meltdown of all civic functions. It might not resemble 2015 syria, maybe more like the Tea Party rebellion in the US in the 1770s...

Will do, I will also put out a general message about the site on the social media platforms I participate on, and will promote it to my personal friends as well.

Agreed; I considered them just making the playoffs to be their Stanley Cup victory, as even I had them finishing in the bottom 5 of the league. That said, they need major roster changes moving forward, particularly in the top 6/9.

Thank you for your gracious welcome, I am glad to be here.

Yes, that forum is awful, and what's interesting is that its sister forum, "superherohype" or something to that effect, is equally lousy. Its as if they hired the same 2/3 a--holes to be moderators of both sites. Anyway, I will read the FAQ here, hopefully it is more rationally moderated than those sites.

Hi all, I am joining this forum with the hope that it grows substantially; I am a refugee from another major hockey forum that was very poorly moderated, has a large number of immature idiots and I hope goes bankrupt. My ID on that site was "nystromshairstylist", which I will retain here as well. Anyway, even though I'm an Islanders fan I chose not to watch game #4 as I knew the result; the team never seemed properly prepared for this series. The Canes were not the most talented team, and were without their entire second line and starting goalie, and the NYI still could not put together a solid effort. They lost this series for a confluence of reasons, but while I am happy Trotz got them into the PO when I expected they'd finish in the bottom 3-4 teams in the league, last year was the first time he'd ever been past the 2nd round of the playoffs. Yes he won the SC, but that was with a stacked team of hall of famers and all stars, which admittedly the Isles are no where close to at this time - but neither are the Canes. The rosters as they stood at the beginning of the series favored the Islanders, who IMO played well below their potential, which must go on the coaching staff. All in all, a great year, but they need to get absolute garbage like Hickey and lazy, low effort players like Nelson off the roster, and replace them with hungry, aggressive and talented younger players like Wahlstrom, Bellows, etc. Hopefully, they can build on this season, make some desperately needed roster changes, and continue to show progress in the coming years.