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Down (cont.) :
Brad Boyes
It’s no secret that NYI heavily play favorites toward their internally drafted and developed
players. Boyes is on the outside looking in will probably be treated more like a contractor than an
employee. I expect him to be moved all over the place and finish in the bottom 6 as a forgotten plug
since there’s no real commitment on him yet. Apparently Buffalo thought he was garbage and cut him,
just like Connolly.
Evgeni Nabokov
Nabokov is 36 and is showing more consistent signs of age and injury taking over
his game. The one year contract from Snow tells me the team is not committed
with him and they will continue to play musical chairs with their goalie by
committee. I expect continual risk of injury, lost starts, and even trade for this
poor unfortunate soul.
Gainer’s final comments:
By now, most of you are smart enough to understand that there is a definite “Buyer Beware” warning
with all things associated with the Islanders. I feel this is a team that is content with mediocrity and has
no intentions of competing with the better teams in the league. Their lack of commitment for bringing
in veteran leadership & mentoring for their youngsters, and absolutely no attempts to invest in quality
long term goaltending from any source basically shows me that Garth Snow and Charles Wang just don’t
give a damn about winning. There is a black cloud over Long Island, Derek did say that “no legitimate
superstar in their prime would ever be stupid enough to sign with the Islanders”. On that note, it’s
going to be a lonely road for Tavares.
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