Four years, at a $3 million annual average salary, bringing the total payout to $12 million. For, um…Leo…Komarov?! I’ll spare you the responses from the majority of people who inhabit hash-tag “Isles” on Twitter – but if you’ve participated at some-point, you can use your imagination on what was said ...
Read More »Brasqo: The Curious Case of Valtteri Filppula
With training camp finally starting to come into view, let’s continue to take a look at another one of the new Islanders acquired by the newly minted Lou Lamoriello. At T-minus one-hour plus of the “Post Pajama Boy Defection” aka PPBD (ok, that acronym doesn’t exist), Lou Lamoriello went ahead ...
Read More »Brasqo: Death-Metal & Neck Tattoos – Getting To Know Robin Lehner
Death-metal, neck tattoos and brash. At six-foot four inches, 245 pounds…Athletic, flexible, and super competitive. The “new” prototypical goaltender attributes that any general manager would salivate over. Only 27 years old, he possesses these dream characteristics. Let’s get to know Robin Lehner. In his 219 games played in the NHL, ...
Read More »Brasqo: Let The Fisherman Die
With a little over a month until training camps begin – all has been pretty quiet in Islanders’ land as of late regarding player personnel. With the coaching staff being further solidified with the recent appointment of Piero Greco as head goaltending coach, and Mitch Korn coming aboard as Director ...
Read More »Brasqo: To Sign Anders Lee Long-Term, Or Not
“He’s too slow…” “His production will take a hit once he hits 30 years old…” “He’ll break down.. They all break down…” The usual sentiments from the “experts” when they speak of your prototypical NHL calibre power-forward. And, well – It is hard to argue in certain cases. But when ...
Read More »Brasqo: The Korn-ucopia of Goaltending
Mitch Korn… By all means, the only goaltending coach I’ve ever cared about in my 30-plus years of hockey fandom. The Bronx, New York native is described as a savant when it comes to the art of goaltending. His brilliance in teaching at the NHL level started in Buffalo in ...
Read More »Is This What Optimism Feels Like?
For the first time in decades the Islanders are truly a relevant NHL franchise. The dramatic culture change is the largest this organization has seen since the hiring of Mike Milbury. These positive changes have created the most optimism we have seen the nineties. Yes, there were a few glimmers of hope along ...
Read More »Looking Logically At A Illogical Situation
In the desperate search for answers, the latest rumor is that former Islander Tom Fitzgerald will be taking over as Islanders General Manger for the next season. This is expected to happen after the Devils are eliminated from the playoffs. While many see this as progress, I’m confused by this thought ...
Read More »The Court Keeps Its Jester
Whether you agree (somebody does) or disagree with the decision to keep Garth Snow as the General Manager of the Islanders, this organization proved once again they can’t get anything right. They continue to be the laughing stock of the league. The national media and fans continue to view this ...
Read More »12 Years of Incompetence
The most talked about human being on any train heading to Brooklyn, website with the word “Isles” in it, and any fan wearing Blue and Orange for the past 3 years is the infamous Garth Snow. An entire trend on Twitter with the hashtag “SnowMustGo”, chants from passionate fans during ...
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