New York Islanders Preseason Recap and Season Preview
The NHL season begins in just one week, so I’m back with some fresh New York Islanders content. Enjoy this detailed recap of the NYI preseason and a little season preview. I analyzed the NYI projected roster and lineups by analyzing nearly every player on the active roster.
Additionally, discussed star prospects like Matthew Schaefer and Cal Ritchie.
Chapters:
00:00: Introduction
01:33: Previewing Matthew Schaefer
05:02: Evaluating the preseason performance of Cal Ritchie
07:08: Goaltending overview: Ilya Sorokin, David Rittich and Marcus Hogberg 10:38: NHL Preseason
11:58: Mathew Barzal and Anthony Duclair returning from injury
14:43: Emil Heineman and Maxim Shabanov player previews
18:00: NY Islanders Opening Night Lineup Projecions
37:17: Isles keys to have an appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season
38:17: Thank You For Listening!
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8 comments
Hey Jack, thanks for the content.
What would be 5 wishes for the Isles' (organization) season?
Wish 1 – A year of growth and development of players like Odelius, George, Ritchie, (Maggio and Jefferies) down in Bridgeport with Rocky Thompson.
Wish 2 – Further development from Eiserman, D. Nelson and Q. Finley in the NCAA.
Wish 3 – WJC appearances and strong performances from Eiserman, Schaefer, Eklund, Poletin (maybe Romano).
Wish 4 – Moving on from Lee and Pageau to acquire additional prospects or picks.
Wish 5 – Having good seasons from Drouin, Shabanov, Tsyplakov, Holmstrom…to the point that they lock in a position for next year.
Bonus wish: Gamzin has an awesome year in the KHL and comes over next year to form a tandem with Sorokin as his mentor.
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I'd go Palmieri with Horvat and Drouin. I like that line.
I'd go Barzal with Lee and Shabanov.
Pageau with Duclair and Holmstrom.
Cizikas with Tsyplakov and Heineman
I kind of see Holmstrom like Luostarinen for Florida.
I'm hoping Tsyplakov, Shabanov, Romanov, Prokhorov and Sorokin can bring Gamzin over if he has a really strong year this year.
Where does Engvall go once he is healthy?
You moved to LA….on purpose?
Eiserman scores on first PP of game 1. Have a huge year, Cole!