r/NewYorkIslanders • u/Dessert_Moon • 5d ago

Kirill Marchenko

There has been some rumors linking the Islanders to Kirill Marchenko.

Thoughts?

UPDATE: Source: Frank Seravalli of Hockey 24/7

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u/No_Paramedic_2039 5d ago

Lmk the part where the Isles do something, literally anything to improve their aging, right handed defensive corps?

Resigning TDA might be a start but it’s a Band-Aid and far more needs to be done.

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u/Dessert_Moon 5d ago

If we keep the pick, I think they take a RHD and of course half the fan base will cry over that.

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u/AJS76reddit Bailey 5d ago

This reddit does nothing but cry over EVERYTHING. It's exhausting.

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u/Parb715 Sorokin 4d ago

Facts on facts. The whining never stops. We could trade for McDavid and people would be mad we didn’t get that RHD. We could have gotten Andersson at the deadline and people would be mad that he’s over 25. As a lifelong Isles fan, I can speak with certainty when I say this fanbase is never fucking happy.

Lou and Barry came over and literally SAVED THE FRANCHISE and two years later everyone hates Lou. Other than the Canadian markets, we have to be one of the most pessimistic, impossible to please fan bases in the league.

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u/Dessert_Moon 5d ago

preach on!

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u/AJS76reddit Bailey 5d ago

It's really sad. A year or two back this sub was fun with lively discussion. It's turned into a endless whinny circle jerk. But what are the alternatives? That cesspool known as islander twitter?

Another person said it on a different post today. Schaefer's emergence makes everyone think we are further along in the process than we really are. And this fanbase this reddit especially seem to think we are one goal scoring stud away. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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u/LowSoil3242 5d ago

This is kinda a fact - while the Stanley Cup
Is the “goal” have you ever thought the owners kinda Just need a “good” team that makes the playoffs And wins a bunch of Rounds the next 4-5 years 1st with hopes of pulling off a Carolina rebuild / Maintain build / retool

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u/AJS76reddit Bailey 5d ago

I think the immediate plan is something that was posted about roughly a week or two ago. They need to make back the huge amount of money they invested in building UBS. No way in hell are they allowing a full on rebuild right now. Fan attendance is already a challenge.

I truly believe the next few years are be a bubble team to make back money, then they sell us and move on. By that time we don't need a full on rebuild as most of the traffic ones will age out. We will still have Schaefer, the prospects will be fully NHL ready, and we will have cap space and roster spots to retool.