Équipe: 2020-21 Islanders de New York

Date de création initiale: 9 avr. 2021

Publié: 9 avr. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Effort tonight was abysmal from everyone besides Beauvillier and Varlamov. Lazy passes, poor shot selection, not jumping on loose pucks, standing around, it all killed us tonight. The Rangers wanted it so much more tonight and it showed from start to finish.

It goes without saying that Wahlstrom should be back in next game. I've tolerated him being out for the last two, but if he can go and Trotz keeps him out again, we're going into next game at a major disadvantage. Zajac, meanwhile has impressed me two games into his tenure with the Isles and I think deserves a promotion. He does a lot of the same things that they would like Leo and I think comes with more offensive upside. Obviously I'd like to see Palmieri up there, but considering they've shown a reluctance to put three purely offensive players together on that line, we may have to settle for this until they break out of that strategy.

Then Bailey and Palmieri switch spots in the lineup, while Wahlstrom reclaims his spot at 3RW. Bailey isn't on the 2nd line to create anything, but he's not a good finisher and is way too conservative with the puck for what that line is supposed to be. I don't think he's a great fit on the 3rd line either, but this way they can reduce his role a bit and get a pure scorer like Palmieri guys who can get him the puck and let him use his shot more