What the hell is a "Director of Goaltending"? They already hired a goaltending coach (Piero Greco), so what exactly will Korn do? What's next, Czar of Zambonis? Chief of Hip Check Operations?
StatJeff-----> this is a GREAT HIRE BY Lou. Korn might be one of the best goalie coaches in the world forget the NHL,,,,,,,,he is a goalie whisperer if there was one.
Korn will oversee all the goalie coaches and he will also play a big part in scouting of goalies.I think these are great moves not only for our current goalies but the kids coming up. Also take a look at what this guy did with the likes of Holtby and look at Dubnyk after he was traded from Edmonton to Minny . As I said I like this move a lot and Lou is putting together quite the staff. This so far is lite years better than anything under Snow and its only been a month
You guys may hate me for this but I’ll pass. He’s small, we already have enough small guys on this team. He also disappears in the playoffs, for a guy with such status as an elite scorer, I believe his size and lack of physical play limits him in the playoffs. The only reason why I would accept Lou doing it is the possibility of unloading some terrible contracts.
I hate you but not for this,,,,,I hate you because I saw there was a NEW post ( yours ) and thought that they had made a move,,,,lol
Well done....even if they wanted to do it, I don’t believe Isles are on the list of teams he’s interested in going to. Toronto is at the top of the list...gee wonder why? Kings are on list too.
I’d love to see him go to the Kings. Would I want him on the Isles? Absolutely. But I like the strategy of seeing how this team plays out this season which I think is Lou and Trotz plan. We still have scorers, Ho Sang could get it together, Soderstrom can’t possible be worse than what we already have, and just being an average defensive team would offset Tavares’ offensive loss. I’m not as down on this team as a lot of people are. If we can get a wild card that’s a huge boost to the perception of the team under new leadership and an indicator that we are ascending. Add to that Wahlstrom should be up the next year and a ton of money to spend and we could be a tremendously appealing destination for Erik Karlsson if he goes the Tavares route and decides to give free agency a shot. We can give him the payday he wants.
Anyone asking him about Tavares at this point should be drawn and quartered. It’s one things for fans to be bitter and hold on to it, but there’s no way Lou is still thinking about Tavares at this point.
New York Islanders: Josh Ho-Sang Can Help On Power Play by Matt O'Leary One thing that isn’t mentioned when discussing New York Islanders prospect Josh Ho-Sang is his power play abilities. If he plays this year at the NHL level he can certainly help that cause. Josh Ho-Sang spent very little time with the New York Islanders in 2017-2018. In 22 games he had 12 points and somehow was blamed for the Islanders defensive struggles that went well beyond his stint on the Island. One of the things that surprised me when looking at last year’s numbers was power play time. Josh Ho-Sang was sixth on the team in power play minutes per game with 2:15. Doug Weight used him a decent amount on the man advantage that was actually really effective last season. The Isles were sixth in the league with a 23.2 percent efficiency. The Islanders went from 28th in the league up to sixth which is fantastic, and one of the best things about last year’s team. This year, they’ll be without John Tavares, for obvious reasons, but they might have a potential replacement. Sure, Mathew Barzal is the obvious choice on the top power-play unit as the guy who carries the puck in but that role should go to Josh Ho-Sang on the second unit. Josh’s specialty is zone entry. Even though he isn’t a center he can still play the role of Tavares as in he’s the “puck-handler” on the ice at the time. Ho-Sang using his speed to carry the puck in seems like a great fit. In order to compensate for Ho-Sang acting as the puck handler on that unit, the Islanders could add a faceoff specialist to the unit. Enter Jan Kovar. In the KHL last year Kovar won 56.2 percent of his faceoffs, and once won 59.8 percent of his faceoffs back in a season. In 2016-2017, Kovar added 17 goals on the power play. If he makes the team as the second line center, which he should, Kovar is my center on the second unit hands down. Both Kovar and Ho-Sang add value to the Islanders on the power play, while veterans like Filppula and Komarov might give you something on the PK. That’s why I might consider having Ho-Sang on the roster and in the lineup over a Matt Martin. That way, Ho-Sang can play on the third line adding scoring depth and power play help, while Komarov sits on the fourth line ready for the power play. The point here being that Ho-Sang has more value to the Islanders than just being a speedster forward. Hopefully, Barry Trotz realizes that.
Thanks for posting that Greg ,,,I needed a bit of good news today. Some people on here don't want him ,,,I am not one of them I would welcome him
Karlsson to the Sharks in a Garth Snow-esque deal without a contract extension in place. Sharks could be damn good this season. Smarter trade for the Sharks than for the Isles to mortgage the farm for him.
