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Topic Started: Jul 2 2010, 02:53 PM (2,812 Views)
bigdom1012
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oo and deff have our fourth line next year be martin konopka haley...i think the lirr line wld be great for them haahaa

in a perfect world this wld be my realistic dream line next year:
moulson tavares grabner
parise bailey okposo
comeau nielsen nino n
martin konopka haley

ofcourse the key too all this is signing parise but god this would be awesome scoring right down to the third line!!!
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and startin 6 on d in no particular order hopefully we pick up a good gritty d man but if not heres what would do

streit jurcina
macdonald hamonic
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martinek mottau healthy scratches
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<p class="byline">Tuesday March 1, 2011 12:34 PM

By <span class="name">Katie Strang</span></p><br>

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<p>&nbsp;Before Zenon Konopka stepped on the ice for practice at Nassau Coliseum yesterday, his phone was buzzing.</p>

<p>WIth his name quickly gaining momentum as a likely rental--some reports said a trade sending him to Anaheim was imminent--he received several texts. From friends, ex-teammates, and even some members of the media. All assuming he'd already been moved and wishing him good luck.</p>

<p>&quot;I'm a person that has been through a lot of different situations, but I underestimated the magnitude of the trade deadline when you're on the hot seat,&quot; Konopka said.</p>

<p>Konopka was aware his name would be bandied about. GM Garth Snow sat down with him before the deadline and was candid about exploring options in what Konopka said was &quot;a classy move.&quot;</p>

<p>Rumors began to fly Monday morning and Konopka assured as many people as he could that when he went out for practice he was still a New York Islander. He tried to keep up with all the inquiries throughout the day, but at one point just got &quot;overwhelmed.&quot;</p>

<p>After practice, he hunkered down at home, turned on TSN to watch the frenzied day unfold. When the 3 p.m. deadline passed, he was still an Islander. And glad that was the case.</p>

<p>&quot;I've said since Day One that it's my priority to stay here and be part of this team's future,&quot; Konopka said. &quot;That's still my priority.&quot;</p>







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I know, saying he wants to stay is the kiss of death with this organization for anyone not named DiPietro.
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bigdom1012,Feb 16 2011
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and startin 6 on d in no particular order hopefully we pick up a good gritty d man but if not heres what would do

streit jurcina
macdonald hamonic
eaton de haan

martinek mottau healthy scratches

Are you kidding. Mottau will be playing over Jurcina next season. Jurcina sucks.
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well now that the deadline is over...garth should sit his little butt down, and discuss extentions with zenon's agent..
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well now that the deadline is over...garth should sit his little butt down, and discuss extentions with zenon's agent..

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bigdom1012,Feb 16 2011
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and startin 6 on d in no particular order hopefully we pick up a good gritty d man but if not heres what would do

streit jurcina
macdonald hamonic
eaton de haan

martinek mottau healthy scratches

Are you kidding. Mottau will be playing over Jurcina next season. Jurcina sucks.

I can promise this, if martinek is healthy he will never ever be scratched, he is so important. Eaton and jurcina no way they are above him. Dehaan I am sure wont be ready to take the reigns away from him.

We shall see how hamonic improves but i like what i see so far.

Martinek will be matched u against opposing big guns and that is the end of the story.
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Back to Konopka, I honestly think there is a reason behind them not signing him yet and it's not something that has been discussed yet. We've seen this year that the team will not hesitate to give players extensions that it feels can help them in the future. Garth's high asking price for Konopka and the reason he did not deal him in the end suggests he wants him back. Zenon has already let it be known that he wants to return on a 1 year deal. Why hasn't this happened? Well what if it CAN'T happen... yet.

The Islanders have lacked a 2nd line PP presence all season long. Frans Nielsen and Josh Bailey have not produced on the PP. They have 15 PP points COMBINED. John Tavares has 20 PP points on his own. While people have pointed to the fact the Isles need to bring in a winger next year, I am of the belief that they need to bring in another center. Which is why I think Konopka hasn't been signed yet. There aren't many good centers available via free agency. Brad Richards is at the top of the list, and he's not coming here. My feeling is that the Islanders are planning on drafting a center with what will probably be their top 4 pick in June, either Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Sean Couturier. Both have big offensive upsides and my choice of the two is Nugent-Hopkins.

So, if I am correct, and the Islanders take one of those two players, then going into next season your top four centers will be as follows:

1. Tavares
2. '11 Draft Pick
3. Bailey
4. Nielsen

And for those of you who will say that Frans doesnt belong on the 4th line, I think that's exactly what he's showing himself to be. A strong defensive player and PKer, with the potential to provide occasional offense. Sounds like Claude Lapointe to me. And believe me, that's not a bad thing. Josh Bailey and Blake Comeau will form a very strong third line next season.

And that brings me back to Konopka. Where is the room for him? If what I'm saying actually happens, there is no room. However, if the Islanders win the lottery and want to take Adam Larsson, I think you'll see Konopka signed before July 1.
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Back to Konopka, I honestly think there is a reason behind them not signing him yet and it's not something that has been discussed yet. We've seen this year that the team will not hesitate to give players extensions that it feels can help them in the future. Garth's high asking price for Konopka and the reason he did not deal him in the end suggests he wants him back. Zenon has already let it be known that he wants to return on a 1 year deal. Why hasn't this happened? Well what if it CAN'T happen... yet.

The Islanders have lacked a 2nd line PP presence all season long. Frans Nielsen and Josh Bailey have not produced on the PP. They have 15 PP points COMBINED. John Tavares has 20 PP points on his own. While people have pointed to the fact the Isles need to bring in a winger next year, I am of the belief that they need to bring in another center. Which is why I think Konopka hasn't been signed yet. There aren't many good centers available via free agency. Brad Richards is at the top of the list, and he's not coming here. My feeling is that the Islanders are planning on drafting a center with what will probably be their top 4 pick in June, either Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Sean Couturier. Both have big offensive upsides and my choice of the two is Nugent-Hopkins.

So, if I am correct, and the Islanders take one of those two players, then going into next season your top four centers will be as follows:

1. Tavares
2. '11 Draft Pick
3. Bailey
4. Nielsen

And for those of you who will say that Frans doesnt belong on the 4th line, I think that's exactly what he's showing himself to be. A strong defensive player and PKer, with the potential to provide occasional offense. Sounds like Claude Lapointe to me. And believe me, that's not a bad thing. Josh Bailey and Blake Comeau will form a very strong third line next season.

And that brings me back to Konopka. Where is the room for him? If what I'm saying actually happens, there is no room. However, if the Islanders win the lottery and want to take Adam Larsson, I think you'll see Konopka signed before July 1.

I think the reason might be that he doesn't score. They are also maintaining some flexibility with the roster by not signing him. What do I know though... :ph43r:
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Snowman39,Mar 4 2011
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Back to Konopka, I honestly think there is a reason behind them not signing him yet and it's not something that has been discussed yet.  We've seen this year that the team will not hesitate to give players extensions that it feels can help them in the future.  Garth's high asking price for Konopka and the reason he did not deal him in the end suggests he wants him back.  Zenon has already let it be known that he wants to return on a 1 year deal.  Why hasn't this happened?  Well what if it CAN'T happen... yet.

The Islanders have lacked a 2nd line PP presence all season long.  Frans Nielsen and Josh Bailey have not produced on the PP.  They have 15 PP points COMBINED.  John Tavares has 20 PP points on his own.  While people have pointed to the fact the Isles need to bring in a winger next year, I am of the belief that they need to bring in another center.  Which is why I think Konopka hasn't been signed yet.  There aren't many good centers available via free agency.  Brad Richards is at the top of the list, and he's not coming here.  My feeling is that the Islanders are planning on drafting a center with what will probably be their top 4 pick in June, either Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Sean Couturier.  Both have big offensive upsides and my choice of the two is Nugent-Hopkins.

So, if I am correct, and the Islanders take one of those two players, then going into next season your top four centers will be as follows:

1. Tavares
2. '11 Draft Pick
3. Bailey
4. Nielsen

And for those of you who will say that Frans doesnt belong on the 4th line, I think that's exactly what he's showing himself to be.  A strong defensive player and PKer, with the potential to provide occasional offense.  Sounds like Claude Lapointe to me.  And believe me, that's not a bad thing.  Josh Bailey and Blake Comeau will form a very strong third line next season.

And that brings me back to Konopka.  Where is the room for him?  If what I'm saying actually happens, there is no room.  However, if the Islanders win the lottery and want to take Adam Larsson, I think you'll see Konopka signed before July 1.

I think the reason might be that he doesn't score. They are also maintaining some flexibility with the roster by not signing him. What do I know though... :ph43r:

Well you're right. That kind of feeds into my entire thought process on this. It mainly revolves around Josh Bailey and Frans Nielsen. They both are clearly apart of this team's future. But both do not score like a 2nd line center should. You build teams from up the middle. If you add a star center to this team's lineup all of a sudden Josh Bailey's production probably won't look that bad on the 3rd line. Frans Nielsen can be used to his strengths, and that's being a checking line center and killing penalties. Of course injuries happen and both can step up. Konopka doesn't score enough and this team doesn't have a true 2nd line center. And nothing that Bailey and Nielsen have done this season have shown me that they can step into that role next season. You're 100% right though, they are keeping their flexibility open no doubt about it.
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2) New York Islanders veteran Zenon Konopka is a traditional "no guts, no glory," hockey player.

The gritty forward has been hampered by tendinitis in his knee and will soon have an MRI to make certain nothing more than time off is required to relieve the pain he's been playing with.

With the Islanders' playoff hopes long gone, Konopka could have easily slipped to the sidelines and ultimately into the offseason without risking further injury. Instead, he plays on. And incredibly, he'll will be given an injection an hour before tonight's game to give him enough relief to skate and perhaps, help New York to its third straight victory.

Konopka says he felt good in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay and hopes for the best tonight.

Eight more games, eight more needles and then the possibility of leaving an organization he's grown to love, as Konopka - who's scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 - doesn't expect the Islanders will engage in negotiations on a contract extension until the end of the season.
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2) New York Islanders veteran Zenon Konopka is a traditional "no guts, no glory," hockey player.

The gritty forward has been hampered by tendinitis in his knee and will soon have an MRI to make certain nothing more than time off is required to relieve the pain he's been playing with.

With the Islanders' playoff hopes long gone, Konopka could have easily slipped to the sidelines and ultimately into the offseason without risking further injury. Instead, he plays on. And incredibly, he'll will be given an injection an hour before tonight's game to give him enough relief to skate and perhaps, help New York to its third straight victory.

Konopka says he felt good in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay and hopes for the best tonight.

Eight more games, eight more needles and then the possibility of leaving an organization he's grown to love, as Konopka - who's scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 - doesn't expect the Islanders will engage in negotiations on a contract extension until the end of the season.

anyone else disturbed that they posted this injury? If he gets knee on knee'd, I hope the writer can write something about his efforts yielding an undesirable result.
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2) New York Islanders veteran Zenon Konopka is a traditional "no guts, no glory," hockey player.

The gritty forward has been hampered by tendinitis in his knee and will soon have an MRI to make certain nothing more than time off is required to relieve the pain he's been playing with.

With the Islanders' playoff hopes long gone, Konopka could have easily slipped to the sidelines and ultimately into the offseason without risking further injury. Instead, he plays on. And incredibly, he'll will be given an injection an hour before tonight's game to give him enough relief to skate and perhaps, help New York to its third straight victory.

Konopka says he felt good in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay and hopes for the best tonight.

Eight more games, eight more needles and then the possibility of leaving an organization he's grown to love, as Konopka - who's scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 - doesn't expect the Islanders will engage in negotiations on a contract extension until the end of the season.

anyone else disturbed that they posted this injury? If he gets knee on knee'd, I hope the writer can write something about his efforts yielding an undesirable result.

Not for tendonitis...if it were something joint related maybe. But there's not much you can do to make it worse by contact.
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That was posted by Darren Dreger not the isles
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/dregerreport/
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That was posted by Darren Dreger not the isles
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/dregerreport/

It would really suck to see him leave. He's such a great guy and teammate. Unfortunately, there are only four center slots available. And if this team really wants to take the next step AND make sure Josh Bailey develops properly, they will need to leave Bailey as the #3 center and maybe upgrade to a more offensive #2 center. That leaves either Nielsen or Konopka as the 4th center, and I think we all know who would win that battle. I'm not saying that's definitely what will happen, but I think Snow is going to explore that avenue for sure.

The top teams all have a 1-2 punch at center. Canucks have H. Sedin and Kesler. Red Wings have Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Penguins have Crosby and Malkin. Sharks have Thornton and Marleau. Lightning have Stamkos and Lecavalier. Flyers have Richards and Carter. Obviously there are a few exceptions in Boston and Washington, but those are the teams that haven't gone far in the playoffs. Sakic and Forsberg, Yzerman and Fedorov, Gretzky and Messier, Lemieux and Ron Francis. Hell the Isles never got to the top until they added Goring behind Trottier. There are always exceptions to the rule, but for the most part the consistantly good teams and all of the great teams had a 1-2 punch at center. We already have Tavares, but Nielsen isn't that player and if Bailey will ever be that player he's still years away. I'm not saying he'll come here, but I have a feeling theyre gonna make an offer to Brad Richards. And he'd be a perfect fit.
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That was posted by Darren Dreger not the isles
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/dregerreport/

It would really suck to see him leave. He's such a great guy and teammate. Unfortunately, there are only four center slots available. And if this team really wants to take the next step AND make sure Josh Bailey develops properly, they will need to leave Bailey as the #3 center and maybe upgrade to a more offensive #2 center. That leaves either Nielsen or Konopka as the 4th center, and I think we all know who would win that battle. I'm not saying that's definitely what will happen, but I think Snow is going to explore that avenue for sure.

The top teams all have a 1-2 punch at center. Canucks have H. Sedin and Kesler. Red Wings have Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Penguins have Crosby and Malkin. Sharks have Thornton and Marleau. Lightning have Stamkos and Lecavalier. Flyers have Richards and Carter. Obviously there are a few exceptions in Boston and Washington, but those are the teams that haven't gone far in the playoffs. Sakic and Forsberg, Yzerman and Fedorov, Gretzky and Messier, Lemieux and Ron Francis. Hell the Isles never got to the top until they added Goring behind Trottier. There are always exceptions to the rule, but for the most part the consistantly good teams and all of the great teams had a 1-2 punch at center. We already have Tavares, but Nielsen isn't that player and if Bailey will ever be that player he's still years away. I'm not saying he'll come here, but I have a feeling theyre gonna make an offer to Brad Richards. And he'd be a perfect fit.

see this is exactly why I love reading your posts, and have enjoyed you posting more on here..Insightful hockey knowledge here...atleast for me, fan yes of the sport..but just the little details like post here...is so helpful for myself..you get a little more educated...




I sure hope your right about brad richards..but you're probably also right, he wouldn't come here..though, if the contract is right you never know..and things seem to be a tad bit different than in previous years where we got beat out by teams with fa's..Garth Snow just needs to do a good convincing job..He needs to sell the team..


as for konokpa...why can't they just make him or nielsen a winger instead?If he really wants to be here, and the Isles are serious in negiotiations, I can see this getting done..Prob. a last minute type thing..
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Was just going to post the same thing about Kenopka playing wing. Would also benefit with having an extra face off man on the ice.
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