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Love it. DiPietro's off the books whenever the amnesty clause kicks in, Nabby holds down the fort next year and the Islanders reevaluate where they are with Poulin/Nilsson next offseason. I think Nabby has completely changed his mind about the Islanders organization and our fans have completely changed our minds about him .
Love it. DiPietro's off the books whenever the amnesty clause kicks in, Nabby holds down the fort next year and the Islanders reevaluate where they are with Poulin/Nilsson next offseason. I think Nabby has completely changed his mind about the Islanders organization and our fans have completely changed our minds about him .
Assuming there is an amnesty clause
It's also possible whatever amnesty clause there is might be a cap only one, in which case a buyout would still require a large sum all at once...
Anyway, he's played pretty well this year. Nice deal for NYI.
And he did it before going UFA. Another example of a player wanting to stay once he's here.... or at the very least not screaming at his agent to get him the hell out.
Also, you've got to think that he wouldn't have signed without ensurance that he would be starting over DiPietro..... which is double a good sign.
'I won't like it, I couldn't like it,no i won't like it'
...then he found out he really did like it. 1 year is because he probably doesn't really expect the Isles to become cup contenders and he's not getting any younger.
Great news for the Islanders! Now we have a #1 goalie for next season until Nilsson and Poulin are ready and no need for more "goalies to NYI" proposals in here
This is why the Isles need to get guys in to play a little bit. Once they are on Long Island, most of them don't want to leave. Parenteau...cast your die....
for a guy that didnt want to go play for them when they claimed him off waivers... why do this?
Nabokov clarified a little earlier this season about not reporting to the Isles. He said that the reason he chose not to play for the Islanders last year is he felt like he was not in shape to play as a #1. The reason he signed with the Wings is they had Howard who would be handling most of the games while Nabokov could spend the better part of a month or two getting himself back into shape with the Wings and be their backup. He says refused to report to the Islanders because he felt he wasn't in the proper shape to be a #1 goalie trying for a playoff push.
Now, whether or not you believe this, or it's just lip service from Nabokov is another matter entirely.
Nabokov doesn't wanna play for the Isles there's no way he will resign.
Once players actually come to Long Island they love it here. One of the nicer areas in the country good weather 30 min from Manhattan. The problem we have is getting people to come here in the first place lol.
I dig this signing. Nabokov has played very well for the Isles. He's a good stopgap while the Islanders develop Poulin and Nilsson or acquire a younger starting goaltender. Nabby obviously wasn't so keen on being nabbed ( ) by the Isles last season, but that might have had a lot to do with the fact that he wanted to be a part of a Cup run rather than the fact that is was the Islanders that claimed him. Either way, he seems to enjoy being a part of the growing team in Long Island.
I'm ecstatic over this deal. He has been the best goalie on LI since Chris Osgood. This gives Poulin and Nilsson more time to develop and Nabby could be moved at next year's deadline to get his Cup chance if needed.
I have to give Snow some credit here, a very team friendly signing.
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