http://www.theinsideronpittsburghsports.com/

apparently this guy has been a pretty good insider over the summer

(watch out eklund)

OH GOD

McCabe close to being dealt to NYI :punk: :punk: :punk: :punk: :punk:

YES :punk: :punk: :punk: :punk:

Ok... this is starting to look like an NHL Alumni Golf Roster if that's the case.

MCABE!
noooooooooooooo!!
:deadhorse:

you know, throw mccabe into the mix on D, and this "rebuilding" team might have some real potential.

It wouldn't exactly be depriving a young'n of a spot.

Really? How do you figure that? Oh they won't sit Campy or Gervis right...they'll sit Witt, Martinek, Sutton or maybe our new 4mil a yr guy Striet?


No McCabe, No Parrish, No Smolinski, No Blake(Sorry 7th) No No No!!

I feel like I'm talking crazy pills!!!

I don't exactly see Bruno Gervais as a player we're going to build around.

Just because he's young doesn't mean he has real potential. He'll likely be gone by the time this rebuilding mold is over.

I would guess your in the minority as far as the org goes....the guy is going into his 3rd season and just signed a 3 year deal, so while I might agree that he hasn't done anything to prove he's a building block. The team thinks he is so unless they are including Campy or Gervis in this trade, there is no room at the inn for McCabe.

The islanders do have a habit of carrying 7 d-men.

Let Gervais sit in the press box. This would only make our team better in my opinion. Let Campoli and Gervais fight it out in camp.

This isn't the same as sitting one of our young scoring forwards. With McCabe we get good defense with him ALSO putting up numbers. Gervais is good in the defensive end and can move the puck but McCabe is just better.

And for freddy IV and a 4th rounder? No brainer in my opinion. You take that deal. This could all be BS but it would be a good trade for us. We have the cap space.

i still don't think it's goingto happen.

next please.

:dontknow:

TIMO
ARE YOU SAYING THAT SOMEDAY WE WONT BE IN THE REBUILDING MODE
OR
THAT BRUNO WILL BE RETIRED BY THE TIME THE REBUILDING IS OVER???

McCabe is better than almost all of our defensemen. If there's cap room and by gosh, there is, do the trade.

never thought of that-- but thats what we do-- bring em in young...if they are good we trade...and start over...

if we (fans) put ourselves mentally in the category were in

were doing freaking aWESOMe
:dancing:

While he MIGHT be better the 3 of our current D-Men, he is NOT a better fit for the direction of the team. We need offense not another Dman!!

So you're saying we shouldn't improve the team even if he would add something...btw, he's a pretty good offensive defenseman

How many wins does having McCabe in over say Campy or Gervis and the extra 12 goals he'll provide? maybe 4-6 wins? Improving the team by 4-6 wins this season isn't my goal. If these McCabe of 5yrs ago and he was going tobe here for hte next 5-6 years...then yes trade for him at that price and sit Sutton/Gervis or Campy but too get McCabe for 2 yr's does not make this team that much better IMO.

I don't dispute that...I prefer to go with what we have, grab Tavares, and then get serious about the following year...this year's team is no better than last year's...and anyone who thinks otherwise, I got a big bridge here on LI to sell them

EXCUSE ME
BUT I'M THE EXCLUSIVE AGENT
OF ALL BRIDGES IN NY

NOW I KNOW HOW MACYS FEELS
HAVING ALL THOSE PEDDLERS LINED UP AT THE CURB
CUTTING INTO MY PIECE OF THE PIE

:P

:rotflmao:

While I agree this team isn't that much better then last years, although the PP should be better....I have a bridge on LI to sell you if you think we'll be in the running for Trvares unless we have as many guys out do to injury. this team was still in contention in January and if DP and the Defense doesn't go down we'd have been 8-11 last year.

We can agree to disagree. It will be a brutal year. I hope you have patience. You will need it this season.

:crying2:

you know what? this bothers me. there's being realistic about the isles chanes this year (incredibly slim), and then there's being defeatist.

Even though the W/L record will most likely be poor, that still doesn't mean I don't expect to see exciting hockey.

Exciting Hockey

:applaud: :applaud:

Don't worry about it dude... Just enjoy the season when it comes... I for one am not going to kick poo around like some people do. waaaaaah! :crying2:

with all these rumors going around of former Islanders coming back..I take those two over any other.

with gordon and mccabe soon here Isles are NOW heading in the correct direction :thumbsup:

Look what Sportsnet has:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/08/13/...e_trade_clause/

I'm with you there Timo. We'll see some great hockey. It's gonna be like watching your kids grow up and get better at the sport they play. They may need the practice early on but as long as the effort is there you can be proud, then as their skills develop they become good. I was impatient when my sons were young, now I have one of the best college roller hockey players around and a fine developing High School ice hockey player. It's quite rewarding watching them play and worth the wait. I hope and expect the same from this young Islanders club that will show more and more promise as our draft picks start to gain experience.

i find it hard to have time to wait for these babies to grow up n become nhl stars- plus the chances of them being big stars and us not trading them is even bigger

i'm ready for some real "old time hockey" right about now :wub:




someone wake me

I read somewhere that mccabe gets a 2 mil bonus of some type on sept 1st

therefore , any team trading for him will want to wait until sept 2nd to aquire him so they are not on the hook for the 2 mil bonus

they would get him for 4 ish as opposed to 6 ish for 08-09

on Botta's blog he says it ain't happening

I'm with you 100% timo. Gervais is nothing special and anybody who thinks that he's better than McCabe should have their head examined. Bruno Gervais is a zero offensively and he's okay defensively. I'm sick of hearing about him he's not a core player.

Well Snowy, get used to him because he isnt going anywhere for a long long time. He's a company man loved by Wang.

So was Milbury...

:o

mccabe on his way to the panthers.