New York Islanders Daily: Weight Thinking Playoffs With Current Roster

The rumor mills have been working overtime as the trade deadline approaches. Obviously, the New York Islanders name is brought up in these speculations.

Ah yes, the panic before the deadline, oh how I’ve missed you. The trade deadline is fast approaching and the New York Islanders are being rumored to have an interest in landing someone at the deadline.

Arthur Staple reported that Garth Snow would only have an interest in players who aren’t pending free agents. That leaves Matt Duchene or Jordan Eberle on the table, but in Staple’s story, he also said something that caught me by surprise.

Doug Weight seems rather content with the roster.

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“I really like, when you sit down and look at everyone healthy in two, three weeks, hopefully we’re a pretty darn good team.”

I’ll say this the Islanders turnaround has been unexpected and a lot of fun to watch. Although, if the goal is to compete the Isles absolutely have to gamble and possibly overpay. Garth has been leading this team for a decade and the rebuild still isn’t complete. If not now then when!

Trading a prospect like Mathew Barzal or Ryan Pulock sucks, but wasting John Tavares‘ prime years hoping and waiting for prospects to pan out sucks even more.

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