Garth Snow: Pros and Cons to Another Year as Islanders GM

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Mar 11, 2017; Katy, TX, USA; Two New Orleans Privateers fans celebrate a made basket against the Texas A&M Corpus Islanders during the first half of the Southland Conference Championship game at Merrell Center. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports /

Fans Don’t Like Him

They might like him as a person, but as a GM they certainly don’t. Isles fans have had enough. After 11 year it’s time for Garth Snow to go. And it’s fair to see where they’re coming from.

@drockny76 @DarylTucker55 @StapeNewsday Ledecky doesn't seem to care, he is ok with a GM still learning on the Job / coach that has won ZIP
— Clarence "Screaming Buffalo" Swamptown (@AmazingInsights) November 28, 2016

If Snow is still the GM, it is not going to matter who coaches this team. Right now, this team has less talent than any NHL club.
— The Nose (@TheNoseNY) March 31, 2017

This fanbase has gone through a lot. A move from the team’s traditional home in Nassau. They’ve gone from the highs of cheering for a dynasty team in the 80’s to a train wreck just over a decade later.

All these fans want is a winner. A cup championship would be ideal, but a team that routinely competes for top honors in the regular season and the post-season would suffice.

We want something to be proud of.

Going from a second round appearance in last season’s playoffs to not making the cut at all – largely due to some poor roster construction decisions – doesn’t instill pride.

Who steps in at this point barely matters. If they have GM experience at the NHL level they’d immediately become a fan favorite. But just replacing Garth with anyone will do right now…Ok. Not Mike Millbury. Sorry.