too bad too sad

I bet Boston regrets passing on him THREE TIMES in the 2015 draft. That was comedic. If Boston drafted other guys like Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser, Kyle Connor, Travis Konecny, Joel Eriksson Ek, or Vince Dunn they would've won at least two Stanley Cups. It is absolutely hilarious that Boston passed on ALL those guys with THREE CONSECUTIVE PICKS in the first round of the 2015 draft.

Things Barzal has that JT does not: 1) A personality 2) A Calder 3) A trip to the conference finals (two, in fact)

@@arose10 And loyalty

@@arose10 I think both those conference finals appearances deserve an asterisks next to both

@@ryanl8434 If you want loyalty, buy a dog 😛

@@llllllll153 so does that mean that Tampa should get one next to their cup names?

Long Island delis are the best

Absolutely.!! JT calls him "the kid who won the Calder" after he left then Barzy doesn't acknowledge JT during his tribute at the Coli. Something is definitely going on there. My guess is that JT, being the self-centered guy he is didn't like Barzy stealing some of his thunder in his rookie year and it carried over.

You nailed it!!

YEAH SP !!

@@empirestateconstructionllc2336 hell yeah baby! 9 more years at least!!! Still needs wingers though😂

Just signed a 9 year contract thank god lol

Nobody got 5x5 under Lou

@@BHG771 Pageau basically did

@@saltywingsandavsfan Pageau wasn't 30 when given that deal

@@BHG771 What he meant is that players like Palmieri, Nelson and Lee should never have gotten signed to save up some cap space

@@chrishansen9340 they absolutely should've gotten signed. No issue with that.

Wrong thread.

Oilers top 9 too heavy for that to happen

Cause it’s Long Island lol

Sorry he didn't pretty himself up for your viewing pleasure.

Who said it was for "my viewing pleasure?" Only you, so far :)

They did get younger though? They went from having 2 40 year olds on the back end to having one of the youngest d corps in the league.

@@nolanmiller9011 guy clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about isles just live rent free in this dudes head. Probably a rangers fan since they are one of the worst franchises in all sports

@@nolanmiller9011 first and foremost one of the 40 year-olds was Zedono Chara helping to protect as well as teach Noah Dobson, now the training wheels are coming off. Also, your defence wasn't that good last year anyway with or without the 40 year-olds. All your “offencive” players are Old AF which should help to score goals which I hear is a part of the game now. So where did I get it wrong?

@@phlexcrew first and foremost one of the 40 year-olds was Zedono Chara helping to protect as well as teach Noah Dobson, now the training wheels are coming off. Chara can still play defence. Also, your defence wasn't that good last year anyway with or without the 40 year-olds. All your “offencive” players are Old AF which should help to score goals which I hear is a part of the game now. So where did I get it wrong? Not a Rangers fan, I'm observant hockey fan who calls it like I see it.

@@danarchist74 Chara was ass, dude. Wtf are you talking about!?

The irony of this statement is that the same thing was said ad nauseum about Pajama Boy 4 years ago. Since then, the Islanders have won 7 playoff series, and Toronto's mon capitaine has won zero. Just sayin'. History truly does not line up with your statement.

@@danielkrall6501 Actually, history perfectly lines up with my statement. At least if you're paying attention to it. I said specifically that the Islanders overachieved the last few years, mainly because of Trotz. In the nearly 25 years before Trotz became head coach, the Islanders won one playoff series. ONE. That's over two decades of ineptitude. They had the same type of structure with Tavares that they do with Barzal, a single elite draft pick surrounded by mostly average NHLers (because that's all they can get). But Tavares spent more years outside of the playoffs than inside. The difference is Trotz worked miracles because he is a great coach. It has very little to do with the Islanders team which, even when they did well the last two years were one of the oldest teams in the league with the lowest offensive numbers.

@@anonimuso He’s literally been to 2 conference finals in the first 5 years of his career in NY lol

@@bryanh5701 Well yeah, that's the point I am making. When Trotz came in, the Islanders started overachieving to the point that a team that had been completely irrelevant for decades was suddenly the talk of the NHL because NOBODY expected them to do anything. And if Barzal isn't careful, he could end up wasting his whole career with a team that will never be able to put any elite players around him because nobody ever wants to sign with the Islanders. That is evident from the last decade of free agency. And you can only overachieve with old average players for so long. And, as good as Barzal is, he can't carry a team by himself. Certainly not to a Cup.

@@anonimuso lol if you say so. Just out of curiousity who is your team?

not an isles fan but you’re tripping

The Islanders changed direction when Tavares left and Trotz came in. There is less offensive oppurtunity in that system.

@@ncucomics287 given how last season went, there must be down right zero opportunity to score goals.

Barzal played with beauvillier and eberle in the one year he and Tavares played together while JT played with Lee and Bailey, nice try tho

@@colehealy6580 power play & Tavares shielded barzal from the tough matchups.