Rush17 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 New tid bit from today. Nilsson gets the start vs Tampa tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Why? what could he possibly return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, riffraff said: Why? what could he possibly return? A Happy Meal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Well, I kind of agree that Nilsson hasn't been as good as some were expecting, but what does Benning think he'll get in a trade? Recover the 4th? Does that mean Demko gets called up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead80 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, riffraff said: Why? what could he possibly return? Does it really matter? Tells me that Demko has earned a shot at a promotion and management is ready to try and make some room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm238 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I mean a 4th or a 5th is fine with me - he's a serviceable back-up, shown flashes of goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, canucklehead80 said: Does it really matter? Tells me that Demko has earned a shot at a promotion and management is ready to try and make some room. Exactly. To me It's not a "Nilsson has value, lets see what we can get", but "we have better options from within so let's get what value we can from the redundant parts". I hope that's what the case is. I'm in no hurry to rush Demko, but if he's ready for a shot, then why wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, canucklehead80 said: Does it really matter? Tells me that Demko has earned a shot at a promotion and management is ready to try and make some room. Sure he has earned a shot, but is it the right thing to do right now? Utica is in a playoff spot. Demko is likely better off playing the rest of the season there instead of playing meaningless games in the NHL. Maybe they are looking to make room for next year. Nilsson has one more year on his contract. If they can trade him now then they wouldn't have to worry about what to do with him next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, riffraff said: Why? what could he possibly return? a spot for Demko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 So who would the backup be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Islanders looking for a goalie. Quality middle 6 player and a top 4 defenceman They hold 2 firsts and 2 seconds. Both 1sts could potentially be lottery picks. Cough cough package deal cough cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luxury Yacht Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 It makes sense to trade redundant players ( I mean that with all due respect). Trade for picks, high picks, low picks, mid picks, more picks. We're rebuilding, we need more picks. In closing, Picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 looks like Demko is going to be called up. Would be suprised if Nilsson gets picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm238 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 If he clears waivers he might have additional value - nice insurance for a team planning to go deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, smokes said: looks like Demko is going to be called up. Would be suprised if Nilsson gets picked up. why? relatively cheap contract, he's middle of the pack in sv%. We could easily retain a bit of it and/or take back an expiring contract. I think we'll have something like 4 mil+ in deadline day cap space and with his 2 mil we could take back a fairly large expiring contract if someone wants to drop a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead80 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, goalie13 said: Sure he has earned a shot, but is it the right thing to do right now? Utica is in a playoff spot. Demko is likely better off playing the rest of the season there instead of playing meaningless games in the NHL. Maybe they are looking to make room for next year. Nilsson has one more year on his contract. If they can trade him now then they wouldn't have to worry about what to do with him next year. While I can agree that Demko playing during a playoff push with Utica would probably be more beneficial to his development, making room and bringing him up is much more exciting as a fan. That is probably what upper management could be looking at. Trying to drive interest in the team. Keep in mind that Demko may get a call, even if it is just for a game or two, to at least allow management and Demko to gauge how close he truly is. At least it looks as though Demko has sped up his timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, erkayloomeh said: So who would the backup be ? Clouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, canucklehead80 said: While I can agree that Demko playing during a playoff push with Utica would probably be more beneficial to his development, making room and bringing him up is much more exciting as a fan. That is probably what upper management could be looking at. Trying to drive interest in the team. Keep in mind that Demko may get a call, even if it is just for a game or two, to at least allow management and Demko to gauge how close he truly is. At least it looks as though Demko has sped up his timeline. At the same time, I kinda feel for the Utica fans. They have a good team. To rip Demko out just for the sake of showing him off and selling some jerseys would be disheartening. I agree Demko is forcing them to speed up their timeline. He's ready for the NHL, but DiPietro isn't old enough to take over in Utica yet. If they don't find a trading partner for Nilsson we may see him in Utica next year instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycanuckleheads Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 32 minutes ago, riffraff said: what could he possibly return? I don't think they want much of a return. Remember a month ago when we lost a player to injury - and they went out and immediately got us Nic Dowd (an NHL player)? Then, what happened this week when we lost a player to injury? They called up a career AHL'er instead. They surely don't want to replace Nilsson with an NHL player. It appears our management has started the tank! It looks like it's going to take 96 points to make the post-season this year. Which means we'd have to win 24 of our last 29 games. Not. Going. To. Happen. So, why not create a spot for our AHL goalie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: why? relatively cheap contract, he's middle of the pack in sv%. We could easily retain a bit of it and/or take back an expiring contract. I think we'll have something like 4 mil+ in deadline day cap space and with his 2 mil we could take back a fairly large expiring contract if someone wants to drop a player. Barring injury, I just don't see Nilsson as an upgrade in the backup position. At least not enough to trade for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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