I'm thinking the Islanders give us their pick this year

[JATMtheJATM]

I know they were keeping it,

[swiper]

It makes sense for them (Islanders) to do this.

[tampabay25690]

I now have another reason to root against the Islanders next year.

Sabres have known for a while the islanders were keeping pick...
It's funny how TM said he has no clue what they will do...smoke screen for media

[Skooby]

Sabres have known for a while the islanders were keeping pick...
It's funny how TM said he has no clue what they will do...smoke screen for media

So a DuH what moment, LOL.

[Dr. Lecter]

This report has to be wrong.

Because we know it is impossible that Op was wrong...........

[trapezeus]

there was an interesting article over weekend where they said the islanders are in a no win situation with their fans. and one desperate move would be to trade this year's pick to get an impact player, and then hope they can out perform with this player (i.e. making the vanek trade again!) and then hand the sabres a more meaningless pick.

Personally, i don't know who's mojo is worse. The sabres or islanders. part of me thinks if the islanders try to finangle a way to make the team better next year simply to not give up another high pick, they'll get screwed immediately. but with a buffalo franchise we could very well watch the islanders with the cup next year.

[jimmifli]

there was an interesting article over weekend where they said the islanders are in a no win situation with their fans. and one desperate move would be to trade this year's pick to get an impact player, and then hope they can out perform with this player (i.e. making the vanek trade again!) and then hand the sabres a more meaningless pick.

Personally, i don't know who's mojo is worse. The sabres or islanders. part of me thinks if the islanders try to finangle a way to make the team better next year simply to not give up another high pick, they'll get screwed immediately. but with a buffalo franchise we could very well watch the islanders with the cup next year.

They aren't a playoff team in that division. They aren't even close.

They might be close to being close. But even that's a stretch.

[trapezeus]

i agree with you, but it's another wrinkle. The Isle, simply for optics sake, would rather leverage their future right now (again!) simply as a way to gift wrap a 1st overall pick to the sabres.

If they can trade 5 this year to a team that is cash strapped and thinking, "let's rebuild, but retool quickly", they may be willing to move a big name and salary to the isle for that pick.

Get back a healthy tavares and pair him with a big name forward, it might be all it takes to go from worst to 8th worst. which to the isle is all they need to save face in front of fans. To give us a ball that can't turn into mcdavid.

that says quite a bit as to how low the islanders are right now.

[Ginger Vitis]

It is not just about McDavid.. The Islanders will still have egg on their face if they give the Sabres the 5th or 6th pick next year..