What's next for Halak?

[Blueorrfan]

Seems too good to just go away?

Greiss is good and played well enough to keep Halak in the minors where he's tearing it up!

What do you expect for the rest of this season then going forward after this season?

[Axeman33]

If the Islanders are willing to eat cap (and one has to assume they would) then I can see someone taking a chance on him at the deadline for insurance. I wouldn't mind seeing the Oilers take a swing at him if the Islanders eat half that $4.5M. He's still signed for one more year so that's not a bad thing either so if the Islanders can deal him, there's your answer going forward (short term).

He's won 12 straight games in the AHL by the way and is 12-1-1 so far. Proves he took his demotion with the right attitude and wants to get back.

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If the Islanders are willing to eat cap (and one has to assume they would) then I can see someone taking a chance on him at the deadline for insurance. I wouldn't mind seeing the Oilers take a swing at him if the Islanders eat half that $4.5M. He's still signed for one more year so that's not a bad thing either so if the Islanders can deal him, there's your answer going forward (short term).

He's won 12 straight games in the AHL by the way and is 12-1-1 so far. Proves he took his demotion with the right attitude and wants to get back.

[Blueorrfan]

I agree, just picked him up in a deep pool for Pominville.
Goalies are a premium in this pool, if he comes back I win...if not I get spanked!

I agree with the effort in the minors, should help get him back...

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I agree, just picked him up in a deep pool for Pominville.
Goalies are a premium in this pool, if he comes back I win...if not I get spanked!

I agree with the effort in the minors, should help get him back...

[als_revenge]

I have a hard time seeing the Islanders wanting to go back to the 3-headed goalie monster. Would not surprise me in the least if Halak stays in the minors all year.

[Cpedersen84]

Trade deadline is only 9 days away, so it's not a bad idea to stash him away until

[Cpedersen84]

Edit button not working... Trade deadline is only 10 days away, so it's not a bad idea to stash him away until march 1st and then dropping him after that. Unless of course you have limited moves left in the season.

[butch]

handful of teams could use him as 1b setup

as axeman says , only if isles eat about half of his contract or isles take a contract back .

snow might just keep him and use him as the expansion goat .if vegas passes then he's only got one year left which makes him more attractive to teams looking for a short term solution in 17/18

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handful of teams could use him as 1b setup

as axeman says , only if isles eat about half of his contract or isles take a contract back .

snow might just keep him and use him as the expansion goat .if vegas passes then he's only got one year left which makes him more attractive to teams looking for a short term solution in 17/18

[als_revenge]

Edit button not working... Trade deadline is only 10 days away, so it's not a bad idea to stash him away until march 1st and then dropping him after that. Unless of course you have limited moves left in the season.

open the quote in a new tab and it works just fine.

while I see your logic, I tend to think that if there was any market for halak...he would have been traded by now. I'm starting to think he might be a buyout candidate.

[kingpin_co]

Dropping Domingue for Halak a good play?

[Axeman33]

Dropping Domingue for Halak a good play?

Probably not. Even if Halak gets moved, he's going to a place where he will be a support goalie (much like Domingue right now) at best. Team will want him for insurance, not to play a regular role. At least with Domingue, you know he's in the NHL. There's no guarantees that Halak gets moved.

[butch]

berube looked weak last night even though isles won .

the isles might be better served using greiss-halak for a playoff push because greiss cant play them all

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berube looked weak last night even though isles won .

the isles might be better served using greiss-halak for a playoff push because greiss cant play them all

[Blueorrfan]

my prediction...

Greiss has a bit of a shaky game in the playoffs, Halak comes in and doesn't give up the starting position.

Making it a tougher decision for Snow...by the way, how does that guy still have a job?

[islefan31]

Not sure what to make of it. Berube hasn't played well at all and Greiss will need to rest sooner or later. If he's not up now, I can't see him back this year. Unless Greiss or Berube gets hurt of course.

[Jouko-Pouko]

Not sure what to make of it. Berube hasn't played well at all and Greiss will need to rest sooner or later. If he's not up now, I can't see him back this year. Unless Greiss or Berube gets hurt of course.

Shocking that a goalie who has barely played for two years is rusty. I think everyone should have seen that coming. What is shocking is that the Islanders had him sitting for so long and then expected him to be great when they finally made room for him. Greiss-Halak would have been a solid pair all this time but they had to mess it up because they didn't want others to get Berube. And now he sucks anyways, so they'll likely go back to Greiss-Halak for next season when they can't find a taker for Halak. Such a great example of terrible team management.

[Blueorrfan]

Like I said...how does Snow still have a job, this isn't the first blunder by him...
I was hoping some team would pick up Halak and he'd make Snow look even worse