[Rumour] Zidlicky with NY Islanders

[CHunter]

Could be a nice fit too....pp specialist....



Marek Zidlicky - D - Red Wings
The New York Islanders have reportedly been involved in contract talks with unrestricted free agent Marek Zidlicky for the past few weeks.
Clearly, the Isles have an interest in adding the offensive defenseman. Zidlicky produced seven goals and 34 points in 84 games last season with New Jersey and Detroit.
Source: Arthur Staple on Twitter Aug 12 - 1:23 PM

[ericdaoust]

I guess this would put Mayfield back in the minors and Strait would become #7?

[Zorro]

This would be a real nice signing for the Iles..

[rainydrinkwater]

His experience running an offensive from the back is one of the few pieces left for isles to jump into the next level of teams.

[The Bottlenecker]

Puts a damper on my hope that a guy like Ryan Pulock makes the jump this year. Still, good move on the Islanders' part if they can get him signed at a reasonable price for a year or two.

[GoNucks]

I think this would be a terrific signing for the Isles. An experienced, offensive blueliner is exactly what they are missing right now.

[donpaulo]

my hunch is he gets a camp invite

[brakli]

Perfect fit for the Islanders. Can run the pt on PP1

[Kofax]

So they signed him to a 1-year deal, yes? Haven't seen anything on financials but I haven't looked all that hard either.

[lektrix]

What does this mean for Leddy owners? Bad news I assume

[CHunter]

Last night PP pairings:

39.3% ZIDLICKY,MAREK
#2 28.6% BOYCHUK,JOHNNY - LEDDY,NICK
#3 17.9% CARKNER,MATT - PELECH,ADAM

Regular pairing:

#1 38.1%. Boychuk, Johnny- Leddy, Nick
#2 30.5% CARKNER,MATT - PELECH,ADAM
#3 19.9% HICKEY,THOMAS - ZIDLICKY,MAREK

I think we can still count an average of 2:30 on pp for Leddy....Zidlicky is a pp specialist for sure, but Leddy will get big minutes for sure....