Av-merican wrote:
Snow's biggest offseason yet. He's gotta get good value for Hamonic and somehow either pay for or replace Okposo. Then there's the question of Capuano.
Okposo was asked today during clean outs if his agent & Snow have talked. He said not yet. That doesn't sound good. But I don't see how Okposo can expect the rumored $6-7 million he wants when he struggled to reach 20 goals. If he had 30-40, I could see that price. He's not as physical as he used to be, and he's only 27. It's not like he's getting fragile. I guess he wanted to make sure he stayed healthy this year, but I thought his contract year was going to be incredible to watch. Flashes, but not that great.
Capuano. I don't know what to think about him. There are days I think he's good enough, and days I want his head to roll. He seems so clueless sometimes. When the Lightning scored the first goal in Game 5, he just looked down at his feet, like he knew it was over. Come on man! That's when a good coach rallies his team! Get them fired up!
Hamonic was quoted yesterday saying he loves being an Islander. Nobody directly asked if was going to rescind his trade request, hopefully out of respect for his privacy, but I wonder if that sentence hints that he'll drop the request. Matt Martin also said he loves being an Islander, hinting that he hopes to re-sign.