NHL Rumors: Is Mathieu Darche the Missing Piece That Could Make or Break the Islanders’ Season?
And you got decisions on guys like defenseman Scott Mayfield, who wound up being a healthy scratch more often than Scott would have liked down the stretch. Pierre Engvall, who was a good contributor down the stretch, but this is a team that didn’t make the playoffs. And Scottty and Pierre Engvall are both just two years into seven-year deals. So are there buyouts there?
There are ton of questions for Mathieu Darche, who’s going to very have to quickly kind of stamp this as his own team.”
NHLRumors.com Note: The New York Islanders had issues between Head Coach Patrick Roy and former GM Lou Lamoriello. Roy made subtle comments about the roster and the players on it. Given that it is most likely Roy is coming back as head coach, he will have discussions with Darche about the type of players he wants on the roster. Again, he will not cave into everything Roy wants because he has his own vision of the team. However, the GM and coach have to be on the same page regarding the players on the team.
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