It’s been an up and down season for the New York Islanders to say the least. Let’s recap what’s happened in the past 10 months for this team, who could at sometimes resemble a hard-working NHL team, capable of making the playoffs, and at other times look like the Mighty Ducks (pre-Emilio Estevez, of course).
Trading deadline, March 2007
In a move that shocked most fans, the Isles shipped Robert Nilsson, former first round pick Ryan O’Marra and a first round pick in the 2007 draft, to Edmonton for Ryan Smyth.This move was semi-surprising for me. Everyone knew Snow was looking for some firepower, but a move that really was the headline around the NHL for the next few days was a shock. Some say that Snow gave up too much for Smyth (especially since he left after the season), but Ted Nolan didn’t like Robert Nilsson, saying while he was very skilled, he lacked “an essential ingredient”. Ryan O’Marra has yet to make an impact, so I can’t really kill Snow on this move, plus he did get us Islanders fans extremely excited after that trade. If you spoke to any Islander fan in the days after that trade, you would have heard one of 2 things:
1. Holy crap Ryan Smyth!!
2. We’re gonna win the Cup!
Okay, so maybe that was a little wishful thinking, but my point is we were pretty damn excited. Anyway, onto the playoffs:
The New York Islanders lose to Buffalo Sabres in five games in the 2007 NHL Playoffs. After the game, Ryan Smyth is quoted as saying “Not everyone left it all out on the ice tonight.”
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