Mathew Barzal On How The Islanders Can Turn It Around, Fantasy Football Love & More | 32 Thoughts

[@procureursparajuristes2714]

He just ozooes confidence, very articulate, just love seeing him on the ice and in these Interviews! 🧡💙

[@TravieBallin]

I’ve wanted this guy on the flyers for years. Heard this on the podcast and I want him on my team even more now. Such a likable dude

[@hogartstrain5641]

too bad too sad

[@kobyschechter8163]

I bet Boston regrets passing on him THREE TIMES in the 2015 draft. That was comedic. If Boston drafted other guys like Thomas Chabot, Brock Boeser, Kyle Connor, Travis Konecny, Joel Eriksson Ek, or Vince Dunn they would've won at least two Stanley Cups. It is absolutely hilarious that Boston passed on ALL those guys with THREE CONSECUTIVE PICKS in the first round of the 2015 draft.

[@naynay4795]

Barzy is such a great guy and an even better player. I Stan this man

[@silentbydeadly8661]

Matthew Baral knows what the Islanders have to do to turn things around like try to limit injuries, have a good start and have a good defensive team, score more and don't chase other teams. And among others. You can say what you are going to do but you have to make it happen, Easier said then done. But the Islanders have a plan and now they have to apply it this upcoming NHL season. Good luck with your team's plan to turn things around for the Islanders.

[@trinhkalish]

Lifelong Islander fan! Barzal brings it every night. Can’t wait to see him do his magic.

[@parkersirlin9394]

love seeing personality out of barzal

[@arose10]

Things Barzal has that JT does not: 1) A personality 2) A Calder 3) A trip to the conference finals (two, in fact)

[@ryanl8434]

@@arose10 And loyalty

[@llllllll153]

@@arose10 I think both those conference finals appearances deserve an asterisks next to both

[@AlexQC9]

@@ryanl8434 If you want loyalty, buy a dog 😛

[@danielkrall6501]

@@llllllll153 so does that mean that Tampa should get one next to their cup names?

[@leightonlovell4904]

Love being able to see the video! Keep it going all season long.

[@gryxraven]

Espero que Barzal sea más famoso y que con ese contrato que firmó pueda desarrollar más su potencial, por lo comentarios parece que firmar con los NY Islanders ha sido un arma de doble filo, sólo espero que no sea así, aún estoy aprendiendo sobre este deporte, en español no hay mucha información, pero por lo que he visto del carisma de este chico me animé a apoyarlo, ojalá su equipo mejore y lleguen lejos 🙌

[@Koolasso]

Isles fans we gotta give him his own chant. He is the franchise's shining talisman of a player. Should do what the Barcelona fans do to Lionel Messi and chant "Barzy" and bow down

[@sebastians6570]

I met him in a deli in Manhasset He’s a really nice guy and so is his girlfriend

[@headtrips1]

Long Island delis are the best

[@sebastians6570]

Such a good looking guy

[@brunaguerra3021]

He’s just so fine… god help us all

[@leeturiano4419]

He's a good kid with a ton of talent, and hasn't reached his true potential. Very likeable, and despite a first-round loss to the Hurricanes, I think a full season of him and a settled in Horvat, he could be a 25-65-90 guy at last. But, they need a power play coach desperately .

[@TwoNNsB]

Interesting to watch this after he signed that big extension

[@ianstephenson9721]

Barzal hates Tavares. I'm convinced that he'll stay as an Islander just to spite him.

[@Machine3939]

Absolutely.!! JT calls him "the kid who won the Calder" after he left then Barzy doesn't acknowledge JT during his tribute at the Coli. Something is definitely going on there. My guess is that JT, being the self-centered guy he is didn't like Barzy stealing some of his thunder in his rookie year and it carried over.

[@kobyschechter8163]

You nailed it!!

[@davebank3218]

Sorokin reminds me of Hasek, won't let you score even in practice

[@truthspeakerlive]

Wish they signed Nazem Kadri. Barzal and Kadrii would be 🔥

[@ethanmccabe8740]

In conclusion, Sorokin is the guy

[@demetrickbrown9368]

Sidney Crosby needs to come to tha isles & play with this kid & get a ring

[@sparkyshore3543]

ON LONG ISLAND!

[@s.p.8508]

Please Lou, give him wingers that aren’t veteran 3rd line checkers! Let him loose!!!

[@empirestateconstructionllc2336]

YEAH SP !!

[@s.p.8508]

@@empirestateconstructionllc2336 hell yeah baby! 9 more years at least!!! Still needs wingers though😂

[@jonathannawrocki3876]

W Barzy

[@thebigger5762]

Yo tell me when Barzy goes to mv again

[@saltywingsandavsfan]

Tell Lou to stop giving 30 year olds 5x5 contracts

[@BH33312]

Nobody got 5x5 under Lou

[@saltywingsandavsfan]

@@BH33312 Pageau basically did

[@BH33312]

@@saltywingsandavsfan Pageau wasn't 30 when given that deal

[@chrishansen9340]

@@BH33312 What he meant is that players like Palmieri, Nelson and Lee should never have gotten signed to save up some cap space

[@BH33312]

@@chrishansen9340 they absolutely should've gotten signed. No issue with that.

[@matthewokner8860]

isles fans should be worried.. johnny T said that then left 2 years on

[@bryanh5701]

Just signed a 9 year contract thank god lol

[@cmmatucha6847]

Barzal has the potential to be a top 20 forward on the right team, islanders are unfortunately not it

[@kobyschechter8163]

Mat Barzal actually has some personality. Unlike Connor McDavid. But until he puts pen to paper and signs long term I can’t trust him. We all know what happened when we trusted a certain someone a few years ago. I kind of predicted the future haha. The new 73 million dollar man!!

[@Bryan-ge1pt]

LGI

[@hklinker]

Friedman is the king of ‘nervous hair’ and West Coast envy. Do not pull a Dave Hodge at any point - Vancouver will get along fine, thank you.

[@aidencavendish2312]

funny watching this in december sorokin is the best goalie and the rangers arent that good

[@eqluke9890]

Flames are gonna make light work of the oilers this year

[@truthspeakerlive]

Wrong thread.

[@Jornjunior18]

Oilers top 9 too heavy for that to happen

[@iammatrix1396]

He dont like wearing suits

[@jonah.donohue]

This the same guy who wants less refs on the ice?

[@ianbats847]

Looks like he just came out of the shower, threw in some clothes, and thought it was good enough.

[@randdomize858]

Sorry he didn't pretty himself up for your viewing pleasure.

[@ianbats847]

Who said it was for "my viewing pleasure?" Only you, so far :)

[@justin.marrone]

yet no free agents sign there. league is corrupted.

[@llllllll153]

Cause it’s Long Island lol

[@anonimuso]

Man, I feel bad for Barzal. He's clearly a talented player who could be elite, but he's on the Islanders so he has no one on his level to play with. And probably never will. If he signs an extension with the Islanders, he will be making the biggest mistake of his career. The Isles have maybe one more year of overachieving left tops, especially without Trotz. And their prospect pool is garbage. He'll probably spend the last 6 years of his contract out of the playoffs.

[@danielkrall6501]

The irony of this statement is that the same thing was said ad nauseum about Pajama Boy 4 years ago. Since then, the Islanders have won 7 playoff series, and Toronto's mon capitaine has won zero. Just sayin'. History truly does not line up with your statement.

[@anonimuso]

@@danielkrall6501 Actually, history perfectly lines up with my statement. At least if you're paying attention to it. I said specifically that the Islanders overachieved the last few years, mainly because of Trotz. In the nearly 25 years before Trotz became head coach, the Islanders won one playoff series. ONE. That's over two decades of ineptitude. They had the same type of structure with Tavares that they do with Barzal, a single elite draft pick surrounded by mostly average NHLers (because that's all they can get). But Tavares spent more years outside of the playoffs than inside. The difference is Trotz worked miracles because he is a great coach. It has very little to do with the Islanders team which, even when they did well the last two years were one of the oldest teams in the league with the lowest offensive numbers.

[@bryanh5701]

@@anonimuso He’s literally been to 2 conference finals in the first 5 years of his career in NY lol

[@anonimuso]

@@bryanh5701 Well yeah, that's the point I am making. When Trotz came in, the Islanders started overachieving to the point that a team that had been completely irrelevant for decades was suddenly the talk of the NHL because NOBODY expected them to do anything. And if Barzal isn't careful, he could end up wasting his whole career with a team that will never be able to put any elite players around him because nobody ever wants to sign with the Islanders. That is evident from the last decade of free agency. And you can only overachieve with old average players for so long. And, as good as Barzal is, he can't carry a team by himself. Certainly not to a Cup.

[@bryanh5701]

@@anonimuso lol if you say so. Just out of curiousity who is your team?

[@danarchist74]

Are the Islanders getting any younger? Then they cannot and will not turn it around. They may be able to catch lightening in a bottle one year and compete for a playoff spot, but I don't believe it will go any farther than that. Sorry Islanders fans those are just objective facts about your club.

[@nolanmiller9011]

They did get younger though? They went from having 2 40 year olds on the back end to having one of the youngest d corps in the league.

[@phlexcrew]

@@nolanmiller9011 guy clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about isles just live rent free in this dudes head. Probably a rangers fan since they are one of the worst franchises in all sports

[@danarchist74]

@@nolanmiller9011 first and foremost one of the 40 year-olds was Zedono Chara helping to protect as well as teach Noah Dobson, now the training wheels are coming off. Also, your defence wasn't that good last year anyway with or without the 40 year-olds. All your “offencive” players are Old AF which should help to score goals which I hear is a part of the game now. So where did I get it wrong?

[@danarchist74]

@@phlexcrew first and foremost one of the 40 year-olds was Zedono Chara helping to protect as well as teach Noah Dobson, now the training wheels are coming off. Chara can still play defence. Also, your defence wasn't that good last year anyway with or without the 40 year-olds. All your “offencive” players are Old AF which should help to score goals which I hear is a part of the game now. So where did I get it wrong? Not a Rangers fan, I'm observant hockey fan who calls it like I see it.

[@BH33312]

@@danarchist74 Chara was ass, dude. Wtf are you talking about!?

[@stentorofsparta3576]

One of the most overrated players in the league. He hasn’t been a relevant offensive player since he had Tavares & the isles will continue to waste a guy like sorokin cause they can’t score.

[@DeionEspeon]

not an isles fan but you’re tripping

[@ncucomics287]

The Islanders changed direction when Tavares left and Trotz came in. There is less offensive oppurtunity in that system.

[@stentorofsparta3576]

@@ncucomics287 given how last season went, there must be down right zero opportunity to score goals.

[@colehealy6580]

Barzal played with beauvillier and eberle in the one year he and Tavares played together while JT played with Lee and Bailey, nice try tho

[@stentorofsparta3576]

@@colehealy6580 power play & Tavares shielded barzal from the tough matchups.

[@YoungMoneyyy7]

LGI