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Jokinen would become a true star with the Florida Panthers, hitting 89 and 91 points in consecutive seasons will playing in the Sunshine State. Erskine never did anything more than fight throughout his entire NHL career and even a salary dump move such as this could have been executed better. Three months later, Maloney was fired (in large part due to the disastrous Pierre Turgeon-Kirk Muller trade from the previous season) and Milbury was named as his replacement.
Both are arguably terrible. Mike Milbury is certainly known for his unpopular trades and tirades, but the former GM of the New York Islanders he also made some noteworthy moves. While DiPietro had great upside and showed signs of promise in the early 2000s, he still was a massive bust. You know it's a bad trade when the NHL vetoes your move because of just how unfair the deal really is. That leaves Mike Milbury, GM 1995 to 2006 and Garth Snow, GM from 2006 to present day. 2001 4th round pick (#101-Cory Stillman) 2002 3rd round pick (#67-Gregory Campbell) He's been nominated for the Vezina trophy on three different occassions. And it's not as if Chicago is hiding him away on the third pairing, as he's averaged over 20 minutes per game since he entered the league.This terrible draft pick led to another terrible trade which we'll discuss a little bit later as well, but you've likely already guessed that it includes a certain All Star goalie that we just heaped plenty of praise on.Zigmund Palffy broke through in his third season as a frontline goal scorer in New York, scoring 43 goals for a team that desperately lacked offensive flair.
On the other hand, Robert Schnabel never played a game in the NHL, while getting into 22 games with the Predators, scoring a grand total three points.From the Stars perspective, Janne Niinimaa didn't offer them very much on the ice, but they did use him to acquire Mike Ribeiro, who was a capable scorer for them over six years, scoring 407 points in 461 games.The only other positive to take from this trade is that Tommy Salo wasn't a member of the New York Islanders when he let in the worst goal in Olympic hockey history against Belarus in 2002.Remember that terrible Janne Niinimaa trade we discussed earlier? Local to Hamilton, Ontario but you can listen in live from anywhere online at: http://www.1015thehawk.ca/ - (by clicking Listen Live at the top)
While trying to move the defenceman and his contract, the only suitor he could find was the Dallas Stars. Even though Milbury’s use of the pick (Branislav Mezei) at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft did not work out for the Isles, the fact that Mad Mike saw such a return on Linden was enough to merit inclusion on this list.Jason Blake became an integral part of the New York Islanders during the early 2000s. Has experience as both play-by-play and colour commentator for 2016 season of Mohawk College Men & Women's Basketball, will continue as play-by-play commentary through 2016-2017 season. He's a multiple time All Star. In his final season, he only played 11:45 per game in the playoffs, as the powers that be gave up on him.This trade will always hurt most because of Bobby Lou, who we already discussed at length earlier in the article. All rights reserved. General Managers, it's in the name, must manage a lot of general functions and operations for the franchise they are working for. Well, Dumont would go on to become a solid scoring winger, eclipsing the 20 goal mark on six different occasions. General Managers, it's in the name, must manage a lot of general functions and operations for the franchise they are working for. He's a two-time Olympic gold medal winner.They turned heads around the NHL with their first overall pick coming in the form of a goaltender.
Mad Mike Milbury: The Worst GM in NHL History. Mike Milbury: 5 Reasons The Former Islanders GM … He traded away defensemen In June 2006, Milbury stepped down as Islanders GM to accept a position as Senior Vice President of Milbury gained notoriety for what occurred following a 4–3 Bruins victory over the 2009–10 Colgate University Men's Hockey Media Guide.The December 23, 1979 Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers Mike Milbury Shoe Beating Incident Milbury was a three-year letterman at Colgate University from 1972 to 1974. His contract disputes prior to getting onto the ice with the team made Milbury uncomfortable and clearly didn’t help Dumont’s chances of winning over the general manager.
So prior to the Draft in 1998, Milbury sent the young winger to Chicago for young, unknown center Dmitri Nabokov. I'm also a radio personality on 101.5 The Hawk. Arguments can be made as to what another GM in Milbury’s position would have done over the years, but nobody can take away the fact that Milbury, with help from Charles B. Wang and Sanjay Kumar, brought the Islanders back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a lengthy absence.Islanders fans might not have the rosiest of memories when thinking about Mike Milbury, but there are certainly some silver linings to take away from the former GM’s tenure on Long Island.Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Both are arguably terrible.