Today, our New
York Islanders signed another major prospect to a one way NHL contract. F, Alan Quine, 23 agreed to a 2 year deal ($575K
year 1, $650K year 2) with a $612K AAV.
Quine was another Prospect (along with Mayfield) that always caught my
attention with his hockey sense and nose for the net while in Bridgeport. He was first selected by Detroit in the 3rd
round of the 2011 Draft, but never signed a contract. This allowed him to re-enter the draft in
2013, where the Islanders selected him 166th overall in the 6th round. Quine ranks in the top 10 for career goals
(50), assists (87) and points (137) as a Sound Tiger in 3 pro seasons (191
games).
Quine had 38
points in 56 games in the AHL last season.
That got him noticed by Garth Snow and allowed him to make his pro debut
in the final 2 games of the season for the Isles. He netted 2 and 4 for 6
points that included a memorable double OT winner against Florida in game 5 of
the Islanders 1st round series win. On scoring the goal, Quine said, “It was
probably the best moment of my life, to date.”
He played
well for New York through the playoffs.
So well, that many speculated the RFA to make the Islanders regular roster
this season. “He’s tenacious,” Tavares
said about Quine. “He doesn’t shy away from the moment and the opportunity.
It’s not an easy spot when you come in and play your first couple games in the
league in the last couple games [of the regular season], then play a pretty
significant role in the playoffs. So he’s really been called upon and he’s
stepped up.”
Quine is a
strong skater who uses his speed and acceleration to open the ice in both zones
for himself and his team mates. He has
good hands and should be another exciting addition to the team as a rostered
forward. The rebuild is starting to show
its quality and with the loss of Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen, the
opportunities for a play-maker like Quine are huge. We will just have to see what he can make of
it.
“Now it’s
time to focus on the task at hand.”
Agreed.
Isles Notes:
Per Jim
Baumbach, “(Jon) Ledecky did NOT commit to six game plan at new Coliseum. Says that's
up to NHL and was deal with others (Wang, Ratner) no longer involved.”
“Ledecky
also threw some cold water on the idea that the Sound Tigers would move to
Nassau.”
“Lots of
talk about ways to improve Brooklyn experience. Said something to effect of,
when you have a home, you work to fix it, not move."
Islander and Sound Tiger, Matt Carkner
retired from playing pro hockey and will stay as a coach with the BST.
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