With the likes of Ilya Sorokin and the other guys
(Eamon McAdam, Linus Soderstrom and Stephon Williams) in the Isles system, the Islanders goal-tending prospects look really strong for the future. But the play of 24 year old Jean-Francois
Berube (2009, 4th round, 95th overall pick for LA) certainly got him noticed
with the chance to show what he could do with the Islanders right now. Berube was 3-2-1 (2.71gaa & a .914Sv%) with
New York last season after being claimed off waivers from the Kings last
year. The standout AHL net minder led
the league in wins (37) and his Monarchs' team to a 13 win Calder Cup
championship run in 2015. Today, Garth Snow signed the arbitration eligible,
RFA to a one-way, $675K NHL deal to once again make Berube the 3rd goaltender on the Islanders roster. While Snow has used multiple goalies several
times in his tenure as Isles GM, this may be more than just a safety measure
for New York.
Jaroslav Halak was huge for New York [career highs in games
(59), minutes (3550) & wins (38)] in the 2014-15 campaign and made it known that he didn’t like being 1 of 3 guys in net. "I like it here, but they just have to
decide which way they want to go for next season," said Halak. "J-F
is a young goalie, Greisser played well all season long. So we'll see." Halak missed several games while day-to-day or on the IR last season as the Isles starting goaltender, including the final 17 games of the year and did not appear in the playoffs due to a nagging groin injury. So for now, JF Berube gets to use another
year as a rostered regular to show the new ownership what he can do. Thomas Greiss had the same shot last year and
he made the most of it.
What will Berube do with his first full season audition?
Sound Tigers Notes:
Ryan Strome and Alan Quine are RFA’s that remain
unsigned from the Isles roster last season.
Per Michael Fornabaio, “The Bridgeport Sound
Tigers announced today that forwards Kellen Jones, Josh Winquist and Aaron
Berisha, as well as defenseman Luke Juha have agreed to terms on one-year
American Hockey League contracts.”
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