Dear Mr. Wang,
I know that you are relatively new to hockey and that you opened your heart and wallet for the Islanders, but someone has given you some bad information. Mike Milbury doesn’t really know what he is doing anymore.
It is tough to say that he ever did. He hasn’t proven anything in his 10 years as Islanders GM. The team hasn’t won a playoff series in his tenure and you could form an all-star team with the players he has either traded away or passed on.
Let's take a quick walk down memory lane. He traded Zdeno Charra, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard and Darius Kasparaitis. He also sent away Ziggy Palffy, Todd Bertuzzi and Olli Jokinen. Let’s not forget some of his goaltending moves including trading Roberto Luongo and drafting Rick DiPietro over Dany Heatley.
Charles, can I call you Charles? You should have sent Milbury packing the minute he tried to sign DiPietro to a 10-year deal this off season. He didn’t even make it 10 weeks into the season.
Still, even if you are going to give him a pass on the players he’s missed or messed up, you can’t forgive him for the Steve Stirling Era/Error. Firing Peter Laviolette was inexcusable. Here is a man who is happily leading the Carolina Hurricanes to the promised land.
Oh and by the way, he is the USA Olympic coach. You know who is not the Olympic coach? Mike Milbury (or Lorne Henning, Rick Bowness, Bill Stewart and Steve Stirling)
I was happy for Laviolette as I watched him smirk behind the bench Saturday night. I’ll be happier when I see Mike drive down Hempstead Turnpike into the sunset.
Best,
Isles Fan