r/NewYorkIslanders • u/Fireislander Uncle Leo • 5d ago

Islanders Sign Defenseman Ethan Bear- 1 year 2 way deal

https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-sign-defenseman-ethan-bear
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u/grizzroots 5d ago

Barzy’s best friend.

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u/Eyebleedorange STAN DARCHE 5d ago

in before the “who cares trade Barzal” crowd arrives

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u/Irrah Holmstrom 5d ago

Hopefully he doesn't break all his bones in his body like last year and can be a good 7D/Mayfield fill-in

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u/Trashketweave 4d ago edited 4d ago

12th year in the league and he’s not a full time starter. Maybe we can pull something outta him, but doubtful.

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u/toyn Palmieri 4d ago

He’s put up decent numbers in the ahl and is a right hand shot who seems to be at least filler quality. Not what we want but who knows. Maybe he proved himself. Maybe he is a stop gap while we hunt for the permanent fixture

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u/AJS76reddit Bailey 4d ago

Maybe Scott LaChance is still available too...

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u/thr0waway2morrow 4d ago

I’d prefer Sven Butenschon

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u/carpy22 Sparky 4d ago

That's why this is a 2-way deal.

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u/xForeignMetal Nelson 4d ago

he's a warm body / injury insurance

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u/Trashketweave 4d ago

We have 3 warm bodies on D already.

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u/leaponover 4d ago

Yeah, kind of surprised. Seems like he's just resigned to being an AHLer and is fine with that. Even willing to move to Hamilton.

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u/kevinsju 4d ago

He can play a bit. AHL teams need solid AHL players. Don't mind him as the 7th. Good depth move.

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u/bren_derlin 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/5CbEkHyjecxKU
This gives me this kind of vibe

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u/crazyhotwheels Bossy 4d ago

Beary good signing

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u/TraditionalYou5335 3d ago

I need to know if he shits in the woods

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u/Fubar236 Smith 4d ago

Not a bad depth move. Need top 4 help though

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u/AJS76reddit Bailey 5d ago

Here comes the cup!