Does Alex Tanguay Make Sense for the New York Islanders?
“,”body”:”When we look at the projected New York Islanders’ lineup for next season, we are able to notice two things: several important overall changes and several gaping holes that still remain.\nObviously the addition of John Tavares will be a pleasant change to an offensively starved lineup, as long as he can transcend his OHL scoring abilities to the NHL level. Besides his marketability, Tavares brings a level of excitement that the organization has lacked for a very, very long time.\nSecondly, there will be a very healthy competition between Dwayne Roloson and Rick DiPietro for the position of number one goalie for the 2009-10 New York Islanders.\nThe reason I use the phrase “healthy competition” is that there is no way DiPietro can be considered a No. 1 goalie one at this point in time, taking into account the fact he hasn’t appeared in a hockey game in several months; furthermore, he hasn’t played consistent hockey for well over a year. Scary to think he has plenty of years rema
