Mike Mottau Signs with the Islanders/Okposo Injured

Good for Mottau and the islanders he lands a home and islanders get some experience on the blueline. On a bad note Okposo is out indefinitely.

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There. Simple fix for Streit’s injury.

Also of note in that article, and of slightly more importance than the Mottau signing, is that Okposo is out indefinitely.

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by elesias on Sep 28, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

yea bad news for the islanders on that, edited the post with Okposo injury just so everyone knows whats in the article.

by NJDevilsSteve on Sep 28, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

perhaps someone named Brian might be a potential replacement?

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by FrankG929 on Sep 28, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

now that would be great.

by NJDevilsSteve on Sep 28, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Streit hurt. Okposo hurt. Mottau signed. That’s a hellish trifecta of bad news.

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by elesias on Sep 28, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

rec’d haha

by NJDevilsSteve on Sep 28, 2010 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

Now that Mottau is not playing under such a defensive system, we can see how good or bad he really is. I always thought he was underrated and the reason he looked like he made a lot of mistakes because he was playing a lot of tough minutes, but I could be wrong.

by devsfan9 on Sep 29, 2010 7:22 AM EDT reply actions

He’s no Streit. I’m actually more interested to see what Martin’s stats look like in Pitt outside the system.

Wish MM the best though. Victim of the cap pressure and a good camp by young guys. I love rooting for the underdogs or perpetual non-performers, that’s why I started rooting for the Devs so long ago. The Isles have that spot for me now. You want to see them succeed as long as it isn’t against you.

by Murdoc on Sep 29, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions

yea id take the islanders in the playoffs over any other team in the atlantic (except us)

by KovyisLove on Sep 29, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I hated the way Mottau was used. Apparently, he’s an “economical” defenseman (what it means is superstars are paid millions and everyone else makes nothing), but Lemaire OVERUSED him. Mottau is a solid third-pairing player at best. He will fit well in NYI.

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by DownGoesAvery on Oct 2, 2010 7:32 PM EDT reply actions