Casey Cizikas

[mw147]

https://twitter.com/AGrossNewsday/status/1178712310925447169?s=19

#Isles Barry Trotz said it's too early in the week to determine whether Casey Cizikas (lower body) will be available for Friday night's season-opener vs. #Caps but Trotz is hopeful Cizikas will resume skating in the next couple of days.

[mw147]

https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/catching-up-with-casey-cizikas/c-308566732

Catching Up With Casey Cizikas

Coming off of a career-high 20-goal year, Casey Cizikas is amping up for the upcoming season.

Just as quickly as the 2018-19 hockey season wrapped up and the offseason set in, the upcoming 2019-20 season is just around the corner. For Islanders seasoned center Casey Cizikas, he's itching to get back at in the game action.

Cizikas, who is coming off of a career-high, 20-goal season - a first in his eight-year NHL career, doesn't feel pressure to duplicate his production from last season. Individual numbers do not align with the Islanders' team-first culture that was adopted by the arrival of Barry Trotz last summer. Rather, Cizikas' singular strides were a byproduct of the entire team's collective commitment towards a united goal.

"It's not easy to score 20 goals in the NHL," Cizikas said. "I'm doing everything this summer to put myself in a position to succeed. Going into this season, that's not my goal. That's not something I'm only trying for. I want to do everything possible to help this team the best way I can. Whatever the coaches ask of me and whatever management asks of me I'm going to go out there and try and do that."

[Kaszycki's Krew]

Zeeker in Brampton soon.....

[Scott]

If the Isles win a Cup, I won't care less about the order of who carries it. As long as that person is wearing an Islander jersey.

While Cizikas is still more of a 4th liner than 3rd liner in terms of defense, I wouldn't be against promoting him to line 3 next year if it means spending a few bucks on the top 2 lines. Then go the 1 year Fippula like vet route for 4th line center.

[TK27]

Oh damn. No wonder why I didn't understand you. That talk is like a foreign language to an Islander fan. I haven't thought of that conversation in nearly 4 decades.

You, me and many others!

[gazaroog]

No, I mean the actual Cup. The captain takes it, then there is always speculation about who he will hand it off to first.

Oh damn. No wonder why I didn't understand you. That talk is like a foreign language to an Islander fan. I haven't thought of that conversation in nearly 4 decades.

[mw147]

Are you talking about the captaincy?

No, I mean the actual Cup. The captain takes it, then there is always speculation about who he will hand it off to first.

[Tjay]

Casey is having an absolutely fantastic season. He has really been living up to and exceeding his contract.

After the game last night, my son suggested that if we win the cup (can you believe we are really considering this as possible?), Lee should hand it off to Casey first. He has been through all of it in his years here.

I told him it will for sure be Bailey. He is a well known Bailey hater, but even he admitted that Bailey would deserve it.

You're trying to goat me aren't you?

[Tjay]

I don't think he bounces back. Dont think he will ever be as bad as Clutter but I would only count him good for 50 games a year from here on out.

He just played his 50th game, care to re-evaluate?

[gazaroog]

Casey is having an absolutely fantastic season. He has really been living up to and exceeding his contract.

After the game last night, my son suggested that if we win the cup (can you believe we are really considering this as possible?), Lee should hand it off to Casey first. He has been through all of it in his years here.

I told him it will for sure be Bailey. He is a well known Bailey hater, but even he admitted that Bailey would deserve it.

Are you talking about the captaincy?

[mw147]

Casey is having an absolutely fantastic season. He has really been living up to and exceeding his contract.

After the game last night, my son suggested that if we win the cup (can you believe we are really considering this as possible?), Lee should hand it off to Casey first. He has been through all of it in his years here.

I told him it will for sure be Bailey. He is a well known Bailey hater, but even he admitted that Bailey would deserve it.

[sneakypete]

When he is healthy this season, you see the impact Trotz has had on his overall game.

[TK27]

https://twitter.com/WrightsWay/statu...62761860497413



Career high in less than half a season. Not bad.

He said it would almost be embarrassing to be excited about 10 goals when the reporter ask him that question. I wish the reporter had of fired back and said well would you be excited about 20 and I bet his answer would have been YES YES YES

[mw147]

https://twitter.com/WrightsWay/status/1078862761860497413

Cizikas scored his 10th of the season tonight. New career high. Still lots of season left.

Career high in less than half a season. Not bad.

[TonyD]

https://twitter.com/WrightsWay/statu...995904001?s=19

Casey Cizikas scored his eighth goal of the season on Saturday in game 24. Career-high is nine. That should increase nicely this year. #Isles

TBH, I would have thought he had a better goal high than 9. Very surprised at that.