Ryan Jankowskis gone!!! Also Training camp in LI??

July 07 2010 by Scott.

Update 2: Ryan was “blindsided” by Garth when told he wouldn’t be back. 

Low class move by the Isles here, the guy rejects a GM position because he wants to stay and then you don’t even give him warning you let him go when his contract expires.    

http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2010/07/ryan-jankowski-and-islanders-splitcontract-not-renewed-for-draft-director-since-2006/

Update: According to Newsday the position won’t be replaced and Garth will take on more responsibility when it comes to scouting at draft time.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islan…-ways-1.2086351

This smells fishy to me, Jankowski did a really good job for us and for us to just let him go especially after he turned down the WHL GM job.  I think he was due for a raise because of his success and Wang didn’t want to pay him hence why the position isn’t being replaced. 

According to Chris Botta Ryan Jankowski the director of amateur scouting as well as the assistant GM is no longer part of the Isles organization.  He had been a member of the organization since 2006.  According to Chris his contract expired soon after the 2010 draft.  Unless theres something wrong behind the scenes I don’t like this move at all!!  Ryan is very good at what he does and drafting is one of the few things that has gone right recently.  To make this move is mind boggling to me.

According to Newsdays Katie Strang because the plans for China during training camp were scrapped the Islanders will do the right thing and hold training camp at the Nassau Coliseum in September.

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