The New York Islanders will end their season with the Pittsburgh Penguins with two games in western Pennsylvania, the first of which will be tonight.
As explained below, injuries have exhausted the list of pens. The Islanders have a record of 2-2-2 against Pittsburgh this season; I would love to see them push it to 4-2-2 to end the season streak.
FIG picks go here.
Islanders News
- The team site shows a preview of today’s competition. The penguins will probably not be available to them Evgeni Malkin, Jason Zucker, Kasperi Kapanen, Brandon Tanev and Teddy Blueger.
- Arthur Staple names five reasons why the islands need to hit the trading market quickly, including Leo Komarov and building chemistry with the new man. [The Athletic]
- Similarly, Ken Morrow, Director of Pro Scouting at Islanders, witnessed the game between the San Jose Sharks and the Arizona Coyotes last night. Matt Nieto? Derick Brassard? Conor Garland ?!
Les Jackson, Jared Waimon and Ken Morrow are the newbies tonight.
Morrow is the islanders’ pro-scouting director.
Waiman is the goalkeeper of lightning.
Jackson is a professional scout for the Panthers. pic.twitter.com/Ygvk5B7W5W
– Craig Morgan (@CraigSMorgan) March 27, 2021
- However, Barry Despite believes the islanders’ line changes have worked for the time being. [Newsday]
- But undeniably, Anders Lee’s absence broke the top line. [Newsday]
- Anthony Beauvillier was focused on getting back to basics and it helped him bring the rest of his game together. [Islanders]
- The islands hope to have Noah Dobson back next week. It has been confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19. [Newsday]
- The islanders’ penalty did well with lengthy penalties and two-man disadvantages.
- The Nickelodeon Night will take place next Saturday evening in the Coliseum against the Philadelphia Flyers. [Islanders]
- Neil Best got a little bored with the intra-division format. [Newsday]
- Stan Fischler remembers Jason Blake’s spark plug. [Maven’s Memories]
Elsewhere
Last night’s NHL results include the Washington Capitals, who rule out the New Jersey Devils, and the Coyotes who lead the Sharks.
- The Montreal Canadiens acquired Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabers in exchange for third and fifth round picks. He waived his no-trade clause to make this easier. [NHL]
- With this trade, the Sabers are officially open for trade. [The Athletic]
- Staal gives the Canadiens a safety valve in the middle. [Sportsnet]
- The Habs likely learned that the Canadian government had lowered quarantine requirements from fourteen to seven days. Staal previously rejected any trade with Canada because he did not want to quarantine for two weeks. [Sportsnet]
- With the appearance of Alex Nedeljkovic in the absence of Petr Mrazek, Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell hinted that he could swap one of his goalkeepers; The third head of the three-headed monster is James Reimer. [NHL]
- Pierre LeBrun and Thomas Drance received and analyzed trade ideas from NHL executives, including Kyle Palmieri, who came to Long Island for Kieffer Bellows and a round two selection.
- Finally, in the fallout from Tim Peel’s fall, we have already seen a referee cover his microphone while explaining a call with no penalty. [Yahoo]
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