The New York Islanders open up the season with an intriguing blend of veteran players and youthful exuberance. How all these pieces blend together (and whether or not any one of them can achieve 25 goals) is anyone’s guess right now.
You certainly can’t cite the Islanders for a lack of effort for their 1-0 loss to Florida on Sunday. However, you would be dead on in identifying a lack of scoring talent as the culprit.
It looks like another player has been taken off the list of those potentially being dealt before the trade deadline.
Newsday’s Greg Logan reports that 13 teams had scouts present at Thursday night’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs Leafs and New York Islanders game.
Newsday’s Steve Zipay suggests that the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders will become sellers before the February 26 trade deadline.
Are the Stars talking contract with Niklas Hagman? Do the Flames intended to move Alex Tanguay? Has the Red Wings’ need for a top-six forward increased? Will Lightning re-sign Dan Boyle? Which players are the Oilers trying to unload? Are the Bruins having a tough time adding a scorer? Can Nick Schultz become a deadline casualty? Will Coyotes deal Radim Vrbata out of monetary concerns? Is Ron Hainsey being pursued by teams? Which forwards are the Islanders shopping?
TSN’s Darren Dreger reports that the Vancouver Canucks have received several calls inquiring about the availability of center Brendan Morrison.
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