Posts About "Adam Pelech"
Islanders Step up With Back-to Back Wins
February 12th, 2020 It wasn’t necessarily pretty at all times, but the New York Islanders stepped up to the challenge and won back-to-back games to begin their week. They moved to 6-1-1 in back-to-backs this season and 17-2-2 in back-to-backs under head coach Barry Trotz. The Isles started it off with a win on the road against the Washington Capitals and...
Islanders Need to Trade for a Defenseman
February 5th, 2020 Currently sitting in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, the New York Islanders possess the first wild-card spot. At this point, if general manager Lou Lamoriello believes in this team, it's absolutely paramount that he makes a trade for a scoring winger. With that being said, considering the Islanders' best defenseman, Adam...
Islanders: Evaluating Noah Dobson Through First 22 NHL Games
January 23rd, 2020 Heading into the 2019-20 season, Noah Dobson was seen as a mystery to New York Islanders fans. Since Dobson was ineligible to play in the American Hockey League, he either had to go back to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, or begin his first season in the NHL with the Islanders. Considering that, in...
Islanders' Last Week Key to Season Success
January 19th, 2020 The New York Islanders played a slew of games this week. In the dying seconds of the last game against the New York Rangers, the Islanders shot themselves in the foot and depressingly lost both matchups. Even though the Derick Brassard cross-checking penalty was a questionable call at best, the Isles should not have been in that...
Pelech Injury Opens Islanders Roster for Dobson and Aho
January 5th, 2020 Adam Pelech has been one of the most impressive New York Islanders all season. He has established himself as a shutdown defender with Ryan Pulock before suffering an Achilles tendon injury in pregame warmups off the ice. He is expected to have surgery and miss four months. "Obviously you're not going to replace Adam, who does a lot...
New York Islanders' Goals for 2020
January 5th, 2020 The New York Islanders had a great end to the decade and an impressive 2019 calendar year under head coach Barry Trotz and general manager Lou Lamoriello. In 2019, the Islanders went 52-24-6, tying a franchise record set in 1978 and matched in 1982, putting them in some good company in the standings. For perspective, the St. Louis Blues...
