Posts About "Brock Nelson"
3 Islanders We Love to Hate On
August 5th, 2018 When things aren’t going well for a team, their fans get frustrated. Scoring droughts, short-side goals, and losing streaks drive fans crazy, leaving them looking for targets onto which they can vent their frustration. They need villains to blame so they create scapegoats, or if you prefer, they find players to put into the...
Predicting Brock Nelson's New Contract
July 23rd, 2018 On Aug. 3, Brock Nelson and the New York Islanders will present their cases to an arbitrator in Toronto. Nelson is the only Islander without a contract for the 2018-19 season and as a restricted free agent, has used his right to file for arbitration. Coming off a three-year deal worth $7.5 million ($2.5 million AAV), Nelson is looking...
NHL Rumors: Panarin, Montour, Nelson, More
July 19th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, Artemi Panarin gives the Blue Jackets a deadline to talk business, the Islanders are working on a deal with Brock Nelson and the Anaheim Ducks are figuring things out with Brandon Montour. Panarin Gives Deadline In what seems like a bit of a strange development to this story, Artemi Panarin has given...
3 Islanders Who May Not Return Next Season
April 10th, 2018 As the New York Islanders begin to clean out the lockers and head home for the summer, questions will need to be raised. From the top to the bottom of the chain, the 2017-18 campaign was a disaster, and in one way or another, things need to change. The obvious choice for many, as it is when most NHL teams flop in the regular season,...
What We've Learned After Four Islanders Games
October 13th, 2017 Four games into the season and the New York Islanders have a win, two regulation losses and a shootout loss. What does that tell us? Probably that the Islanders aren't as bad as they played in their season-opening, 5-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. And that the Isles are more likely somewhere in between the team that whipped the...
Golden Knights Mock Expansion Draft: Tweaked With Fan Feedback
May 18th, 2017 Never underestimate the knowledge of fans and readers. Some are in the know and others just have insight and opinions to offer that shouldn’t be ignored or dismissed. I enjoy interacting with our THW readers on social media and fans of teams on message boards to solicit feedback that is often worth heeding and sometimes repeating....
