Posts About "Mikhail Grabovski"
Soshnikov a Victim of Numbers Game With Leafs
February 24th, 2018 Word came down last week that the inevitable had happened: the Toronto Maple Leafs had traded Nikita Soshnikov. Soshnikov went to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2019, thus ending the energetic forward’s Toronto tenure. A player who plays the game hard and fast, belying his somewhat...
5 Worst Canadiens Trades of the Last Decade
September 22nd, 2017 Every team has had their fair share of bad trades. The Montreal Canadiens have been around for over 100 years, so bad trades are inevitable. Of course, different eras of the NHL have different effects on the trade market, so for the purpose of this article, I'll only be looking at trades that have taken place in the last 10...
Expansion Draft Trade Tracker: Reports
June 21st, 2017 With the Vegas Golden Knights selecting their expansion team Wednesday at the NHL Awards Ceremony, many players are destined to wear a different uniform by the end of the night. With side deals in place to ensure certain players are protected in addition to teams' original lists, however, there will be more than 30 players changing...
Rumor Rundown: Islanders' First-Rounder and Player to Golden Knights
June 20th, 2017 It is rumored that there are four potential teams giving their first-round draft picks to the Vegas Golden Knights as part of their plan to protect as many of their current roster as possible. Those teams are the New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks and Tampa Bay Lightning. The New York Islanders may be in a bit of...
Mikhail Grabovski Still Battling Concussion
January 18th, 2017 The 2015-16 season did not end well for New York Islanders forward Mikhail Grabovski, as it ended too early due to an injury. The same injury, a concussion, has hindered Grabovski from playing during this season. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Belarusian website minsknews.by, the Belarusian forward talked about...
Inside Look at the Islanders in NHL 17
September 14th, 2016 With so many changes on the ice for the New York Islanders this season, thanks to the departures of Matt Martin, Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen and the additions of Andrew Ladd, PA Parenteau and Jason Chimera, there will be plenty of drama as the season unfolds. Rather than wait for the World Cup of Hockey to conclude, the recently...
Does the Islanders Roster Signal Another Move?
July 31st, 2016 Is New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow finished making off-season moves? Does he have another move up his sleeve? Does the Islanders roster signal another move is coming? Questions abound for the Islanders. The Roster Once restricted free agent Ryan Strome (only unsigned player on the Islanders) is signed, the Islanders will...
Have Injuries Changed The Perception of The Islanders Season?
March 31st, 2016 The New York Islanders are on target to clinch their second-consecutive playoff berth for the first time since the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Their path to a potential berth has been, to say the least, uneven. One theory posed by someone has injuries playing a big part of their struggles. That person, head coach Jack...
Which Players Could The Islanders Lose In An Expansion Draft?
March 17th, 2016 The NHL general managers concluded their meetings in Boca Raton, Florida on Wednesday. The GMs were delivered a framework of rules if the league decides to add at least one team. Las Vegas and Quebec City have filed formal applications to be considered for expansion franchises. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that the league will do...
Henrik Sedin Gets Boarded, May Miss Time
January 17th, 2016 The Vancouver Canucks lost captain Henrik Sedin during Sunday's game against the New York Islanders, after he was boarded from behind by the Islanders' Mikhail Grabovski. There aren't many good angles on the replay with, as @myregularface notes below, some replays looking a little like Grabovski pushed him in the shoulder and others...
Montreal Canadiens: Did They Win the Pateryn, Grabovski Trade?
November 21st, 2015 When the Montreal Canadiens face off against the New York Islanders on Sunday, it will mark the second time in three nights Greg Pateryn and Mikhail Grabovski will face each other. It will also be just the second time in seven years. The Pateryn, Grabovski Trade On July 3, 2008, then-Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey made a...
Isles Lose Grabovski on Monday
November 16th, 2015 The New York Islanders lost forward Mikhail Grabovski to injury in Monday's win over the Arizona Coyotes. Grabovski started the game as the team's third line center and left about half way through the second period with what was later termed an upper body injury. The team announced during the game that Grabovski would not...
Petrov Coming to Brooklyn After Long Wait
June 3rd, 2015 Kirill Petrov was a pretty well thought of prospect heading into the 2008 NHL Draft. However, due to a pre-existing contract in Russia and uncertainty if he would ever come to North America his stock dropped and the Islanders managed to grab him in the third round. As the years passed by, most fans began to doubt that Petrov would...
