Posts About "Noah Dobson"
Islanders' Defense Struggling Without Pelech
February 13th, 2020 For a defenseman, not being noticed can be a good thing. It means they're doing all of the little things right and limiting their mistakes. But sometimes, when they're not in the lineup, especially for a considerable amount of time, the loss becomes more obvious than they're playing time. The New York Islanders' Adam Pelech is the...
Top 3 Islanders that Need to Produce in the 2nd Half
January 26th, 2020 The New York Islanders stumbled into the All-Star break, going 6-7-2 over their last 15 games. For a team expected to compete for the Stanley Cup, the Islanders must play better, and that starts with the player personnel. They do not have one of the more talented rosters in the NHL and rely on an "all hands on deck" mentality to win...
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...
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...
Islanders' Lamoriello Has Work to Do
December 30th, 2019 New York Islanders fans can tell you all about bad general managing. In the last two decades, the Islanders had both Mike Milbury and Garth Snow in charge. Fortunately for New York, they were able to take advantage of being so far under the salary cap - they were forced to acquire players from teams above the cap. Nick Leddy and Johnny...
