Grading Brock Nelson trade: Avalanche pay Islanders steep price, but worth it in the end
Enter Nelson, the best center on the market. He is an elite second-line center whose effectiveness sometimes goes under the radar. Nelson’s all-situation scoring rate has dipped this season, but that is likely a consequence of the Islanders’ disastrous power play.
For Islanders, life without Brock Nelson gets off to good start
The Islanders finally have moved out of last in the NHL on the power play, ranking 31st (just ahead of the Ducks) at 19-for-148 (12.8%). “It’s given us confidence,” Horvat said. “It wasn’t anything pretty, it was just us moving the puck around quickly and getting pucks toward the net, and they went in for us.”
Nelson picked up an assist in a 7-4 Colorado win over Toronto on Saturday night. Nelson was into his first game with the Avs immediately - he rang the post in the game's first minute. And then he got ...
The Islanders’ first game without Brock Nelson proved just how pivotal Ilya Sorokin will be for their playoff push.
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