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.”
Enter Nelson, the best center on the market. He is an elite second-line center whose effectiveness sometimes goes under the ...
Nelson will be the shooting threat on an Avs power play stocked with creators but the Avs will also love his ability to score ...
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired veteran center Brock Nelson in a trade with the New York Islanders.
The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline by getting center Brock Nelson from the New ...
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The Avalanche sent top prospect Calum Ritchie to the Islanders in the deal, as well as a future first-round pick.
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 head vs. heart calculus which has tugged at the Islanders’ decision-making, or lack thereof, over the last month finally ...
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