All eyes are rightly on Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, but those are not the only two players teams will be checking in on for the remainder of this week.
Recent acquisitions Tony DeAngelo, signed as a free agent after a stint playing in Russia, Scott Perunovich, acquired from the Blues for a conditional fifth-round pick, and Adam Boqvist, claimed off waivers from the Panthers, could potentially be flipped.
It almost felt fitting, poetic one might say, that Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri starred in the final New York Islanders game before the trade deadline.
The New York Rangers (31-26-4) shut out the New York Islanders (27-26-7) 4-0 on Monday night in Madison Square Garden. The loss resembled some of the worst hockey of the entire season. The Islanders got off to a fast start,
The New York Islanders won a hockey game tonight. You’d never know it based on the emotions and feelings inside UBS Arena’s locker room tonight. The room felt quiet as if it had actually been another loss.
Starting with wondering whether Anders Lee might be moved ... has understandably been on pending UFAs Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, but I don’t understand why the Isles wouldn’t look ...
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders and the Winnipeg Jets square off in a non-conference matchup. New York has a 14-13-2 record at home and a 27-26-7 record overall. The Islanders have given up 179 goals while scoring 163 for a -16 scoring differential.