🎥 Lane Lambert Postgame Availability 🎥 /IpDlATsYfb If anyone’s built to withstand the loss of a top player, it’s New York, thanks to depth down the middle and smart decisions all over the ice. Of course, there aren’t many teams like the Islanders, who pushed the then-defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning to seven games in the Eastern Conference final in 2021 after losing Lee to a major knee injury. Just having a center like him, you don’t find many guys like him around the league.” “He’s made a huge impact in the faceoff dot, on the power play and just up and down the ice. “He’s extremely strong, he’s great on the puck, can score goals and make plays,” captain Anders Lee said.
Veteran GM Lou Lamoriello pounced early by getting center Bo Horvat in a trade with Vancouver, and the 30-goal scorer has fit in just about as well as anyone could have expected. … In general, it was a great time for us and it showed coming out of it.”īefore the break, the Islanders made a move that ultimately ensured that Barzal getting injured wouldn’t doom their chances of getting back in the playoffs. Some guys got a breather that were a little banged up as well. “It was really good for us,” first-year coach Bruce Cassidy said. It’s impossible to replace Stone, a strong defensive winger who was on track for his eighth 20-goal season, but the Golden Knights used the All-Star break and their annual father’s road trip to reset mentally and physically without him. Vegas has been used to injuries in recent years, including several to goalies this season that have tested the organization’s depth. “It’s a good time for him to really get that hot and get those goals for us,” forward Joel Eriksson Ek said. Boldy has 13 goals and five assists for 18 points in 12 games since Kaprizov went down. In the Wild’s case, the emergence of young winger Matt Boldy and strong goaltending have made up for not having Kaprizov, by far their leader in goals and assists and a legitimate MVP candidate. Minnesota, Vegas, Carolina and New York have combined to go 44-22-11 since each team’s significant injury.
We emphasize it’s a team game, it’s a team sport and there’s 20 other guys that are still going to try to get the job done.” “Our sport’s different than maybe some other sports. “That’s what makes hockey so great is teams have lost top players and continued to go about their jobs and win hockey games,” Carolina general manager Don Waddell said.
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