New York Islanders Brock Nelson Is More Valuable Than You Think

Brock Nelson might get a lot of shade thrown at him from the fan base, but he’s more valuable to the New York Islanders than you think.

Brock Nelson is a valuable player for the New York Islanders. Many Islanders fans can’t stand Nelson, I can only see why he should stay.

Brock Nelson gives the Islanders decent production. Last season, he had 19 goals and 16 assists for 35 points across a full 82 games. Like it or not, Nelson is very important to the Islanders.

Nelson has hit the 20-goal mark for three of the last four seasons and was just shy of making it four for four. That is decent secondary scoring from a player

who only averages 15:17 TOI for his career

. Nelson is also vital for the Islanders second power-play unit.

Not Flying Under The Radar

Nelson had four goals and totaled for eight points on the power-play. I actually find it strange that Nelson gets a lot of criticism from Islanders fans and Andrew Ladd tends to fly below the radar. Ladd, who made about $3 million more than Nelson, only had 12 goals and 29 points last year.

Not only is Nelson a decent secondary scorer, but he is healthy. Over the past four seasons, Nelson has only missed two games. If you ask me, Nelson has given a lot to the Islanders.

Nelson is a valuable player to the Islanders. He is set up to potentially be the team’s 2nd line center if Lou Lamoriello doesn’t make any deals. Nelson is definitely not a player to awe at but not a player to be disgusted by either.

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Nelson quietly stands at 6’3″ and 212 lbs, and he uses his big frame well. Nelson definitely isn’t the solution to all the Islanders problems, but he definitely isn’t a setback either. As much as Nelson is a poor man’s Anders Lee, he is worth more than you might think.