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Islanders Weekly Winners and Losers: Nick Leddy showing he’s tradeable

By Michel Anderson |
Nick Leddy #2 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Nick Leddy #2 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 29: Former New York Islander Butch Goring is honored by the team as his #91 jersey is retired and hung in the rafters prior to the game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on February 29, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 29: Former New York Islander Butch Goring is honored by the team as his #91 jersey is retired and hung in the rafters prior to the game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on February 29, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

It’s been another up and down week for the New York Islanders. Here are winners and losers between February 23rd and March 2nd.

What a week for the New York Islanders and their fans. Not only do we get Butch Goring‘s number retirement, but we also get the announcement that the relationship between the Isles and the Barclays Center will be no more.

It’s almost as if all the good news was too much because the Islanders responded with one of the worst performances ever under Barry Trotz.

Sure, it was the Boston Bruins, but at this point of the season, the New York Islanders can’t be dropping points because they failed to show up. The Metropolitan Division is too strong for the Islanders to concede ground or to get complacent.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom though, sure the Islanders end the week with a 1-1-2 record and with a disappointing shutout loss tot he Bruins, but they still picked up four points.

The once division-leading Penguins have tailed off with six losses in a row. The red hot Rangers have dropped two in a row. And even the Columbus Blue Jackets have begun to drop points by going 2-4-4 over their last ten games.

It wasn’t the best way to end the week, but things could be a lot worse for the Islanders. There was still enough positive this week to be happy about.

UNIONDALE, NY – APRIL 11: The New York Islanders fans chant their signature “Yes, Yes, Yes” following a goal by Kyle Okposo #21 against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 11, 2015 in Uniondale, New York. This is the last regular season game to be played in the building as it stands now. The team will relocate to the Barclay’s Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City starting in the 2015-16 season. The Blue Jackets defeated the Islanders 5-4 in the shootout. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NY – APRIL 11: The New York Islanders fans chant their signature “Yes, Yes, Yes” following a goal by Kyle Okposo #21 against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 11, 2015 in Uniondale, New York. This is the last regular season game to be played in the building as it stands now. The team will relocate to the Barclay’s Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City starting in the 2015-16 season. The Blue Jackets defeated the Islanders 5-4 in the shootout. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Winners

Fans

What a week for fans. The Barclays Center is a thing of the past. The Governor announced that the Islanders will play all home games at the Nassau Coliseum in the playoffs and for the 2020-21 season.

The announcement effectively ends the Islanders run in Brooklyn. The Isles only have three games remaining at the Barc in 2019-20. The last one coming on March 22nd against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Its what fans have wanted since they first laid eyes on the off-centered scoreboard or the obstructed views. The Barclays served a purpose and that purpose has now been served.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

A lot of media didn’t think this was a worthy trade. The Islanders gave up way too much in order to get him. There’s no way Jean-Gabriel Pageau could live up to the career year he was having in Ottawa.

But with two goals in three games since the trade, Pageau has shown that not only can he play defense, but he can give the Islanders the depth scoring they need.

Anders Lee

We’ve been waiting for the captain to step up and give the Islanders the offense we know he can generate. Over the last four games, Anders Lee is second only to Mathew Barzal in terms of points with two goals and three assists.

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Losers

Josh Ho-Sang

What a way to exit the organization. Things between the Islanders and Ho-Sang have been bubbling ever since they drafted him 28th overall in the 2014 draft. And now he’s gone, to the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage.

It’s not common for NHL teams to send their players to another NHL’s teams AHL affiliate, but it happens. The Islanders decided they needed a clean break from Ho-Sang as possible, so off to San Antonio he goes.

It’s the best-case scenario for the two. Ho-Sang gets to play and the Islanders get to put Ho-Sang in the shop window for everyone to see his value.

With the Ho-Sang’s future clearly elsewhere we’re all left to wonder what could have been.

Anthony Beauvillier

Can we go back to the Anthony Beauvillier from the start of the season? The Islanders forward has been invisible for the past while. This week, Beau registered zero points. In fact, he only has two points over his last ten games.

It’s not been Beau’s week, and the Islanders, desperate for offense, need that to change.

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Beau has been a staple for the Isles second line, but his play of late hasn’t warranted a top-six spot. If the Islanders had anyone else in the lineup that could step into his position on the left-wing next to Brock Nelson you better believe that Barry would have taken it.

Luckily for Beau, the Islanders are short of top-six options in their lineup.

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Nick Leddy

Nick Leddy has not had a good week for a while now, but this week has been particularly rough. He was on the ice for seven goals against (in all situations) the most on the team from February 23rd to March 2. That’s more than half the goals scored against the Islanders.

Nick Leddy was previously untradable according to Barry Trotz, but going into the 2020 offseason the narrative on his tradeability has to change.

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