It looks and sounds like he’ll be out a while.
The New York Islanders had practice today — the first of three days before their next game, Friday — and confirming fears from Monday night, Noah Dobson was not involved.
The defenseman left the game in the third after a landing against the boards that turned his right ankle and knee (sorry: lower body) in an unholy way.
Unfortunate for him, probably unfortunate for the Islanders, but another sign from the mountaintop that they need to cut bait on this season and make the moves and sales that will reset the roster for something far more competitive than “in the Metro Suck bubble” sometime in the hopefully near future.
Islanders News
- Dobson was being evaluated. His injury is “a concern.” [Newsday | Post]
- Kyle Palmieri also missed practice but it was for maintenance and he’s expected to play Friday. [@AGrossNewsday]
- Oh, but the game on Monday — they won! [LHH | Newsday | Post “effort worthy of a playoff contender”]
- Via our commentariat, Brent Sutter discusses his Red Deer junior days with Richie and Ronnie and a no-gloves, pre-game brawlin’ Black Wednesday, a scolding from Papa Sutter and a WTF? from brother Darryl. The Sutters, man. [YouTube Sp*tt*n Bro-lettes]
- At his one year anniversary, players still believe in Patrick Roy. [Newsday]
- Mark Gatcomb has enjoyed his first few games in the NHL. [Isles]
No concern regarding Palmieri. Roy says you can’t just replace Dobson. Likes Romanov with Mayfield and thought Cholowski with George played well. #Isles
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) January 21, 2025
Elsewhere
Monday night’s other NHL scores included the Penguins thumping the Kings.
- Three-game suspensions for everybody! Tyler Myers of Vancouver and Connor McDavid too. [NHL]
- Brock McGinn is out 7-9 months with ACL surgery. [TSN]
- Patrik Laine on Sweden: “We hate them.” [NHL]
- How the Canucks should approach pending trades. [Sportsnet] Because their core has maybe run out of chances.
- Only WE can do that to our pledges! Dan(ny)el Briere piles on to the criticism of Canada’s WJC roster management. [Sportsnet]
- What is J.T. Miller’s worth on the trade market? Maybe lower than you think, say anonymous NHL team execs and agents. [Elite Prospects]