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The New York Islanders have relieved goaltending coach Piero Greco from his duties. His termination comes just six games into his seventh season with the team
Top draft picks collided as Islanders' Schaefer outdueled Misa and Celebrini, netting a historic game-winner and proving his top-pick pedigree. Here's what Misa and his head coach had to say about the Islanders' rookie phenom.
The New York Islanders fired goaltending coach Piero Greco, making the change at an unorthodox time just six games into his seventh season with the team and after winning three in a row.
Darche also announced that Pierre Engvall is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the season after undergoing ankle surgery.
Matthew Schaefer scored the game-winning goal and added an assist while Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves for his second straight win as the Isles earned their third straight win by defeating the San Jose Sharks 4-3 before a crowd of 15,832 at UBS Arena.
The Vancouver Canucks are on the prowl for another center. The team has a notable lack of depth at the position behind top-line pivot Elias Pettersson. The grou
Could Artemi Panarin swap Rangers blue for Islanders orange? NHL insider Elliotte Friedman believes it's a perfect fit.
A showdown with the Sharks should provide the Islanders a chance to get things right in their own zone (and blue paint), but San Jose does have some pop with Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli and Michael Misa, who was taken No. 2 behind Schaefer during the NHL Draft in June.