11:05 am: The 1-1-2 Islanders face Matt Duchene and the 3-1 Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Chances are good that John Tavares will return to the Islanders after sitting out three games with a concussion. Will be fun to see Tavares and Duchene tonight. Way too early to tell which youngster is going to be the better and more valuable player, but it?s reasonable to say everything has worked out well for both Tavares and Duchene (a Lanche fan) and their teams.
Do the Islanders give Rick DiPietro back-to-back games, especially after he was knocked down twice last night in Pittsburgh? Nah, they wouldn?t do that, would they? Expect Dwayne Roloson, superb in Washington, in net for the home team.
The Islanders did not have a morning skate today, so lineup details will not be unearthed here. One thing to look out for: Trent Hunter appeared hobbled by a lower body injury against the Penguins. If Tavares returns, perhaps it?s Hunter who sits out.
James Wisniewski will be back on the blue line. Jack Hillen only played nine minutes last night, so unless there is another injury, it would appear Hillen again is the odd man out.
Chances are good that John Tavares will return to the Islanders after sitting out three games with a concussion. Will be fun to see Tavares and Duchene tonight. Way too early to tell which youngster is going to be the better and more valuable player, but it?s reasonable to say everything has worked out well for both Tavares and Duchene (a Lanche fan) and their teams.
Do the Islanders give Rick DiPietro back-to-back games, especially after he was knocked down twice last night in Pittsburgh? Nah, they wouldn?t do that, would they? Expect Dwayne Roloson, superb in Washington, in net for the home team.
The Islanders did not have a morning skate today, so lineup details will not be unearthed here. One thing to look out for: Trent Hunter appeared hobbled by a lower body injury against the Penguins. If Tavares returns, perhaps it?s Hunter who sits out.
James Wisniewski will be back on the blue line. Jack Hillen only played nine minutes last night, so unless there is another injury, it would appear Hillen again is the odd man out.
