The New York Islanders have had the unfortunate privilege of leading the NHL in the least envious statistical category this season: Man-games lost.
With just three games remaining on the schedule, surely the Isles were out of time to pad that total.
Turns out, that was merely wishful thinking, as the team announced that Frans Nielsen and Milan Jurcina will be shut down for the rest of 2010-2011.
Nielsen suffered a concussion during last week's Islander/Ranger game at Nassau Coliseum, when he was clocked by Ranger forward Marian Gaborik, falling head-first into the boards. Gaborik did not even receive a major penalty, nor did he face further discipline from league officials.
Frans Nielsen was, in my humble opinion, the team's MVP this year.
He has shown that there's simply nothing he can't do, whether it be killing penalties, playing the point on the man-advantage, scoring at even-strength or notching a key shootout tally.
he finished the season with 44 points, a new career high.
Speaking of shootouts, he might just be the most consistent scorer in the NHL during the skills competition. We've seen him pull of ...
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New York Islanders Wisely Shut Down Frans Nielsen, Milan Jurcina Until Next Year
April 5th, 2011 by Daniel Friedman Leave a reply »
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