Dr. Strangeleague: How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the goon
The NHL has done a poor job of protecting player's health and suspending indiscretions. The Islanders have responded by protecting themselves. So it goes.
The NHL has done a poor job of protecting player's health and suspending indiscretions. The Islanders have responded by protecting themselves. So it goes.
By de-emphasizing the role of one-trick enforcer, and bringing Josh Bailey along with steadily increasing ice time, Islanders GM Garth Snow and coach Scott Gordon may be showing something other teams could learn from.