What I’m hearing about the Islanders before the trade deadline: Brock Nelson and more
After yet another disheartening loss and four days until the trade deadline, here's the latest we're hearing on the Islanders' plans.
Brock Nelson’s Islanders milestone comes with a grim reality check
Brock Nelson has a lot of reasons to be feeling sentimental right about now. He plays his 900th game as an Islander at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, becoming just the fifth player in franchise history to do so. If he makes it as far as Saturday in an Islanders uniform, he’ll pass Bobby Nystrom to be fourth on the all-time list.
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The Skinny: Rangers 4, Islanders 0
The Isles are 4-6 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-1 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 4-4 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-2 in overtime and 1-1 in shootouts. Sorokin has 34 OT/SO losses, extending his club record (Rick DiPietro had 28). The Isles have scored 11 empty-net goals and allowed 17.
Islanders Begin Trade Negotiations After Alarming Loss to Rangers
The New York Islanders have balanced the playoff bubble for several years; after Monday's 4-0 defeat to the New York Rangers to keep them five points out with 22 games left, general manager Lou Lamoriello has seen enough.

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The New York Islanders visit the New York Rangers after Brock Nelson scored two goals in the Islanders' 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators.
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Nelson took a step forward in 2021-22, cracking the 30-goal plateau for the first time with 37 at age 30. He's become more of a volume shooter since, scoring 36 and 34 the past two years. He's on pace for 26 goals and 57 points this season, in the final year of a six-year contract worth $6 million annually.

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Nashville Predators lose 7-4 to New York Islanders, Brock Nelson with 2 goals, 1 assist
Nashville (21-30-7, 49 points) is in seventh place in the Central Division and 16 points out of the final wild card position. According to Money Puck, the Predators have a 0.1% chance of making the playoffs and a 9.4% chance of earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
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NHL Trade Buzz: ‘Decisions have to be made’ after Islanders’ 5th loss in 7 games
The Islanders play their final game before the Deadline on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets at UBS Arena (7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN3), their last chance to convince general manager Lou Lamoriello not to trade pending unrestricted free agents such as forwards Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri for potential future pieces.
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NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and the Washington Capitals
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Centers, New Jersey Devils, and the Vancouver Canucks Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: It’ll be the first trade deadline for Washington Capitals GM Chris Patrick, and he doesn’t feel any urgency to make a big trade by the deadline.