New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy announced that forward Maxim Shabanov will miss Thursday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Let’s get excited. It’s the end of July, which means next month is the last month without at least some preseason hockey. We’re getting there, and this week we have a few sprinkled reasons to kind of be excited on and off the ice.