Noah Dobson has absolutely broken out this year, becoming a true number one defenseman, and getting himself into the Norris conversation (he won't be a finalist, but he'll likely get a few votes).
The Islanders have had a tough season, but following the hiring of Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche legend Patrick Roy as their head coach, they have turned things around. They now sit in a wild card spot, but have several teams right on their tale. To make things clear, they need to get as many points as they can in their final few games of the season, as nothing is guaranteed for the playoffs.
Losing their number one defenseman Noah Dobson, even if it is just for one or two games is absolutely heartbreaking - it may be the difference between a run in the Stanley Cup playoffs, or an offseason that starts this week.
Patrick Roy made these comments on the injury:
Hopefully the Islanders will be able to hold on to make the playoffs. If they don't, it'll be a tough off-season.
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 13 | 82 ANSWERS Islanders star defenseman Noah Dobson suffers heartbreaking injury Do you think Noah Dobson deserves Norris consideration? | ||
| Yes | 49 | 59.8 % |
| No | 33 | 40.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
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YESTERDAY
MAY 29, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
| Phillip Danault | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||