2009–10 New York Islanders season

The 2009-10 New York Islanders season is the 37th season for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League. Following the trade of Bill Guerin during the 2008–09 season, the Islanders named center Doug Weight the team's new captain. Kyle Okposo, Richard Park, Mark Streit, and Brendan Witt serve as the teams assistant captains. The year opened with the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 26–27, with the Islanders using their 1st selection in the draft to take in John Tavares. 
==Preseason==
Before the regular season began, the New York Islanders played a series of exhibition games. Only one game was held at Nassau Coliseum, in which the Islanders lost to the New Jersey Devils by a score of 2-4. Their first exhibition game was held on September 14, when the Islanders were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1. The Islanders played two games at the place they held their training camp, the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They won the two games held there, defeating the Flames on the 19th, and the Oilers on the 20th. As previously expected, the Islanders played one game in the new Sprint Center in Kansas City against the Los Angeles Kings, in which the Islanders lost 2-4. The team's final exhibition game was on September 29 against the Devils at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, where they again lost 2-4.
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September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)	September: 2-4-1 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-1; Neutral 2-2-0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	September 14(in Terrace, BC) 	NY Islanders 	2-1 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Nathan Lawson (0-1-0) 	1,200 	0-1-0 	0
2 	September 16 	NY Islanders 	3-2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Nathan Lawson (0-2-0) 	16,386 	0-2-0 	0
3 	September 17 	NY Islanders 	5-4 	Calgary Flames 	SO 	Kevin Poulin (0-0-1) 	19,289 	0-2-1 	1
4 	September 19(in Saskatoon, SK) 	Calgary Flames 	4-2 	NY Islanders 	 	Kevin Poulin (1-0-1) 	12,833 	1-2-1 	3
5 	September 20(in Saskatoon, SK) 	Edmonton Oilers 	3-1 	NY Islanders 	 	Martin Biron (1-0-0) 	12,842 	2-2-1 	5
6 	September 22(in Kansas City, MO) 	NY Islanders 	4-2 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Nathan Lawson (0-3-0) 	9,792 	2-3-1 	5
7 	September 23 	New Jersey Devils 	4-2 	NY Islanders 	 	Martin Biron (1-1-0) 	8,256 	2-4-1 	5
8 	September 29 	NY Islanders 	4-2 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Dwayne Roloson (0-1-0) 	 	2-5-1 	5
==Regular season==
On July 15, 2009, the Islanders released their regular season schedule, in which the Islanders play a regular amount of 82 games, 41 home and 41 away. The team's first game was against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 3, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum, in which the Islanders lost in a shootout, 4-3. 
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)	October: 4-4-5 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 1-2–3)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4-3 	New York Islanders 	SO 	Dwayne Roloson 	16,234 	0-0-1 	1
2 	October 8 	New York Islanders 	2-3 	Ottawa Senators 	OT 	Martin Biron 	18,075 	0-0-2 	2
3 	October 10 	New York Islanders 	3-4 	Boston Bruins 	SO 	Dwayne Roloson 	17,113 	0-0-3 	3
4 	October 12 	Los Angeles Kings 	2-1 	New York Islanders 	 	Martin Biron 	12,145 	0-1-3 	3
5 	October 16 	New York Islanders 	3-6 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Dwayne Roloson 	18,690 	0-2-3 	3
6 	October 17 	San Jose Sharks 	4-1 	New York Islanders 	 	Martin Biron 	11,287 	0-3-3 	3
7 	October 21 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3-4 	New York Islanders 	SO 	Dwayne Roloson 	9,122 	1-3-3 	5
8 	October 22 	New York Islanders 	1-5 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Martin Biron 	21,273 	1-4-3 	5
9 	October 24 	Washington Capitals 	3-2 	New York Islanders 	OT 	Dwayne Roloson 	11,541 	1-4-4 	6
10 	October 26 	New York Islanders 	2-3 	Montreal Canadiens 	OT 	Martin Biron 	21,273 	1-4-5 	7
11 	October 28 	New York Rangers 	1-3 	New York Islanders 	 	Dwayne Roloson 	15,213 	2-4-5 	9
12 	October 30 	New York Islanders 	4-3 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Dwayne Roloson 	18,277 	3-4-5 	11
13 	October 31 	Buffalo Sabres 	0-5 	New York Islanders 	 	Martin Biron 	8,889 	4-4-5 	13
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Number 	Position	Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
91 	LW 	 	82	24	30	54 	-15	22
21 	RW 	 	80	19	33	52 	-22	34
2 	D 	 	82	11	38	49 	0 	48
26 	LW 	 	82	30	18	48 	-1 	16
51 	C 	 	76	12	26	38 	4 	6
57 	RW 	 	61	17	18	35 	-2 	40
12 	C 	 	73	16	19	35 	5 	18
10 	RW 	 	81	9 	22	31 	-9 	28
7 	RW 	 	61	11	17	28 	3 	18
13 	C 	 	44	7 	18	25 	-4 	8
20 	LW 	 	63	10	13	23 	1 	45
16 	LW 	 	77	13	9 	22 	-4 	44
38 	D 	 	69	3 	18	21 	-5 	44
93 	C 	 	36	1 	16	17 	-1 	8
8 	D 	 	71	3 	14	17 	-15	31
44 	D 	 	64	4 	11	15 	-2 	40
15 	LW 	 	36	7 	7 	14 	-8 	14
25 	D 	 	54	4 	8 	12 	-3 	73
28 	RW 	 	54	4 	5 	9 	-4 	98
47 	D 	 	46	1 	6 	7 	4 	20
45 	C 	 	39	1 	5 	6 	-14	39
32 	D 	 	42	2 	3 	5 	-18	45
42 	D 	 	19	2 	2 	4 	4 	14
56 	D 	 	22	0 	4 	4 	-2 	4
24 	D 	 	16	2 	1 	3 	-1 	12
46 	LW 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	-1 	26
4 	D 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	-4 	0
58 	LW 	 	11	1 	0 	1 	4 	4
14 	LW 	 	14	0 	1 	1 	-2 	75
62 	C 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
59 	C 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	9
40 	RW 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	27
48 	D 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
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# 	Player	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
30 	 	50	2897	23	18	7 	145	3.00	1555	.907	1 	0	0	14
39 	 	29	1634	9 	14	4 	89 	3.27	859 	.896	1 	0	1	2
43 	 	8 	462 	2 	5 	0 	20 	2.60	201 	.900	1 	0	1	2
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Islanders. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John TavaresNashville's Pekka Rinne named NHL's first start of week with 4 wins, 2 shutouts	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 22, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Records===
===Milestones===
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Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
Before the 2009–10 season got underway, the Islanders were involved in many transactions, and signed and lost some free agents. Their first trade for the season was made at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, where the New York Islanders sent four draft picks to the Columbus Blue Jackets, in exchange for two draft picks (including a first round pick that allowed them move up ten spots from a previously acquired pick). The team would make another trade with the Blue Jackets later on in the draft. The Islanders also made a trade with the Minnesota Wild, which allowed them to move up four additional spots [to pick #12] from the position they were in after their original trade with Columbus. They wound up using the pick to draft Calvin de Haan from the Ontario Hockey League. In the third round, the Islanders traded a third round pick in the 2010 draft for pick #62 in the current draft. On June 30, 2009, the Islanders traded Ben Walter and a conditional pick in the 2010 draft to the New Jersey Devils for Tony Romano.
The Islanders signed many free agents as well, including veteran goalie Dwayne Roloson on July 1. The following day, the Islanders signed three other players, those being Scott Munroe, Brett Westgarth, and Jeremy Reich. On July 6, the Islanders acquired four minor-league players, and lost two of their own (Chris Lee and Peter Mannino). Yann Danis and Joe Callahan both left the Islanders as well on July 10 and 16, respectively. The Islanders' most recently acquired is goaltender, Martin Biron, who played last season for the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Islanders also signed their #1 draft pick from 2009, John Tavares to a three–year entry–level contract on July 15, and resigned Nate Thompson to a one–year two–way contract on July 25.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 26, 2009 	To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick (#26 overall) in 20092nd-round pick (#37 overall) in 20093rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 20094th-round pick (#92 overall) in 2009	To New York Islanders 1st round pick (#16 overall) in 20093rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009
June 26, 2009 	To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 20093rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 20097th-round pick (#182 overall) in 2009 	To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (#12 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 	To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick (#56 overall) in 2009 	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 20094th-round pick (#92 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 	To Phoenix Coyotes 3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 2009 	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2010
June 30, 2009Islanders Trade For Smithtown's Romano 	To New Jersey Devils Ben Walter conditional pick in 2012 	To New York Islanders Tony Romano
March 1, 2010Blue Jackets Acquire Center Greg Moore from NY Islanders in Exchange for Defenseman Dylan Reese	To Columbus Blue Jackets Greg Moore 	To New York Islanders Dylan Reese
March 2, 2010SUTTON TRADED TO OTTAWA 	To Ottawa Senators Andy Sutton 	To New York Islanders 2nd-round draft pick in 2010
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Date acquired
Dwayne Roloson 	Edmonton Oilers 	July 1, 2009
Scott Munroe 	Philadelphia Flyers	July 2, 2009
Brett Westgarth	San Jose Sharks 	July 2, 2009
Jeremy Reich 	Boston Bruins 	July 2, 2009
Mark Flood 	Carolina Hurricanes	July 6, 2009
Greg Mauldin 	Ottawa Senators 	July 6, 2009
Matt Moulson 	Los Angeles Kings 	July 6, 2009
Greg Moore 	New York Rangers 	July 6, 2009
Martin Biron 	Philadelphia Flyers	July 22, 2009
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Date lost
Chris Lee 	Pittsburgh Penguins	July 6, 2009
Peter Mannino	Atlanta Thrashers 	July 6, 2009
Yann Danis 	New Jersey Devils 	July 10, 2009
Joe Callahan 	San Jose Sharks 	July 16, 2009
===Lost via Waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Nate ThompsonLightning Claim C Nate Thompson off waivers from Islanders	Tampa Bay Lightning	January 21, 2010
===Players re-signed===
Player 	Contract terms 	Date signed
Nate Thompson	One–year, two–way	July 25, 2009
==Draft picks==
The Islanders held the 1st pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Montreal. On April 14, 2009, it was announced that the Islanders had won the 2009 NHL Draft Lottery and earned the 1st draft pick for the fourth time in the franchise's history. Going into the lottery, the Islanders held a 48.2% chance of winning the lottery, due to their coming in last place in the 2008–09 NHL season. In addition to the first pick, the Islanders hold the 26th draft pick during the first round, acquiring it from the San Jose Sharks, and three second–round draft picks. Matt Duchene, Victor Hedman, Evander Kane, Brayden Schenn, and John Tavares are the favorites to be drafted by the first five teams. Garth Snow mentioned in an article on the New York Islanders' official website, that the Islanders' management have scouted each of these players for years. Since the announcement about the Islanders picking first in the draft, their ticket sales department has seen a 300-percent increase in phone calls and email inquiries over last year at this time.
During the draft, the Islanders selected center John Tavares as their first pick and also the first pick overall in the draft. After selecting Tavares, the Islanders made a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets that sent the Islanders' picks 26, 37, 62, and 92 (in 2009) to the Blue Jackets in exchange for picks 16 and 77 (in 2009). With this trade, the Islanders had moved up from pick 26, to pick 16 in the first round of the 2009 draft. Following this, the Islanders made another trade, this time with the Minnesota Wild. The Islanders gave Minnesota picks 16, 77, and 182 (in 2009) in exchange for pick 12 from Minnesota (in 2009). At this point, the Islanders had moved up from pick 26, to pick 12. With the 12th pick, the Islanders selected Calvin de Haan, a defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League.
Round	Pick #	Player 	Nationality	Position	Prior team 	Prior league
1 	1 	John Tavares 	 	C 	London Knights 	Ontario Hockey League
1 	12 	Calvin de Haan 	 	D 	Oshawa Generals 	Ontario Hockey League
2 	31 	Mikko Koskinen 	 	G 	Espoo Blues 	SM-liiga
3 	62 	Anders Nilsson 	 	G 	Lulea HF 	Sweden Junior
4 	92 	Casey Cizikas 	 	C 	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Ontario Hockey League
5 	122 	Anton Klementyev	 	D 	Yaroslav 2 	Russia-3
6 	152 	Anders Lee 	 	C 	Edina High School 	High-MN
==Farm teams==
===Bridgeport Sound Tigers===
The Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the 2009–10 season.
===Utah Grizzlies===
The Utah Grizzlies remain New York's ECHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season.
===Odessa Jackalopes===
The Odessa Jackalopes remain New York's Central Hockey League affiliate for the 2009–10 season.
==References==
*Player stats: 
*Game log: 
*Team standings: 
==External Links==
*2009–10 New York Islanders season at ESPN
*2009–10 New York Islanders season at Hockey Reference
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