New York Islanders' Blake Comeau (57) watches puck hit by teammate Jack Hillen (not shown) shoot past Atlanta Thrashers' goalie Ondrej Pavelec, right, of the Czech Republic, for the third Islander goal during the first period of an NHL hockey gameSaturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y. Pavel Kubina (77), also of the Czech Republic, looks on. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

New York Islanders' Blake Comeau (57) watches puck hit by teammate Jack Hillen (not shown) shoot past Atlanta Thrashers' goalie Ondrej Pavelec, right, of the Czech Republic, for the third Islander goal during the first period of an NHL hockey gameSaturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y. Pavel Kubina (77), also of the Czech Republic, looks on.

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  1. UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 03: John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates in warmups prior to his first NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Nassau Coliseum on October 3, 2009 in Uniondale, New York.
  2. UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 03: Owner of the New York Islanders Charles Wang speaks with the media prior to the opening night game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Nassau Coliseum on October 3, 2009 in Uniondale, New York.
  3. UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 03: Owner of the New York Islanders Charles Wang speaks with the media prior to the opening night game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Nassau Coliseum on October 3, 2009 in Uniondale, New York.
  4. UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 03: John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates in warmups prior to his first NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Nassau Coliseum on October 3, 2009 in Uniondale, New York.
  5. UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 03: John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates in warmups prior to his first NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Nassau Coliseum on October 3, 2009 in Uniondale, New York.
  6. New York Islanders John Tavares (R) celebrates his goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Uniondale, New York, October 3, 2009.
  7. New York Islanders' Blake Comeau, left, gets lifted off the ice by Calgary Flames defenseman Cory Sarich during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Calgary, Alberta.
  8. UNIONDALE, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Blake Comeau #57 of the New York Islanders celebrates his second period goal against the Atlanta Thrashers with his teammates on November 7, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
  9. UNIONDALE, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Blake Comeau #57 of the New York Islanders celebrates his second period goal against the Atlanta Thrashers with his teammates on November 7, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
  10. UNIONDALE, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Ondrej Pavelec #31of the Atlanta Thrashers surrenders a goal to Jack Hillen (not pictured) of the New York Islanders as Pavel Kubina #77 of Atlanta defends against Blake Comeau #57 on November 7, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
  11. New York Islanders' Blake Comeau (57) watches puck hit by teammate Jack Hillen (not shown) shoot past Atlanta Thrashers' goalie Ondrej Pavelec, right, of the Czech Republic, for the third Islander goal during the first period of an NHL hockey gameSaturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y. Pavel Kubina (77), also of the Czech Republic, looks on.
  12. Washington Capitals' Eric Fehr, center, chases the puck with New York Islanders' Jack Hillen, left, and Blake Comeau during the third period of the NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Uniondale, New York. The Capitals beat the Islanders in overtime, 3-2.
  13. Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Johan Hedberg (1), of Sweden, leaves the ice as he is replaced by Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, left, of the Czech Republic, during the second period against the San Jose Sharks in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at Philips Arena in Atlanta. The Sharks went on to win 4-3.
  14. Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez (back) and Atlanta Thrashers Pavel Kubina (C) trip over Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (front) during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal October 20, 2009.
  15. Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, of Russia, celebrates a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period, of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Philips Arena, in Atlanta. The Thrashers won 6-3.
  16. Atlanta Thrashers forward Rich Peverley, left, celebrates goal as Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Paul Ranger (54) skates through during the second period, of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Philips Arena, in Atlanta. Peverley had two goals for the night as the Thrashers went on to win 6-3.

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