“Obviously really excited” – Defencemen Noah Dobson, Alexander Romanov, and forward Kieffer Bellows sign contract with Islanders
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Noah Dobson, Alexander Romanov, and Kieffer Bellows
On Monday defencemen Noah Dobson, Alexander Romanov, and forward Kieffer Bellows signed contracts with the New York Islanders. The financial terms of the contracts are yet to be disclosed, but it is stated that Dobson signed a contract worth $4 million AAV for 3 years.
Noah Dobson has an NHL career-high of 13 goals, 38 assists, and 51 points in 80 games last season. In 160 regular season games, he recorded 72 points with 17 goals and 55 assists and 7 assists in 20 Stanley Cup playoffs. He was selected by the Islanders in the 2018 NHL Draft as the 12th overall.
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Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov are ready to kick off the upcoming season
On Monday, Dobson said, “Obviously really excited”. “Looking back to the second half of the year, I was happy with the steps I took, and I think just coming into the offseason, just try to really use the extra time.” Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello said, “What I like about him is what most of us see, his hockey instincts and his offensive capabilities as far as reading plays”.
Defenceman Alexander Romanov and forward Kieffer Bellows signed a 3-year and a 1-year contract with the team worth $2.5 million AAV and $1.2 million AAV respectively. Last season Romanov had 13 goals with 3 goals and 10 assists in 79 last season games. He scored 19 points in 133 regular-season games and 1 goal in 4 playoffs. He was selected by the team in the 2018 Draft as the 38th overall.
Dobson commented about Romanov, “Looking at the strengths, Alex is a good skater, he can be a good puck mover, and I think some of those attributes are some of my strengths as well”. “So, I think having those tools can work well, especially breaking pucks out well in transition and the offensive zone. … I’m really excited he’s part of our ‘D’ core. He’s going to be a great addition.”
Bellows, in the last season, scored 19 points with 6 goals and 13 assists in 45 games. Selected by the Islanders in the 2016 Draft as the 19th overall, he recorded 25 points with 11 goals and 14 assists in 67 games. He noted, “I see myself as being a regular in the lineup”. “That’s what I want to be. I want to be making a big impact from Day One, and that’s what I plan to do. I expect myself to have a great year.”
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