The All-Star break is coming at a good time for the Islanders to get healthy, but Adam Pelech will indeed miss time with a presumed head injury after being on the wrong end of Brendan Gallaghers illegal elbow Thursday night.
As expected, Zach Parise officially came out of retirement on Friday night. But in a curveball, he eschewed a return to the Islanders to instead sign with the Avalanche, with Colorado announcing hed inked a one-year deal worth $825,000.
The Islanders took a circuitous route to the NHLs Christmas break, but theyve ended up in about as good a destination as they could have hoped.
Zach Parise's training has indeed taken a step up in intensity, as the winger has a strong interest in returning to the NHL, a league source confirmed to The Post Friday morning.