We begin this week’s roundup with This Week In Josh Ho-Sang News: he has been scratched at the AHL level, the second straight game that he was scratched for Bridgeport. This all but proves that they are going to trade the winger before or at the deadline. Normally moves to hold players out of lineups only come when they are healthy. It would be expected that a move would be coming within the week since it doesn’t make sense to keep a young player out of the NHL and AHL to stop his development for any other reason.
Meanwhile, in the NHL, the Islanders have slowed down from their hot January with a 1-1-2 record in their last four games, including their first regulation loss in eight games.