The waiting game had lasted a few years now, but it has finally come to an end. And after all that, it seems to have been worth it.
The Islanders have defenseman Devon Toews up with the big club and playing like the projected top-four blueliner the organization was hoping for before he went down with a shoulder injury in the middle of last season. It helped that the 24-year-old came up just before Christmas and began his career on a six-game winning streak — while the team was in the midst of winning nine-of-10 — before the 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes at the Coliseum on Tuesday night.