Today was the first time Michael Dal Colle played for the New York Islanders in nearly a calendar year. The former fifth overall pick from the 2014 draft class got off to a slow start in his professional career.
In his first full season in the AHL, he had 41 points in 75 games (15 goals, 26 assists) which is perfectly mediocre numbers for a top-five pick. He followed that up with just 24 points last year (7 goals, 17 assists) in atrocious fashion.
This year, was different. Dal Colle came flying out of the gate with 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) in 14 games.