Letting Matt Martin go was tough for New York Islanders fans. Martin was a true heart and soul player. Martin was a great presence in the dressing room and on the ice. Not just because he was a great teammate, but because he cleared a lot of room on the ice.
Matt Martin lead the league in hits over the last three seasons. No one even comes close to his 1,100 hits. Cal Clutterbuck comes close with 901 over the same period of time, but that’s still just shy of 200 hits.
But with all those hits came obvious penalty trouble.