A disappointing beginning helped set Jason Chimera back early on, but that’s also essentially the story of the Islanders 16-17 season.
Coming in initially to help replace Matt Martin‘s physicality, Chimera disappointed early on in his season. He wasn’t playing very physically, and it took him a while to live up to the name “Ice Cheetah” that he was given on the Washington Capitals.
Chimera disappointed on the hit count, posting 149 in comparison to Martin’s 300. Martin, by the way, did not finish leading the league in hitting this past season, losing to Mark Borowiecki.