After a first half of the season in which the Islanders shrunk from resilience at nearly every ... is,” Barzal said after a starring performance that culminated in slamming home the game-winner ...

Barzal suffered an upper-body injury on Oct. 30 in Columbus, just 10 games into the season. He worked his way back to game ...

The salary cap is going up this summer in the NHL. The Habs have some salary cap room and some youngsters/choices to move.