Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders center Bo Horvat (14) celebrates his power play goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with center Kyle Palmieri (21) and defenseman Noah Dobson (8) and centers Brock Nelson (29) and Mathew Barzal (13) during the second period at UBS Arena.

The New York Islanders have played 10 straight games without their star defenseman Noah Dobson. Dobson, 25, struggled to start the year but looked much improved before his injury. Without Dobson, the Islanders brought in free agent Anthony DeAngelo.

A trade pitch has the Toronto Maple Leafs acquiring Noah Dobson in a five-player blockbuster deal with the New York Islanders.

Noah Dobson skated with the team for the first time since Jan. 20 Noah Dobson joined the New York Islanders practice on Saturday, skating in an official capacity with the team for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on Jan.

Dobson (lower body) is wearing a regular jersey at practice Saturday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday. Dobson has missed the last nine games and since he is on long-term injured reserve, he will have to sit out Sunday's tilt against Dallas.

If the New York Islanders want to activate defenseman Noah Dobson out of long-term injured reserve before their game against the New York Rangers, they need to have a roster spot available.

The New York Islanders have played 10 straight games without their star defenseman Noah Dobson. Dobson, 25, struggled to start the year but looked much improved before his injury.

The dream and nightmare scenarios for Lou Lamoriello and the Islanders at the trade deadline involved Elias Pettersson and Brock Nelson.

The New York Islanders have reportedly placed forward Matt Martin on Injured Reserve (as per Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News) opening the door for them to activate defenseman Noah Dobson off LTIR. The Islanders needed to open up room for Dobson and could have placed a player on waivers to do so,

As reported earlier on Thursday, New York Islanders pending restricted free agent defenseman Noah Dobson has switched agents. He is now represented by Wasserman, with Olivier Fortier as the lead agent. Judd Moldaver, who represents Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, will also take a role in Dobson's representation.