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Streit Named to All-Star Squad

January 9th, 2009 by Tom

Islander defenseman Mark Streit was named an All-Star yesterday. CONGRATS Mark! The 31-year-old from Switzerland leads the Isles with 33 points and is tied with Doug Weight for the team lead in assists with 25. It’s his first all-star appearance and it’s also the first time a Swiss player will participate in the game, according to NHL.com. Check out the entire roster here.

Streit has been one of the few bright spots for the Coliseum Heroes. The Isles signed away from Montreal as a free agent before the season. He’s been fantastic on the power play, notching 7 goals and 13 assists. The Isles have the 16th best power play in the league, compared with the 29th best last season. Streit should get a lot of credit for that.

All that said, I’m wondering how many people would have pegged Streit as the lone all-star on the Isles’ roster when the season began. I’m sure DiPietro would have been picked by many, and maybe Guerin and Comrie, too.

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Isles Dip Big Toe into Free Agent Pool

July 2nd, 2008 by murph

The NHL Free Agent shopping mall opened for business yesterday, and while the Isles are expected to pass on the big names like Brian Campbell, Marian Hossa, and Mats Sundin, they aren’t about to sit out this pool party.

Addressing the team’s woeful powerplay, the Islanders signed defenseman Mark Striet away from Montreal yesterday. A solid move by Snow and crew especially when you look at the terms and $$ thrown at Campbell and Wade Redden yesterday.

With the supply of offensive defensemen dwindling quickly on the first day of free agency, Snow swooped in to grab the 30-year-old power-play specialist. Streit tied for third among the league’s defensemen last season with 62 points, including 13 goals (seven on the power play) and 49 assists.

“Mark solves our power play,” Snow said. “He was a player we targeted early on. He’ll come here and be a solid contributor on the blue line and obviously play a significant role on the power play. I see him as a top-four defenseman, but his play will dictate that.”

Some Striet highlights.

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