Simon Holmstrom thriving after reconnecting with Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Holmstrom’s Performance and Pageau’s Influence WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Simon Holmstrom’s surge in performance over the last month can’t be solely credited to playing with Jean-Gabriel Pageau. It’s somewhat misleading, given that they’ve only shared the ice together in six of the last 14 games for the Islanders. However, the five points Holmstrom has racked up […]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau of the Islanders is expected to come back from injury before Christmas.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s Expected Return Jean-Gabriel Pageau is anticipated to make a comeback from his upper-body injury by Christmas, according to Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche, who spoke on Wednesday before the team’s 3-1 defeat to the Bruins. Pageau was designated as week-to-week prior to Saturday’s loss against the Blues due to an exacerbated old injury. […]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau sharing faceoff skills with Cal Ritchie
Insights from Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s Game Preparation When Cal Ritchie joined the Islanders, he quickly saw some unique aspects of Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s approach to preparing for games. “He thinks about the game differently than I do,” Ritchie remarked recently. “He’s intensely focused on his own actions and seems to anticipate what the opposing players will do.” […]
Crisis of modernity: Jonathan Pageau on wisdom and identity in the West
Everyone knows this: the West is declining and it seems there is not much we can do to stop this collapse. We have entered the Mirror Hall of Fame, but only the most perverse among us feel that we are home. That may seem inevitable, but there may be a way to slow this decline […]
Islanders’ Marc Gatcomb makes NHL debut in place of ailing Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Mark Gacom was pulled from the ice in Bridgeport Tuesday morning and told he was headed to Long Island. With bugs in the Islanders' locker room and Jean-Gabriel Pageau sick, the 25-year-old Gacom was scheduled to line up for his NHL debut. He took advantage of the 90-minute trip from Bridgeport to Long Island to […]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau sent down to third line in return to Islanders’ lineup
MONTREAL — Jean-Gabriel Pageau returned to the Islanders' lineup on Tuesday, but Simon Holmstrom has managed to remove Wally Pip Pageau from his top-line role for the time being. Two goals in two consecutive games would accomplish that for a player who had never done anything like that in the NHL. As the Islanders lost […]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scratched in last-minute Islanders blow
WASHINGTON — Islanders should be healthier now. Instead, they're dealing with another injury, as Jean-Gabriel Pageau suffered a last-minute injury to the Capitals on Black Friday with a lower-body issue. Pageau, who has been in the spotlight daily, joins an injury list that already includes Matt Barzal (upper body), Anthony Duclair (groin doubt), Adam Pelech […]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau returned for Islanders’ Game 2 collapse
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jean-Gabriel Pageau missed just one game with a lower-body injury, so it would be a misnomer in the English language to add “finally” to his return for Monday’s Game 2 against Carolina. But it felt that way Monday at PNC Arena when Pageau took to the ice for warmups and skated in […]