“A good half dozen teams interested”

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson is already attracting attention with more than six weeks remaining before the NHL trade deadline.

“By speaking to several scouts or managers, we realize that he is a tall center player of 6’4″ (…) who risks being very coveted”, indicated the reporter Renaud Lavoie, Wednesday evening, on TVA Sports.

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Calling the 33-year-old a “jack of all trades for the Islanders,” the journalist revealed that “there are already a good half-dozen teams interested” in his services.

Nelson, who has three 30-goal seasons in the NHL, would be of great interest to the Toronto Maple Leafs, among others. The Carolina Hurricanes and maybe even the Tampa Bay Lightning could also be in the derby, Renaud said.

“He is a veteran, an excellent teammate (…) who knows the game perfectly, you bring him into training and it risks being automatic: he will be successful,” he said. then concluded.

Watch his full intervention in the main video.

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