Last week, New York Islanders winger Nikolay Kulemin went down with an injury after he was dumped into the boards by Eric Gryba. Now the team has announced that Kulemin will be out for six months after undergoing surgery to repair an upper-body injury. This injury leaves the Islanders in the position of looking for someone to fill a big penalty killing role and if they're looking outside of the organization, Blake Comeau of the Colorado Avalanche might be the perfect fit.
Kulemin is in the last year of his contract with the Islanders and is well past the point where he has any impact on the lineup from an offensive perspective.