For the first time in his career, Brock Nelson will look across the ice and see the Islanders' crest staring back. For Nelson, Sunday night in Denver won’t just be another regular-season game - it will be a homecoming of sorts, even if it comes in a different jersey. The longtime New York Islanders center, now with the Colorado Avalanche, is preparing to face his former team for the first time since last March’s trade, a matchup that carries plenty of emotion for the 34-year-old center.
“It’s weird,” Nelson admitted after practice on Saturday, per the New York Post.