Brock Nelson did not have a very good 2017-18 season. To be fair, last season was a bit of a mess all the way around for the Islanders, but there were still a bunch of players who contributed offensively above their expectations. Nelson, who finished with 19 goals and 35 points in 82 games, was not one of them.
The 30th overall pick in the 2010 draft has had his ups and downs with the Islanders, but has never really seemed to recapture the promise he showed during the team’s 101 point season in 2014-15.