It was a strange year for Adam Pelech last year. The New York Islanders were expecting him to be a big part of the everyday lineup for the second year in a row, and it didn’t start off too hot for him in 2018-2019.
He started off playing a ton of minutes on the top pair. Over 19 in the first game and over 21 in the next two games. Through the first four games of the year, Pelech was a -3 and really didn’t look like he could handle the bigger role.
Eventually, his playing time was reduced significantly.