Last July, the New York Islanders added a ton of depth players in both free agency and trades. One of those depth guys was former Stanley Cup Champion Tom Kuhnhackl. For just $700,000 it was assumed that he would, at best, be the Islanders 13th forward.
That’s how the season started for Kuhnhackl, he started as just an extra forward who would occasionally get some playing time. Oddly enough, the first point of his Islander career was a goal coming against his former team the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Kuhnhackl’s best game of the year came in November against the Vancouver Canucks.