Newsday · Nov 13, 2017
Nikolay Kulemin out six months after surgery
Islanders left wing Nikolay Kulemin looks on against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Barclays Center on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van DykeNikolay Kulemin underwent shoulder surgery on Monday that likely ends his season and quite possibly his time with the Islanders.
Kulemin, 31, crashed awkwardly into the boards on a hit from the Oilers’ Eric Gryba on Tuesday and left the ice clutching his arm. The Islanders said his recovery time will be six months, meaning the Isles would have to be deep in the postseason for the big winger to return.