Alexander Romanov could probably give Noah Dobson some good advice right about now. This season has been played on two tracks for Romanov: one in which he’s further established himself as a top-pair ...

The Islanders must trade Noah Dobson at the deadline amid a defensive overhaul that could lead to a massive deal.

Heck, he still hasn’t registered a single power play point. A big reason why Dobson and Romanov struggled early in the season was Romanov’s clear injury. Romanov suffered an undisclosed upper ...

Names like Elias Pettersson and Jordan Kyrou make sense for the Islanders in a deal that would see them part ways with Dobson ...

Romanov leads the Islanders with 75 hits, 6.43 hits per 60, while also leading in blocks per 60, with 6.26, while averaging the third-most minutes at 21:51 per game. With Noah Dobson now out due ...

Roy placed Mayfield in Dobson’s spot on a pair with Romanov at practice and inserted Dennis Cholowski onto the third pair with rookie Isaiah George. Cholowski also took Dobson’s spot on the ...

Alexander Romanov skated with Scott Mayfield and rookie Isaiah George was paired with Dennis Cholowski. Cholowski quarterbacked the first power-play unit in place of Dobson and Pulock ran the ...

The core for the future, one the Islanders can build around even if they retool, is Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat, Dobson, and Ilya Sorokin. The question is if they can add Romanov to that group.

The timing is not only key for the Islanders, but should be a boon to Romanov, who is a restricted free agent this summer.