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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Per PHNX Sports reporter Craig Morgan, Cooley will be living with former NHLer Michael Grabner:" } }, { "id": "rq292w9t-xdp929lm", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/CraigSMorgan/status/1699844232452927938", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1699844232452927938", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Grabner, who played in the NHL from 2009-2019, finished his career with the Coyotes." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The now 35-year-old spent five of his 11 years in the league as a member of the New York Islanders (2010-2015), as his raw speed is what quickly made him a fan favorite." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjM2NDMxMjg5Mjk2MjQ4/usatsi_8409146.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Donning the blue and orange for 297 games, Grabner potted 90 goals with 54 assists, including a rookie season where he scored 36 goals, finishing third in the Calder race and earning All-Rookie team honors. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Four years later, Grabner was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs for forwards Carter Verhaeghe and Taylor Beck, defensemen Tom Nilsson and Matthew Finn, along with goaltender Christopher Gibson." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Yes, Verhaeghe, now a star with the Florida Panthers, was an Islander but never got a chance with the big club after two seasons in Bridgeport." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Anyway, back to Cooley. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It's not uncommon to see rookies stay with NHL veterans or recent retirees." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "When Mathew Barzal broke in with the Islanders in 2017, veteran Denis Seidenberg took him in." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "When John Tavares entered the NHL, he lived with then-Islanders captain Doug Weight. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "We shall see how Logan Cooley fares in his first NHL season, but we know he is in good hands with Grabner...as long as Cooley takes out the trash. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Join Stefen Rosner's New York Islanders page on Bunches, a new app that connects sports fans. Also, you can listen to Rosner talk Islanders hockey on Hockey Night in New York with co-host Sean Cuthbert Sunday nights at 8 PM ET during the season." } } ] }

Former Islander Taking Coyotes Logan Cooley Under His Wing