New York Islanders Hit With Brutal News

The New York Islanders are currently leading the East Division by 2 points. They have been a defensive force to be reckoned with and have consistently shut down some of the division's best teams. They have just received devastating news that may impact the trajectory of their season.

The Islanders have announced that Team Captain Anders Lee is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. Lee sustained an injury after a collision with New Jersey Devils forward Pavel Zach in the first period of a 5-3 win. 

Lee has 19 points and leads the team with 12 goals in 27 games played. He was currently on an ironman streak of 295 consecutive games, but this has come to a halting end. 

Anders is our team captain, he's our leader. He does everything right. He's such a good pro and such a good person. He's got the total respect of our whole team and the bench all the time. There are very few times Lee struggles to get up from any kind of hit or anything. He's a  tough, tough man and everybody on out bench felt for him there, Coach Barry Trotz said.

He's the heartbeat of our team. He's not a guy to lay on the ice so we knew something was going on and we're just hoping for the best news possible, Isles forward Josh Bailey said. 

#Isles Injury Update: Team captain Anders Lee is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. There will be no further update provided at this time.

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