Campoli Out For The Year

Oh boy, lots and lots of Isles news today. This is when my "exclusive" sources become very useful. This time, it's not good news.

Chris Campoli is out for the year due to shoulder surgery that he is scheduled to have on Thursday.

http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=350872

"Defenseman Chris Campoli will have shoulder surgery on Thursday and will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2007-08 NHL season.

The 23-year old defenseman will have his surgery performed at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Anthony Miniaci, the head team physician of the Cleveland Browns. Dr. Maniaci was a prime consultant for the National Hockey League Players Association for many years and continues to evaluate and operate on many NHL players at the Cleveland Clinic.

The 6-0, 200-pound Campoli played 46 games for the Islanders this season, his third with the team after being selected in the seventh round of the 2004 NHL Draft. He had 4 goals and 14 assists for 18 points this season. In 177 NHL games, the Ontario native is 14-52-66.

"It's a tough break for Chris. He's been such a good player and he's shown a lot of heart this season while battling the injury," said Islanders head coach Ted Nolan. "The good news is that he will be under the best medical care and he has so many good years ahead of him. With Chris out, an opportunity opens up for someone to take advantage of. Thankfully, we had depth at the start of the season with at least 9 quality NHL defensemen. You can never have enough of them."

Let's Go Isles!!!!