{"id":1010323,"date":"2019-12-26T18:55:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T23:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1010323"},"modified":"2019-12-26T18:55:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T23:55:44","slug":"noah-dobson-learning-the-hard-way-in-nhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/noah-dobson-learning-the-hard-way-in-nhl\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Dobson learning the hard way in NHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hockey is said to be a game of adjustments, and for 19-year-old Noah Dobson he is learning valuable lessons early on in his NHL career.<\/p>\n

The soon to be 20-year-old defenseman has dressed in 11 of the team’s 35 games this year. Dobson has seen time on the Islanders’ top power-play unit and is averaging just under 14 minutes of ice time per game. However, the highly-touted prospect has yet to crack the goal department, registering two assists and is a plus-3.<\/p>\n

Dobson has been used mostly as a true seventh defenseman, filling in for players like Nick Leddy, who was out with a lower-body injury, and on Monday when Scott Mayfield was out with the flu.<\/p>\n

The Islander defenseman seemed ready to go, and played well for the most part on Monday, pairing up with second-year defenseman Devon Toews. He was making the smart plays, back-checking hard and creating some offensive opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Strong shift from Noah Dobson. Almost gets his first NHL goal. #Isles<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bQ1Gap10H7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) December 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n