Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: The Islanders yakavhura mwaka ichirasikirwa, asi yakazotanga kutamba zvakanaka zvakakwana kuti iende kwenguva pfupi kunzvimbo yokutanga muAtlantic Division muna December. Musi waZvita 16, 2006, Islanders yakatengesa Alexei Zhitnik kuPhiladelphia Flyers yemudziviriri Freddy Meyer uye sarudzo yechitatu yekutora. Musi waDecember 20, vakabva vatengesa mutambi Mike York kuenda kuFlyers vachichinjanisa mutambi Randy Robitaille nechisarudzo chechishanu
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