As the Islanders face their home finale on tax day, it's an opportunity for fans to celebrate Matt Martin's contributions to the team. Drafted 148th overall in 2008, he has played 985 NHL games, mainly with the Islanders, and has had a significant impact throughout his career, despite this season being an outlier for his scoring. There's speculation about whether he will retire after the season or continue to play, adding more significance to the game as fans hope for one last moment of jubilation for Martin.
This is all, of course, assuming he's retiring and not brought back for another contract...right?
Martin has scored at least once in every NHL season except this one and his initial 5-game callup in 2009-10.
Martin deserves a big hurrah from fans tonight.
The last-place Bridgeport Islanders just finished with the worst home record in AHL history, and a minus-70 goal differential.
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