Newsday: T. Hickey Bolsters Isles Thin Blue-line

[The Underboss]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/colum...y-bolsters-islanders-thin-blue-line-1.9688570

It was a piece of video on the scoreboard in the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa that wasn't really meant to show much, other than the fact that the World Junior championships would be coming back to eastern Canada in a few weeks.

But the clip of Thomas Hickey, captain of the 2008 Canada squad that won gold in the Czech Republic, holding the championship cup was a reminder that Hickey was considered an elite prospect not that long ago. He was the fourth overall pick in the 2007 draft by the Kings, after all.

And the savvy that had him captaining at 19 a roster that included John Tavares, Drew Doughty, P.K. Subban, Steven Stamkos and Claude Giroux seems to have helped Hickey persevere through 31/2 seasons in the AHL without a sniff of the big club with Los Angeles.

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[charlie1]

I loved Hickey's open-ice hit last game. Too bad Cizikas was collateral damage.

 

[Levi Walking Bear]

Hickey has proven he is a legit NHL defenseman. A bit of good fortune to get him for nothing and having him turn into more than a stop gap. Looks like he's going to be here awhile and why not, he's good.

 

[bigd]

As good as he was against the Senators he was bad against STL. He was on the ice for 4 of their 6 goals.