NEW YORK Islanders forward Anders Tarik Cohen Jersey Lee stands 6 foot 3 and weighs 231 pounds. When he plants himself in front of opposing goaltenders, which he often does, Lee actually seems bigger.When Lee serves as a screen for his Islanders teammates, a goaltender can expect one of twothings to happen: either Lee scoops up the rebound of a shot the goalie barely sees or hedeflects the shot in the net or off the netminder. It'show Lee scoredeach of his fivegoals, so far, this season and itwas in evidencewhenthe Islanders played the St. Louis Blueson Oct. 9.Leescored in the dying minuteof thatgame and allowed the Islanders to steal a point against the visiting Blues. Due to Lee's screening, Blues goaltender Jake Allen couldn't recall a moment where he saw the puck on the play."He was sort of right on top of me," Allen said. "I felt it hit me, then I had no clue where it was. He was almost so close to me that I couldnt see anything with my eyes and next thing I know I heard a thud in the back of the net."Can't spell Islanders without Anders! New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) The 27-year-oldservesas a catalyst for William Perry Jersey the Islanderoffense. Lee's'crash the net' style of play issomethinghe's abided byfor each team that he's suited up for.In college, as a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,Leeled the teamin power play goals during his freshman and junior years. He was a focal point of Notre Dame'spower play andit translated over to his profe sional career. During the 2017 IIHF World Championships,Team USA called uponLee to fufill a similar role on its top-line as well. Paired with Jack Eichel and Clayton Keller, Lee registered 8 points thoughout the tournament. Each one of his goals came on the manadvantage.NHL Power Rankings: Isles slip to No. 23 after west coast tripLee feelsbeing the guy in front of the net is a key aspect of how he plays, whether on the power play or ate even strength."Yeah, I think so," Lee said."Its my responsibility to get in front of the goalie there and create havoc and tie guys up."Last season, Lee found his place on the Islanders firstline with John Tavares and Josh Bailey. The trioled the Islandersin pointsasLeeset a career high in bothgoals (34),a sists (18) and power play goals (9). Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jersey Despite their succe s,Bailey wasbumped from the team'stop-line this season when the Islanders acquired forward Jordan Eberle during the summer."Johnny and I tried to pick up where we left off last year," Lee said."Jordans come in and obviously brought in a ton of skill.Johnny and I and Bailey had a great year last year and had a ton of chemistry,Ebs has continued to fill that role."However with 16 points split between the three through eight games, Lee expected that the Islanders top line "to be a little bit more productive than we've been."Tavares ispointle s in six of eight games while Eberle continues to search for his first goal with the Islanders. Lee Mike Singletary Jersey , though, has been productive with a team-high five goals and the club's only (!) power play goal through eight contests, even though he tries to make things easier for his linemates."I mean at the same time, I try to take away a guy in front and let Brian Urlacher Jersey them roam around in the zone," Lee said."Thats what lines are built to have chemistry and everyone looks out for each other."As the line continues to battle through whatever growing pains that may exist,Lee's ability to play well in the 'dirty areas'providessolace to Islanders head coach Doug Weight."Its really nice,"Weight said. "The great thing about it is not just his fearle sne sand hes just a big beast of a man and is hard to move but his eye-hand coordination, his ability to tip pucks, hes just really special at it. Andrew Ladd does a heck of a job too, weve got two guys that are net front guys that really get their sticks on everything and create a lot for us so its going to be important moving forward."