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New York ‘Islander’ Aston-Reese carving niche

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Press box view at Nassau Coliseum. - CHRIS BRADFORD / DKPS

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — From the subterranean visitor’s locker room to the short walk — or in some players' cases on Monday, bus ride — from the team hotel, about a four-iron across the parking lot, many of the Penguins who entered the NHL prior to 2015 have some memories of the Nassau Coliseum.

As the Penguins’ only native New Yorker, Zach Aston-Reese’s connection to the Islanders’ former, and now part-time, home is a little more personal.

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