Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau skates during an NHL summer training camp session at Northwell Health Ice Center on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Jean-Gabriel Pageau is relishing his second opportunity to make a first impression with the Islanders after playing just seven games with the team before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NHL to pause its season on March 12.
The unwanted hiatus has resulted in an unintended benefit for Pageau as gets to participate in a formal training camp with the Islanders before the start of a best-of-five qualifying series against the Panthers on Aug.