Adam Pelech was a little better prepared for this call-up from the minors than he was last season when he jumped right into the fray on a West Coast trip Nov. 13 for the first of his nine games with the Islanders last season.
“Last time I came up, I wasn’t really sure what the situation was, so I’m definitely more comfortable this time and looking forward to the opportunity,” Pelech said.
The 22-year-old played pretty well in his first two stints in the NHL last season before he required surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition in which blood vessels in the chest are constricted.