The 24 NHL teams participating in the resumption of games have more leeway with a 31-man roster allowed coming out of Training Camps 2.0 as compared to the 23-player regular season maximum.
Still, Islanders coach Barry Trotz is anticipating some tough decisions before the team departs on Sunday for its quarantined hotel/arena bubble in Toronto. Trotz will hold off on any final decisions until departure day.
“You’re going to go right up and down the lineup,” Trotz said after Wednesday’s practice and scrimmage at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow. “Who would be a fit if we get an injury to a specific guy?