Throughout his New York Islanders career, Eric Boulton has been no stranger to injured reserve, and that’s where he began the 2016-17 season.
Now he’s in new territory: waivers.
Tucked as a final sentence amid the injury updates on Ryan Pulock (broken foot, out four-six weeks) and Nick Leddy (hoping to play Sunday after missing Friday’s 3-2 win over the Coyotes) was that little nugget.
The difference now, as opposed to the many times the seldom-played forward and locker room talisman has hit IR over the past four seasons (54 games played over that time) , is that this time he signed a two-way contract over the summer.