The Islanders’ traveling party to Tampa included every player except Anders Lee (broken leg) and Mikhail Grabovski (concussion), so recently injured regulars Josh Bailey (upper body) and Ryan Pulock (upper body) could be available at some point this week. Even Jaroslav Halak (groin), out since March 8, joined the team when they headed to Tampa on Tuesday.
Jack Capuano offered no update on any of those injured players, though Pulock and Halak skated Tuesday before practice and Bailey was able to have an off-ice workout.
“He must be feeling better since he skated today, but I don’t know where he is yet (in his recovery),” Capuano said of Halak.