Casey Cizikas missed significant time last season with a left leg laceration, then suffered a detached retina in the postseason bubble. This season might not be starting out too well for him, either.
The Islanders’ invaluable fourth-line center appeared to hurt his left hand or lower left arm late during Sunday’s scrimmage at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow. Cizikas and linemate Matt Martin sandwiched defenseman Thomas Hickey along the boards in the left corner and Cizikas immediately dropped to his knees in pain.
He was attended to on the ice and then on the bench before heading to the Islanders’ room immediately after the scrimmage as other teammates continued to work in small groups on the ice.