The Islanders rookies and younger players are hitting stride in their pre-preseason camp. In case you missed it, here’s the roster of attendees.
- Otto Koivula on his seamless switch to center: “I wasn’t surprised. I think everyone else was surprised, but I felt very good from the start.” More on him and Noah Dobson, plus Jakub Skarek, who prefers to be in North America even if that means the ECHL, and injured prospects (Carpenter, Holmstrom, Wilde) yet to hit the ice. [Athletic]
- Sebastian Aho, who has been paired with Dobson so far in camp, knows what it takes to get back to the NHL.