The injury situation on the New York Islanders blueline continues to evolve, and it has roster ramifications for this weekend's traveling back-to-back set in Ottawa on Friday and at home against the Flyers on Saturday.
Though the Isles have the same six healthy defensemen that they used in Sunday's shootout loss to the Canucks (de Haan-Leddy, Hickey-Zidlicky, Strait-Mayfield), they typically want insurance when heading out on the road away from the recall-convenient proximity of Bridgeport.
First, the injury updates:
- As noted in the morning, Johnny Boychuk (IR, upper body) and Travis Hamonic (week-to-week, lower body) are skating again, with Hamonic a possibility for this weekend.