The roster the Islanders had to submit to the NHL on Tuesday will likely not make it to Thursday’s season opener against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
The initial 23-player roster and four-man taxi squad, plus forward Michael Dal Colle on injured reserve, was released on Wednesday shortly after the Islanders completed their final training camp practice.
Kieffer Bellows was listed on the taxi squad while fellow rookie wing Oliver Wahlstrom was included on the main roster. However, based on Wednesday’s line drills, Bellows appears poised to be in the opening-night lineup on Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s line with burly left wing Ross Johnston.