Islanders' Oliver Wahlstrom looks to pass during the third period at the NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Sept. 17, 2019. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan/Joseph D. Sullivan
Oliver Wahlstrom won’t start his first full professional season in the NHL as Noah Dobson, his fellow 2018 first-rounder, will.
But the right wing believes he’ll contribute to the Islanders this season.
“For me, it’s just coming to the rink each day and working hard,” Wahlstrom said on Tuesday after practicing with the Islanders AHL affiliate in Bridgeport, Connecticut. “I’m not thinking about the NHL, I’m just thinking about each day getting better.