No matter what changes the Islanders make from season to season and week to week, there seems to be one constant: linemates for John Tavares never are carved in stone. On Tuesday morning, as PA Parentau was claimed on waivers by the Devils, veteran Jason Chimera was skating alongside the captain at practice.
Parentau had been expected to claim that spot after he was signed in the offseason. But the Islanders put him on waivers Monday. Chimera, 37, who had figured to be more of a match with Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck on the fourth line, was instead working with Tavares and Andrew Ladd, the latest on a carousel that has been in motion pretty much since Tavares arrived.