It was an injury plagued year for New York Islanders forward Shane Prince. Prince tried to play through injuries but was unable to be healthy for more than 50 games during the 2017-2018 season.
Prince elected for surgery, as rest wasn’t helping, and he will be out between four and six months. That puts his return likely in the 2018 calendar year. How does this affect the Islanders?
It’s not a huge impact. We mean that with all due respect to Prince, who would’ve been a role player (a 14th forward) on this team. Prince wasn’t going to be getting regular playing time so this injury isn’t necessarily a detrimental one from the Isles point of view.