It isn’t exactly fair to speculate about a pro athlete’s health, but if we were doing a pool on which Islanders regular defenseman will miss the most games to injury this season, how many of you wouldn’t say Johnny Boychuk?
Not that it’s his fault; it’s just nature and circumstance.
Boychuk doesn’t shy from the physical side of the game, he’s coming off knee surgery (after trying to play through the injury for much of 2017-18), and at age 34 (he’ll turn 35 in January) he is the oldest member of the Islanders blueline.