With the Islanders’ non-playoff season in its final week comes the specter of off-season plans.
Sure, there’s that small matter of one captain and franchise player’s next contract, a situation that evidently affects whether he’ll join the teammates mentioned below.
But in terms of the IIHF World Championship tournament, a bit of a surprising but gratifying name joins the discussion: Ryan Pulock will represent Team Canada, joining Mathew Barzal (who always seemed a lock) and Jordan Eberle, all reported by Arthur Staple of The Athletic this week.