Sure injuries of course will play a part in some of those combinations and this is the time for a Josh Bailey and others to skate with the veterans.
I used to chart the line combinations during camp scrimmages and even if this coach is doing a lot of controlled scrimmages within practice in the end many play off wing or center or a different side of the ice on defense.
And of course just because Ted Nolan used a player in a select spot that does not mean Scott Gordon absolutely will do the same. In the end a career left wing, right wing or center will likely be playing his usual spot sooner or later.
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I thought I would also use this posting to again put up the schedule as the Islanders are in Moncton/Summerside and travel with different squads to games along with the workout schedule.
Workout Sunday is from from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The remainder of the schedule is: Monday: 8-11 a.m., Tuesday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday: 8-11 a.m., Thursday: 10 a.m.-12 noon, Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m.-noon.
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Game Schedule:
Islander rookies will face the CIS champion Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus on Monday at 7 p.m. at Moncton Coliseum.
Tuesday the Islanders and the Boston Bruins play a preseason game 7:30 p.m. at the Moncton Coliseum.
The Islander rookie squad on Wednesday take on the UNB Varsity Reds at the Aitken Centre at 7 p.m.
Thursday the Islanders play in London, Ont against the Flyers.
Saturday the Islanders will be in Summerside to face the Florida Panthers.
Any changes or adjustments to this I will add in.
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For those who wish to track the lines:
TEAM NYSTROM
Forwards
Doug Weight – Bill Guerin – Jon Sim – Kyle Okposo
Mitch Fritz – Jesse Joensuu – Rob Hennigar
Richard Park – Sean Bergenheim – Andy Hilbert
Mike Iggulden – Trevor Smith - Kurtis McLean
Defensemen
Brendan Witt – Radek Martinek
Chris Campoli – Mark Streit
Jamie Fraser – Travis Hamonic
Jack Hillen – Chris Lee
Goalies
Yann Danis
Joey MacDonald
TEAM MORROW
Forwards
Jeff Tambellini – Frans Nielsen – Trent Hunter
Blake Comeau – Josh Bailey – Mike Comrie
Sean Bentivoglio – Ben Walter – Tim Jackman
Brandon Sugden – Jeremy Colliton – Joel Rechlicz
Mike Sillinger
Defensemen
Andy Sutton – Freddy Meyer
Brett Skinner – Bruno Gervais
Dustin Kohn – Joe Callahan
Mark Katic – Travis Hamonic
Goalies
Peter Mannino
Kevin Poulin
Rick DiPietro
TEAM TROTTIER
Forwards
Jason Pitton – Tyler Haskins – Vladimir Nikiforov
Justin DiBenedetto – Tomas Marcinko – Matt Martin
Micheal Haley – Max Gratchev
Defensemen
Andrew MacDonald – Jared Spurgeon
Jyri Niemi – Jordan Hart
Simon Lacroix
Goalies
Kevin Poulin
Nathan Lawson
Newsday: Greg Logan a blog update on Joey MacDonald with his comments on the preseason with speculation on his workload if Rick DiPietro is unable to play by the opener.
NYI Voices Blog: Broadcaster Steve Mears has an update from training camp.