Unless Ilya Sorokin (back surgery) starts the season on long-term injured reserve, the team will likely only be able to roster 22 players due to the salary cap. So between Fasching, Oliver Wahlstrom, Samuel Bolduc, Gauthier, Matt Martin and Engvall — who had not previously been considered at risk — only two can be on the active roster.
Of course they could always go all in and put useless Pageau, Palmieri, Cizikas on waivers or find a trade to take their contracts along with Mayfield. Last night against Flyers the team was terrible against 1/2 Flyers roster who outplayed them and win without Skarek.
#NYC #NYI #isles I was more happy losing 6-4 with a 4-0 lead and dominating 55 minutes of that game + being shutout by Flyers vs what I saw tonight with most of the best players vs 1/2 Flyers team. So much dead weight on this roster among vets. They lose 5-1 in reg ssn tonight.
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) October 1, 2024
Could care less Mayfield made a play among his three penalties, or pitch and putt Palmieri finally won a puck for a cheap goal against some minor leaguers after losing every puck battle in all three zones the entire game with ping pong Pageau was comepletely useless, and does nothing but hurt Holmstrom/Lee.