When the New York Islanders face the New York Rangers, the stars show up, and they should. There is no shortage of them on either team, and in any matchup, Mathew Barzal can have a highlight goal, Artemi Panarin can create something out of nothing, or Adam Fox and Noah Dobson can turn defense into instant offense.
When the New York Islanders demoted Kyle MacLean to the minors earlier this month, it was expected that the young center would somehow, someway, find his way back to the NHL at some point in the future.
As expected, the center will return to his longtime home on the team’s fourth line.
Kyle MacLean was well prepared when he got called up to the New York Islanders. Not because his father, John, is an assistant coach on the Islander staff but because they needed him to fill a role he’s been playing throughout his career in the minors.
New York Islanders forward Kyle MacLean has made his NHL debut, and his father, John, had a perfect vantage point for the whole thing.
The move with Cizikas is retroactive to Jan. 9, meaning that he can return anytime he is healthy enough to do so. He is currently listed as week-to-week with a lower-body injury so he may be out until closer to the All-Star break.
The New York Islanders revealed on social media that forward Casey Cizikas is dealing with a lower-body injury and is now on injured reserve retroactive to Jan.
Casey Cizikas has missed each of the last four games for the New York Islanders, and now it appears he’ll be forced to miss even more. The team officially announced on Wednesday afternoon that they’ve placed the veteran center on injured reserve with a lower-body injury retroactive to Jan.
The New York Islanders have reached contract agreements with forward prospects Daylan Kuefler and Kyle MacLean. Kueffler, 21, was the team’s sixth-round draft pick last year and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the club.
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