Nick Leddy appears to be out for the Islanders, at least for Friday night’s visit by the Coyotes. Ryan Pulock, up from Bridgeport, appears to be in and that means his big slap shot could be just the thing for the Isles’ moribund power play.
Leddy missed Thursday’s practice with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, according to Jack Capuano. But with two days off the ice (Wednesday was a team off day) since Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Sharks, it seems quite likely that Leddy will sit out at least Friday’s game and possibly more.
Enter Pulock, who seemed a shoo-in to make the opening-night roster when training camp opened but had a disappointing camp.